Some updates: the show is going on hiatus, and I have so very much gratitude to everyone who's been listening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 10: You're Our Kid

Dec 25th, 2023 36m 4s

This very special conversation between my godmothers and me is one of my favorites of the season (okay, aren't they all?!). Many thanks to my sweet aunties for sitting down for this conversation around their own relationships to parenthood as g

Episode 9: A Conversation with Daisye

Dec 18th, 2023 1h 17m

This week's conversation is with the inimitable Daisye, for whose wisdom, eloquence, and thoughtfulness I am so grateful. We talk about her experiences coming of age as a lesbian in the early 1990s while also navigating the experience of her mo

Episode 8: A Conversation with Jesse

Dec 4th, 2023 1h 5m

On this episode, I talk to Jesse, a fellow child of two moms who grew up in the Boston area, and who was the first person I met in adulthood also raised by two moms. It was such a treat to reconnect with Jesse after 10+ years. Hosted on Acast.

Episode 8: A Conversation with Alex

Nov 27th, 2023 57m 30s

On this episode, I talk to Alex, a fellow child of two moms who grew up in Seattle at the same time I did. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 7: A Conversation with Sammy, Part Two

Nov 20th, 2023 1h 3m

Today's episode is part two of a two-part conversation with my dear friend Sammy, a fellow child of two moms who grew up in the Boston area. If you haven't listened to part one, go back and check out Episode 6. We talk about the intersection of

Episode 6: A Conversation with Sammy, Part One

Nov 13th, 2023 43m 5s

On this episode, I talk to Sammy, a fellow child of two moms who grew up in the Boston area. Many thanks to Sammy for her generous trust in me to bring our conversation to you all. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 5: The Cultural Attaché to Greece

Nov 6th, 2023 28m 12s

On this episode of Your Other Mother, I talk about depictions of queer families in the media I engaged with in the 1990s and 2000s, including films The Birdcage and The Kids Are All Right, and TV shows Friends and Will & Grace. Hosted on Acast.

Episode 4: Lucky To Have You As My Mother

Oct 30th, 2023 39m 8s

A conversation with the incredible Jane (not her real name), a former "sperm broker" for gay women trying to have biological children in the 1980s in the Seattle area. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 3: What Words To Use

Oct 23rd, 2023 19m 42s

In this (short) episode, I talk about the terms I use throughout the podcast and reflect on the complexities and nuances of the words we use to describe our families and ourselves. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 2: Queer Family-Making in Washington

Oct 16th, 2023 54m 21s

In this episode, I interview three incredible advocates who have worked in the adoption space in Washington state over the past decades: Washington State Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu, attorney and former court commissioner Eric Watness, and at

Episode 1: You've Got Gay Blood In You

Oct 9th, 2023 34m 2s

On this premiere episode of Your Other Mother, I share what it was like to grow up raised by two moms in the 1990s and 2000s.Some terminology you'll hear throughout the episode, for those who may be unfamiliar:"queer" is often used as a synonym

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Coming Soon: Your Other Mother

Oct 1st, 2023 3m 2s

Your Other Mother is a podcast elevating stories of queer family-making, documenting the history of adoption by queer folks in Washington state in the 1980s and 1990s, and sharing the personal history of a person raised by two moms during a tim

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