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Where I research strange stories and tell them to you. Because, let’s face it, I’m gonna research this anyway and blurt it to someone, might as well be a willing audience. Some of these stories might get dark, morbid, murdery…. so listener discretion is advised.
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Stand By Me

R. Matthew Russell

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“Stand By Me” is a collection of insights into an anonymous genius. Even though this narrator is in his late teens, he has created a history-themed website, learned basic phrases in Hawaiian, Welsh, and etc., and earned multiple collegiate awards.
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Three Makes Baby Podcast

Jana M Rupnow, LPC

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Fertility psychotherapist, Jana Rupnow, interviews parents, donor conceived individuals and professionals about the challenges and dilemmas of assisted reproductive technology baby-making and the expect-able tensions between positive and negative feelings that come along the way when, instead of baby makes three; three makes baby.
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Pod Drash

Leon Wiener Dow

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Pod Drash offers a Jewish take on podcasts. Each episode is based on an issue as tackled in another podcast, which host Leon Wiener Dow and his guests riff on (i.e., “drash”), using Jewish tradition to provide new insights and even greater depth. Pod Drash is a project of Kolot.
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Send us a text Dive into parasomnia and sleepwalking - and all the other things that can go wrong in our sleep. And listen to a few stories where "sleepwalking" led to murder. Allegedly. Supposedly. Brutally. Songs: I’m Not Falling Asleep by Andy Shauf Sleep to Dream by Fiona Apple Heavy Water/I’d Rather be Sleeping by Grouper, and Wake Up by Arcad…
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Send us a text We're getting "far out" and talking about UFOs. What’s your theory? Weird weather phenomena? Experimental, top-secret military aircraft? Little green spacemen? Songs I recommend with today’s episode can be found on the Spotify playlist: Outer Space by John Grant 3rd Planet by Modest Mouse Oh! You Pretty Things by David Bowie - becaus…
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Send us a text Weather is weird, and we're going to be talking about some of the weirdest. And learning fun weather terms. Give it a listen - you'll be BLOWN away. Songs I recommend with today’s episode - there’s 5! F5! Sun is a Hole, Sun is Vapors by Godspeed, You Black Emperor Whirlwind by the Gits Lightning Bolt by Jake Bugg Raining Blood by Sla…
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Send us a text Don’t we all hoard something a little? I have a footlocker of Pez dispensers. 34 potted plants. A SMALL suitcase of stickers. For this episode I'll tell you stories to inspire spring cleaning. Song recs for this episode are on the Professional Weirdo Podcast Spotify music playlist: The Recluse, Cursive Collector, Here We Go Magic Won…
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International Donor Conception Awareness Day (IDCAD) is coming up on April 27, 2025, and in this episode, I’m sharing how you can get involved in this growing global movement. Whether you're a parent, a donor-conceived person, a professional, or simply an ally, there’s a meaningful way for you to participate. IDCAD is about lifting the shame and se…
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Send us a text This week I said goodbye to 23andMe and removed my data from their database. When I took the test 4 years ago I only had one slight surprise in my results. But there are a lot of other people out there who had much bigger surprises in store. Music recommendation for this episode: Strangers by Portishead What I Am by Edie Brickell and…
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Send us a text As the saying goes, it’s sugar and spice, and all things nice. That’s what little girls are made of. In digging around for these stories, I found a few examples of the sugar. Enough in fact, that I’m planning to do another episode down the road on that. But today’s episode is all about those little girls who were cooking with spice. …
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Send us a text Our oceans aren’t shy about coughing up all kinds of strange items. In this episode I kick-off the podcast by telling you a few stories about what's washing up. Music recommendation for this episode: Professional Weirdo by The Haxans Rock Lobster by the B-52's To find these and more recommended songs for this podcast, check out the S…
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In this special episode, fertility counselor Jana Rupnow invites Dr. Diane Tober, a medical anthropologist and associate professor at the University of Alabama, to discuss the intricate dynamics of egg donation. Dr. Tober delves into her research on egg donors and the global market for human eggs, providing insights into the experiences and challen…
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In this heartfelt episode, I speak with Angela, an egg donor who shares her medical scare that could impact the lives of the children born from her donations. As an egg donor beginning in 2010, with children herself, she share her challenges with anonymity and the feelings she has had since donating, including the responsibility she feels to inform…
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Host Jana Rupnow engages in a compelling conversation with Dr. Jill Maron, Chief of Pediatrics at Women's and Infant Hospital and Professor of Pediatrics at Brown University. Dr. Maron shares her unique perspective as both a neonatologist and a donor-conceived individual, offering a deeply personal account of discovering her genetic origins at the …
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Lindsay, a donor-conceived individual. continues to share her perspective on International Donor Conception Awareness Day, 2024. Learn one person's perspective on controversial issues like donor anonymity, DNA testing, health information, and emotional ramifications. She shares how genetics significantly influence our sense of self and how comprehe…
