There’s no better guest to wrap our first season than Shay Wafer, arts & culture powerhouse and grandmother who chose to become a single parent in the 80s. She also managed the theater where Maria and Ann-Sophie met when they were just babies t

Tea with Tía: Creating the Modern-Day Village with Jess Matos

Mar 27th, 2024 40m 8s

There’s no one like your auntie, your tía, who slips you sweets, remembers your baby chub days, and keeps all your secrets. And there’s no one like Jess Matos, Mexico City-based creative strategist and comedian, who runs the hilarious and insig

A Lifetime Original: How An Adoptee Found His Bio Parents with Mark Caffee

Mar 20th, 2024 39m 38s

It could be a Lifetime movie or a work of fiction, but it’s one of the most incredible stories we’ve heard. Mark Caffee, communications consultant (and Ann-Sophie’s former boss), shares the remarkable journey of meeting his bio mom and bio dad

Blonde Ambition: Navigating the Foster Care System with Actress Laura Leigh Hughes

Mar 13th, 2024 38m 32s

What an absolute *treat* this week as we chat with powerhouse Laura Leigh Hughes, LA-based actress and founder of The Unusual Suspects Theater Company, a non-profit serving youth. Laura is candid, funny, and shares her incredible journey of nav

An LGBTQ Family’s Surrogacy Journey with Corey Johnson & Meyer (7 months old!)

Mar 5th, 2024 38m 53s

It’s our youngest guest yet! Seven month-old Meyer and his dad, LA-based actor Corey, tell us their family’s experience with surrogacy. Maria and Ann-Sophie also get political this week as we rail against the dismantling of reproductive rights

V is for Vasectomy - Living that Child-Free Life with Edgar Landa

Feb 27th, 2024 34m 41s

We met a man who may just be a walking advocate for vasectomies - yay! But in all seriousness, LA-based fight choreographer, actor, and director Edgar charmed us with his enlightened view on the dreaded “v” word, and how he and his partner have

Let’s Talk About Eggs, Baby! Being a Four-Time Egg Donor with Kristi

Feb 21st, 2024 35m 41s

We’ve had *a lot* of sperm talk these past few weeks, so we’re more than ready to explore the other side of the equation — eggs! This week we sit down with four-time (yes, you read that right) egg donor Kristi, who opens up about her experience

GOOAAAL! Starting a Family as a Lesbian Couple with Fei Wu & Lee Lawlor

Feb 13th, 2024 36m 28s

We talk to our dear friends Fei & Lee about their experience starting a family as an interracial, lesbian couple. It’s a long and winding road that takes them from spa-like fertility clinics to wheeling sperm through Target. Listen to learn abo

From Kroger to the Courthouse: Foster to Adopt with Bill Murphey

Feb 6th, 2024 35m 49s

From the freezing depths of Ann-Sophie’s Tuff Shed, we bring you the warmth and delight of Atlanta-based actor Bill Murphey. A chance encounter at a neighborhood Kroger led him down the path to single parenthood, and it’s unlike any story we’ve

A Beautiful Mess: Adopting in the US with Melissa & Kenny Lindsey

Jan 30th, 2024 38m 3s

This week, we chat with the delightful Melissa and Kenny about the experience of adopting their daughter. Adoption in the US has evolved in the past few decades, and the Lindseys challenge common misconceptions about adoptive families, birth fa

Solo Parenting, By Choice or By Consequence with Molly Hawkey

Jan 23rd, 2024 41m 41s

For our very first ep, we sit down with the woman who inspired us to get on the mic: Molly Hawkey - actress, comedian, and host extraordinaire of Spermcast.Molly shares her journey to “solo parenting,” from interviewing comedian friends on why

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Live from Maria's bed: we're official! [TEASER]

Jan 15th, 2024 9m 41s

Allow us to introduce ourselves! Maria and Ann-Sophie share who they are, why they thought the world needed another podcast, and how you can expect zero tech skills but all the quality content about family-forming.

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