If These Ovaries Could Talk

The Queer Family Podcast | S11 Ep 5 | Dr. Gwen Bass comes back with her current partner Liz to discuss how they make their large blended family work. Guest co-host's Nick and Katherine from S4 join Jaimie to introduce the episode and update us on how THEIR blended family has been doing since we last spoke. If you like the episode, make sure to leave us a review and support The Queer Family Podcast on Patreon for as low as $2/month! “We have children with the people we fall in love with and then end up wondering, “where is our relationship?” Because all we’re doing is parenting together.” Liz thequeerfamilypodcast.com / thequeerfamilypodcast@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB/TikTok/YouTube: @thequeerfamilypodcast Order the #ITOCT book Amazon, IndieBound, Audible. Edited by EditAudio Theme song: Tiffany Topol\ Logo art: Daneen Stevenato. Thanks to Lightstream (code oct), and our Patreon supporters!  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Queer Family Podcast | S11 Ep 4 | Queer mom Dawn Dais wrote a book called "Shit No-One Tells You About Divorce" because she did just that; got divorced and learned to navigate co-parenting with her ex-wife. The family also found their anonymous sperm donor and now shares a great friendship with him and his family. Guest co-host Zee from S10 joins Jaimie to introduce the episode and update us on what they've been doing since we last spoke. If you like the episode, make sure to leave us a review and support The Queer Family Podcast on Patreon for as low as $2/month! “He [the donor] was curious from a sibling standpoint for his kids, so he put his name and information on the donor sibling registry, and he lives a couple of hours away.” Dawn thequeerfamilypodcast.com / thequeerfamilypodcast@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB/TikTok/YouTube: @thequeerfamilypodcast Order the #ITOCT book Amazon, IndieBound, Audible. Edited by EditAudio Theme song: Tiffany Topol\ Logo art: Daneen Stevenato. Thanks to Lightstrea

The Queer Family Podcast | S11 Ep 3 | Thanks to the Mosie Baby Kit and a nephew's sperm, Ashley and Jonelle both share DNA with their beautiful baby girl. They talk about being an interracial couple and their new brand, Major Motivation. Guest co-host's Tiffany and Carissa from S3 E2 join Jaimie to introduce the episode and update us on what they've been doing since we chronicled their extensive donor search 4 years ago. If you like the episode, make sure to leave us a review and support The Queer Family Podcast on Patreon for as low as $2/month! “Although this part is complicated, I do like the fact that when she gets older she will know that person [the donor].” Ashley thequeerfamilypodcast.com / thequeerfamilypodcast@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB/TikTok/YouTube: @thequeerfamilypodcast Order the #ITOCT book Amazon, IndieBound, Audible. Edited by EditAudio Theme song: Tiffany Topol\ Logo art: Daneen Stevenato. Thanks to Lightstream (code oct), and our Patreon supporters!  Advertising Inquiries: https:

The Queer Family Podcast | S11 Ep 2 | Social worker/therapist Emma is joined by her teenage daughter Delia to talk about their blended family, what it's like having 2 moms, and the birds and the bees talk when you have queer parents. If you like the episode, make sure to leave us a review and support The Queer Family Podcast on Patreon for as low as $2/month! “Let’s talk about how babies are made and how you stay safe in all the combinations; men and women together, men together, women together, and women by themselves. Also, how you have pleasure in all those spectrums.” Emma thequeerfamilypodcast.com / thequeerfamilypodcast@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB/TikTok/YouTube: @thequeerfamilypodcast Order the #ITOCT book Amazon, IndieBound, Audible. Edited by EditAudio Theme song: Tiffany Topol\ Logo art: Daneen Stevenato. Thanks to Lightstream (code oct), and our Patreon supporters! For home study inquiries, contact Emma Hare, LCSW at Emmaharelcsw@gmail.com  - 917.721.1028 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.

