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Season 4
Season 42017

Season 4

October 2, 2017

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Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
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Episodes

10 episodes
Season 4
The Impression

The Impression

Oct 2, 20171h 0m0 votes

Join Larry David and Bernie Sanders, who learn they have more in common than they thought.

2 guest stars
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Unfamiliar Kin

Unfamiliar Kin

Oct 10, 20171h 0m0 votes

Guests: 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.

3 guest stars
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Puritans and Pioneers

Puritans and Pioneers

Oct 17, 20171h 0m0 votes

Guests: Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen and William H. Macy. Three mainstays of modern-day Hollywood discover family legacies that predate the United States itself.

3 guest stars
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The Vanguard

The Vanguard

Oct 24, 20171h 0m0 votes

Guests: 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.

3 guest stars
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Immigrant Nation

Immigrant Nation

Oct 31, 20171h 0m0 votes
Director: Hazel Gurland-Pooler

Guests: Scarlett Johansson, Paul Rudd and John Turturro. In this episode, three guests explore the tremendous challenges faced by their immigrant forebears.

4 guest stars
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Black Like Me

Black Like Me

Nov 7, 20171h 0m0 votes

Guests: 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.

3 guest stars
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Children of the Revolution

Children of the Revolution

Nov 14, 20171h 0m0 votes
Director: Hazel Gurland-Pooler

Guests: 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.

3 guest stars
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Relatives We Never Knew We Had

Relatives We Never Knew We Had

Nov 21, 20171h 0m0 votes

Guests: 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.

3 guest stars
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Southern Roots

Southern Roots

Dec 12, 20171h 0m0 votes

Guests: 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.

3 guest stars
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Funny Business

Funny Business

Dec 19, 20171h 0m0 votes
Director: Hazel Gurland-Pooler

Guests: Amy Schumer and more. Guests who have found fame mining their family stories for comedy learn about ancestors who overcame immense suffering.

3 guest stars
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