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It's the 4th annual International Donor Conception Awareness Day and in line with the theme, "Valuing the Voices of Donor Conceived People" I welcome Lindsay again, a donor-conceived individual, to share her profound story of self-discovery and conception. Lindsay talks about her journey and the transformation in her perspective over time. Lindsay’…
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The future of donor conception is here! This episode features my special guest Danielle of The Seed Scout. She shares her and her wife's path to parenthood, including the challenges they faced with sperm banks. Danielle and her wife's path to parenthood took them through the maze of sperm banks, encountering impersonal processes that left them feel…
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After taking some time off for several positive life transitions in 2023, Jana returns to her podcast with a bang! To kick off season 4, she's chatting with the multi-talented Erin Maya – actress, producer, composer, and the brains behind The Complete Picture Musical, a groundbreaking show about donor conception. Together, they unpack the birth of …
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April 27, 2023 is International Donor Conception Awareness Day. Link to IDCAD2023: https://donorconceptionawarenessday.com/ Link to educational courses for parents and CEUs for professionals CEUS: https://three-makes-baby-preparation-and-parenting.teachable.com/p/home Fertility challenges can cause intense feelings that make you want to withdraw an…
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"Alot of times, donors are just viewed as genetic material." Melissa, an egg donor for two years, shares her experience with anonymous donation. Now that she has children she wonders what happened with her donations. She wonders if the kids are alright. She expresses her willingness to be open and connect with the recipient parents and children, wh…
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Dave Berry, featured on Good Morning America and the New York Times, bravely shares a difficult discovery about his biological origins. His biological father was his mom's fertility doctor, who used his sperm without her consent to conceive him.There are some even darker details in this episode, as well as moments of once in a lifetime happiness. I…
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In this episode of @threemakesbaby, she shares how her relationship with a growing number of half-siblings has evolved over time, including some of the joys and challenges. Ally shares what it's like to learn of new siblings and how she copes with not knowing how many more are out there. We also confront the idea that bumping into an unknown half-s…
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Jana Rupnow talks to the woman behind @satricaldonorconception, a lesbian and donor conceived adult. We discussed one of her posts that caused a stir in the LGBTQ community and talk about some of the complex issues about family building using purchased donor gametes. She confronts the idea of a two parent household as being "revolutionary" and chal…
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I spoke with the founder of RISE Collaborative, @stacytaubman, about her late discovery of being donor conceived. She is in contact with her biological father, a prominent plastic surgeon, and writing a book about her experience. If you haven't told your child, adult or younger, if they are donor conceived, Stacy encourages it. (You could plan to d…
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Kiara shares her experienced being raised by a single mom and what it was like being told about her story from the beginning. She found her donor as an adult and has a relationship with siblings conceived using the same donor. She is open and willing to share her story with others. Connect with her on social media: @kiararaeschuh *I use the termino…
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Post-truth, fake news, multiple narratives. How are we to sort out and sift through the multitude of images and words thrown our way – by friends, interested parties, and algorithms? Building upon Rabbit Hole episode ‘Where We Go One,’ Context Guest Rabba Sara Hurwitz of Maharat and Justin Hecht, Jungian psychoanalyst, help host Leon Wiener Dow fig…
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What would it mean for a woman to sing authentically a song composed by a man about his experience as a man (who dresses in black)? That’s the kind of question we didn’t ask in S2 E5, “Fake It Till You Feel It.” Listen in as Leon extends a confessional invitation that may pave the way for a bonus episode. Listen to Cherry's live acoustic cover of "…
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“Off the record” talk is often the most forthright, and anonymous surveys or peer-reviews allow us to speak honestly. But what about accountability? What do we do when our hidden identity allows us to spew vile? Which is the true me? Reply All’s The Writing on the Wall allows Context guest Rabbi Jay Henry Moses and Hypertext guest journalist Dahlia…
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Uprooted offers a personal view of the consequences of secrecy in the practice of donor conception. A prominent CEO, Peter Boni, uncovers a family secret that both validates and disrupts his life. Combing his extensive research of the early practice of donor insemination with his own genetic discoveries, Boni reveals the questions, uncertainties an…
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We interrupt Season Two to bring you a podcast on a podcast on a podcast. Judaism Unbound turned Pod Drash host Leon Wiener Dow into their guest, and explored the rationale and approach to Torah that underlies Pod Drash. If you've ever wondered why every episode begins right in the middle of things, or what the Hypertext segment is about - tune in!…
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How are you today? Crappy, but can I tell you that? We face this quandary in every role we play - as guest, as customer, in our professional lives, and in our home ecosystems. Building upon The Work Life episode Authenticity is a Double-Edged Sword, Context guest Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie of Lab/Shul and Hypertext guest conductor John Axelrod help ho…
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Generosity can nourish not just the receiver, but the giver, too. Is there a point when the act of giving can itself be a source of greed? Revisionist History’s My Little Hundred Million allows us to explore whether ulterior motives can taint the act of generosity and how it can lead it astray. Joining host Leon Wiener Dow for The Context segment i…
