We believe every story deserves to be heard
Kindred Podcasts is a podcast platform for senior living communities and families, built by the team behind Kindred Tales, which has helped thousands of families turn personal stories into hardcover memoir books. We're bringing that same mission to senior living communities, this time in voice.
Our mission
We started Kindred Tales in 2021 with a simple observation: every family has stories worth preserving, but most people never get around to writing them down. So we built a guided storytelling platform that turns responses to thoughtful prompts into hardcover memoir books.
Working with families across the country, we kept hearing the same thing: “I wish we could have done this with my grandparent before they passed.” And we heard from senior living communities: “We want to do something meaningful with resident stories, but we do not have the time or tools.”
Kindred Podcasts is our answer. AI does the heavy lifting: capturing stories through natural conversation, producing polished podcast episodes, and closing the distance between residents and their families. Communities stay focused on what matters. The people.
“Every person over 70 is a library. When they pass, a library burns. We are trying to save as many libraries as we can.”
Nick Hern
Founder
What we do
Capture Stories
Staff interviews, AI conversations, family newsletters, and prompted responses — multiple paths to capture the stories that matter.
Produce Podcasts
Our AI pipeline turns raw stories into polished, professionally narrated podcast episodes in minutes, not days.
Connect Families
Families send updates. Residents share memories. Both hear each other through the intimacy of voice — no screens, no scheduling.
The team
A small, focused team building at the intersection of AI, storytelling, and senior care.
Nick Hern
Founder & CEO
Nick founded Kindred Tales to help families preserve stories before they are lost. Kindred Podcasts extends that mission to senior living communities with the power of AI and voice.
Part of the Kindred family
Kindred Podcasts is a product of Kindred Tales. Stories captured through Kindred Podcasts can be automatically packaged into pre-filled book chapters, giving families a path from voice to hardcover keepsake.