Each week, "elder" millennial moms Ann-Sophie and Maria meet people who challenge the traditional notion of family-forming and parenting. We explore the joy, the pain, and - let’s face it - dysfunction of creating a family. Adoption, IVF, surrogacy, child-free by choice, and more … these are our families, told through our voices.
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Send us a Text Message. We're baaaack! It's been a few months ... Maria had a baby, summer is summer'ing, and Ann-Sophie's Tuff Shed now doubles as a sauna. Join us we recap some of our fave moments and surprising turns from Season One. And we're giving you a sneak peek of what's in store for Season Two. THANK YOU to everyone who supported us on ou…
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Boss Mom: Balancing Career & Baby as a Single Mom in the 80s with Shay Wafer (Season Finale!)
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Send us a Text Message. There’s no better guest to wrap our first season than Shay Wafer, arts & culture powerhouse and grandmother who chose to become a single parent in the 80s. She also managed the theater where Maria and Ann-Sophie met when they were just babies themselves. We couldn’t be happier to have our forever “boss mom” on to share her w…
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Tea with Tía: Creating the Modern-Day Village with Jess Matos
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Send us a Text Message. There’s no one like your auntie, your tía, who slips you sweets, remembers your baby chub days, and keeps all your secrets. And there’s no one like Jess Matos, Mexico City-based creative strategist and comedian, who runs the hilarious and insightful The Tía Chronicles. Join us as we talk all things tía life and beyond! Liste…
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A Lifetime Original: How An Adoptee Found His Bio Parents with Mark Caffee
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Send us a Text Message. It could be a Lifetime movie or a work of fiction, but it’s one of the most incredible stories we’ve heard. Mark Caffee, communications consultant (and Ann-Sophie’s former boss), shares the remarkable journey of meeting his bio mom and bio dad — 50 years after he was adopted. Grab a mug of warm tea and get out your tissues f…
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Blonde Ambition: Navigating the Foster Care System with Actress Laura Leigh Hughes
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Send us a Text Message. What an absolute *treat* this week as we chat with powerhouse Laura Leigh Hughes, LA-based actress and founder of The Unusual Suspects Theater Company, a non-profit serving youth. Laura is candid, funny, and shares her incredible journey of navigating the foster care system to adopt her now 15-year old daughter. And hot off …
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An LGBTQ Family’s Surrogacy Journey with Corey Johnson & Meyer (7 months old!)
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Send us a Text Message. It’s our youngest guest yet! Seven month-old Meyer and his dad, LA-based actor Corey, tell us their family’s experience with surrogacy. Maria and Ann-Sophie also get political this week as we rail against the dismantling of reproductive rights in the US. Tune in for our rant, stay for the delightful guest and adorable baby s…
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V is for Vasectomy - Living that Child-Free Life with Edgar Landa
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Send us a Text Message. We met a man who may just be a walking advocate for vasectomies - yay! But in all seriousness, LA-based fight choreographer, actor, and director Edgar charmed us with his enlightened view on the dreaded “v” word, and how he and his partner have embraced a child-free life. Join us as we chat about: Showing up as an uncle…ofte…
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Let’s Talk About Eggs, Baby! Being a Four-Time Egg Donor with Kristi
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Send us a Text Message. We’ve had *a lot* of sperm talk these past few weeks, so we’re more than ready to explore the other side of the equation — eggs! This week we sit down with four-time (yes, you read that right) egg donor Kristi, who opens up about her experience with candor and humor. Listen in to learn about: Why a woman might choose to dona…
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GOOAAAL! Starting a Family as a Lesbian Couple with Fei Wu & Lee Lawlor
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Send us a Text Message. We talk to our dear friends Fei & Lee about their experience starting a family as an interracial, lesbian couple. It’s a long and winding road that takes them from spa-like fertility clinics to wheeling sperm through Target. Listen to learn about: The challenges of starting a family as a LGBTQ+ couple How LGBTQ+ folks can fe…
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From Kroger to the Courthouse: Foster to Adopt with Bill Murphey
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Send us a Text Message. From the freezing depths of Ann-Sophie’s Tuff Shed, we bring you the warmth and delight of Atlanta-based actor Bill Murphey. A chance encounter at a neighborhood Kroger led him down the path to single parenthood, and it’s unlike any story we’ve heard! Join us as we talk: Foster-to-adopt in the US Single parenthood and findin…
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A Beautiful Mess: Adopting in the US with Melissa & Kenny Lindsey
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Send us a Text Message. This week, we chat with the delightful Melissa and Kenny about the experience of adopting their daughter. Adoption in the US has evolved in the past few decades, and the Lindseys challenge common misconceptions about adoptive families, birth families, and adoptees. Also, they’re probably some of the sweetest people you’ll ev…
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Solo Parenting, By Choice or By Consequence with Molly Hawkey
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Send us a Text Message. For our very first ep, we sit down with the woman who inspired us to get on the mic: Molly Hawkey - actress, comedian, and host extraordinaire of Spermcast. Molly shares her journey to “solo parenting,” from interviewing comedian friends on why their sperm fits the bill, traveling cross-country pregnant during a global pande…
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Live from Maria's bed: we're official! [TEASER]
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Send us a Text Message. Allow us to introduce ourselves! Maria and Ann-Sophie share who they are, why they thought the world needed another podcast, and how you can expect zero tech skills but all the quality content about family-forming.By Ann-Sophie Morrissette & Maria Pasquarelli - mamas, friends, proud Xennials
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