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Once we achieve financial security, after the promotion, if we just get the manuscript published, if only we win the prize - then we’ll be content, because we will have received the recognition for which we’re pining. But as we hear in The Happiness Lab’s The Silver Lining, when external recognition finally comes, it often leaves us hollow inside. …
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When we first lay our eyes upon someone, we behold what they offer, willingly or unwillingly. The contour of the figure, the texture of the fabric, the pigment of the skin. This American Life’s Tell Me I’m Fat will help us ask: Can we unsee? Should we try to blind ourselves? And what about me in here, who knows that I’m not seen because of how it (…
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“Smile!” We’ve been saying that just before snapping a picture for years, long before selfies, Facebook and Instagram. But now we not only want to capture the moment; we want to share it, and widely. Radiolab’s “Smile My Ass” tells the story of the show “Candid Camera,” which in turn allows us to explore the profound effect that this constant state…
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This world lies to us, all the time. How can we live in it without giving into its lies? Join host Leon Wiener Dow with a fantastic line-up of guests: Rabbis Angela Warnick Buchdahl, Jay Moses, Sara Hurwitz, Lizzi Heydemann, Amichai Lau-Lavie, Yoshi Zweiback, Bradley Shavit Artson; Slate editor Dahlia Lithwick ; and a whole host of others. Season 2…
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Jana's Reaction to Donor 9623 MUST Listen Dov Fox (Author, Narrator), Audible Originals (Publisher) When scores of aspiring parents turned to the fertility industry to start families, they chose a remarkable young man to be the biological father of their children. He was a music prodigy and gifted athlete who had a genius IQ, movie star looks, and …
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Romi and Britt, two moms through sperm donation, share their journey to better understanding their child's potential perspective. Britt shares how she has worked through her vulnerabilities as the non-genetic parent and has a totally different view from when they first embarked on this journey. Romi's lived personal experience with non-genetic fami…
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Olivia Montuschi, co-founder of the Donor Conception Network in England, has over 35 years of experience as a parent to donor-conceived children and is the author of several resources for parents. Olivia shares her personal story as well as the story of how the @d_c_network was born. In this episode, she shares valuable perspectives from her interv…
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Guest, Rachel Ginnochio, a sexuality and family building educator, writer and consultant shares her work to develop education curriculum to be inclusive of the many ways that families are made. Rachel is writing a book for middle grade readers about human reproduction and family formation and is writing comprehensive lessons for high school student…
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Bee of @inconceivedable tells the rest of her story. In 2020, Bee opened her 23and me account again to discovery 12 half-siblings. In this episode, Bee shares her raw emotions as she unravels a secret that re-defined her and her relationships. Follow @inconceivedable. Follow @janarupnowlpc Receive updates for parent education workshops. Buy Three M…
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"Science is how I get pregnant." "Bee" of @Inconceivedable, recounts how her experiences with infertility lead her to an unexpected discovery about her family. A curious call makes her wonder if her dad was a sperm donor. Three Makes Baby is hosted by Jana Rupnow, music by Kevin McCloud Buy Three Makes Baby Audio Book Follow Jana on social media @j…
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April 27, 2021 is the first International Donor Conception Awareness Day. Twenty-five partners around the world collaborated to bring you this day and the intentions behind it. Go to donorconceptionawarenessday.com for more and participate on the day by posting on your social media accounts on April 27, 2021. Listen to an interview with Jana Rupnow…
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Nikita was my very first guest on the podcast. She came on to spread the word about her search to find her sperm donor in 30 days. Nikita was raised by a single mom who chose sperm donation to have her. The donation was out of the ordinary: a 50-year-old anonymous man donated sperm in the UK before 1997. Nikita shares what she has discovered in the…
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Dr. Tober is an assistant professor at the University of California San Francisco Institute for Health and Aging. She's also faculty at Bixby Center for Reproductive Health in the Department of Anthropology, History and Social Medicine. Dr. Tober is conducting the largest mixed method study on egg donors, with over 500 egg donors from all over the …
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Hannah's resiliency after learning she was donor conceived in a hurtful way Her parents waited too long to tell her the truth. Hannah’s parents intended to tell her about her donor conception but never found the right moment. Then it was too late. Someone else who knew the secret, revealed the secret to Hannah in a hurtful way. By this time, Hannah…
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Eric is a father to two teenagers who were donor conceived and started a blog 15 years ago called "Life as Dad to Donor Insemination (DI) Kids." His experience is invaluable to younger parents just starting their journey. Eric has a child-centered focus and shares his experience with dc feelings, including anger and ambivalence. He addresses the ch…
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Enhance your bonding and attachment to your baby by using this visualization before or during pregnancy. Three Makes Baby Audiobook, Exercise #12, is narrated by the author, Jana Rupnow, and will help you to overcome any obstacles making it more challenging for you to bond with your baby.By Jana M Rupnow, LPC
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