Explore every episode of the podcast LA Calling

In the first episode of LA Calling, two stories about fathers, sons, and the complicated things passed between them.

🎵 Act One: The Song

Bob Thiele Jr. tells the story behind Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World”—a song written and produced by his father that would haunt, frustrate, and eventually reshape Bob’s life.

🎭 Act Two: Father of the Bride

A father talks about gaining a son, but in the process, losing a daughter.

🔗 Links

Bob Thiele Jr. on Instagram: @bobthielejr

BackStory at the Victory Theatre Center

LA Calling on Instagram

✉️ Contact Don: donNPE@icloud.com

🎶 Music heard in this episode includes:

• “What a Wonderful World” - Louis Armstrong

• “Rainy Day Women #12 & 35” - Bob Thiele and His New Happy Times Orchestra

• “A Love Supreme” - John Coltrane

• “Love for Sale”- Miles Davis

Plus the LA Calling theme, written by Don Anderson & Bob Thiele Jr. Produced and performed by Bob Thiele Jr.

LA Calling was formerly known as Missing Pieces — NPE Life.

Joanna grew up believing she was the miracle baby. Her two older siblings were adopted, but Joanna was the biological child her parents had waited years for. Then, when she was 15, her sister told her a secret that changed everything.

Also in this episode: a pretty big announcement. Missing Pieces is becoming LA Calling. Same feed. Same storyteller. A much bigger world of stories.

🧩 Joanna: TikTok — @Joannamommma 

📸 Instagram: @npe_life_podcast

📧 donNPE@icloud.com

⭐️ If you like the show, please rate and review

🎧 Thanks for listening

🎙️ Uncle Clarence

Ed Hill grew up with a complicated family story. His mom married his uncle — technically, his dad’s sister’s ex-husband — and Clarence became the man who helped raise him.

Years later, an Ancestry DNA test made that already complicated family tree even more complicated.

This is a story about family secrets, identity, DNA, and one very unexpected ending.

❤️ Choosing Hope
https://choosinghopeproject.org

💜 Free Naloxone & Overdose Reversal Training
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/hope-saves-lives-overdose-reversal-training-and-free-naloxone-kit

📚 Relative Strangers Anthology Launch
Sept. 12 at Village Well Books & Coffee
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/anthology-launch-relative-strangers-tickets-1997393967124

📧 donNPE@icloud.com

📱 Instagram: @npe_life_podcast

🧩 In this episode of Missing Pieces, Don sits down with Alison, a sober solo traveler who has explored some of the most remote places in the world. A DNA test she took out of curiosity revealed that the man who raised her was not her biological father—and that the sister she grew up with was actually her half-sister.

Alison shares how the discovery shook her identity, led her to two more half-siblings, and forced her to reconsider everything she believed about her family, her heritage and even herself. It’s a powerful conversation about addiction, recovery, family secrets and finding the courage to keep searching for answers. 

🎧 Listen, follow, rate and review

📸 Missing Pieces Instagram: @npe_life_podcast

🌍 Alison’s Instagram: @alisonfromashes

💚 Choosing Hope Project: choosinghopeproject.org

🎬 Brothers in Arms: The Making of Platoon: Watch on Amazon

📧 Email Don: donNPE@icloud.com

🧩 Every Secret Has a Story

🧩 In this episode of Missing Pieces, Don sits down with television host, journalist, adoptee, and adoptive mother Lisa Joyner. Lisa shares the story of searching for and meeting both of her biological parents, the emotional impact of finally seeing herself reflected in another person, and how her own adoption experience shaped the way she approached motherhood.

They also look back at Long Lost Family, the care that went into those powerful reunions, and Lisa’s new podcast, Plus One with Lisa and Morgan. 

I’d like to thank Jerry Hauser for letting us use his studio and graciously being our sound engineer!!

🎧 Listen, follow, rate and review
📸 Instagram: @npe_life_podcast

📸 Instagram: @plusonewithlisaandmorgan

📸 Lisa's Instagram @mslisajoyner

📸 Morgan's Instagram @morganwalshy

📧 Email Don: donNPE@icloud.com
🧩 Every Secret Has a Story

🧩 Relative Strangers

This week on Missing Pieces — NPE Life, Don talks with writer Laura Jenkins, whose essay appears in the new anthology Relative Strangers: Inheritance, Identity, and the Meaning of Kinship, edited by B.K. Jackson.

