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What happens when the path you thought you were on… just doesn’t work out? This week, we’re talking to Phil and Jonathan—two dads who spent...
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Two lesbians chat about making babies and non-traditional families. Jaimie and Robin go in-depth with weekly guests about their hopes, fears and setbacks when making a baby with love and sci...

What happens when the path you thought you were on… just doesn’t work out? This week, we’re talking to Phil and Jonathan—two dads who spent...

Dianni Hall—queer Latina, former full-time traveler, and Jaimie’s new assistant producer on The Queer Family Podcast(!) —joins us for a conv...

Robin Maril—law professor, former Human Rights Campaign attorney, and host of A Queer Guide to Saving Democracy —joins us for a conversation...

This week’s episode is a little different—and very real. When a scheduled guest wasn’t ready to share their story, Jaimie and her wife Anne...

Jaimie sits down with fellow podcaster Jameel Mayers, host of Fathernetics , to talk about his journey to fatherhood through the foster-to-a...

Jaimie sits down with Daniel Berezowsky to talk about his and his husband’s journey to parenthood through surrogacy — and how their work in...

What happens when the life you built no longer fits who you are — or the world no longer feels safe for your family? In this episode, Jaimie...

What does it really take to build a family through surrogacy as a same sex couple? In this episode, Jaimie sits down with attorney and dad A...

Robert and Shannon are “two regular degular schmegular queers” who went from friends… to dating… to buying sperm in just a few months (yes,...

Building a family didn’t happen the way same sex parents Sarah and Beth originally imagined. What began as a straightforward plan unfolded i...

Jaimie sits down with Hilde Festerling —queer mom, children’s writer, and the creator of the all-ages “barnyard gothic” audio drama podcast...

Lex Beach is a gay mom of seven kids (ages 8–23), and her LGBTQ family-building story truly covers the waterfront: donor sperm, IUIs, donor...

We were supposed to be dark this week… but instead, we popped in with a very special bonus episode . In this short, unscripted, slightly cha...

I’m putting this archived conversation back into the world because, like many of you, I’m feeling overwhelmed, angry, and honestly a bit hel...

ARCHIVE (Recorded in 2024): Meet Shawndeez, a non-binary trans dad who shares their journey towards self-discovery and parenthood. Shawndeez...

This episode was recorded in 2020 and originally released under the show’s former name, If These Ovaries Could Talk . While Ranae von Meding...

This episode originally aired back when the show was called If These Ovaries Could Talk , hosted by Jaimie Kelton and Robin Hopkins — before...

As we head into a new year, we’re revisiting a very special episode — and carrying those Pride vibes forward with us . This episode original...

Before The Queer Family Podcast had its name, it began as If These Ovaries Could Talk —a show Jaimie launched with original co-host Robin Ho...

Jaimie talks with Naia , founder of Be Parent Surrogacy , about international surrogacy options, what intended parents can expect when worki...

Anish & Miguel are two dads in Berlin who recently welcomed their son, Alexander, through agency-based surrogacy. And listen — some of us (c...

Sam & Laura Abbey are BACK, y’all. The last time they were on the show it was still called If These Ovaries Could Talk , they only had one k...

Midwife, parent, nurse, educator, and proud Palestinian Ash joins Jaimie for a powerful, expansive conversation that connects queer birth wo...

Jaimie chats with Yanica & Leah , the interracial two-mom family behind @thefaustinfam, about building a queer family with intention. They d...

Author and educator Kirsty Loehr joins Jaimie to share her beautifully messy story of queer family building — from reciprocal IVF with her e...

Alon Rivel joins Jaimie for a brutally honest, funny, and heartfelt conversation about what it really takes—emotionally, financially, and sp...

Meet Mark and Eoin , two Irish dads proving that queer family building is both an act of love and of advocacy. Their path to fatherhood took...

What happens when you grow up in an evangelical cult, spend years closeted, marry to appease your family, and still find your way to queerne...

In this mind-expanding conversation, Jaimie sits down with Maya Gonzalez — genderqueer artist, author, publisher, educator, parent, and crea...

Kevin and Alim—longtime partners, dads of two, and global citizens—share how they built their family through Canadian surrogacy, what they l...

Screens are everywhere — but how do we keep them from taking over our kids’ lives? In this special ally episode , Jaimie sits down with Case...

Queer therapist and “kid of queer parents” Ann Russo joins Jaimie to show what ordinary, extraordinary queer family looks like. Raised in th...

Transmasc author and parent Jesse Callans joins Jaimie to flip the parenting script. Jesse shares how he pressed pause on transition to buil...

We went in-studio (!) with journalist Orion Rummler (The 19th) and Rachel Minkin (Pew Research Center, and a gay mom) to unpack Pew’s major...

In this Season 20 opener, Jaimie sits down in person (for the first time in years!) with two powerhouse voices in the LGBTQIA+ family-buildi...

🎉 Bonus Episode Alert! 🎉 Season 20 officially drops on September 1st , but while you wait, we’ve got one last bonus for you. This heartfel...

As we gear up for the launch of Season 20 this September, we're sharing some favorite past episodes that continue to resonate—because queer...

While we gear up for Season 20 (September 1st!), I’m sharing something special — an episode swap with the fabulous podcast Cruising. They’re...

🎉 BONUS REPLAY: Flipping the Script on Foster Adoption As we gear up for the launch of Season 20 this September (!!!), I’m revisiting some...

🎉 BONUS EPISODE DROP! 🎉 As I get ready to launch Season 20 of The Queer Family Podcast this September(!), I’m sharing a few guest appearan...

🎉 Bonus Episode Drop! 🎉 While we gear up for Season 20 of The Queer Family Podcast , we're sharing this powerful conversation Jaimie had a...

🎉 Bonus Episode Drop! 🎉 While Jaimie gears up for Season 20 of The Queer Family Podcast—launching this August!—she's sharing this bonus ep...

Haven and Koy's journey to parenthood included IVF, IUIs, anonymous and known donors, multiple moves, and ultimately foster care—where they...

Can cis men be lactation consultants? Can trans folks chestfeed ? Can someone who had top surgery still make milk? YES, YES, and YES. In thi...

Jaimie and her wife Anne share a heartfelt update on Anne's breast cancer journey, including the challenges of chemotherapy, unexpected back...

Peggy Gillespie returns to The Queer Family Podcast with even more stories, accolades, and queer advocacy badassery. Peggy Gillespie, co-fou...

Darra Gordon, the new CEO of Family Equality, joins host Jaimie to share her wild, beautiful, and intentional journey to queer parenthood—wh...

Kyle Casey Chu (@pandadulce) is a drag performer, author, filmmaker, and one of the founding queens of Drag Story Hour—and in this powerful...

Brian Crano and David Joseph Craig are husbands, dads, filmmakers—and now the creators of a new dark comedy based on their real journey to q...

Darren Graham (@therealdarrengraham), a single gay dad by choice and content creator, shares his beautiful and powerful journey to fatherhoo...