The Queer Family Podcast | S11 Ep 1 | Dr. Gwen Bass, author of “Immaculate Misconception,” was born by “secret” artificial insemination in the ’80s to gay parents. A DNA test in Gwen's 30's confirmed the existence of multiple siblings and a shocking realization that the doctor inseminated multiple folks with the same donor. Gwen is also a queer mom with 4 kiddos in a blended family that came about through adoption, foster care, and the old-fashioned way. If you like the episode, make sure to leave us a review and support The Queer Family Podcast on Patreon for as low as $2/month! “Finding my siblings….it’s not a threat, it’s like an expansion for me.” Dr. Gwen Bass thequeerfamilypodcast.com / thequeerfamilypodcast@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB/TikTok/YouTube: @thequeerfamilypodcast Order the #ITOCT book Amazon, IndieBound, Audible. Edited by EditAudio Theme song: Tiffany Topol\ Logo art: Daneen Stevenato. Thanks to Storyworth  and our Patreon supporters!  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/bran

The Queer Family Podcast | BONUS | As we gear up for our Season 11 launch on 2/6, we will be releasing daily bonus eps to showcase the contributors who will be helping with the rebranded show! Take time to re-acclimate yourself with Angela and Jess from S5, E13. Listener faves, Angela and Jess share about putting 9k worth of sperm on their credit card, Hellp Syndrome, gallstones and having a baby 10 weeks early. If you like the episode, make sure to leave us a review and support The Queer Family Podcast on Patreon for as low as $2/month! thequeerfamilypodcast.com / thequeerfamilypodcast@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB/TikTok/YouTube: @thequeerfamilypodcast Order the #ITOCT book Amazon, IndieBound, Audible. Edited by EditAudio Theme song: Tiffany Topol\ Logo art: Daneen Stevenato. Thanks to our Patreon supporters!  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Queer Family Podcast | BONUS | BONUS: As we gear up for our Season 11 launch on 2/6, we will be releasing daily bonus eps to showcase the contributors who will be helping with the rebranded show! Take time to re-acclimate yourself with Joanne and Lara from S9, E21. Liam talks about their large, blended family, transitioning from “she” to “they” and starting testosterone, and their new book, “Queer Conception: The Complete Fertility Guide for Queer and Trans Parents-To-Be. Buckle up buttercups….. we cover a lot of ground here. If you like the episode, make sure to leave us a review and support The Queer Family Podcast on Patreon for as low as $2/month! thequeerfamilypodcast.com / thequeerfamilypodcast@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB/TikTok/YouTube: @thequeerfamilypodcast Order the #ITOCT book Amazon, IndieBound, Audible. Edited by EditAudio Theme song: Tiffany Topol\ Logo art: Daneen Stevenato. Thanks to our Patreon supporters!  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://re

The Queer Family Podcast | BONUS | As we gear up for our Season 11 launch on 2/6, we will be releasing daily bonus eps to showcase the contributors who will be helping with the rebranded show! Take time to re-acclimate yourself with Joanne and Lara from S3, E9. Lara and Joanne decided they didn’t need IVF or frozen sperm to make a baby. Instead, their plan was to just do it, the old-fashioned way, but that involved Lara stepping down off hormones and a lot of emotional baggage neither one expected. If you like the episode, make sure to leave us a review and support The Queer Family Podcast on Patreon for as low as $2/month! “There are studies out there that talk about how trans people’s brains usually fire off in similar ways as their cis-gender counterparts, based on their gender identity. So when you don’t have the correct hormones in your body it causes these horrible mental health issues” Lara thequeerfamilypodcast.com / thequeerfamilypodcast@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB/TikTok/YouTube: @thequeerfamilypodcast

| BONUS | As we gear up for our Season 11 launch on 2/6, we will be releasing daily bonus eps to showcase the contributors who will be helping with the rebranded show! Take some time to re-acclimate yourselves with Amanda and Gab from S5, E29. Amanda and Gab experienced very serious micro-aggressions at the clinic where they were trying to make a family. Instead of suing, they worked hand in hand with the clinic to improve all aspects of how they interact with the LGBTQ population. If you like the episode, make sure to leave us a review and support The Queer Family Podcast on Patreon for as low as $2/month! “In all of the stories and all of the materials I've found about making families as a queer couple, I haven't found many, if any, where the story is, "I tried and tried and tried, and nothing happened.” Am I going to be the person whose story is, "nothing happened?" Amanda thequeerfamilypodcast.com / thequeerfamilypodcast@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB/TikTok/YouTube: @thequeerfamilypodcast Or

