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Latest Episodes

Episode 34: Karen Kingsbury's Novel, Now Turned Movie, Tells the Story of Unexpectedly Finding Family
April 02, 2024

Christian novel writer, Karen Kingsbury has adapted her novel to a feature film, "Someone Like You." It is a story of embryo adoption and how one of the characters finds out the info about her adopti

Episode 33: Lisa Was a Super Sleuth and Found An Uncle
March 15, 2024

In this episode, Lisa shares her story of how she came to know about a new family member, and how she went about searching and finding information. She figured it out and has been in touch with the n

Episode 32: Bryan and Sandra Share How, As a Couple, They Welcomed and Accepted Bryan's Daughter
February 13, 2024

Bryan and Sandra enjoyed watching tv shows about finding family. Little did they know that one day they would have a story to tell. In a joint conversation, they together share the story of Bryan fi

Episode 31: Barbara Lane's Quest to Find Her Long Lost Sisters Separated in Childhood after Abandonment
January 04, 2024

Barbara has a story that you won't believe. Her mother abandoned her and her sibling in their house. Child services became involved, and several of the children were separated from each other. In h

Episode 30: Robert Found a Nephew...Or Did He?
December 07, 2023

I've known Robert for years since I worked in his community. He reached out on Facebook to tell me he had his own DNA Discovery and would be happy to share it on the podcast. He shares about his ado

Episode 29: Robin Schepper Found Her Way and the Identity of Her Bio Dad
November 08, 2023

Robin Schepper grew up not knowing who her biological father was, though her mother wanted her to lie and tell people her step-father was. Different names circulated as to who her brith father was, f

Episode 28: Bridget Found Family That Looked Like Her
October 04, 2023

Bridget discovered she was an NPE and shares with listeners what that meant for her, her family, how she coped, how she met her new relatives, and how she moved on after the news.

Episode 27: Carmen Rita Wong Asks the Question "Why Didn't You Tell Me?"
September 15, 2023

Carmen Rita Wong is an American radio, television and online journalist, and personal finance expert at CNBC who also has been on quite the family roller coaster wide related to the identity of her fa

Episode 26: John Found His Father-in-Law's Long Lost Brother and Doesn't Have a Happy Ending Yet
September 01, 2023

This episode is unique for a few reasons. First, John is sharing his wife's story. Second, the story doesn't have a happy ending of family uniting and relationships forming. This is a story that is

Episode 25: How Jon Baime Filled in the Blanks and Documented it Along the Way
August 18, 2023

Jon Baime has been helping people tell their stories about anything under the sun through his work in media. But after taking an autosomal DNA test, he now had a story to document and tell--he was do