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Society & Culture

Everybody Knows But Me

by Holly Brown, Next Chapter Podcasts, Companion
Explicit Personal JournalsSociety & Culture

About the show

In season 1, we explore Holly's massive family secret. When she was just 17, Holly Brown’s dad was dying of cancer. It looked like life couldn’t get more traumatic, until her dad dropped a bombshell….or two bombshells, really: twin brothers that her entire family kept secret. She was the only one who didn’t know they existed. After his death left her with more questions than answers, Holly sets out to uncover how a secret this big could be hidden, and why the sitcoms that raised her were often the only way to make sense of a life stranger than TV. But Season 1 was only Holly's f*cked up family sitcom. In season 2, we get to know yours...

Latest episodes

  • The One With Hunter Hill and His Grandpa's CIA Secret

    October 7, 2026 · 1 hr 9 min

    This mission, if you choose to accept it, is unlike any EKBM mission we’ve had before…and it’s top secret. After his grandfather died, comedian Hunter Hill and his sister started digging into the life of the quiet man they knew from…

  • The One Where Licensed Therapist Minaa B. Listens To Your Stories

    September 30, 2026 · 1 hr 11 min

    You asked, we answered - this week is all listener stories, and you really came through with the wildest sibling revelations, secret family drama and EKBM level dysfunction that made us all collectively Home Improvement grunt. Holly and…

  • The One Where Bridget Todd Befriends A Chatbot

    September 23, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

    Award-winning journalist, podcast host, and digital activist Bridget Todd has spent years examining how technology shapes our lives. Then in 2025, within an incredibly short period of time, Bridget’s mom died suddenly and she became a…

  • The One Where Gabrielle Moss Escapes The Parent Trap

    September 16, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

    A lot of you probably think your parents are a little annoying, or even kinda overbearing. But how far would they have to go for you to decide to cut them off completely? Growing up, that was a question writer Gabrielle Moss had no idea…

  • The One Where Laurie Kilmartin Laughs in the Face of Death

    September 9, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

    Emmy-nominated writer and comedian Laurie Kilmartin spent 11 years making Conan O’Brien laugh, made the entire country laugh on Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central and The Late Late Show. But what did she do when her father was dying in…

  • The One With Eric Owusu's Passport Trauma

    September 2, 2026 · 57 min

    What if your family sitcom’s vacation episode came with a few extra shocking plot twists? Comedian and writer Eric Owusu got his own when a trip to Ghana brought some shockingly familiar new faces and a long-held paternal secret. Eric…

  • The One With Evan Ayers' Celebrity Intervention

    August 26, 2026 · 1 hr 8 min

    What if the person you were watching on TV actually did step out of the screen and into your life? After nearly a decade battling addiction, comedian Evan Ayers walked into his family’s intervention to find Jeff VanVonderen from the actual…

  • The One With The 'Burden of Guilt'

    August 19, 2026 · 6 min

    Just five days after her engagement to Kenny, Cindy learns that her fiancé was accused of abusing one of Cindy’s children. The facts behind the accusation didn’t add up to Cindy. As the allegation tore her family apart, Cindy faced an…