The Queer Family Podcast | BONUS | As we gear up for our Season 11 launch on 2/6, we will be releasing daily bonus eps to showcase the contributors who will be helping with the rebranded show! Take some time to re-acclimate yourselves with Tiq from S3, E34. Writer, speaker, activist, and model, Tiq Milan joins us to talk about losing the lesbian community when he transitioned, his dear sweet auntie who asked if he and his wife were going to use his sperm to make a baby, and the importance of visibility. If you like the episode, make sure to leave us a review and support The Queer Family Podcast on Patreon for as low as $2/month! “I’m not doing anything to make people think I’m a cis-gender person. People are assuming I’m a cis-gender person. I, in no way, want to be straight, or a cis-gender person. I’m very trans, I’m very queer, I’m in community.” Tiq Milan ovariestalk.com / thequeerfamilypodcast@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB/TikTok/YouTube: @thequeerfamilypodcast Order the #ITOCT book Amazon, IndieBound, Audib

The Queer Family Podcast | BONUS | As we gear up for our Season 11 launch on 2/6, we will be releasing daily bonus eps to showcase the contributors who will be helping with the rebranded show! Take some time to re-acclimate yourselves with Romaine from S63, E3. Romaine, of DNR Show fame, joins to talk about her daughter who came out as bi at 11, choosing an anonymous donor and beating the pants off ITOCT for the People’s Choice Podcast Awards. If you like the episode, make sure to leave us a review and support The Queer Family Podcast on Patreon for as low as $2/month! ovariestalk.com / ovariestalk@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB/TikTok/YouTube: @thequeerfamilypodcast Order the #ITOCT book Amazon, IndieBound, Audible. Edited by EditAudio Theme song: Tiffany Topol\ Logo art: Daneen Stevenato. Thanks to our Patreon supporters! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Queer Family Podcast | BONUS | As we gear up for our Season 11 launch on 2/6, we will be releasing daily bonus eps to showcase the contributors who will be helping with the rebranded show! Take some time to re-acclimate yourselves with Brandi and Lawrence from S6, E7. Influencers Brandi and Lawrence were best friends and coworkers. They both wanted a kid, and over a Sunday brunch shift, they decided to make a baby together. If you like the episode, make sure to leave us a review and support The Queer Family Podcast on Patreon for as low as $2/month! “We are essentially a family. We just have a non-intimate, intimate relationship.” Brandi J. Andrews ovariestalk.com / ovariestalk@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB/TikTok/YouTube: @thequeerfamilypodcast/@ovariestalk Order the #ITOCT book Amazon, IndieBound, Audible. Edited by EditAudio Theme song: Tiffany Topol\ Logo art: Daneen Stevenato. Thanks to our Patreon supporters!  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.co

The show all about family; but with gay! Queer mom, Jaimie Kelton, humorously goes in-depth with weekly LGBTQIA+ guests about their families; how they made them, and how they show up in a world that wasn't necessarily designed for them. The mission is to normalize, elevate and celebrate queer families, while confirming that we're just like other parents, trying not to yell at our kids when they still haven't put their shoes on and we're 25 minutes late for school. The end result is a compelling podcast that amusingly explores the age-old question: what's it like to live as an LGBTQ family in a world built for the straights? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Queer Family Podcast | BONUS | As we gear up for our Season 11 launch on 2/6, we will be releasing daily bonus eps to showcase the contributors who will be helping with the rebranded show! Take some time to re-acclimate yourselves with Katherine and Nick from S4, E2. Nick lived as a woman. Birthed four babies. Met Katherine. Fell in love. Transitioned. Now they’re just another beautiful family with five kids and a minivan. If you like the episode, make sure to leave us a review and support The Queer Family Podcast on Patreon for as low as $2/month!. “Her being feminine allowed me to play with the masculine.” Nick North ovariestalk.com / ovariestalk@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB/TikTok/YouTube: @thequeerfamilypodcast/@ovariestalk Order the #ITOCT book Amazon, IndieBound, Audible. Edited by EditAudio Theme song: Tiffany Topol\ Logo art: Daneen Stevenato. Thanks to our Patreon supporters!  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Queer Family Podcast | BONUS | As we gear up for our Season 11 launch on 2/6, we will be releasing daily bonus eps to showcase the contributors who will be helping with the rebranded show! Take some time to re-acclimate yourselves with Tiff and Carissa from S3, E2. These fans of ITOCT reached out because they wanted to hear an episode about interracial couples having babies. So naturally, we invited them on to tell their story. Then turned it into a recurring segment so we can all follow their journey to parenthood. If you like the episode, make sure to leave us a review and support The Queer Family Podcast on Patreon for as low as $2/month! “In 5 years we’ve recorded over 190 episodes and garnered over 1 million downloads.The queer agenda has spoken.” Jaimie Kelton ovariestalk.com / ovariestalk@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB/TikTok/YouTube: @thequeerfamilypodcast/@ovariestalk Order the #ITOCT book Amazon, IndieBound, Audible. Edited by EditAudio Theme song: Tiffany Topol\ Logo art: Daneed Stevenato. Thanks to

