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Transcripts for Reaching Out

Futuro Media

Hailed by Ira Glass as the “best new show I’ve heard in years,” and winner of the Audio Memoir Award of the Tribeca Film Festival, Reaching Out is a story about fathers, sons, and the distance between. The story begins on the eve of twin brothers’ Sayre and Connor’s 30th birthday, when they set out to find the biological father who abandoned them before they were born. Their search pulls them through desert raves, drunken nightclubs, and across borders of time and language…

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Chapter 4: Revelations
2026-10-07 · 41 min
The twins learn that there are several versions of their origin story. This episode also contains: mirrors, poor signal, and God. Want to support our independent journalism? Join Futuro+ for ...
Chapter 3: Between the Acts
2026-09-30 · 25 min
The twins ambush their birth father and a waiting game ensues. This episode also contains: pollution sunsets, kind baristas, and forgotten stars of old Hollywood. Want to support our independ...
Chapter 2: Blue Boy
2026-09-23 · 41 min
After discovering their father’s whereabouts, the twins set out to get in contact with him. This episode also contains: tinder dates, 7/11 bean burritos, and BMW drivers. Want to support our ...
Chapter 1: Katabasis
2026-09-16 · 38 min
Sayre’s twin brother, Connor, asks if he wants to look for their birth father who they’ve never met. This episode also contains: strippers, distracted therapists, and wildfires. Want to suppo...
Introducing: Reaching Out
2026-06-10 · 2 min
Ira Glass calls Reaching Out “something new in podcasting” and “it’s incredible…a breath of fresh air.” Reaching Out , winner of the Audio Memoir Award at the Tribeca Film Festival...

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