WINNETKA: A Memoir

Brian Conlan

4.3 (231)
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WINNETKA is a ten-episode memoir created and produced by award-winning actress Jessica Harper, with original music. The podcast features the voices of the Harper family, who share in the telling of their remarkable story. WINNETKA tells of six Harper kids coming of age in Eisenhower’s post-war America, in a Chicago suburb called Winnetka. The siblings are buffeted by the rages of a father with PTSD, challenged by life in a big family, rocked by social change in the sixties, and ultimately stunned by a long held family secret.

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4.3

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231 Ratings

This was my life (except on the West Coast)

12/29/2024

Carole (as in Lombard)

Being of similar age, and the middle daughter of 7 siblings, this story was so relatable. I also had an abusive father and loving mother who tried to be protective, but this was the late ‘50’s and 60’s! It brought back a lot of memories, good and not so good. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Thank you

12/26/2019

Freddyapple

I really liked the home spun honestly; I also loved the music.
Self indulgent

01/24/2020

Oopppl

This podcast is completely self-indulgent. I can’t believe that I wasted my time listening to the whole thing. The big “reveal” in the end was not earth-shattering like the listener is led to believe. This podcast might be interesting for the family, but it’s not that interesting for everyone else.
Just Lovely!

11/29/2019

the modern medusa

Perfectly done. I am enjoying your story, your telling of it and especially the writing. ❤️

WINNETKA is a ten-episode memoir created and produced by award-winning actress Jessica Harper, with original music. The podcast features the voices of the Harper family, who share in the telling of their remarkable story. WINNETKA tells of six Harper kids coming of age in Eisenhower’s post-war America, in a Chicago suburb called Winnetka. The siblings are buffeted by the rages of a father with PTSD, challenged by life in a big family, rocked by social change in the sixties, and ultimately stunned by a long held family secret.