[KIDS AND FAMILY] If These Ovaries Could Talk | S10 Ep 15 Jaimie sits down with her wife Anne to re-visit some of her favorite moments from Season 10 and to talk about some of the changes in store for Season 11. If you like the episode, make sure to leave us a review and support the If These Ovaries Could Talk Patreon for as low as $2/month! “In 5 years we’ve recorded over 190 episodes and garnered over 1 million downloads. The queer agenda has spoken.” Jaimie Kelton ovariestalk.com / ovariestalk@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB/TikTok/YouTube: @ovariestalk  Order the #ITOCT book Amazon, IndieBound, Audible.   Edited by EditAudio theme song: Songfinch & Tiffany Topol\ Thanks to our Patreon supporters!  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

[KIDS AND FAMILY] If These Ovaries Could Talk | S10 Ep 14 Brooke and her wife, Caitlin, conceived their twins in Australia despite a “socially infertile” diagnosis, sperm donor shortage, and an extremely harsh Covid lockdown. If you like the episode, make sure to leave us a review and support the If These Ovaries Could Talk Patreon for as low as $2/month! “We were socially infertile and not medically infertile, so the coverage that we got from medicare was not that great.” Brooke  ovariestalk.com / ovariestalk@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB/TikTok/YouTube: @ovariestalk  Order the #ITOCT book Amazon, IndieBound, Audible. Edited by EditAudio theme song: Songfinch & Tiffany Topol\ Thanks to our Patreon supporters!  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

[KIDS AND FAMILY] If These Ovaries Could Talk | S10 Ep 13 Lindz Amer, creator of Queer Kid Stuff, an edutainment company that brings LGBTQ+ and social justice media to kids and families, joins us to talk about gender, what it means to be queer and what it means to be an ally. If you like the episode, make sure to leave us a review and support the If These Ovaries Could Talk Patreon for as low as $2/month! “We’re talking about queerness as a special kind of difference.” Lindz Amer ovariestalk.com / ovariestalk@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB/TikTok/YouTube: @ovariestalk  Order the #ITOCT book Amazon, IndieBound, and Audible. Edited by EditAudio theme song: Songfinch & Tiffany Topol\ Thanks to LightStream and our Patreon supporters! Photo Credit for ep art: Ella Pennington Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

If These Ovaries Could Talk | S10 Ep 12 TikTok influencers Carley and Mercedes give us the inside scoop on how their relationship blew TikTok up with steamy lesbian romance, the possibility of an upcoming proposal, and if queer baby-making lies in their future.  Order the #ITOCT book Amazon, IndieBound, Audible. ovariestalk@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB/TikTok/YouTube: @ovariestalk  Edited by EditAudio press Brett Henne theme song: Songfinch & Tiffany Topol\ Thanks to LightStream and our Patreon supporters!  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

If These Ovaries Could Talk | S10 Ep 11 Kierra Johnson, Executive Director of The LGBTQ Task Force talks about where we stand after the 2022 midterms. We also hear about her coming out story, marriage, pregnancies, divorce, becoming a single queer mother by choice post-divorce, and her new blended family. Order the #ITOCT book Amazon, IndieBound, Audible. ovariestalk@gmail.com IG/Twitter/FB/TikTok/YouTube: @ovariestalk  Edited by EditAudio press Brett Henne theme song: Songfinch & Tiffany Topol\ Thanks to LightStream and our Patreon supporters!  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy