Adoption Episodes

Dr. Hollee McGinnis — a Korean adoptee, scholar, and founder of Also-Known-As, Inc. — joins the show to explain the complexities of adoption, identity, and healing. The conversation explores the ways adoptees navigate belonging, loss, and cultural difference, offering wisdom for individuals, families, and communities to support authentic connection and emotional growth. This podcast is sponsored by: Humanist Beauty - Beauty for your skin & soul, Humanist Beauty is clean, conscious, and cruelty-f...

Thinking of adopting? Are you an adoptee? Then this episode is for you. Jennifer Norman is joined by author, producer, and cultural commentator Angela Tucker to discuss transracial adoption and the adoptive experience. While adopting a child into your family can be a beautiful experience, Angela makes the case for ensuring family roots remain intact. Angela is a Black woman adopted from foster care to whiteparents. Her debut book, You Should Be Grateful: Stories of Race Identity, and Transracial...

The world needs more people like Ian Bentley . With a background in business development and a passion to enact change, Ian, along with his wife Brittany, sold everything and moved from the comfort of their hometown in Santa Barbara California with their two young boys to Ethiopia. They adopted a daughter and learned about the local culture. In this episode, Ian tells the story of how he and his wife founded and successfully grew Parker Clay, a company built to create bags that showcase the fine...

Note : This episode was released in June 2022. In 2023, Gabe proudly came out as trans and now goes by Briel Adams-Wheatley. We couldn't be happier for her! 🏳️‍⚧️ --- Meet Gabe Adams-Wheatley! Gabe is an unstoppable force, despite having been born without arms or legs. Gabe was adopted Into a devout Mormon family as the youngest of 12 kids. His upbringing was filled with tough love and a religion that didn't accept his homosexuality. But Gabe stayed true to himself, finding creative outlets thro...