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Everybody Knows But Me

Holly Brown, Next Chapter Podcasts, Companion

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...

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S2 · E36
Yesterday · 1 hr 5 min
Episode 8 - The One Where Bridget Todd Befriends A Chatbot
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 caregiver for her seriously ill dad. And that’s when an AI critic turned to AI.
S2 · E7
September 16 · 1 hr 5 min
Episode 7 - The One Where Gabrielle Moss Escapes The Parent Trap
Writer Gabrielle Moss joins Holly to remind everyone that a relationship being important doesn’t automatically make it healthy. And when the person crossing your boundaries is the person you’ve been taught you're never supposed to walk away from…you definitely still can.
S2 · E6
September 9 · 1 hr 2 min
Episode 6 - The One Where Laurie Kilmartin Laughs in the Face of Death
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 hospice?
S2 · E5
September 2 · 56 min
Episode 5 - The One With Eric Owusu's Passport Trauma
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.
S2 · E4
August 26 · 1 hr 7 min
Episode 4 - The One With Evan Ayers' Celebrity Intervention
After nearly a decade battling addiction, comedian Evan Ayers walked into his family’s intervention to find Jeff VanVonderen from the actual TV show Intervention waiting for him.
S2 · E3
August 19 · 5 min
The One With The 'Burden of Guilt'
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 impossible choice: stand by her child or stand by what she believed to be the truth.
S2 · E3
August 12 · 1 hr 2 min
Episode 3 - The One With Adam Loyd's Genetic Genie In A Bottle
WGA screenwriter and fellow sitcom expert Adam Lloyd always thought his family was just him, his mom, and a dad who wasn’t really in the picture. Then he sent his spit into 23andme got a message that changed everything.
S2 · E2
August 5 · 58 min
Episode 2 - The One With Julia Austin's Inner Child Detective
Comedian Julia Austin thought she knew her father...until she walked into her dad's office one day and discovered he'd been living an entirely different life.
S2 · E1
July 29 · 1 hr 2 min
Episode 1 - The One With Valerie Tosi's DNA Plot Twist
Comedian, actress, and Millennial Mood Board host Valerie Tosi joins us as our first guest of Season 2 to chat about growing up with addiction, parenting yourself, and breaking generational cycles before sharing not one…not two…but three unbelievable family secrets.
July 22 · 3 min
Welcome Back for Season 2!
Did you miss us? Everybody Knows But Me will be back next week with a spicy, sizzling new season and this time: we’re sharing all kinds of wild family trauma from special guests and listeners like you!
S1 · E10
July 15 · 23 min
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Host and creator of Personally: Discount Dave (and the Fix) Rebecca Auerbach’s involved in a run-in with rock icon David Lee Roth (you know, from Van Halen). At least, that's who he said he was.
S1 · E10
July 8 · 42 min
Episode 10 - The One With The Season Finale
You didn’t think we’d end season one without hearing from the brothers, did you?
S1 · E9
July 1 · 55 min
Episode 9 - The One With Dana Gould's Fictional Father
Holly can’t be the only one who has taken their family secrets and childhood trauma and turned it into art, so she sits down with someone else who has done it before.
S1 · E8
June 24 · 44 min
Episode 8 - The One Where I Meet My Brothers
Holly is finally ready to meet her brothers, but surprise! Her family already set up the meeting for her…on Thanksgiving Day!
S1 · E7
June 17 · 50 min
Episode 7 - The One Where I Find The Punchline
How do you take your childhood trauma and make it funny? Holly’s been trying to figure it out.
S1 · E6
June 10 · 23 min
Episode 6.5 - EKBM: Behind The Pod
You didn’t think we shared all the fun Brown family behind the scenes clips already, did you?
S1 · E6
June 3 · 54 min
Episode 6 - The One Where We Grow Up
Holly isn’t the only Brown sibling growing up with in a chaotic childhood home, what’s the deal with the other two?
S1 · E5
May 27 · 1 hr 11 min
Episode 5 - The One Where I Hit Rock Bottom
It’s the episode you’ve been waiting for! What was going on inside Holly’s head this whole time?
S1 · E4
May 20 · 22 min
Episode 4.5 - Oops All Clips! The Bonus Clip Montage!
Funny moments and stories from the Brown siblings that didn’t quite make it into a full episode.
S1 · E4
May 13 · 36 min
Episode 4 - The One Where Mom Goes Missing
Holly’s mom’s drug addiction further unravels, and Holly and her siblings are just trying to stay afloat. With the Brown family home in chaos - financial stress, expired food, and paramedics become the norm – and…a life that couldn’t feel further from the sitcom world of Holly’s dreams.

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