Laura shares her story of discovering she is an NPE and the emotional journey that followed — the shock, the questions, the search for truth, and the complicated process of making sense of identity when the story you were given turns out not to be the whole story.

Relative Strangers features 28 writers exploring family secrets, DNA discoveries, inheritance, identity, and what it means when a person who was once a complete stranger turns out to be close family.

You can follow Laura on Instagram at @lajenx
Visit Laura’s website at www.laurajenkinswriter.com
You can follow B.K. Jackson at @b.k.jackson

🎁 Don is also hosting a giveaway for copies of Relative Strangers. To enter, go to Instagram and follow the instructions on the giveaway post at @npe_life_podcast.

🎧 Listen to Missing Pieces — NPE Life
Stories of DNA surprises, NPE discoveries, donor conception, adoption, and the people left to make sense of family secrets.

📩 Contact Don: donNPE@icloud.com
📸 Instagram: @npe_life_podcast

⭐ Please follow the show on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. And if Laura’s story moves you, leaving a rating or review really helps other people find the podcast.

🧩 Analog Rick

In 1992, Rick set out to find his birth mother’s family without DNA tests, without Ancestry, without 23andMe, without Facebook, and without the internet as we know it.

All he had were a few pieces of information, some determination, and the willingness to follow a trail the old-fashioned way.

In this episode of Missing Pieces — NPE Life, Rick tells the story of how he found the missing pieces of who he was.

And make sure you listen to the end, when Don shares what happened after the interview — including how he finally uncovered the identity of Rick’s biological father, a man with a criminal past straight out of an old newspaper headline.

🎧 Listen to Missing Pieces — NPE Life
Stories of DNA surprises, NPE discoveries, donor conception, adoption, and the people left to make sense of family secrets.

📩 Contact Don: donNPE@icloud.com
📸 Instagram: @NPE_LIFE_Podcast

⭐ Please follow the show on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. And if Rick’s story moves you, leaving a rating or review really helps other people find the podcast.

Veronica From The Other Side

In this episode of Missing Pieces — NPE Life, Don talks with Veronica, who discovered in middle age that her father had two children outside of his marriage.

For NPEs — Not Parent Expected — adoptees, donor-conceived people, and others who uncover family secrets through DNA, the focus is often on the person making the discovery. But what about the family on the other side? What is it like to get the call that a stranger shares your father’s DNA? What happens when a secret you never asked to keep suddenly lands in your lap?

Veronica shares what it was like to learn that she had siblings she never knew existed, and how her family had to make room for a truth that changed the story they thought they knew.

🧩 Missing Pieces — NPE Life
Stories of DNA surprises, family secrets, and the search for identity.

📸 Instagram: @npe_life_podcast
📧 Email: donNPE@icloud.com

🧩 Christina’s Truth - LIVE 🎙️

On today’s episode of Missing Pieces, we hear Christina’s incredible story — the questions, the search, the emotions, and the years spent trying to understand where she came from.

But this episode takes a turn neither of us will ever forget…

Because during the recording itself…
I tell Christina who her biological father is. LIVE.

No script.
No warning.
Just one of the most real and emotional moments we’ve ever captured on this podcast.

🎧 Listen now.

✉️ donNPE@icloud.com

📸 Instagram: @NPE_LIFE_PODCAST

🧩 Jamilia - Out of Anonymity 

Years ago, I did an episode called The Moment of Truth —
a collection of stories about that exact instant when denial disappears… and the truth hits.

Who you are.
Who your parents are.
No more guessing. No more stories. Just truth.

Jamilia was one of those voices.
And she didn’t just describe that moment — she nailed it.

But that moment?
That’s not the end of the story.

It’s the beginning.

🎧 Today, we hear what came after.

✉️ Reach out
donNPE@icloud.com

📸 Follow along
https://www.instagram.com/npe_life_podcast/

🧩 3 Sisters United

On today’s episode of Missing Pieces, we tell the story of June — raised in Canada by her grandparents, growing up with questions instead of answers.

