Double Lives

People living their lives, just like the rest of us. Plus an extra life. Prologue: Susan Bergman's father was a family man, head of the church choir, and, secretly, having sex with men. He died before his children had a chance to really talk to him about what they should make of his hidden life. This, and other stories of parents deceiving their children. (3 minutes) The Book Tour: When Susan Bergman wrote a book about her family's experience, other gay men tried to explain her father's actions to her. (17 minutes) Dad In The Closet: A talk with a father who's deceiving his own children. (15 minutes) Lighten Up: Sketches from the neo-futurists on the subject of double lives. Then, host Ira Glass discovers that his mom is being quoted in national magazines as a "sexpert." (12 minutes) Sins Of The Fathers: Susan Bergman returns to read an excerpt from her book. (8 minutes)