Same Same but (fabulously) different

Same Same but (fabulously) different


Latest Episodes

Same Same but (fabulously) Different Episode 7: Min part 2 - Gail
November 15, 2020

Min has four parents; Mum, Gailie, Dad and Deb. It's a complex arrangement in some ways but they've made it quite simple - put the child at the centre of all decisions and learn to give and take. Min is now 20 years old so when Jac and Gail (and

Same Same but (fabulously) Different Episode 6: Min part 1 - Jac and Deb
November 11, 2020

Min has four parents; Mum, Gailie, Dad and Deb. It's a complex arrangement in some ways but they've made it quite simple - put the child at the centre of all decisions and learn to give and take. Min is now 20 years old so when Jac and Gail (and

Same Same but (fabulously) Different Episode 5: Nick, Dad across national borders
October 14, 2020

Meet Nick, father of 5-year-old Charlotte. Nick and Charlotte's mum overcame living in different continents and navigated multiple legal jurisdictions to have a child together. Now all in Australia, although not living together, their little family w

Same Same but (fabulously) Different Episode 4: Mark, father of two
August 24, 2020

Mark was a single man who by chance came across a lesbian couple who wanted to have children. After an awkward-ish interview with the girls, Mark knew it was absolutely the right thing for him to do. Mark and the mums-to-be quickly struck up a real friend

Same Same but (fabulously) Different Episode 3: Ian, a donor dad
August 05, 2020

Ian is a donor dad who has 7 donor conceived children. He knows and remembers all of their birth dates and he's aware of the name of one of the children, but that's all he knows. In this episode of Same Same but (fabulously) Different we hear a

Same Same but (fabulously) Different Episode 2: Tina and Kate, a tale of two mums
July 11, 2020

Tina and Kate have a son, Ben, who is almost four years old. Their journey to motherhood involved a road block or two, known and unknown donors, IVF companies helpful and unhelpful, assumptions accurate and inaccurate and a whole lot of love and...

Same Same but (fabulously) Different Episode one - DJ: from foster care to permanent care
July 02, 2020

Host of Same Same but (fabulously) Different interviews his own child, 12 year old DJ, to talk about his experience of being a kid with two dads.