As a teenager, she learns who her father is…
—or so she thinks.

What unfolds next connects three sisters, decades of silence, and the kind of truth that changes everything. This is one of those episodes that reminds you why this show exists.

🎧 Buckle up.

🍫 Support Choosing Hope (and make people very happy)
We’re raising funds with See’s Candies — because doing good should taste amazing.
Grab something sweet for someone you love (or yourself, no judgment):

👉 https://www.yumraising.com/store/spring-2026-spring-for-hope-sees-candy-fundraiser-4517/LisPog72533

🌱 Untangling Our Roots Summit
The conference that brings together the NPE, Donor Conceived, and Adoption communities under one roof:

👉 https://untanglingourroots.org/

✉️ Reach out
donNPE@icloud.com

📸 Follow along
https://www.instagram.com/npe_life_podcast/

Thanks for listening.
Really. It matters.

🎙️ Tonia – Dirty John’s First Wife

Today on Missing Pieces, I’m joined by Tonia Bales, the first wife of John Meehan, also known as Dirty John. 🧬 At one point in the episode, an unknown sibling comes into the story. 

Tonia has a new book out today — January 13, 2026:

📘 When You See It: How I Outsmarted & Outlasted Dirty John
🛒 Available wherever books are sold
👉 Amazon: https://a.co/d/2v1sdNR

🎧 Listen to Tonia’s podcast
The First Wife: John Meehan’s Reign of Terror
👉 https://www.audible.com/podcast/The-First-Wife-John-Meehans-Reign-of-Terror/B099BYMH4G?srsltid=AfmBOopq4Yu6okol_zuGIMPAG8mqVw3atXfQCK-1i61juepfZS0mJv6I

🧬 Untangling Our Roots
👉 https://untanglingourroots.org/

🧠 Amy Jauman – Projects & Work
👉 https://www.amyjauman.com/projects

To check out my new sister Tammi’s company please go to https://www.viverealestate.mx/

📩 Contact the show
Email: donNPE@icloud.com

📸 Follow on Instagram
👉 https://www.instagram.com/npe_life_podcast/

🎙️ Missing Pieces explores the stories of people who’ve discovered—or are still searching for—their "missing pieces".

In this episode, Don talks with Amanda, who grew up in South Texas always wondering why she didn’t look like her other siblings. Years later, DNA gave her the answer—and with it, she found her missing pieces.

🧢👕 Missing Pieces Merch
👉 https://missingpieces.printify.me/

🌳🧬 Untangling Our Roots Summit
👉 https://untanglingourroots.org/

📧 Email Don: donNPE@icloud.com

📸 Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/npe_life_podcast/

📸 Find Amanda: https://www.instagram.com/butterflylove1979/

🎄✨ Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays, everyone! ✨🎄

This is a very special episode. I take a moment to share a few things happening in my own life—and one hugecoincidence that stopped me cold. 🧩😳

It was one of those moments that feels too big to be random… the kind that makes you pause and think, “Okay, what is actually going on here?”

I don’t want to spoil it by saying more—so let’s get into the episode. 🎧➡️

🧢👕 Missing Pieces Merch
Support the show (and look good doing it):
👉 https://missingpieces.printify.me/

🌳🧬 Untangling Our Roots Summit
Learn more here:
👉 https://untanglingourroots.org/

📚 Book Recommendation: Buckeye
Find it here:
👉 https://patrickryanbooks.com/

🎧 Missing Pieces – NPE Life

Today I’m joined by Australian actor David Field, whose world was shaken by a deathbed confession and a DNA truth decades in the making. 

🔗 Links Mentioned

• Every Family Has a Secret
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEqpbWR-ydk&t=32s

• The Secret Daughter (Amazon)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07L4CV52Q/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r

• Convict
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JLzLZnnO88&t=3706s

• Reel (Commercial – 2014)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEqpbWR-ydk&t=34s

Please download and listen to this podcast I started to produce...this episode is about how AI is helping transform preparedness. 

