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S3E51 Episode 51: FBI and Seattle Sperm Bank
In 2022 at a Fertility Industry Stakeholder meeting representatives from Seattle Sperm bank admitted that they give leftover vials of sperm to the FBI. This story was covered by LGBTQ Nation in May…
S3E50 Episode 50: Colorado bill HB25-1259
California Cryobank and Donor Egg Bank USA which are both owned by Cooper Surgical have written a new HB25-1259 in Colorado that guts Donor-Conceived Persons and Families of Donor-Conceived Persons…
S3E49 Episode 49: Embryo Adoptee
Kelsey shares her story of being an embryo adoptee. She dives head first into the nuance of ethics surrounding embryo adoption, and describes what it was like finding out that she is an embryo…
S3E48 Episode 48: Known Donor Family
In this inspirational episode we listen to two donor conceived brothers who were raised in two different family units, but both of their parents chose to use a known donor from birth from a LGBTQIA…
Insemination 47: Problematic Egg Donor
Claire-Lise is an egg donor conceived person who discusses her journey as a late discovery, what it feels like watching countless egg donor recruitment ads, and finding her egg donor who turned out…
Episode 46 Nightmare Counselor
‘Sarah’ is a recipient parent who unfortunately not only had to see a nightmare counselor from the clinic, but also watched one of her children get very sick and told by the hospital that the only…
Episode 45 Triple Threat
Freya is not only donor conceived, but she is also recipient parent and a known egg donor. She has such a unique perspective and brings so much nuance to the conversation. She is also born and raised…
S2E44 Episode 44: Donor Conception and Comedy
Chelsea Devantez is not just donor conceived but also a renowned comedian. Her credits include being the head writer for ‘The Problem with Jon Stewart’. Today Chelsea is sharing her donor conception…
S2E43 Episode 43: Sperm Donor Experience
Meet Mark a sperm donor from Xytex who walks us through his experience working with the bank and then being available as a known donor.
S3E43 Episode 42: Egg Whisperer
Welcome Dr. Aimee aka the Egg Whisperer! Dr. Aimee is here to talk to us about egg donation, causes for infertility, what to look for in a doctor, infertility trauma, and the changes she would like…
S2E41 Episode 41: Contracts with Known Donors
Meet attorney Amanda Troxler from California who handles known donor agreements. Amanda is going to walk us through what is required to do a legally safe known donation.
Episode 40: Racism and Eugenics
FULL DISCLOSURE I filmed the intro a few weeks ago, I'm not about to go perform in Cleveland. I already did, it was wonderful. I apologize for the blooper, it's been a wild few weeks and I'm catching…
S3E1 Episode 39: Fertility Negligence
Meet Casey, a recipient parent who used North West Cryobank who is a victim of fertility negligence. Fertility negligence is when a bank, clinic, or physician accidentally gives you the sperm/egg…
S2E38 Episode 38: Angela’s Search
Angela aka Sunny.in.season has gone viral for being a former egg donor and searching for the recipient parents who used her eggs to give them an updated medical history. Angela recently found out she…
S2E37 Episode 37: Known Donors
Today we have Danielle who is the co-founder of Seed Scout. Seed Scout is a known donor matching agency. In this episode Danielle shares her own experiences about using a known donor, the issues she…
S2E36 Episode 36: Victoria’s Story
Victoria and her Merrily are bravely joining us today. You may have seen their story recently published by CNN. Victoria is the first donor conceived person to come forward as a victim of accidental…
S2E35 Episode 35: Ward of the State
Today we talk to Karlos Dillard aka Ward of the State. Karlos is a trans-racial adoptee and former foster care youth. Karlos is an advocate, educator, and author. We discuss adoption, foster care,…
S2E34 Episode 34: Dr. Alissa
Dr. Alissa it’s not just a donor conceived person conceived through anonymous sperm donation, she is also a licensed therapist. Join us as we learn about her story, and talk about common emotional…
S2E33 Episode 33: Family Building Coaching
We welcome on Kenzi a family building coach a licensed clinical social worker. Kenzi talks about her work by helping intended recipient parents get to a more child centered place when deciding how to…
S2E32 Episode 32: 100+ Sibling Pod
Today we have four representatives of a 100+ person sibling pod. They are here to talk about what they have gone through individually as donor conceived people, but what it’s also like being in a pod…
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