
By Any Means - Episode 3 - 700 Siblings
Systemic secrecy and loose record-keeping in the early days of IVF is coming to light, and it's clear that some sperm donors were abusing the system. In this episode, Amelia hears from adult donor-co...
3 Jun 202543min

By Any Means - Episode 2 - Russellpalooza
In the early 2000s, the advent of DNA test kits opens the Pandora’s Box of conception secrets. As the identities of many previously anonymous sperm donors are suddenly revealed, their biological child...
27 Mai 202542min

By Any Means - Episode 1 - That Infertility Feeling
An intriguing email propels journalist Amelia Oberhardt to investigate the fertility industry in Australia, its history and methods, and the outcomes for the children born during the early days of IVF...
27 Mai 202535min

Introducing By Any Means
Egg donation, sperm donation and surrogacy – assisted reproduction technologies have made it easier than ever to have a baby but created an ethical and identity minefield. From finding sperm on Facebo...
13 Apr 20253min

Should I Spit? - Episode 9 - Eye of Sauron
Claire discovers how the Australian Federal Police are embracing FIGG, but with no regulation to safeguard against the privacy concerns which come with increased genetic surveillance. And in the final...
19 Mar 202547min

Should I Spit? - Episode 8 - FIGG
Claire meets the scientist responsible for the original DNA family history project Michael’s father donated to. He’s a well-known archaeo-geneticist who was attempting to build a DNA family tree of th...
19 Mar 202544min

Should I Spit? - Episode 7 - Secrets of the Pharaohs
Claire learns the details about the original study which took the DNA samples from Michael’s father; from its religious origins to how the data eventually became part of Ancestry’s database. The polic...
19 Mar 202541min

Should I Spit? - Episode 6 - Sins of the Father
Although Michael is no longer a murder suspect, his male cousins are scrutinised. The Idaho Falls police are trialing a new technology which predicts someone’s physical appearance based on DNA samples...
12 Mar 202536min



















