Inconceivably Connected: DNA Stories from Donor Conceived People

Inconceivably Connected: DNA Stories from Donor Conceived People

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Inconceivably Connected: DNA Stories from Donor Conceived People episodes

  • Episode 25: Not So Unknown, After All

    In Episode 25, Nick chats a donor conceived woman named Allie from the state of Colorado. Allie has known she is donor conceived for as long as she can remember as she has two mothers of a same-sex marriage. What she didn't always know, however, was that her donor is someone from her immediate orbit.


    For bonus episodes and content, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Inconceivably Connected Patreon page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also find more information at the new ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Inconceivably Connected website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.


    Want to be a guest on The Inconceivably Connected Podcast? Fill out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THIS FORM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!


    Interested in Nick's own donor conceived story? Buy his book ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠ to read all about it.

    41 min
  • Episode 24: Can Trust Be Regained Once Its Lost?

    In Episode 24, Nick is joined by a young woman named Kass from the Greater Chicago Area. Kass is the youngest guest on the show thus far at 19 years old, and is also just the second egg donor conceived person to share their story with us. Broken trust and unanticipated responsibilities are at the forefront of this one, with hope and optimism pushing their way to the front as Kass's story continues on.


    For bonus episodes and content, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Inconceivably Connected Patreon page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also find more information at the new ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Inconceivably Connected website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.


    Want to be a guest on The Inconceivably Connected Podcast? Fill out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THIS FORM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!


    Interested in Nick's own donor conceived story? Buy his book ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠ to read all about it.

    53 min
  • Episode 23: Donor In The Public Eye

    In Episode 23, Nick speaks with a woman named Molly from the San Francisco Bay Area. Molly's journey with being donor conceived has had her processing a number of unique bits on information, including having a donor who is someone in the public eye, as well as being ancestrally tied to a part of the world that had never been on her radar before.


    For bonus episodes and content, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Inconceivably Connected Patreon page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also find more information at the new ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Inconceivably Connected website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.


    Want to be a guest on The Inconceivably Connected Podcast? Fill out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THIS FORM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!


    Interested in Nick's own donor conceived story? Buy his book ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠ to read all about it.

    47 min
  • Episode 22: Siblings By The Dozen

    In Episode 22, Nick chats with a woman named Alison from the state of Kansas. Alison's experience as a DCP highlights the challenges of coming from a donor-sibling group that is much, much larger than expected and how that affects her desires (or lack thereof) of forming new sibling relationships.


    For bonus episodes and content, check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Inconceivably Connected Patreon page⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also find more information at the new ⁠⁠⁠⁠Inconceivably Connected website⁠⁠⁠⁠.


    Want to be a guest on The Inconceivably Connected Podcast? Fill out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THIS FORM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!


    Interested in Nick's own donor conceived story? Buy his book ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠ to read all about it.

    1 hr 12 min
  • Episode 21: Generational Surprises

    In Episode 21, Nick speaks with a man named Adam from Massachusetts. Adam's story of finding out he's donor conceived came with another wildly unexpected revelation connected to one of his immediate family members.


    For bonus episodes and content, check out ⁠⁠⁠The Inconceivably Connected Patreon page⁠⁠⁠. You can also find more information at the new ⁠⁠⁠Inconceivably Connected website⁠⁠⁠.


    Want to be a guest on The Inconceivably Connected Podcast? Fill out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THIS FORM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!


    Interested in Nick's own donor conceived story? Buy his book ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠ to read all about it.

    1 hr 3 min
  • Bonus Episode #2 Preview

    In Episode 20 (Bonus Episode #2), Nick speaks with recipient parent and fellow author, Eli Ramos, about their journey building a family through sperm donation. As a queer and non-binary person, their own journey with identity has several areas of overlap with their donor conceived child.


    To listen to this episode, you can either subscribe directly through Spotify or subscribe through ⁠⁠⁠The Inconceivably Connected Patreon page⁠⁠⁠.


    Want to be a guest on The Inconceivably Connected Podcast? Fill out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THIS FORM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!


    Interested in Nick's own DCP story? Buy his book ⁠HERE⁠ to read all about it.

    5 min
  • Episode 19: A Most Unconventional Pregnancy

    In Episode 19, Nick chats with our first Canadian guest of the show, a woman named Laura from British Columbia. Laura's donor conceived story begins quite unexpectedly -- at age 16 and pregnant with her first child.


    For bonus episodes and content, check out ⁠⁠The Inconceivably Connected Patreon page⁠⁠. You can also find more information at the new ⁠⁠Inconceivably Connected website⁠⁠.


    Want to be a guest on The Inconceivably Connected Podcast? Fill out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THIS FORM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!


    Interested in Nick's own donor conceived story? Buy his book ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠ to read all about it.

    50 min
  • Episode 18: Real Friends Don't Lie

    In Episode 18, Julie shares her profound journey of self-discovery after learning at age 14 that her father was not her biological dad... from her best friend.


    For bonus episodes and content, check out ⁠The Inconceivably Connected Patreon page⁠. You can also find more information at the new ⁠Inconceivably Connected website⁠.


    Want to be a guest on The Inconceivably Connected Podcast? Fill out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THIS FORM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!


    Interested in Nick's own donor conceived story? Buy his book ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠ to read all about it.

    1 hr 4 min
  • Episode 17: The Missing Puzzle Piece

    In Episode 17, Nick speaks with a man named Tyler from North Carolina whose donor conceived discovery came just one month ago! As the dust is still settling, Tyler shares with us his feelings and emotions that are still very fresh, with key pieces of his puzzle still being sought after.


    For bonus episodes and content, check out The Inconceivably Connected Patreon page. You can also find more information at the new Inconceivably Connected website.


    Want to be a guest on The Inconceivably Connected Podcast? Fill out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠THIS FORM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!


    Interested in Nick's own donor conceived story? Buy his book ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠ to read all about it.

    52 min
  • Episode 16: Nick

    In the first subscriber episode, host Nick Ludwig shares his own story of how he found himself in this position as a DCP. Future subscriber episodes will be released monthly and will feature stories from donors, recipient parents, therapists, and others who are connected to donor conception but not necessarily donor conceived themselves.


    For those who do not listen on Spotify, these bonus episodes will also be available at The Inconceivably Connected Patreon page.

    56 min

About Inconceivably Connected: DNA Stories from Donor Conceived People

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Donor conceived author, Nick Ludwig, speaks with others in the DCP community in this one on one conversation series of true stories and revelations pertaining to sperm and egg donor conceived people…

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