BioHacked: Family Secrets
by Sony Music Entertainment
Introducing DOCTOR BILLIONS: Thousands of Patients. Fake Parts. Who…
About this podcast
BioHacked tells startling true stories of the people caught between two multi-trillion-dollar industries — medicine and technology — and chronicles how their lives are transformed. Listen as the children of anonymous sperm and egg donors — some with dozens or hundreds of half-siblings — take on the fertility industry. As they uncover the identities of their donors and gather vital medical information, unexpected ethical, scientific, and political challenges arise that will leave you questioning everything you thought you knew about the baby business.
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Episodes
- Introducing DOCTOR BILLIONS: Thousands of Patients. Fake Parts. Who Was Next? · 7 minAfter a work injury, Derika Moses had her spine fused. Then her pain got worse. Years later, a letter arrived. The hardware in her back might be counterfeit. Not sterile. Not…
- Introducing BioHacked: Family Secrets · 3 minIn the age of DNA, not many things can stay buried forever. BioHacked S1: Family Secrets, explores how at-home genetic testing is upending the baby business, and putting the…
- 12. A Future Without Shame · 44 min · Season 1 Episode 12The baby business has used shame and secrecy as tools for decades. But a new generation of parents are removing stigma by leaning into a model that centers love, science, and…
- 11. Underground Markets · 41 min · Season 1 Episode 11From Facebook groups to Tinder-like apps, a new generation of parents are using unregulated tech to form families outside the baby business. Get to know the women and couples…
- 10. The Great Sperm Drought · 41 min · Season 1 Episode 10Fertility industry experts have a warning for donor conceived activists: new rules in the baby business could have some big, unintended consequences. Learn more about your ad…
- 9. Anger To Action · 40 min · Season 1 Episode 9Donor conceived activists want lasting change, but they'll have to go big with their plans to overhaul the baby business. They've organized and strategized — and now, they're…
- 8. A Deadly Donation? · 43 min · Season 1 Episode 8Thousands of women donate eggs for cash or freeze them for personal use. Could this life-altering treatment be a lot more dangerous than we think? Learn more about your ad…
- 7. Cease and Desist · 34 min · Season 1 Episode 7A grandmother, a granddaughter, and one anonymous donor's fight to maintain his privacy. What happens when a genetic test creates a family rift? Learn more about your ad choices…
- 6. Wrongful Life · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 6The David and Goliath battle between an industry powerhouse and a family with a sick child. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- 5. The Genius Experiment: Part 2 · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 5A look at a family built by Robert Graham’s infamous Repository for Germinal Choice reveals the dark side of this genius sperm bank. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
- 4. The Genius Experiment: Part 1 · 35 min · Season 1 Episode 4An improbable tale to transform the human race, one genius at a time. Find out how a plan so seemingly out there wound up revolutionizing the baby business. Learn more about your…
- 3. The Birth of The Sperm Bank · 37 min · Season 1 Episode 3Frozen semen, a media circus, and the father of sperm banking. The man and the moment that gave life to millions — and catapulted the fertility industry into a global business…
- 2. Lost and Found · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 2Kurt donated his sperm hundreds of times. He thought his identity could stay hidden forever, but Amber and Kaitlin are on his trail. Will he connect with them, or forever remain…
- 1. Pandora’s Box · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 1A Christmas present turns Amber’s life upside down. Shaken, she questions the very foundation of her identity — and struggles to learn the truth. Learn more about your ad…
