8 episodes

DONOR 9623
When scores of aspiring parents turned to the fertility industry to start families, they chose a remarkable young man to be the biological father of their children. He was a music prodigy and gifted athlete who had a genius IQ, movie star looks, and perfect health.
Except it was all a lie.
In this tour de force of investigative reporting, host Dov Fox unravels the case of Donor 9623, examining the complex forces and competing agendas behind the biggest reproductive hoax of our time. The story is dark, propulsive - and in an unexpected turn - hopeful. This Audible Original exposes the billion-dollar industry that creates hundreds of thousands of babies every year, through unprecedented access to its key players - and to Donor 9623 himself.
The 8-episode series raises hard questions about what we want when we set out to have kids - and what happens when we don’t get it. It places us in the grip of life lived with crushing uncertainty. And unsettles our deepest understanding of what it means to be human.

Donor 9623 Audible

    • True Crime
    • 5.0 • 7 Ratings

DONOR 9623
When scores of aspiring parents turned to the fertility industry to start families, they chose a remarkable young man to be the biological father of their children. He was a music prodigy and gifted athlete who had a genius IQ, movie star looks, and perfect health.
Except it was all a lie.
In this tour de force of investigative reporting, host Dov Fox unravels the case of Donor 9623, examining the complex forces and competing agendas behind the biggest reproductive hoax of our time. The story is dark, propulsive - and in an unexpected turn - hopeful. This Audible Original exposes the billion-dollar industry that creates hundreds of thousands of babies every year, through unprecedented access to its key players - and to Donor 9623 himself.
The 8-episode series raises hard questions about what we want when we set out to have kids - and what happens when we don’t get it. It places us in the grip of life lived with crushing uncertainty. And unsettles our deepest understanding of what it means to be human.

    Episode 1

    Episode 1

    A family struggles with a troubled son, who makes a startling discovery about his biological father, opening up a world of deceit.

    • 20 min
    Episode 2

    Episode 2

    Moms around the world join forces to uncover the real identity of the anonymous man they all chose to have a child with, learning that scores of others out there used the same donor.

    • 27 min
    Episode 3

    Episode 3

    Disturbing new details emerge from the moms’ quest for the truth. How could this deception go undetected for so long? And what did the sperm bank know? Its former CEO weighs in.

    • 26 min
    Episode 4

    Episode 4

    Assisted reproduction is big business in the United States.

    • 23 min
    Episode 5

    Episode 5

    When the families take legal action, courts must wrestle with fundamental questions about the genetics of disease, the value of human life, and what it means to love your child.

    • 38 min
    Episode 6

    Episode 6

    The investigation reaches a fever pitch as host Dov Fox unearths tapes of far-reaching conversations between Donor 9623 and the sperm bank’s greatest saleswoman.

    • 20 min

Customer Reviews

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7 Ratings

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100% Great!

Dov Fox has done an incredible job on this podcast.

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