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-response-force-multiplier/id1686185554?i=1000737543444

📬 Connect with Don
📧 donNPE@icloud.com

📸 Instagram: @npe_life_podcast

✦ EPISODE: Shelby – Sister of NPEs ✦

Shelby shares the astonishing story of discovering not one, but two NPEs in her immediate family.
Born in Detroit and now settled in Tennessee, she brings warmth, humor, and reflection to a journey that proves DNA can connect — and complicate — in equal measure.

🧬 Secrets, surprises, and the search for truth — this is Missing Pieces.

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🎧 Follow on Instagram: @npe_life_podcast

📧 Contact: donNPE@icloud.com

🎧 Missing Pieces
Welcome to another episode of Missing Pieces – NPE Life.
Today’s anonymous guest takes us from her childhood in Maine to a life-changing discovery just a few months ago. She’s brand-new to the NPE world and bravely shares what it’s like to stand at the very beginning of that journey.

✨ Listen in — it’s raw, real, and relatable.

📬 Connect with Don:
📧 donNPE@icloud.com

📸 Instagram: @npe_life_podcast

🎧 Missing Pieces
Stephanie shares her remarkable journey from growing up in Detroit to discovering her true identity. She’s a born storyteller, very moving.

📖 A Penny on the Hood (her forthcoming book) — She's looking for representation. inquiries: nonpareve@gmail.com

📺 Watch her Cuba trip series: YouTube Playlist

📬 Connect with Don: donNPE@icloud.com
| @npe_life_podcast

🎙 Welcome to Another Episode of Missing Pieces!

Today’s guest is Lisa Brenner — actor, writer, and producer — who bravely shares her own NPE/DCP journey through her brand-new film.

🎬 About the Film
Lisa’s movie, One Big Happy Family, explores the twists and turns of discovering unexpected family connections. It opens October 3rd in select AMC theaters nationwide. Get tickets and theater info at www.onebighappyfamilymovie.com
.

You can also watch the trailer on the site — or directly on Vimeo!

📲 Connect with Lisa & the Film

• Instagram: @thelisabrenner
  
  
• Instagram: @onebighappyfamilymovie
  
  

💌 Connect with Don
I’d love to hear from you — whether you just want to say hi or pitch your own story!

• Email: DonNPE@icloud.com
  
  
• Instagram: @NPE_LIFE_PODCAST

Welcome to another amazing episode of Missing Pieces – NPE Life

In this episode, Jake shares an incredible life story that’s equal parts jaw-dropping and inspiring — from growing up in a cult to discovering his biological father was a real-life private investigator.

We also feature archival footage used under the Fair Use doctrine as defined by U.S. copyright law. The footage comes from the documentary Vain Glory by Tony Cox. You can watch it here on YouTube.

Please feel free to contact Don

email: DonNPE@icloud.com

instagram: NPE_LIFE_PODCAST

Hi

Welcome to an amazing episode of Missing Pieces. This one is amazing for multiple reasons. 

A) Donna's story is amazing and she tells is so well

B) Tracy interviewed Donna and co-produced the episode with me. And she also was amazing!!

If you would like to email don DonNPE at iCloud dot com 

Catch me on instagram at npe_life_podcast 

If you would like to support the show we have some kick ass t-shirts for sell on printify. Order a size up, they run small. www.missingpieces.printify.me/

If you wish to get in touch with Donna you can email her at donnaguy2410@gmail.com

Hi, 

Today is a very special episode. Remember the episode called Richie Blair? Well, this episode we have his mom and his bio dad, telling their story. It's a side we rarely get to hear in this NPE world of ours. I'd like to sincerely thank Kelley and Roy for telling the side we don't hear from much at all. Even in person. Click here to hear Richie's episode. 

If you want to get in touch with Don, you can email him at don NPE at iCloud dot com. (spammer block) Or follow me on insta at NPE_LIFE_PODCAST

To buy some awesome Missing Piece shirts and support the show, go to 

missingpieces.printify.me

And please rate and leave a review!!

Thanks so much for everyone who reviews. rates  and follows this podcast. It helps spread the word. 

Today's episode is about Angela, a local LA lady who I was introduced to by our common friend Wanni. Thank you Wanni!!

