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BioHacked: Family Secrets

by Sony Music Entertainment · English · Society & Culture

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

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New episodes: Several times a day
Typical length: 39 min
Latest: 8 Oct 2026
Language: English

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28 Sep 2022 · 3 min
Introducing BioHacked: Family Secrets
In 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 children of anonymous sperm and egg donors into direct conflict with the industry that created them. Coming March 9th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 · E12 · 28 Sep 2022 · 44 min
12. A Future Without Shame
The 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 determination. How can the lessons of the past shape the way forward for the fertility industry? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 · E11 · 28 Sep 2022 · 41 min
11. Underground Markets
From 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 seeking out sperm online – and the donors stepping up to the plate to help them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 · E10 · 28 Sep 2022 · 41 min
10. The Great Sperm Drought
Fertility 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 choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 · E9 · 28 Sep 2022 · 40 min
9. Anger To Action
Donor 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 ready to take on the multi-billion dollar industry that created them. Even if it is an uphill battle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 · E8 · 28 Sep 2022 · 43 min
8. A Deadly Donation?
Thousands 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 choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 · E7 · 28 Sep 2022 · 34 min
7. Cease and Desist
A 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. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 · E6 · 28 Sep 2022 · 38 min
6. Wrongful Life
The 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
S1 · E5 · 28 Sep 2022 · 39 min
5. The Genius Experiment: Part 2
A 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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 · E4 · 28 Sep 2022 · 35 min
4. The Genius Experiment: Part 1
An 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 ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 · E3 · 28 Sep 2022 · 37 min
3. The Birth of The Sperm Bank
Frozen 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 · E2 · 28 Sep 2022 · 38 min
2. Lost and Found
Kurt 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 a mystery? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
S1 · E1 · 28 Sep 2022 · 39 min
1. Pandora’s Box
A 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 choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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BioHacked: Family Secrets is a English society & culture podcast from Sony Music Entertainment. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.

Publisher: Sony Music Entertainment
Language: English
Category: Society & Culture
New episodes: Several times a day
Typical length: 39 min
Latest episode: 8 Oct 2026
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