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No Matter
Katie Marenghi
Frequency: 1 episode/19d. Total Eps: 19

Ever wondered how two women make a baby? Host Katie Marenghi and her wife Allison are taking you along for the ride as they figure it out for themselves. Listen as they agonize over sperm donors, untangle fertility acronyms, and learn from other parents’ and want-to-be-parents’ stories.
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🇨🇦 Canada - personalJournals
06/04/2025#92
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2.9 | We Lose Hope
Season 2 · Episode 9
mercredi 20 décembre 2023 • Duration 31:56
Katie and Allison go numb and things just happen.
This is No Matter, a story of (in)fertility. This season, we're starting fertility treatments. Listen along as Katie undergoes intrauterine insemination (IUI) at a fertility clinic. Want to know who's carrying? How an LGBTQ+ couple conceives? How we chose a sperm donor? Start with season one (trust me, we'll still be here).
Find out more at nomatterpod.com and follow us on Instagram at @nomatterpod.
This podcast is created by Katie Marenghi with original music by Andrew Bunyea. Email us your thoughts, stories, and questions at nomatterpod@gmail.com. We love to hear from you!
2.8 | We Get Knocked Down
Season 2 · Episode 8
mercredi 6 décembre 2023 • Duration 47:15
Katie and Allison get some bad news. We talk about our feelings.
This is No Matter, a story of (in)fertility. This season, we're starting fertility treatments. Listen along as Katie undergoes intrauterine insemination (IUI) at a fertility clinic. Want to know who's carrying? How an LGBTQ+ couple conceives? How we chose a sperm donor? Start with season one (trust me, we'll still be here).
Find out more at nomatterpod.com and follow us on Instagram at @nomatterpod.
This podcast is created by Katie Marenghi with original music by Andrew Bunyea. Email us your thoughts, stories, and questions at nomatterpod@gmail.com. We love to hear from you!
1.5 | We Choose Our Sperm Donor
Season 1 · Episode 8
mercredi 22 février 2023 • Duration 24:15
Jaimie Kelton from The Queer Family Podcast (formerly If These Ovaries Could Talk) gives Katie and Allison great advice and finally… WE CHOOSE A DONOR!
This is No Matter, a story of (in)fertility. This season, we're starting fertility treatments. Listen along as Katie undergoes intrauterine insemination (IUI) at a fertility clinic. Want to know who's carrying? How an LGBTQ+ couple conceives? How we chose a sperm donor? Start with season one (trust me, we'll still be here).
Find out more at nomatterpod.com and follow us on Instagram at @nomatterpod.
This podcast is created by Katie Marenghi with original music by Andrew Bunyea. Email us your thoughts, stories, and questions at nomatterpod@gmail.com. We love to hear from you!
Bonus: The Spermabowl
Season 1 · Episode 7
mercredi 15 février 2023 • Duration 07:16
Katie and Allison throw a party to help them select a sperm donor.
This is No Matter, a story of (in)fertility. This season, we're starting fertility treatments. Listen along as Katie undergoes intrauterine insemination (IUI) at a fertility clinic. Want to know who's carrying? How an LGBTQ+ couple conceives? How we chose a sperm donor? Start with season one (trust me, we'll still be here).
Find out more at nomatterpod.com and follow us on Instagram at @nomatterpod.
This podcast is created by Katie Marenghi with original music by Andrew Bunyea. Email us your thoughts, stories, and questions at nomatterpod@gmail.com. We love to hear from you!
1.4 | We Narrow Our Donor Search
Season 1 · Episode 6
mercredi 15 février 2023 • Duration 21:51
Katie and Allison narrow down the donor search criteria with some special help from a genetic counselor. What criteria is most important? Is it really that bad to want a hot donor? And is loving sports… genetic?
This is No Matter, a story of (in)fertility. This season, we're starting fertility treatments. Listen along as Katie undergoes intrauterine insemination (IUI) at a fertility clinic. Want to know who's carrying? How an LGBTQ+ couple conceives? How we chose a sperm donor? Start with season one (trust me, we'll still be here).
Find out more at nomatterpod.com and follow us on Instagram at @nomatterpod.
This podcast is created by Katie Marenghi with original music by Andrew Bunyea. Email us your thoughts, stories, and questions at nomatterpod@gmail.com. We love to hear from you!
