We all have stories about where we came from.
Sometimes those stories start with us, and the decisions we make, but sometimes those stories have been passed down for generations.
I'm pretty sure my ancestors came to the US and the 1600s and never left the county where
they settled and still are. It's fascinating to think about all the stories that likely came from that, but sadly not many of our personal family stories got passed down, and frankly, even if they did, family stories can be a bit like a really, really long and sometimes risky game of telephone, like who knows what's true.
“As we grow, we begin to understand that life is rarely as neat and tidy, or is dramatic”
and messy as family stories make it out to be. That's what makes the new podcast family lore so compelling.
Family lore is a weekly narrative podcast that celebrates and investigates ancestral
mystique. Each episode begins with a guest sharing a fascinating family legend, followed by a historical deep dive to uncover the truth and meaning behind the tale. This season alone, there are stories about who invented the Margarita, how to make an airship fly, where snowboarding came from, and a century old love triangle in the Texas
Panhandle. It's a wild ride, and I'm delighted to share a preview of the show with you now. So enjoy this snippet of the Odyssey Original Podcast Family lore, and when you're ready, search for family lore, available now, or wherever you get your podcasts. So here is what I want to understand.
Yes.
“What made you so interested in all this ancestral lines and ancestral influences?”
So I've been interested in it for so long that I can't remember when it started, but all I can tell you that I can channel. Oh, childhood. Did you do the DNA test? I've not done that.
I wasn't all that interested in the statistical breakdown of my DNA. I'm more interested in the stories, stories, and ancestors, and the circumstances that moved them around the planet. Every family has its stories. Your grandparents met on a blind date, or your great grandmother passed through Ellis Island.
But every once in a while, you'll hear something a little more unusual. I have a really vague memory of somebody saying, "Did you know your great uncle killed somebody?" I've heard my whole life that she ended at the Margarita. He gets a pattern one month before the ride brothers.
Oh, my God. Some of these stories are hard to believe. Others are hard to imagine. And as these tall tales get passed down through the generations, they become something more than a family story.
They become family lore. My name is Lloyd Lockridge. And in this podcast, I'm going to have people on to tell stories about their families. And then we're going to investigate those stories and find out how much of it is true.
“To go into the archive and find what you think is like not just the secret of your family's”
life, but the explanatory secret of your family's life. Wow. You know, maybe this old family story that I overheard in my grandmother's kitchen is true. This is family lore, a new series from Odyssey Podcasts.
You're always wondering why your dad is a certain way, while here's one answer.
I love when I hear somebody says, "I have a boring family here, sweetheart." They didn't do anything. I said, "It's because you don't know anything about your history." Please follow and listen to family lore on any of your podcast apps.
