The Atlas Obscura Podcast · Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Brad Riant reflected on the dysfunction within his family, noting a tendency towards holding grudges which he observed in his grandmother and father. He acknowledged that he too had to confront his own part in perpetuating this "legacy of grievances."
“And then, of course, like most families, we have a lot of dysfunction.”
“My family is very, very, uh, very committed to holding on to grudges.”
“I saw it in Grandma Joy, I saw it in my father.”
“And I had to own that there was a part of me that that was persistent or that was maintaining that that legacy of grievances as well.”