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Matt Mira and Doree Shafrir want to have a baby, but they need a little help from science. Come along on their wild, heartfelt, and often unintentionally hilarious journey through the world...

We're back, and we've got some reflections on the state of the pod and some life updates (spoiler: decluttering has occurred). Thanks for yo...

We reflect on our family vacation and the holidays, and also send out multiple egg, sperm and green whistle signals. (It will make sense eve...

We recap our Thanksgiving trip to Boston and Doree reflects on her high school reunion, and her great hair that night. Want more of us? Join...

Matt takes Henry on a playdate that lasts much longer than anyone anticipated. Plus we hear some Thanksgiving advice and discuss our own pla...

Doree wonders when the "All Is Lost" section of the screenplay will be over, and a listener really wants to tell us she's sorry, and we acce...

Hi! We're still here! Thanks for all of your texts and emails and overall concern. We discuss where we've been, where we're going, and why r...

We discuss our latest adventures in kids' sports. A listener updates us on her daycare decision, and another listener responds to a months-o...

Yes, it's been a minute, but we're back and ready to roll up our sleeves and get to work. Matt's coaching Henry's baseball team and Doree ha...

We take Henry to see a play and Doree takes Henry out for lunch. We give advice to a listener who's debating whether to send her baby to day...

We recap our trip to New England and Doree discusses her team's epic win at Sectionals. Plus, listeners share thoughts about moving with sma...

We frantically prepare for a trip, and Matt tries to be there for Doree. We give advice to a listener who's about to move cross-country, and...

Henry falls in love with boogie boarding while Matt drives around aimlessly. Doree unearths an old email from a friend, and listeners have l...

Henry is psyched about his new camp. We give advice to a listener whose 4-year-old won't stay in bed and hear a cautionary tale about having...

We spend a surprising amount of time at the beach over the weekend and have an impromptu playdate at an unexpected place. A listener has a m...

We say goodbye to our beloved sister-in-law Alyson and Matt shares how he finally overcame his writer's block. Listeners share how they use...

We pay a visit to Henry's favorite grocery store and Matt contemplates alternative careers. A longtime listener writes in with some suggesti...

We recap our trip to the Savannah Bananas game in Anaheim, and we have an important popsicles update. A listener offers more info on AirTags...

Henry goes swimming and we wonder whether this is the only activity that truly tires him out. Listeners have thoughts on pool safety and set...

Doree celebrates her birthday with balloons, cake, and sweet cards from Matt and Henry. Listeners offer unemployment reassurance and a mini-...

We go on an unexpected Mother's Day excursion. A listener writes in with unemployment solidarity, and another wants more details on Doree's...

Doree solves a mystery in real time, and Matt eats some delicious Korean BBQ. A listener writes in with her infertility story, and other lis...

We recap Henry's birthday weekend and our dizzying number of logistical puzzles to solve. Plus, we hear from a listener with a similar banan...

We recap our excellent trip to Washington, D.C. Our Patreon supporters showed up for us and sent in so many great questions for the main epi...

We got a LOT of listeners writing in about potty training, plus an update from the original potty training listener! Plus we give advice to...

We discuss our unplanned week off and reflect on Matt's parents' visit. We give potty training advice to a listener and Matt guides a listen...

Henry's baseball season kicks off. A listener sends out the egg signal for pre-menopause hysterectomies and we also hear from listeners abou...

Listeners weigh in on whether to do IUIs or go straight to IVF and on having another kid when you have a chronic illness. Plus, Matt gives s...

Doree responds decisively to a listener's IVF question and we send out a couple of egg signals. A listener has a pretty lovely-sounding teen...

We discuss our new self-help action items and whether they're working. A listener writes in with an old-school IVF question and we discuss s...

Doree takes her parents on a field trip to the See's Candy store and we discuss the rest of the weekend parental visit. We offer some reassu...

We learn that Henry doesn't know what the Super Bowl is and Matt finds himself enjoying a Jeep commercial. A listener writes in with a quest...

Matt's on duty all weekend while Doree is off to ANOTHER tennis weekend. We get some updates from listeners about NIPT tests and how the pod...

Despite Henry's reservations, we had a great weekend in the desert. We hear from a couple of listeners with infertility updates (throwback!)...

We discuss Henry's reluctance to go on a family road trip, the egg signal goes out for reproductive immunology, and a listener compliments D...

Thanks to everyone who checked in on us in the past few days in the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires. We're at home and safe, and just tryi...

It's been two weeks and we have a lot to catch up on! Matt has a new life philosophy and we come to a realization about Henry's favorite asp...

We visit a homespun holiday light show with some suspiciously familiar characters. A listener calls in with a very detailed explanation of h...

We recap a holiday light show and very crowded day at Disneyland, and then get some advice about dealing with kids who hate to lose. Doree's...

We discuss how to deal with a 5-year-old who insists on winning. Matt wonders what to do with his boredom, while Doree debates the pros and...

We recap our Thanksgiving, including a somewhat ill-fated golf excursion, and Matt reveals what's been keeping him up at night. A listener s...

Doree's dad is in town and Matt's on some new meds. A listener writes in with some fresh transfer anecdata and the egg signal goes out about...

Henry goes to a bowling birthday party and Matt comes up with an extended metaphor involving an aviary. We get an update from a listener abo...

We take a field trip to see a play with Henry and he spends hours at an enormous bounce house. Oh yeah, and there was an election. Whomp who...

Matt and Henry go out to dinner and Doree makes an impassioned last-minute Election Day plea. Listeners have thoughts about thin linings and...

We discuss our last week of being a Covid household and how we've both managed. Then we have some old-school IVF/infertility messages from l...

We take Henry to Disneyland on a day off from school and he levels up the experience. Plus, Doree signs up for lessons in one of Matt's main...

Doree reveals why she cried this morning and Matt reminds her that there's an easy way to solve her problem. We hear from a linguistics prof...

Henry is very himself and a listener compliments Matt on his ad break skills. Plus, Christian preschool is the topic that won't die and anot...

Henry's soccer game is a bust but T-ball is not, and we hear from listeners about feeding tubes and Christian schools. It's Bake Off season!...

We discuss Matt's weekend of heavy dadding and Doree is grateful for an Egghead's support. Listeners have more thoughts about Christian scho...