Bonus: How Kat & Lexi Got Pregnant
Season 1 · Episode 5
mercredi 8 février 2023 • Duration 21:13
Kat and Lexi tell their story of getting pregnant, which includes gift bags full of semen and creeping out hotel employees. They also share some advice for LGBTQ+ folks starting their fertility journeys.
This is No Matter, a story of (in)fertility. This season, we're starting fertility treatments. Listen along as Katie undergoes intrauterine insemination (IUI) at a fertility clinic. Want to know who's carrying? How an LGBTQ+ couple conceives? How we chose a sperm donor? Start with season one (trust me, we'll still be here).
Find out more at nomatterpod.com and follow us on Instagram at @nomatterpod.
This podcast is created by Katie Marenghi with original music by Andrew Bunyea. Email us your thoughts, stories, and questions at nomatterpod@gmail.com. We love to hear from you!
1.3 | We Consider Known Donors
Season 1 · Episode 4
mercredi 8 février 2023 • Duration 21:54
Katie thinks of a way to bypass the sperm banks entirely. But how do you text a former coworker asking for his sperm? Special guests Kat and Lexi share their story of choosing a known donor.
This is No Matter, a story of (in)fertility. This season, we're starting fertility treatments. Listen along as Katie undergoes intrauterine insemination (IUI) at a fertility clinic. Want to know who's carrying? How an LGBTQ+ couple conceives? How we chose a sperm donor? Start with season one (trust me, we'll still be here).
Find out more at nomatterpod.com and follow us on Instagram at @nomatterpod.
This podcast is created by Katie Marenghi with original music by Andrew Bunyea. Email us your thoughts, stories, and questions at nomatterpod@gmail.com. We love to hear from you!
Bonus: The Psych Out
Season 1 · Episode 3
mercredi 1 février 2023 • Duration 19:00
Katie and Allison go to their clinic-mandated psychiatry evaluation and get a very different experience than they bargained for.
This episode contains mentions of homophobia, please take care when listening.
This is No Matter, a story of (in)fertility. This season, we're starting fertility treatments. Listen along as Katie undergoes intrauterine insemination (IUI) at a fertility clinic. Want to know who's carrying? How an LGBTQ+ couple conceives? How we chose a sperm donor? Start with season one (trust me, we'll still be here).
Find out more at nomatterpod.com and follow us on Instagram at @nomatterpod.
This podcast is created by Katie Marenghi with original music by Andrew Bunyea. Email us your thoughts, stories, and questions at nomatterpod@gmail.com. We love to hear from you!
1.2 | We Go to the Sperm Bank
Season 1 · Episode 2
mercredi 1 février 2023 • Duration 09:14
Katie and Allison start getting serious about their sperm donor search. But where do you even find a sperm donor? And what exactly are we looking for?
This is No Matter, a story of (in)fertility. This season, we're starting fertility treatments. Listen along as Katie undergoes intrauterine insemination (IUI) at a fertility clinic. Want to know who's carrying? How an LGBTQ+ couple conceives? How we chose a sperm donor? Start with season one (trust me, we'll still be here).
Find out more at nomatterpod.com and follow us on Instagram at @nomatterpod.
This podcast is created by Katie Marenghi with original music by Andrew Bunyea. Email us your thoughts, stories, and questions at nomatterpod@gmail.com. We love to hear from you!
1.1 | We Decide to Make a Baby
Season 1 · Episode 1
mercredi 1 février 2023 • Duration 09:22
Katie catches her wife Allison looking at sperm donors online… a year before they’re trying to conceive. Why is selecting a sperm donor so important to Allison? And how do two people with uteruses (uteri?) even make a baby?
This is No Matter, a story of (in)fertility. This season, we're starting fertility treatments. Listen along as Katie undergoes intrauterine insemination (IUI) at a fertility clinic. Want to know who's carrying? How an LGBTQ+ couple conceives? How we chose a sperm donor? Start with season one (trust me, we'll still be here).
Find out more at nomatterpod.com and follow us on Instagram at @nomatterpod.
This podcast is created by Katie Marenghi with original music by Andrew Bunyea. Email us your thoughts, stories, and questions at nomatterpod@gmail.com. We love to hear from you!









