Season 4
10 episodes · Oct 2, 2017
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S4E1The Impression
Oct 2, 201760mJoin Larry David and Bernie Sanders, who learn they have more in common than they thought.
S4E2Unfamiliar Kin
Oct 10, 201760mGuests: Carly Simon, Christopher Walken, and more. In this episode, three guests each learn about a grandparent whose real identity and background had been a mystery to them. Along the way, two of them also discover that their close relatives were on the wrong side of history.
S4E3Puritans and Pioneers
Oct 17, 201760mGuests: Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen and William H. Macy. Three mainstays of modern-day Hollywood discover family legacies that predate the United States itself.
S4E4The Vanguard
Oct 24, 201760mGuests: Ta-Nehisi Coates, Ava DuVernay and Janet Mock. Three guests who have helped to redefine Black America in the last decade find their identities challenged as they learn about their family origins.
S4E5Immigrant Nation
Oct 31, 201760mGuests: Scarlett Johansson, Paul Rudd and John Turturro. In this episode, three guests explore the tremendous challenges faced by their immigrant forebears.
S4E6Black Like Me
Nov 7, 201760mGuests: Bryant Gumbel, Tonya Lewis-Lee and Suzanne Malveaux. Three African-American guests delve deep into their family trees, discovering unexpected stories that challenge our assumptions about black history.
S4E7Children of the Revolution
Nov 14, 201760mGuests: Lupita Nyong’o, Carmelo Anthony and Ana Navarro. Three guests explore how their family trees were shaped by political turmoil and violence, discovering sometimes unexpected ancestry along the way.
S4E8Relatives We Never Knew We Had
Nov 21, 201760mGuests: Gaby Hoffmann and Téa Leoni. Two guests whose lives have been shaped by family mysteries are introduced to biological ancestors they never knew they had thanks to genetic detective work.
S4E9Southern Roots
Dec 12, 201760mGuests: Questlove, Dr. Phil and Charlayne Hunter-Gault. Three guests of disparate backgrounds dig into their Southern roots, where slavery and its aftermath shaped families both black and white.
S4E10Funny Business
Dec 19, 201760mGuests: Amy Schumer and more. Guests who have found fame mining their family stories for comedy learn about ancestors who overcame immense suffering.