Relative Fiction Oregon Public Broadcasting
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- Society & Culture
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Nicole Georges grew up believing that her father was dead. That’s what her family told her, after all. But when she was in her 20s, a palm reader told Georges something different. Turns out, that palm reader was right. Based on the award-winning 2013 graphic memoir "Calling Dr. Laura," this six-episode podcast will take us through Georges’ search for her father, the stories she was told, and the rollercoaster of belief and identity she went through in the process. Because if family is a story we tell ourselves, what happens when those fictions break apart?
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Chapter 4: Lost & Found
Nicole isn't the only one trying to solve her family's mystery
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Intermission: Hiding a Book Launch From Your Mom
It turns out, keeping secrets runs in the family...
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Chapter 2: Dead Dads Club
Nicole looks back at her childhood and tries to figure out when the lie about her dad first started, and why it stuck around as long as it did.
Customer Reviews
Highly recommend
Can’t recommend highly enough! Love Nicole’s book Calling Dr. Laura - I had recently reread it after I found her (also excellent) podcast Sagittarian Matters, so I was intrigued to listen to this podcast which touches on the book’s content and follows up on what happened next. Listening to Nicole talk is always enjoyable and her real-life tale is brilliant.
Outstanding personal storytelling
One episode in and I’m hooked.