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On the episode of Missing Pieces we hear the stories of Jen and Kristle. Two doppelgängers, join us as we learn how their paths merged. They look alike, the sound alike. They act alike.

Check it out.

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On today's episode I interview Jeff Frame, you might remember him for the episodes Phone call with Mom. Part 1 and 2. They are incredible fly on the wall moments when he calls his mom 2 days after finding out his dad wasn't his dad.

For the first time, he tells his story, with me in person.  We've both have been trying to do this for over a year.

Part 1

Part 2

To see Jeff do stand up live in Valencia Ca on Valentines Day 2024 get info here at JRs comdedy club

Jeff directs and stars in a play At Home At The Zoo, yes he's a busy man. The play will be running at the Main in Santa Clarita on Feb 9 and 10, and then again  on Feb 16 and 17. Get tickets here

If you would like to get in touch with Jeff email him at [email protected]

If you wanna get in touch with Don email me at don at iCloud dot com. 

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Thanks for listening

On today's episode I have the amazing actor and environmentalist Ed Begley Jr on the show. He opened an envelope when he was 15 years old and got a surprise that would change his life.  That was the day his Oscar winning father, Ed Begley, revealed a family secret.

Ed Begley Jr has a new book out called To the Temple of Tranquility...and Step on It!: A Memoir. You can buy it on Amazon or wherever you buy books.

To reach Don you can email him at DonNPE at iCloud dot com. I have been getting a bunch of junk mail on that account so I'm writing it different to see if that helps.

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If you want to follow me instagram it's NPE_Life_Podcast

On today's episode we hear Diane Bazella tell her story of her 40 year quest to find her correct birth parents. 

To contact Diane you can email her at [email protected]

To contact Don you can email him at [email protected] or you can follow and leave a message on his instagram NPE Life Podcast

Don't forget to register for the Summit!!! See you in Denver!! Untangling Our Roots

To support this podcast you can buy Missing Pieces Swag at www.missingpieces.printify.me

If you listened to this and it ended after the word "bingo" at 48 minutes and then gets cut-off. Please listened again. There was a weird glitch. The episode is 58 minutes long. 

On today's episode, I tell the story of Deanna and our journey to figure out who her dad is. We've been working on it since late August of 2023. Deanna lives in the LA area and we recorded in person.

To help support this podcast please visit... https://missingpieces.printify.me

TO get in touch with Don you can email him at [email protected]

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If you want to get in touch with Deanna, you  can email her at [email protected]

Happy New Year... this episode is a great story. Not to ruin the surprise but Jessica is a Triple NPE. Three times she was lied to about her true identity. Is that a record?

The previous episode she mentions is called Jackie and Shannon Season 1 Episode 3. Check it out it's a good one.

To get in touch with Jessica she's on instagram as jesigirl89

To get in touch with Don on instagram it's Npe_life_podcast

Or you can email me at [email protected]

Thanks everyone and have a safe and wonderful New Years!!!

Brett never met his dad but was always told he died in a shoot out with the LAPD.  Another DNA surprise story that happened to someone Don knew in real life. Join us in this heartwarming episode.

To get in touch with Don please email at [email protected]. On Instagram his handle is NPE_Life_Podcast

If you want to get in touch with Brett email him at [email protected]
on instagram he's gr8fullyherenow

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Welcome to Mystery Guest - Today I interview someone who does a lot for our community. I don't want to tell you who she is because I want you to focus on her amazing story.  Have a listen... (note I do tell you at the end of the episode)

To contact don you can email me at [email protected]

To check out or register for the Untangling Our Roots summit I spoke about go to https://untanglingourroots.org

Check out Right to Know at https://righttoknow.us

Check out my insta at https://www.instagram.com/npe_life_podcast/

In this episode I have a candid talk with my friend Dana. She is the wife of a man who suddenly found out he fathered a child unbeknownst to him when he was 21. She is also adopted and also she found out...well I don't want to ruin the surprise. Listen to the episode. It's a great one.

To reach Don you can email me at [email protected]

To reach me on instagram click here

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!!

Hi Everyone welcome to season 4 of the show. My seasons mean absolutely nothing. They start and stop every time I get to 13 episodes.

On today's show we have Aimee from DNAngels

She does these cool little tiktoks about some of the cases she's worked on. She helps folks find their biological parents. For free. And she talks about some of these cases in theses short little tiktok videos which also are on their instagram. And I love them.
You can watch these on tiktok, their account is  DNAngels and on instagram they are DNAngelsorg

If you would like to make a donation to DNAngels click here They are a non-profit so any donation is a tax write-off.  If you want to request a search angel click here

There main website is www.DNAngels.org NOTE there is only one "A" in their name.

To get in touch with Don, follow me on instagram or email me at [email protected]

Thanks so much for listening. Please rate this show and leave a review.