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Throughline November 25, 2021 40m

Fighting Fires and Family Secrets

NPR

Summary

This history transcript features a personal narrative, "He's Just 23 Chromosomes," by Anya Steinberg, who discovers her family's use of a sperm donor and her donor's identity as a jazz musician, not a doctor. This revelation leads to an identity crisis for Anya, questioning her own creative inclinations. The story also touches on her complicated relationship with her adoptive father and her brother's relief upon learning the truth about their biological father.

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