When Heather Gay started taking steps away from Mormonism, she thought it was her secret. That her daughters had no idea.

Heavyweight host Jonathan Goldstein leaps in to help a family, who are not entirely sure they want or need his help, get rid of their stuff. (31 minutes)This story originally aired on the Heavyweight podcast.

Angela's dad, an accountant, made a spreadsheet to prepare for their family trip to a national park.

When Yousef Hammash left Gaza a year ago, his sisters decided to stay behind.

Zach and his father enter into an agreement that could change their entire relationship. (9 minutes)

Ira meets two sisters who got into a fight, and then learned a lesson in turning the other cheek. (8 minutes)

For Producer Lilly Sullivan, there’s one story about her parents that defines how she sees them, their family, and their history.

This summer, thousands of young people have taken to the streets in Nairobi to protest the Kenyan government. But behind those protestors are thousands of worried parents.

Ira talks about what it’s like to go back to 1119 Bayard Street in Baltimore. (6 minutes)

John Fecile talks to his brother, Pat, about a list their other brother made before he died.

Editor Bethel Habte examines video evidence of two parents trying to get to the bottom of a minor crime committed in their own home. (7 minutes)

Ira tells the stories of three things that broke–two of them in his own family. (8 minutes)

A family sits down to discuss one thing.

There are many kids who do not gradually discover that grown ups don’t have a handle on everything.  These kids already know. Miriam Toews’s novel, “Fight Night,” is about a nine-year-old named Swiv who takes care of her grandma and manages her mom’s mental health struggles.

Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka moved suddenly from Japan to the U.S. when she was eight years old, and has long joked that it was because her grandmother kidnapped her from her dad. But she'd never talked to anyone in her family about what had actually happened. (31 minutes) Tickets for Atsuko’s comedy tour at atsukocomedy.com.

Luka’s parents – Nadia and Karen – try to figure out where to take him once war breaks out. (6 minutes)