The Journal

In our extraordinary season finale, Mary Afsari shows us how our unknowable pasts—the tragedies, traumas, and truths—can shape a future and change a life. Many lives, in fact.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

When Emily returns from a family trip, she tells people she has a “crazy story” but it’s more than that. It’s always more than that. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

What happens when you expose sex offenders within your own family? Virginia and Steve find out how far people will go to bury the truth.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

What is a son’s obligation to his father? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

A family reckons with the consequences of long-kept secrets.  Subscribe to The Washington Post: washingtonpost.com/canaryoffer. 

Who we are is closely tied to what we—and others—know about ourselves. These stories offer examples of how that might be taken to the extreme.