The Vanishing of Vivian Maier
Episodes
Karl Maier, Part II: Raised by Institutions
03 Feb 2026
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Send us a textIn Part II of Karl Maier’s story, we follow the final—and most defining—years of Vivian Maier’s older brother’s life.After chi...
An Update from Probate Court
20 Jan 2026
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Send us a textBefore we return with our next full episode on Vivian Maier’s brother, Karl—currently in production—we’re pausing the series bri...
Karl Maier: Older Brother Trouble
05 Jan 2026
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Send us a textBefore Vivian Maier became a photographic mystery, she was a child in a deeply fractured family.And before her work became trapped in pr...
Out of the Shadows, Into the Courts
22 Dec 2025
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Send us a textWhen Vivian Maier died in 2009, she left behind no will, no known heirs, and no clear instructions for what should happen to the hundred...
The Bureaucracy of Death
05 Nov 2025
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Send us a textWhen Vivian Maier died in 2009, she left behind over 100,000 negatives, hundreds of undeveloped rolls of film—and no will. Her belongi...
The Case that Disappeared (and Came Back)
17 Oct 2025
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Send us a textIn this special update episode of The Vanishing of Vivian Maier Podcast, host Teresa Porter shares the latest development in the ongoing...
Vivian Maier: The Discovery That Changed Photography
13 Oct 2025
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Send us a textHow a Quiet Nanny’s Forgotten Negatives Redefined a Century of Street PhotographyShe was one of the most gifted photographers of the 2...
Trailer – The Vanishing of Vivian Maier
13 Oct 2025
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Send us a textThe Vanishing of Vivian Maier is a documentary-style podcast about beauty, discovery, and what happens when art outlives the artist. Hos...