Seasons & episodes
S4 · E1The Impression 2017-10-02 · 60 min
Join Larry David and Bernie Sanders, who learn they have more in common than they thought.
S4 · E2Unfamiliar Kin 2017-10-10 · 60 min
Guests: Carly Simon, Christopher Walken, and more. In this episode, three guests each learn about a grandparent whose real identity and background had been a mystery to them. Along the way, two of them also discover that their close relatives were on the wrong side of history.
S4 · E3Puritans and Pioneers 2017-10-17 · 60 min
Guests: Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen and William H. Macy. Three mainstays of modern-day Hollywood discover family legacies that predate the United States itself.
S4 · E4The Vanguard 2017-10-24 · 60 min
Guests: Ta-Nehisi Coates, Ava DuVernay and Janet Mock. Three guests who have helped to redefine Black America in the last decade find their identities challenged as they learn about their family origins.
S4 · E5Immigrant Nation 2017-10-31 · 60 min
Guests: Scarlett Johansson, Paul Rudd and John Turturro. In this episode, three guests explore the tremendous challenges faced by their immigrant forebears.
S4 · E6Black Like Me 2017-11-07 · 60 min
Guests: Bryant Gumbel, Tonya Lewis-Lee and Suzanne Malveaux. Three African-American guests delve deep into their family trees, discovering unexpected stories that challenge our assumptions about black history.
S4 · E7Children of the Revolution 2017-11-14 · 60 min
Guests: Lupita Nyong’o, Carmelo Anthony and Ana Navarro. Three guests explore how their family trees were shaped by political turmoil and violence, discovering sometimes unexpected ancestry along the way.
S4 · E8Relatives We Never Knew We Had 2017-11-21 · 60 min
Guests: Gaby Hoffmann and Téa Leoni. Two guests whose lives have been shaped by family mysteries are introduced to biological ancestors they never knew they had thanks to genetic detective work.
S4 · E9Southern Roots 2017-12-12 · 60 min
Guests: Questlove, Dr. Phil and Charlayne Hunter-Gault. Three guests of disparate backgrounds dig into their Southern roots, where slavery and its aftermath shaped families both black and white.
S4 · E10Funny Business 2017-12-19 · 60 min
Guests: Amy Schumer and more. Guests who have found fame mining their family stories for comedy learn about ancestors who overcame immense suffering.