Angela is a licensed therapist is the state of California. If you are looking for a therapist, especially one who has had an NPE experience herself, please contact her on her website angelaalberttherapy 

If you want to get in touch with Don email him DonNPE at iCloud dot com. Or you can get in touch with me on instagram 

Welcome to another episode of Missing Pieces. On today's show Richie Blair tells his heartwarming story. Check it out!!!

If you want to get in touch with Don you can email him at donNPE at i cloud dot com. Or you can follow me on instagram @NPE_LIFE_PODCAST. Leave a message there. Thanks.

Hi,

Welcome to another fabulous episode of Missing Pieces - NPE Life. Today we have a very special guest named Elda. She's an amazing woman and a super close friend of my wife.  She tells us her NPE story.

To watch AJs YouTube channel check it out here (he was on the episode Bromance but now has a YouTube channel for NPEs)

To get in touch with Don you can email him at Don NPE at iCloud dot c o m.

Or you can follow me on instagram and message me there NPE_LIFE_PODCAST

Have a Great Day!!

Welcome to another exciting episode of Missing Pieces. This is a good one. It's about an NPE from Poland. It's an incredible story and she's an incredible person. Check it out and spread the word.

If you want to get in touch with Marta you can find her on instagram marta_kostrzewska

To follow Don on instagram click here  NPE_LIFE_PODCAST 

Please listen to Ukraine: The Latest, the podcast that does in-depth coverage of the was in Ukraine go to  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ukraine-the-latest/id1612424182

To email Don you can send email to Don NPE at iCloud dot com. 

Check out this fabulous episode, where we hear Laura's (Ann from Iowa's daughter) side of the story. I love being able to hear the story from different perspectives. 

If you want to get in touch with Don email him at don NPE at iCloud dot com.  (trying to get less junkmail) Or follow me on instagram at NPE_LIFE_PODCAST.

To get in touch with Billy Sullivan go to Sulllystone.com

Don't forget to rate, review and follow. Thanks

Welcome to another special episode of Missing Pieces. Today Ann shares with us her story of being a birth mother and the source for an NPE. It's an incredible open conversation that can't be missed. 

If you would like to donate to Don's trip to Ukraine go to ianice,org and support us. Thanks so much!!

If you want to get in touch with Don email him donNPE at iCloud dot com. Or you can find him on instagram NPE_LIFE_PODCAST

Thanks for listening

Welcome to another great episode. We hear Candi tell the amazing story about how she helped her dad figure who he really was. 

To get in touch with Don you can email him donNPE@icloud.com or find me on instagram @NPE_LIFE_PODCAST

To get more info on Candi and their amazing non-profit go to https://www.bestwa.org/home

Don't forget to rate and review!!!

On today's show we follow Sarah on her way back to the country she was adopted from, Kazakhstan. Please join us for this very special episode.

If you want to reach out to Don you can email him at donNPE at iCloud dot com

Or you can find him on instagram NPE_LIFE_PODCAST

A few words about the fires in Los Angeles. It's a devastating time in LA right now. There is so much heartbreak going on. Whole neighborhoods burnt to the ground. But I am proud of my fellow Angeleno's. I love Helen Keller's quote "Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it." It's beautiful that in the midst of such tragedy we are coming together, neighbors helping neighbors, donations upon donations. And to our amazing firemen and all the firemen who came from other cities, states and countries, we thank you!!

Hi

Finally we hear Don's story in full for the first time. Check it out!!! Hosted and interviewed by Tracy from the episode A Change of Heart, if you haven't heard it, it is a good one.
To get in touch with Don email him at Don NPE at iCloud dot com (too many spammers out there. Or follow him on instagram NPE_Life_Podcast

Other NPE podcasts that I mention...
NPE Stories by Lily Wood and Everything's Relative with Eve Sturges. Check them out!

Welcome to another episode of Missing Pieces - NPE Life. On this episode, Julie talks about her DNA surprise. Check it out!!

Don't forget to rate and review this podcast!!!

WARNING: This episode mentions inappropriate sexual contact between an adult and a minor.

Welcome to another fun episode of Missing Pieces.  Today, I talk with Pamela, a friend of mine in real life. She texted me this past 4th of July about some info she just found out. Some info that would change her life and make her question who she is.

If you want to get in touch with Don, you can email donNPE at iCloud dot com. (sorry getting too many spam emails)   Or you can follow me and message me on instagram. NPE_LIFE_PODCAST or click here

That app I talked about is called AI Song, its thumbnail has a Purple Heart set against black. Check it out

Great great show today about Christy and Tara...I am not giving you any more clues, check it out!!!

Christy's Tiktok is https://www.tiktok.com/@wellnesswork_w_christy or click here
Don's Tiktok is https://www.tiktok.com/@donnpizm3ev or click here
To get in touch with Don email donNPE@icloud.com

check me out on instagram 

I "help" my friend John find out his truth. This episode taught me, that isn't always a pleasant thing.

If you wanna get in touch with Don email me at donNPE@icloud.com

This is a very special episode about Stacy. She has a shocking story and I won't go to any details here but please check it out.

Stacy's 2 tik tok accounts are
https://www.tiktok.com/@dnastorytime?_t=8oauNwhRjTO&_r=1
and
https://www.tiktok.com/@stacyvargasnpe?_t=8oauGY54o5y&_r=1

Her website is https://tropicalteeshop.com/

You can get in touch with Dawn to help with figuring out who biological family is and more here.... https://www.sunrisedna.com/

To follow Don on Tik tok https://www.tiktok.com/@donnpizm3ev?_t=8obFRlZbgje&_r=1

to email Don .... donNPE@icloud.com

Thanks so much for listening!!

Here's another great episode of Missing Pieces NPE Life. This is about Emily, daughter of Russian immigrants who finds she's the family secret.

Missing Pieces has a Tik Tok account. http://www.tiktok.com/@donnpizm3ev
Please follow me there.

If you want to get in touch with Don (or in this case Emily) contact me at donNPE@icloud.com  or on instagram NPE_LIFE_podcast

Please leave a review. Like, follow, all that schizzle. 

Welcome to another special episode of our show.

To donate to (or share)  the Road Trip please go to https://seedandspark.com/fund/the-everythings-relative-roadtrip#story

Here is a link to Eve's Podcast. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/everythings-relative-with-eve-sturges/id1459167540

Go to Eve's website for all kinds of stuff, including resources for MPEs...https://www.evesturges.la/everythings-relative-podcast/

To email Don it's donNPE@icloud.com

Please follow the show on instagram  

Hi, welcome to this very special episode. This is a series of quick interviews I recorded at the Untangling Our Roots summit in Denver. Put on by Right to Know and NAAP It was amazing!! I had a blast and it was so good meeting so many of you.

Check it out!! Please share with another person!!

To reach out to Don email him at donNPE@icloud.com or you can find us on instagram....npe_life_podcast

Welcome to another incredible story on Missing Pieces. I think the episode names speaks for itself. Jackie is amazing and I am so happy he shared his story with me.

To find the article I spoke about in the Israel Times click here

To visit Professor Turi King's page its http://turiking.co.uk/

To get in touch with Don email him at donNPE@icloud.com

Or you can follow the show in instagram Npe_life_podcast

For more information about Untangling Our Roots Summit click here

To read the bio Jackie spoke about go to https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/28/a1955928.shtml

To find out more about the Holocaust Reunion Project founded by Jennifer Mendelsohn and Adina Newman go to https://holocaustreunions.org/

Welcome to another exciting episode!! A lot of adopted kids fantasize about who their "real" parents. Famous actor, rock start, royalty... But usually that's not the case, usually they turn out to be regular folks...but not on today's episode. Check it out.

Angie's instagram is angieb_2003

To get more info about the Untangling Our Roots Summit click here

To email Don - donNPE@icloud.com
or check me out on instagram at NPE_life_podcast

When a DNA test uncovers an unexpected sibling connection, one woman wrestles with a secret that could change another’s life forever. 💔 What begins as hesitation turns into a story of courage, truth, and family — seen from both sides of a discovery no one saw coming. 🌱

💬 Contact Don: donNPE@icloud.com

📸 Follow on Instagram: @npe_life_podcast

🛍️ Support & Merch: missingpieces.printify.me

🌐 More info: UntanglingOurRoots.org

This is part 2 of Jen and Kristle's journey.  Please listen to Doppelgängers, the previous episode first. This one will make no sense if you haven't listened to that one yet.

