Podcast Episodes

106 – Beautiful Truth

Season 5 Episode 106

For Shelby, growing up as a Korean adoptee left her feeling “othered” as she didn’t quite fit into her community. The Korean school her parents tried to raise her in wouldn’t accept her either. She w…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

261 - Born Without A Race

Season 16 Episode 261

 Sean from, Fishers, Indiana, grew up the only person of color in his entire rural town. Yet his ethnicity was hidden from him by his adoptive mother. In Reunion, Sean finally met his birth mother, …

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

260 - Il Mio Posto a Tavola (My Place at the Table)

Season 16 Episode 260

Santo, from Redding, PA, grew up knowing he was adopted, and that his family could have also adopted his siblings from Italy.

As an adult, when a friend's wedding took him to Spain, he arrived early …

Published on 3 months ago

259 - The Innocent People Project

Season 16 Episode 259

Jeff, from southern California,   grew up with the knowledge of and separation anxiety about his adoption. In reunion, he found his birth mother who mirrored his looks, but who has pushed the boundar…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

258 - Twice the Family

Season 16 Episode 258

 Julie from Chicago, Illinois is rare in the world of adoption because she wasn't adopted alone. She and her identical twin sister were placed together, secure in their sense of family. The twins nev…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

257 - Unjustified Rejection

Season 16 Episode 257

Melissa, who called me from Harrison, Arkansas, says she always felt chosen and grateful for her adoption. But after decades of peace with her origin story, something shifted. A small-town newspaper …

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

256 - I'm Not The Finished Package

Season 16 Episode 256

Ryan, from Edinburgh, Scotland, grew up ashamed of his Moroccan heritage and faced bullying due to his background and religion. At 18, a letter from his mother revealed his adoption, shaking his worl…

Published on 4 months ago

255 -  This Is Me, But Why Is It Me?

Season 16 Episode 255

Katie was adopted from China as a baby and raised in a predominantly white suburb south of Boston. Her adoptive family gave her a life full of opportunity—but as she grew older, the distance between …

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

254 - I Do Not Want My DNA In Their System

Season 16 Episode 254

George grew up in Soviet Georgia knowing he was different—both visibly and emotionally—in a society where adoption and his sexuality were dangerous secrets. He spent his early life navigating fear, h…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

253 - The Veteran Community Helped Me Save Myself

Season 16 Episode 253

 Forrest's life began in chaos, abuse, and danger at home and in the foster care system. Forest says he joined the military to make an honorable exit from this life and shares the moment he found his…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago