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BioHacked: Family Secrets

BioHacked: Family Secrets

Sony Music Entertainment 14 Episodes Oct 8, 2026

BioHacked: Family Secrets tells true stories of people caught between the medicine and technology industries, focusing on children of anonymous sperm and egg donors who uncover their donors' identities and gather vital medical information. The podcast explores ethical, scientific, and political challenges arising from the fertility industry. It is part of The Binge, a true crime hub from Sony Music Entertainment.

Episodes

Introducing DOCTOR BILLIONS: Thousands of Patients. Fake Parts. Who Was Next?
Introducing DOCTOR BILLIONS: Thousands of Patients. Fake Parts. Who Was Next? Oct 8, 2026 434 After a work injury, Derika Moses had her spine fused. Then her pain got worse. Years later, a letter arrived. The hardware in her back might be counterfeit. Not sterile. Not FDA approved. Made in a dingy machine shop in Southern California.  She wasn't the only one. Thousands of patients. Dozens of doctors, lawyers and healthcare workers. One of the largest healthcare frauds in U.S. histor
Introducing BioHacked: Family Secrets
Introducing BioHacked: Family Secrets Sep 28, 2022 163 In the age of DNA, not many things can stay buried forever. BioHacked S1: Family Secrets, explores how at-home genetic testing is upending the baby business, and putting the children of anonymous sperm and egg donors into direct conflict with the industry that created them. Coming March 9th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
12. A Future Without Shame
12. A Future Without Shame Sep 28, 2022 2635 The baby business has used shame and secrecy as tools for decades. But a new generation of parents are removing stigma by leaning into a model that centers love, science, and determination. How can the lessons of the past shape the way forward for the fertility industry? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
11. Underground Markets
11. Underground Markets Sep 28, 2022 2438 From Facebook groups to Tinder-like apps, a new generation of parents are using unregulated tech to form families outside the baby business. Get to know the women and couples seeking out sperm online – and the donors stepping up to the plate to help them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
10. The Great Sperm Drought
10. The Great Sperm Drought Sep 28, 2022 2467 Fertility industry experts have a warning for donor conceived activists: new rules in the baby business could have some big, unintended consequences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
9. Anger To Action
9. Anger To Action Sep 28, 2022 2413 Donor conceived activists want lasting change, but they'll have to go big with their plans to overhaul the baby business. They've organized and strategized — and now, they're ready to take on the multi-billion dollar industry that created them. Even if it is an uphill battle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
8. A Deadly Donation?
8. A Deadly Donation? Sep 28, 2022 2583 Thousands of women donate eggs for cash or freeze them for personal use. Could this life-altering treatment be a lot more dangerous than we think? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
7. Cease and Desist
7. Cease and Desist Sep 28, 2022 2043 A grandmother, a granddaughter, and one anonymous donor's fight to maintain his privacy. What happens when a genetic test creates a family rift? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
6. Wrongful Life
6. Wrongful Life Sep 28, 2022 2275 The David and Goliath battle between an industry powerhouse and a family with a sick child. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
5. The Genius Experiment: Part 2
5. The Genius Experiment: Part 2 Sep 28, 2022 2367 A look at a family built by Robert Graham’s infamous Repository for Germinal Choice reveals the dark side of this genius sperm bank. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
4. The Genius Experiment: Part 1
4. The Genius Experiment: Part 1 Sep 28, 2022 2126 An improbable tale to transform the human race, one genius at a time. Find out how a plan so seemingly out there wound up revolutionizing the baby business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
3. The Birth of The Sperm Bank
3. The Birth of The Sperm Bank Sep 28, 2022 2210 Frozen semen, a media circus, and the father of sperm banking. The man and the moment that gave life to millions — and catapulted the fertility industry into a global business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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