8 episodes
Good Grief Sam Sabin
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- Society & Culture
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4.7 • 20 Ratings
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I learned about my Native heritage by reading it in my estranged father's obituary the week he died. This is a serialized show about what I did after that.
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05 Brothers
We've reached the end of the trail, and I'm realizing I'm never going to find what I'm looking for.
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Music: "Deuce" by Indian Wells. "Euphoric" by Podington Bear. Narration recorded at Sweet Spot Studio. -
06 Helpless... But Not Alone
I've reached a point where I don't know where to turn next. What do you do when you realize that the only person who has the answers you’re looking for isn’t around to give them to you? Turns out, one of my close friends is going through the same thing.
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Music: "Deuce" by Indian Wells. "Quizitive" by Lee Rosevere. Narration recorded at Sweet Spot Studio. -
07 The Letter
I've exhausted every avenue I can think of to get any sort of straight answer — every avenue except one. How do you write a letter to your estranged, dead father's wife?
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01 Pilot
Reading about the origins of my Native heritage in my estranged father's obituary gave me a way to confront my relationship with him—or the lack thereof.
Special thanks to my family for letting me record them and my friends for putting up with my anxieties and being my greatest editors, and also thanks to two of my professors from UNC, Stephanie Elizondo Griest and Joy Goodwin, for helping me flesh out this idea.
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Music: "Deuce" by Indian Wells. "Rain on Glass" by Podington Bear. "Roulette" by The Plastic Jazz Orchestra. Narration recorded at Duke University's Center for Documentary Studies. -
02 Family Trees
When I arrived in Akwesasne, I didn't know what to expect. I struggled with bouts of depression and hella anxiety— Why do I care so much? What do I do now that I'm here?
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Music: "Deuce" by Indian Wells. "Glass Piano" by Podington Bear. "Puzzle Pieces" by Lee Rosevere. Narration recorded at DC Public Library Studio Lab. -
03 Strong
On my last few days of my stay in Akwesasne, I started to realize that maybe — just maybe — this trip was about way more than just re-connecting with my Native identity.
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Music: "Deuce" by Indian Wells. "Euphoric" & "Filaments" & "Happytime" & "Light in Branches" & "Proliferate" by Podington Bear. Narration recorded at D.C. Public Library Studio Lab.
Customer Reviews
lovely story
This story draws you in and doesn't let you go. I was on the edge of my seat to hear what happened next! Sam is a really relatable character and tells her story in an open and honest way.
Heartbreaking awesome!
I was introduced to this podcast during the Earbuds Podcast Collective where a person sends out 5 episodes based on a theme. I really enjoyed the podcast and am sad that I was introduced to it late. I hope you get a second season!
Deeply personal
I'm not someone who usually listens to podcasts — I get too wrapped up in them, and I usually do not want to cry when I'm on my way to class. But when I listened to the first episode of "Good Grief," I was hooked.
When Sam's biological father passed away, he took a lot of unanswered questions with him, including details about his native heritage. After graduating college, Sam (an investigative reporter in real life) went on a quest to uncover her native heritage as well.
Sam is telling a story so deeply personal and so emotional while being respectful to everyone involved in what could be described as a sometimes-tense situation. It's funny and touching and real and relatable. Mostly, it's brave. And, objectively speaking, it's good storytelling. Listening to "Good Grief," you wouldn't know that Sam learned everything she knows about audio production in a few months. She's just that hard-working and talented.
I started listening because Sam is one of my closest friends, but I keep listening because the story she's telling is so unique to her experience. I did get wrapped up in this podcast, just like I thought I would. But it's not hard to get wrapped up in a story that's so compelling.