Surrogacy Daddy

Papa GPA Podcast

In Europe, surrogacy became recently a hot topic, but who knows what it's really about? This is the story of a French gay dad who tells his child, conceived via surrogacy in the USA, about all the stages up to and beyond the birth. Why not adoption? Where is it possible in the world? How much does it cost? Who is involved? Where is the "mother"? What papers does the child have? Is it possible to go through a surrogacy process ethically? Can one be feminist and defend surrogacy? ... All these questions are addressed simply, despite the great complexity of these processes. Episode after episode, discover the stages, the participants, the obstacles and the allies that will make this long journey a true adventure, full of love. As the story unfolds, listen to the philosophical, societal and political reflections that arise at every step. This podcast is an authentic and anonymous story, shared with the sincerity of emotions and the nuances of reflections. New episodes coming in regularly. Note: this is the English version of the French podcast "Papa GPA". Same author, same content, same structure, just... in English! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

  1. Surrogacy Daddy - 12 - A Tale, Some Doubts

    JAN 12

    Surrogacy Daddy - 12 - A Tale, Some Doubts

    It's time to go home! Just like in a Christmas story, the family finally gathers around the tree. But in stories, there are often difficult trials. This story is no exception. ---- Sources: Article: The art of not sweeping behind one's door: understanding men's repertoire of domestic inaction thanks to Christine Delphy, by Laura Carpentier-Goffre, 2022 Study: Surrogate mothers 10 years on: A longitudinal study of psychological well-being and relationships with the parents and child, Jadva, V., Imrie, S., & Golombok, S., 2015, Human Reproduction, v. 30 Report: Sexist acts during gynecological and obstetric care, HCE, 2018 Article: Médiapart: Sexism, racism, and homophobia: the High Council for Equality lives the opposite of what it preaches Article: Médiapart: The High Council for Equality is bogged down in crisis Comic book: Women don't die by chance, by Rotman, Ferné, and Bouillon Essay: Creating a different kind of family, Gabrielle Richard Study: Maternal mortality in France, Santé Publique France, ENCMM 2016-2018 ---- To go further: CLARA Association APGL Association Mes Deux Papas Association ADFH Association Collectif Familles Association ---- Mixed by Les Belles Fréquences. Copyright: “Beautiful Daughter,” by Jason Shaw; “A Jolly Good Christmas” by The Jangle Book; “Deck the Halls” by Martin Riopel; “The Lost City” by Tewar; “Birth of Life” by SoundDesign; “Get the Pressure” by Klimenko Music. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    30 min
  2. Surrogacy Daddy - 10 - Fatherhood

    12/10/2025

    Surrogacy Daddy - 10 - Fatherhood

    Clearly, no one knows how to be a dad. And yet, when a male couple becomes parents, they have to figure it out, because there is no woman in the household forced to fill in the gaps. And this is far from easy when the short length of paternity leave keeps them away from the crib... ---- Sources: ·     Les couilles sur la table, Tuaillon ·     Les enfants vont bien, Démettre ·     Parentalité(s), Bouychou ·     Faites des gosses, Revol ·     Chroniques du sexisme ordinaire, Marine-Pétroline ·     Papatriarcat, Rostein ·     Mansplaining, Messias ·     Fils à Papa(s), Beaugrand ·     Fallait le dire, Emma ·     L’arnaque des nouveaux pères, Jourdain et Daudin, 2024 ·     The Second Shift, Hochschild et Machung, 1989 ·     Espaces et temps de la « production d’enfants », Boulet, 2020 ·     Les étudiant-e-s parents, Gaide, 2020 ·     Qui lave le linge sale de la famille ?, de Stambolis-Ruhstorfer et Gross, 2021 ·     Être en couple gay, Courduriès, 2019 ·     RFAS 2025-3 : “Les encadrements de la paternité” ·     L’art de ne pas balayer derrière sa porte, Carpentier-Goffre, 2022 ·     Les « nouveaux pères » trop pépères, Le Monde, 2024 ·     Les chiffres-clés de l’inégalité en France et dans le monde, Oxfam ·     MHB, liste des entreprises qui participent au financement des GPA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    30 min
  3. Surrogacy Daddy - 04 - Money, power, family

    04/09/2025

    Surrogacy Daddy - 04 - Money, power, family

    One topic that systematically comes up when talking about surrogacy is "money". How much does it cost? Who are the people who can afford it? Is it ethical to pay such an amount? Is a woman necessarily exploited if she accepts? But behind the questions of money, it is in fact often about power. And... who has the power? Note: this is the English version of the French podcast "Papa GPA". Same author, same content, same structure, just... in English! ---- Sources: Study: HETSL, “Le genre de l'argent” (Caroline Henchoz & Stéphanie Monay; study in progress) Study: Maison des Sciences de l'Homme Alpes, “La GPA vue par les féministes françaises” (data-set; Marlène Jouan & Margot Lherbet; study to be published soon) Additional column: Le Monde “GPA: il faut dépasser le débat binaire, entre idéologie et symbolisme” (Margot Lherbet, Samir Hamamah, François Olivennes) Essay: A Different Voice, Carol Gilligan (on “care”) Additional manual: A Companion to Feminist Philosophy, Alison Jaggar and Iris Young; Article “Care”, Andrea Maihofer Additional essay: Key texts in feminist philosophy - Patriarchy, knowledge, justice, Manon Garcia Additional article: Le Monde, Women faced with separation during their cancer Essay: “Faire famille autrement”, Gabrielle Richard Interview: BFMTV: Raphaël Glucksmann on surrogacy Essay: “L'idéologie allemande”, Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels and Joseph Weydemeyer ---- To go further: Association CLARA Association APGL Association Mes Deux Papas Association ADFH Association Collectif Familles ---- Mixed by Les Belles Fréquences. Copyright: "Beautiful Daughter", "Forever Believe" by Jason Shaw ; "Captured moment" by One Wave, "Gazing to the night sky", by E.Middleton and "Running In A Dream" by Sound&Visi Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    22 min

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In Europe, surrogacy became recently a hot topic, but who knows what it's really about? This is the story of a French gay dad who tells his child, conceived via surrogacy in the USA, about all the stages up to and beyond the birth. Why not adoption? Where is it possible in the world? How much does it cost? Who is involved? Where is the "mother"? What papers does the child have? Is it possible to go through a surrogacy process ethically? Can one be feminist and defend surrogacy? ... All these questions are addressed simply, despite the great complexity of these processes. Episode after episode, discover the stages, the participants, the obstacles and the allies that will make this long journey a true adventure, full of love. As the story unfolds, listen to the philosophical, societal and political reflections that arise at every step. This podcast is an authentic and anonymous story, shared with the sincerity of emotions and the nuances of reflections. New episodes coming in regularly. Note: this is the English version of the French podcast "Papa GPA". Same author, same content, same structure, just... in English! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.