Everybody Knows But Me

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 partner-in-crime Producer Pete read them aloud with licensed therapist, author, and creator of The Siblinghood Theory, Minaa B. Together, the three of us dig into the stories you’ve been sending us all year. Minaa is here to help us understand what might actually be happening underneath them all, and Pete and Holly are your proxies - just two little rascals and silly billies who cope through jokes. *** SHOW SPONSOR: If you’re struggling with OCD or unrelenting intrusive thoughts, NOCD can help. Book a free 15 minute call to get started at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠nocd.com/EverybodyKnows⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *** Follow Minaa on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/minaa_b/ And go pre-order her new book Siblinghood: Resolve Conflict, Heal Resentment, and Find Peace in Your Sibling Relationships https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/minaa-b/siblinghood/9781538778616/ Help us make the podcast even better by filling out our super quick Listener Survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSerWndH2g94NV4vEPax23vw6P-rZNBcCjNL0QFSUihd1RCS8w/viewform Do you have a story of family secrets or darkly funny drama that you want to share? We want to hear it! Email us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Support the show at our new Patreon starting at $5/month: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/cw/everybodyknowsbutme⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And make sure you leave a rating and a review, or drop a comment below! Writer - Holly Brown Executive Producers - Jeremiah Tittle & Holly Brown Lead Producer, Editor, Music Supervisor & Sound designer - Pete Musto Associate Producer - Ilana Nevins Video Editor & Mix Engineer - Alex Musto Original Score Composer - Kyle Murdock Original Artwork - Aaron Hill Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hollybrowncomedy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow the show ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EverybodyKnowsButMe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. She was grieving, overwhelmed, and suddenly responsible for navigating an endless list of medical, insurance, and caregiving decisions. And that’s when an AI critic turned to AI. Bridget’s experience inspired her new audiobook, Love at First Prompt: AI and the Future of Intimacy , which investigates something that sounds like science fiction but is very much already here: people turning to AI for romance, friendship, therapy, companionship and emotional support. And she joins Holly to talk about losing the people you love, wondering who would actually show up for you in a crisis, and finding yourself reaching for comfort somewhere you NEVER thought you would. *** SHOW SPONSOR: If you’re struggling with OCD or unrelenting intrusive thoughts, NOCD can help. Book a free 15 minute call to get started at ⁠⁠⁠⁠nocd.com/EverybodyKnows⁠⁠⁠⁠ *** Follow Bridget on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bridgetmarieindc/ And download a copy of her new audiobook Love at First Prompt: AI and the Future of Intimacy https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Love-at-First-Prompt/Bridget-Todd/9781668179826 Help us make the podcast even better by filling out our super quick Listener Survey: ⁠https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSerWndH2g94NV4vEPax23vw6P-rZNBcCjNL0QFSUihd1RCS8w/viewform Do you have a story of family secrets or darkly funny drama that you want to share? We want to hear it! Email us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Support the show at our new Patreon starting at $5/month: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/cw/everybodyknowsbutme⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And make sure you leave a rating and a review, or drop a comment below! Writer - Holly Brown Executive Producers - Jeremiah Tittle & Holly Brown Lead Producer, Editor, Music Supervisor & Sound designer - Pete Musto Associate Producer - Ilana Nevins Video Editor & Mix Engineer - Alex Musto Original Score Composer - Kyle Murdock Original Artwork - Aaron Hill Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hollybrowncomedy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow the show ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EverybodyKnowsButMe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 she could even consider, because it seemed like there was no limit to the toxic behavior her mom and dad were willing to exhibit. Then, as she outlined in her mega-viral 2018 article for Bustle, one day Gabrielle decided enough was enough, and immediately felt freer than she ever had in her life before. Gabrielle 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. *** SHOW SPONSOR: If you’re struggling with OCD or unrelenting intrusive thoughts, NOCD can help. Book a free 15 minute call to get started at ⁠⁠⁠nocd.com/EverybodyKnows⁠⁠⁠ *** Follow Gabrielle on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabymoss1/ And pick up a copy of her new book The Mid-Life Plot Twist: How To Reboot Your Life Without Burning It Down Even If You Really Really Want To. https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/lindsay-goldwert/the-midlife-plot-twist/9781668658598/ Help us make the podcast even better by filling out our super quick Listener Survey: ⁠https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSerWndH2g94NV4vEPax23vw6P-rZNBcCjNL0QFSUihd1RCS8w/viewform Do you have a story of family secrets or darkly funny drama that you want to share? We want to hear it! Email us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Support the show at our new Patreon starting at $5/month: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/cw/everybodyknowsbutme⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And make sure you leave a rating and a review, or drop a comment below! Writer - Holly Brown Executive Producers - Jeremiah Tittle & Holly Brown Lead Producer, Editor, Music Supervisor & Sound designer - Pete Musto Associate Producer - Ilana Nevins Video Editor & Mix Engineer - Alex Musto Original Score Composer - Kyle Murdock Original Artwork - Aaron Hill Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hollybrowncomedy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow the show ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EverybodyKnowsButMe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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? She made herself laugh, live-tweeting the dark and absurd reality of his final days to the entire world and wrote an entire stand-up special about it. Laurie joins Holly to talk about finding the funny in grief, losing both of their parents, and all the bizarre things nobody prepares you for. This is the episode you should hear long before you think you’ll need it - because sometimes finding the funny in the most painful, inappropriate moments is exactly what gets us through them. *** SHOW SPONSOR: If you’re struggling with OCD or unrelenting intrusive thoughts, NOCD can help. Book a free 15 minute call to get started at ⁠⁠nocd.com/EverybodyKnows⁠⁠ *** Follow Laurie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anylaurie16/ Help us make the podcast even better by filling out our super quick Listener Survey: ⁠https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSerWndH2g94NV4vEPax23vw6P-rZNBcCjNL0QFSUihd1RCS8w/viewform Do you have a story of family secrets or darkly funny drama that you want to share? We want to hear it! Email us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Support the show at our new Patreon starting at $5/month: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/cw/everybodyknowsbutme⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ And make sure you leave a rating and a review, or drop a comment below! Writer - Holly Brown Executive Producers - Jeremiah Tittle & Holly Brown Lead Producer, Editor, Music Supervisor & Sound designer - Pete Musto Associate Producer - Ilana Nevins Video Editor & Mix Engineer - Alex Musto Original Score Composer - Kyle Murdock Original Artwork - Aaron Hill Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hollybrowncomedy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow the show ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EverybodyKnowsButMe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 joins Holly to talk about unexpectedly meeting family he never knew he had, what it was like returning home with an entirely different understanding of his dad AND Eric drops another massive family revelation Holly absolutely did NOT see coming. Plus, stick around for the Mad Libs TV Guide mini game at the end!  *** SHOW SPONSOR: If you’re struggling with OCD or unrelenting intrusive thoughts, NOCD can help. Book a free 15 minute call to get started at ⁠nocd.com/EverybodyKnows⁠ *** Follow Eric on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eric.kay.owusu/ Help us make the podcast even better by filling out our super quick Listener Survey: ⁠https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSerWndH2g94NV4vEPax23vw6P-rZNBcCjNL0QFSUihd1RCS8w/viewform Do you have a story of family secrets or darkly funny drama that you want to share? We want to hear it! Email us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Support the show at our new Patreon starting at $5/month: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/cw/everybodyknowsbutme⁠⁠⁠⁠ And make sure you leave a rating and a review, or drop a comment below! Writer - Holly Brown Executive Producers - Jeremiah Tittle & Holly Brown Lead Producer, Editor, Music Supervisor & Sound designer - Pete Musto Associate Producer - Ilana Nevins Video Editor & Mix Engineer - Alex Musto Original Score Composer - Kyle Murdock Original Artwork - Aaron Hill Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hollybrowncomedy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow the show ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EverybodyKnowsButMe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices