All That is Known
All That Is Known is a documentary podcast about one woman's lifelong search to understand where she came from.
What begins with a records request in 1981 becomes a decades-long pursuit through adoption files, court records, hospital archives, and family secrets—each discovery revealing new truths while raising new questions.
At age sixty-eight, a chance encounter uncovers a record that appears to answer the largest remaining mystery, the identity of her father. Instead, as records often do, it opens an entirely new chapter of the search.
Season One is a serialized story and is best experienced in episode order, beginning with Episode 1: A Life Recorded.
Episodes
12 episodes
A Passive Conversation
A private detective investigates. A police officer accompanies a worker to an apartment.
A Novena
A doctor records a differential diagnosis. Faith is called upon.
Christmas Eve
A release form is signed. An announcement is printed in a local newspaper.
A Name Redacted
A new name enters the record. The record keeps it hidden.
Committed
A referral to determine potentiality is written. Three days later, a delivery warrant is issued.
An Ideal Situation
A nun records a baby’s development. The baby is removed from the nursery.
An Environmental Influence
A doctor dismisses the hereditary factor. A court examination leaves the cause of illness blank.