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Shaun T and Scottie B are Sweatin' Right Now Jun 22, 2020

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Shaun T and his husband, Scott went through it to make their family. It took 5 years, multiple surrogates, and countless dollars before their beautiful twins arrived.

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Rachel Rapinoe and Representation Jun 15, 2020

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Rachel Rapinoe talks about letting go of organized religion, representation, and how it affects LGBTQ folks when thinking about having kids, and of course her twin sister, Megan.

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What Makes a Family? Jun 08, 2020

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American Idol contestant, Sarah Isen took her two moms, her donor, and a clan of donor siblings to her Idol audition. Listen to her share her story about meeting her donor, her many, many siblings, and redefining the definition of family.

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Sam Bettens Jun 01, 2020

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Sam Bettens, the lead singer of the bands K's Choice and Rex Rebel joins us. We talk about his recent transition, previous divorce, being a step-parent, and adopting 2 kids that are 3 months apart.

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Edited by Steph at EditAudio press: Brett Henne. ITOCT song: Songfinch and Tiffany Topol

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My Brother, My Donor May 25, 2020

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In need of sperm, Maura asked her brother if he would donate so she could make a baby using her partner's eggs with her brother's sperm. He said yes, and now their child has the genetics of both moms.

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Listener Questions May 18, 2020

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Robin and Jaimie answer questions from listeners. Like what would you do with leftover embryos? What life choices are you going to make after this pandemic? What bars did you used to hang out at? And they address the crankiness of Corona times.

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Blending Families and Faith May 11, 2020

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Ashleigh and Amy found each other after divorce and abuse. And while Ashleigh had 3 young kids a year apart. Now their blended family feels just right.

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Smooth Sailing Adoption May 04, 2020

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Sometimes the adoption process goes smoothly. And sometimes you get two babies in two years. That's Ryan and Josh's story.

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HELLP Syndrome Apr 27, 2020

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Listener faves, Angela and Jess share about putting 9k worth of sperm on their credit card, HELLP Syndrome, gallstones, and having a baby 10 weeks early.

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The Gayish Guys Don't Want Kids. Probably. Apr 20, 2020

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Kyle and Mike from Gayish podcast join us. Kyle talks about never wanting kids, and Mike talks about that time he divorced a lady and then a dude and might still want a baby. Someday.

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