Adoption: The Making of Me. An Oral History of Adoptee Stories podcast

Adoption: The Making of Me. An Oral History of Adoptee Stories

Two adult adoptees, Sarah Reinhardt and Louise Browne, delve into all things adoption - from their perspectives as adult adoptees. Each season Sarah and Louise recap a chapter from a book centered on adoption and then interview a guest. Sarah and Louise come out of the 'fog' in real-time through Seasons One and Two and are advocating for change in the adoption industry. They want to give voice to all adoptees. Adoptee stories are needed to reframe the narrative around adoption.Sarah and Louise, two former business partners who had a successful ice cream truck in Los Angeles, team up again - this time in frank and honest conversations about all things adoption from the adoptee perspective. Both were adopted shortly after birth, but they had very different experiences. These will be intimate conversations, but also fun - because Sarah and Louise know how to lighten things up and have a good time. They also have an uncanny ability to get to the heart of a subject with anyone who crosses their path - so conversations will take many turns.

Two adult adoptees, Sarah Reinhardt and Louise Browne, delve into all things adoption - from their perspectives as adult adoptees. Each season Sarah and Louise recap a chapter from a book centered on adoption and then interview a guest. Sarah and Louise come out of the 'fog' in real-time through Seasons One and Two and are advocating for change in the adoption industry. They want to give voice to all adoptees. Adoptee stories are needed to reframe the narrative around adoption.Sarah and Louise, two former business partners who had a successful ice cream truck in Los Angeles, team up again - this time in frank and honest conversations about all things adoption from the adoptee perspective. Both were adopted shortly after birth, but they had very different experiences. These will be intimate conversations, but also fun - because Sarah and Louise know how to lighten things up and have a good time. They also have an uncanny ability to get to the heart of a subject with anyone who crosses their path - so conversations will take many turns.

 

#195

Jane: The Wound Beneath the Joy

Jane’s adoptive parents had only two weeks' notice of her arrival! At twelve days old, Jan... more

09 Dec 2025

54 MINS

54:24

09 Dec 2025


#194

Mary: Turning Questions into Advocacy

Mary is a Baby Scoop Era adoptee born in 1965. She was not adopted until she was almost 8 ... more

02 Dec 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:21

02 Dec 2025


#193

Jodi: Art, Identity, and Reunion

Jodi is a Baby Scoop Era adoptee, born in Los Angeles, California, in 1966. For her, adopt... more

25 Nov 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:00

25 Nov 2025


#192

Mike: Comedy Born from Truth

Mike Knox is a Los Angeles-based stand-up comedian, writer, actor, and performing artist w... more

18 Nov 2025

41 MINS

41:03

18 Nov 2025


#191

Recinda: From Orphanage to Art

Recinda is an artist, writer, and TikTok creator. The chasm between Recinda now and the ba... more

11 Nov 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:18

11 Nov 2025


#190

Stephanie: Breaking Silence, Building Connection

Stephanie was born in the Chicago suburbs in June 1983 and adopted 4 days after birth. Her... more

04 Nov 2025

57 MINS

57:16

04 Nov 2025


#189

Doug: Digging for Truth, Finding Belonging

Douglas Shaver was born at Florence Crittenton's Home for Unwed Mothers in Kansas City in ... more

28 Oct 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:01

28 Oct 2025


#188

Elena: Through Adopted Eyes

Elena S. Hall is a Russian adoptee, author, social worker, and the voice behind the Instag... more

21 Oct 2025

39 MINS

39:27

21 Oct 2025


#187

Charlotte: From Secrets to Self

Charlotte Angeles was conceived during an affair that her biological father was having wit... more

14 Oct 2025

55 MINS

55:45

14 Oct 2025


#186

Kim: Adoption and the Power of Story

Award-winning author and journalist Kim Orendor was adopted at three months old. Her paren... more

07 Oct 2025

43 MINS

43:59

07 Oct 2025


#185

Tim: From Hidden Wounds to Wholeness

Tim Perdion was born in 1969 and relinquished for adoption at birth. Around two months lat... more

30 Sep 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:12

30 Sep 2025


#184

Abby: Live Podcast from Washington, D.C.

Dr. Abigail Hasberry is an author, speaker, and educator. She is also a certified executiv... more

23 Sep 2025

51 MINS

51:08

23 Sep 2025


#183

Susie:A 35-Year Journey to Belonging

Susie DeTitta was born in California in 1965 and adopted at three months old by a family u... more

16 Sep 2025

46 MINS

46:26

16 Sep 2025


#182

Dave: From Separation to Self

Born in Long Island in 1966, Dave Verrone’s life began with separation — just five days af... more

09 Sep 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:54

09 Sep 2025


#181

Karen: From Reunion to Healing

Karen was adopted domestically at birth, and found by her birth family at 29, and entered ... more

02 Sep 2025

55 MINS

55:12

02 Sep 2025