Once Upon A Time...In Adopteeland
Jennifer Dyan Ghoston
4.9from 97 ratings
- 304
- Episodes
- 26
- Transcribed
- 97
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About Once Upon A Time...In Adopteeland
Through an audio drama and episodes of thought-provoking conversations, the listening audience can learn some of the issues faced by those affected by relinquishment and adoption. The adoptee is at the center of all conversations had with other members of the adoption constellation.
- Publisher
- Jennifer Dyan Ghoston
- Category
- education · society & culture · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 15 Mar 2021
- Latest episode
- 6 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
26 of 304 episodes have a transcript.
6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
304. Tracey A. Marshall: "Later is Better Than Never"
29 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
303. Noel Holton Brathwaite: "Adoptee Superpowers: Sensitivity, Compassion and Resilience"
22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
302. Aimee Seiff Christian: "The Other Daughter in the Anthology of Relative Strangers"
Inside a recent episode
304. Tracey A. Marshall: "Later is Better Than Never"
Published 6 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I wasn't interested in doing anything but really hanging out with my dad. So that resonates with me. What would you say about your childhood overall? Was it healthy? I think there were healthy aspects of it. And there were unhealthy aspects of it. So wherever you want to start. Yeah, wherever you want to start and share part of your story, childhood. I think my parents had... their own you know they had dreams like all parents do they had dreams and ideas of of what they wanted from me what they wanted for me and it was a time you know I grew up in a time where it was just you know do as I say not a lot of discussion you know just You know, parents today do more talking and negotiating and respecting the ideas and the thoughts of their child. […]
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- Tracey A Marshall
- Noel Holton Brathwaite
- Aimee Seiff Christian
- Joyce Maguire Pavao
- Elizabeth Barbour
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 75 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 22 ratings
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- Quality
- 67
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 82
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