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Identical Strangers

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Oct 23, 202517:10Society & Culture

Paula Bernstein and Elyse Schein were both born in New York City and adopted as infants. When they were 35 years old, they met and found they were “identical strangers.” This story originally aired on NPR in 2007. Liked...

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Identical Strangers is an episode from Radio Diaries by Radio Diaries & Radiotopia. Paula Bernstein and Elyse Schein were both born in New York City and adopted as infants. When they were 35 years old, they met and found they were “identica...

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Published Oct 23, 2025, 17:10 long, audio available.

Identical Strangers

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