To Follow Jen and Kristle on instagram its Dearcrystaldnasisters
https://www.instagram.com/dearcrystaldnasisters/

If you live in Northern Michigan and you're an NPE, DCP or LDA, and would like to meet with the Nomi group, please contact Sherri at  mrsrobinsonsince1983@gmail.com

To hear Lily's podcast called NPE Stories click here

To Hear Eve's podcast called Everything's Relative With Eve Sturges click here 

To follow this show on instagram go to https://www.instagram.com/npe_life_podcast/

To email Don it's donNPE@icloud.com

To find out more about the summit Untangling Our Roots, click here
Thanks so much, please like and follow the podcast!!

Hi

On the episode of Missing Pieces we hear the stories of Jen and Kristle. Two doppelgängers, join us as we learn how their paths merged. They look alike, the sound alike. They act alike.

Check it out.

To find out more about the Untangling Our Roots summit click here. Register now so you can save money.

On today's episode I interview Jeff Frame, you might remember him for the episodes Phone call with Mom. Part 1 and 2. They are incredible fly on the wall moments when he calls his mom 2 days after finding out his dad wasn't his dad.

For the first time, he tells his story, with me in person.  We've both have been trying to do this for over a year.

Part 1

Part 2

To see Jeff do stand up live in Valencia Ca on Valentines Day 2024 get info here at JRs comdedy club

Jeff directs and stars in a play At Home At The Zoo, yes he's a busy man. The play will be running at the Main in Santa Clarita on Feb 9 and 10, and then again  on Feb 16 and 17. Get tickets here

If you would like to get in touch with Jeff email him at jeffmakesjokes@gmail.com

If you wanna get in touch with Don email me at don at iCloud dot com. 

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On today's episode I have the amazing actor and environmentalist Ed Begley Jr on the show. He opened an envelope when he was 15 years old and got a surprise that would change his life.  That was the day his Oscar winning father, Ed Begley, revealed a family secret.

Ed Begley Jr has a new book out called To the Temple of Tranquility...and Step on It!: A Memoir. You can buy it on Amazon or wherever you buy books.

To reach Don you can email him at DonNPE at iCloud dot com. I have been getting a bunch of junk mail on that account so I'm writing it different to see if that helps.

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On today's episode we hear Diane Bazella tell her story of her 40 year quest to find her correct birth parents. 

To contact Diane you can email her at dibazella@yahoo.com

To contact Don you can email him at donNPE@icloud.com or you can follow and leave a message on his instagram NPE Life Podcast

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If you listened to this and it ended after the word "bingo" at 48 minutes and then gets cut-off. Please listened again. There was a weird glitch. The episode is 58 minutes long. 

On today's episode, I tell the story of Deanna and our journey to figure out who her dad is. We've been working on it since late August of 2023. Deanna lives in the LA area and we recorded in person.

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TO get in touch with Don you can email him at DonNPE@icloud.com

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If you want to get in touch with Deanna, you  can email her at hairbydeannam@gmail.com

Happy New Year... this episode is a great story. Not to ruin the surprise but Jessica is a Triple NPE. Three times she was lied to about her true identity. Is that a record?

The previous episode she mentions is called Jackie and Shannon Season 1 Episode 3. Check it out it's a good one.

To get in touch with Jessica she's on instagram as jesigirl89

To get in touch with Don on instagram it's Npe_life_podcast

Or you can email me at donNPE@icloud.com

Thanks everyone and have a safe and wonderful New Years!!!

Brett never met his dad but was always told he died in a shoot out with the LAPD.  Another DNA surprise story that happened to someone Don knew in real life. Join us in this heartwarming episode.

To get in touch with Don please email at DonNPE@icloud.com. On Instagram his handle is NPE_Life_Podcast

If you want to get in touch with Brett email him at cre8drama@gmail.com
on instagram he's gr8fullyherenow

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