Adoptees Crossing Lines

Zaira

Adoptees Crossing Lines is a podcast about adoption told through lived experience. Hosted by an adoptee who survived the foster care system, it names the harm of the family policing system. The work centers survivors, abolition, and community care.

  1. Oct 9

    Fancy Dance: When Family Preservation Becomes a Crime

    Fancy Dance: When Family Preservation Becomes a Crime Episode Summary: In this episode of Adoptees Crossing Lines, Zaira and J Way continue their Family Policing in the Media series with Fancy Dance. Unlike so many films about adoption and foster care,...

    Fancy Dance: When Family Preservation Becomes a Crime

  2. Sep 18

    The Wild Robot: Rewriting Harm as Love

    The Wild Robot: Rewriting Harm as Love Episode Summary: The Wild Robot isn’t technically an adoption story, or at least it doesn’t look like one at first. But once you strip away the animation, sweeping music, and story about a robot learning to love, ...

    The Wild Robot: Rewriting Harm as Love

  3. Sep 4

    Short Term 12: Who Gets Centered When We Tell Stories About Care?

    Short Term 12: Who Gets Centered When We Tell Stories About Care? Episode Summary: In this episode of Adoptees Crossing Lines, Zaira and J Way continue their Family Policing in the Media series with Short Term 12. Once remembered as a rare film that ce...

    Short Term 12: Who Gets Centered When We Tell Stories About Care?

  4. Aug 21

    Beyond the Happy Ending: Matilda and Child Autonomy

    Beyond the Happy Ending: Matilda and Child Autonomy Episode Summary: In this episode of Adoptees Crossing Lines, Zaira and J Way continue their Family Policing in the Media series with a childhood classic: Matilda. Rewatching the film as adults, they e...

    Beyond the Happy Ending: Matilda and Child Autonomy

  5. Mar 13

    Joker: Systems, Class Warfare, and the Cost of Being Unseen

    Joker: Systems, Class Warfare, and the Cost of Being Unseen Episode summary: In this episode of Adoptees Crossing Lines, Zaira and Jay continue their mini-series on family policing in the media with a discussion of the 2019 film Joker. They unpack the ...

    Joker: Systems, Class Warfare, and the Cost of Being Unseen

  6. Feb 27

    Sound of Hope (Possum Trot): Church Driven Adoption, Propaganda, and the Cost of “Saving” Kids

    Episode summary: Zaira and J continue the mini-series on family policing in the media with Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot. They break down how the film uses religion, marketing, and savior narratives to sell adoption as “justice,” while ignori...

    Sound of Hope (Possum Trot): Church Driven Adoption, Propaganda, and the Cost of “Saving” Kids

  7. Feb 13

    Losing Isaiah: When the System Steals, and Hollywood Sells It Back to You

    Losing Isaiah: When the System Steals, and Hollywood Sells It Back to You Episode Summary: In this episode of Adoptees Crossing Lines, Zaira and J Way continue their mini-series on family policing in the media with a critical look at the 1995 film Losi...

    Losing Isaiah: When the System Steals, and Hollywood Sells It Back to You

  8. Jan 23

    Instant Family: Comedy, Consent, and Adoption Propaganda

    Instant Family: Comedy, Consent, and Adoption Propaganda Episode Summary: What happens when a comedy about foster care hides a deeper agenda? In this episode of Adoptees Crossing Lines, Zaira and J Way dig into the film Instant Family, its tone, tropes...

    Instant Family: Comedy, Consent, and Adoption Propaganda
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Adoptees Crossing Lines is a podcast about adoption told through lived experience. Hosted by an adoptee who survived the foster care system, it names the harm of the family policing system. The work centers survivors, abolition, and community care.

Information

  • Creator
    Zaira
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    55
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Adoptees Crossing Lines
  • Show Website
    Adoptees Crossing Lines

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