The Just Enough Family explores new money and old secrets

Three Uncanny Four Productions, in partnership with Sony Music Entertainment, announced the premiere of The Just Enough Family, a podcast hosted by New Yorker writer and bestselling author Ariel Levy. The eight-episode series tells the true story of the Steinberg family—who once thought of themselves as “the Jewish Kennedys”—through the memories of successful fashion designer and retail pioneer brand builder Liz Lange and other members of the family, who speak on the record for the first time about their stunning rise and fall. The first two episodes are available now with new episodes releasing every Thursday. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts to binge the entire season, ad-free starting today.

Lange, CEO and Head Designer of Figue, founder of the revolutionary maternity brand Liz Lange Maternity, and niece of the corporate raider and family patriarch Saul Steinberg, gives her close friend Levy an inside look at life in her family. Levy brings listeners startlingly unguarded conversations with all the members of Lange’s family, whose varying versions of how their seemingly invincible clan fell apart are woven together into a riveting tale of feuds, deceptions, profound family intimacy, over-the-top parties, unexpected losses, and shocking betrayals. Listeners get an unprecedented level of access to these characters and a front row seat to this high-profile family-therapy session.

“From the first time I heard Liz’s story I was mesmerized,” said host Ariel Levy, “and I know listeners will be, too. It’s a very American tale of ambition and a family’s glittering rise to the pinnacle of wealth and society, but it’s also a deeply intimate look at what it means to be a daughter, parent, or sibling— and an exploration of how much is enough.”

“When I was a child, I made up a story about living with the Just Enough Family: they could always get the next meal, they slept in one big bed, they weren’t hurting, but they had just enough…whereas we had way too much,” said star Liz Lange. “I grew up around crazy wealth--private planes, private helicopters, Park Avenue, multiple weekend/summer homes, you name it. This podcast is about what that was like, how all that money brought us together and—when it disappeared—tore us apart, and the way we all put ourselves back together again.”

“The Just Enough Family” is executive produced by Melinda Shopsin at Three Uncanny Four.

Listeners can subscribe to “The Just Enough Family” on all major podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher. Subscribers on Apple Podcasts can listen to all episodes ad-free now. For more information on “The Just Enough Family” and all other Sony Podcast shows, follow @SonyPodcasts on Twitter and Instagram.

About Co-Creator Ariel Levy

A National Magazine Award winner and writer at The New Yorker since 2008, Ariel Levy is the author of a bestselling memoir, The Rules Do Not Apply, a feminist cult classic, Female Chauvinist Pigs, and, with Demi Moore, the NY Times chart topper Inside Out.

About Co-Creator Melinda Shopsin

An Emmy, Sundance, and Peabody award winner, Melinda Shopsin has produced many notable documentaries, the podcast Mystery Show, and countless orders of pancakes as a co-owner and cook at her family’s iconic restaurant in New York City, Shopsin’s.

About Three Uncanny Four

Three Uncanny Four is a podcast production company, co-founded in partnership with Sony Music Entertainment, that creates original series across all genres and topics. We are focused on creating powerful shows that feel urgent and essential for the people who hear them. Led as an editorially independent division, Three Uncanny Four uses original journalism to tell important and impactful stories.

About Sony Music Podcasts

Sony Music Podcasts is a division of Sony Music Entertainment, a global leader in audio at the intersection of music, podcasting, entertainment and technology. Through our diverse global partnerships with leading creators and our team of sales, marketing and business development professionals, Sony Music Podcasts uses our core strengths to help the podcast community achieve greater levels of success. In alignment with our creator-first philosophy, we drive impactful storytelling through compelling content everywhere.