You Look Like Me – Details, episodes & analysis

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You Look Like Me

Louise McLoughlin

Society & Culture

Frequency: 1 episode/128d. Total Eps: 16

Donor conceived journalist, Louise McLoughlin, delves deeper into the secrets, discoveries, and lives of donor conceived people while trying to find the man who, presumably, looks like her.

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🇬🇧 Great Britain - documentary
04/02/2026
#98
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03/02/2026
#76
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03/02/2026
#78
🇺🇸 USA - documentary
03/02/2026
#98
🇨🇦 Canada - documentary
02/02/2026
#80
🇬🇧 Great Britain - documentary
02/02/2026
#81
🇺🇸 USA - documentary
02/02/2026
#96
🇨🇦 Canada - documentary
01/02/2026
#59
🇬🇧 Great Britain - documentary
01/02/2026
#74
🇺🇸 USA - documentary
01/02/2026
#77

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http://ko-fi.com/youlooklikeme
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https://www.gedmatch.com/you-look-like-me/
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https://www.hfea.gov.uk/donation/donors/faqs-relating-to-incorrect-donor-information/
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https://www.patreon.com/YouLookLikeMe
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https://www.patreon.com/c/YouLookLikeMe
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BONUS EPISODE (LIVE RECORDING): Send This To... Someone Thinking About Going Public

Season 2

Thursday, May 16, 2024 • Duration 50:02

In this bonus episode (recorded live) Louise continues her 'Send This To...' series. She speaks with Amanda who went public with her story in a documentary with a major UK broadcaster. As the title suggests, the idea is to ‘send this to’ anyone it could be relevant for.

And while you're here.... You Look Like Me is a labour of love from a two-person team, produced alongside our day jobs. If you want to support us, you can buy us a coffee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://ko-fi.com/youlooklikeme⁠⁠⁠ ⁠or support us on an ongoing basis on Patreon⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/YouLookLikeMe⁠⁠⁠

For a special offer from GEDmatch go to:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.gedmatch.com/you-look-like-me/⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code YOULOOKLIKEME

'Send This To...' is produced, and hosted by Louise McLoughlin. You can follow You Look Like Me on Instagram:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@YouLookLikeMe_⁠⁠

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S2 #5: Connection, Questions & False Matches

Season 2 · Episode 5

Monday, August 28, 2023 • Duration 35:16

In the final episode of season two, donor conceived journalist Louise McLoughlin speaks with people who found half-sibling matches — only to later discover that they weren't related at all. Meantime, as she meets her most recently-found half-sister, Louise reflects on the joys and complexities of an ever-growing sibling group.

And while you're here.... You Look Like Me is a labour of love from a two-person team, produced alongside our day jobs. If you want to support us, you can buy us a coffee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://ko-fi.com/youlooklikeme⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠or support us on an ongoing basis on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/YouLookLikeMe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

For a special offer from GEDmatch go to:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.gedmatch.com/you-look-like-me/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code YOULOOKLIKEME

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Season 2 of You Look Like Me is written and hosted by Louise McLoughlin and edited by Nathan Moore. You can follow You Look Like Me on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@YouLookLikeMe_⁠⁠⁠⁠

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S1 #2: Does She Look Like Me?

Season 1 · Episode 2

Wednesday, January 6, 2021 • Duration 36:37

Louise gets her first close DNA match — and scrambles to work out if the stranger could be a half-sibling. In this second episode, Louise speaks to people who have found dizzying numbers of half-siblings... sometimes into the hundreds. And she examines what can happen in a fertility industry with no regulation.

For a special offer from GEDmatch go to:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.gedmatch.com/you-look-like-me/⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code YOULOOKLIKEME

You can follow You Look Like Me on Instagram:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@YouLookLikeMe_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

You Look Like Me is hosted by Louise McLoughlin, edited by Tamsin Hughes, and recorded in lockdown

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S1 #1: I Am Donor Conceived

Season 1 · Episode 1

Thursday, December 24, 2020 • Duration 40:50

Journalist Louise McLoughlin relives the moment she discovered she was conceived with the help of a sperm donor. As Louise begins her search for her biological father, she speaks to others who found out far later in life, to explore issues around identity, honesty, and why knowing the truth about yourself matters.

For a special offer from GEDmatch go to:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.gedmatch.com/you-look-like-me/⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code YOULOOKLIKEME

You can follow You Look Like Me on Instagram:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@YouLookLikeMe_⁠⁠⁠

You Look Like Me is hosted by Louise McLoughlin, edited by Tamsin Hughes, and recorded in lockdown

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Trailer: You Look Like Me

Wednesday, October 28, 2020 • Duration 02:39

Donor conceived journalist, Louise McLoughlin, delves deeper into the lives and families of donor conceived people, while trying to make sense of her own story by finding the man who, presumably, looks like her.

You can follow You Look Like Me on Instagram:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@YouLookLikeMe_⁠⁠⁠⁠

If you want to support us, you can buy us a coffee: ⁠⁠⁠http://ko-fi.com/youlooklikeme⁠⁠ ⁠or support us on an ongoing basis on Patreon ⁠https://www.patreon.com/YouLookLikeMe⁠

For a special offer from GEDmatch go to:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.gedmatch.com/you-look-like-me/⁠⁠⁠ and use code YOULOOKLIKEME

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BONUS EPISODE: Send This To... A Donor

Sunday, April 23, 2023 • Duration 32:01

In this bonus episode, Louise launches her 'Send This To...' series, where she speaks with Neil, a sperm donor and her biological father, about his motivations for donating in the '80s and '90s, and his experience of no longer being anonymous. As the title suggests, the idea is to ‘send this to’ anyone it could be relevant for.

For a special offer from GEDmatch go to:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.gedmatch.com/you-look-like-me/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code YOULOOKLIKEME

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'Send This To...' is produced, and hosted by Louise McLoughlin.You can follow You Look Like Me on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@YouLookLikeMe_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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S2 #4: Fertility Fraud: The 'Doctor of Last Chance'

Season 2 · Episode 4

Tuesday, January 17, 2023 • Duration 35:52

Journalist Louise McLoughlin delves deeper into one of the darkest corners of the fertility industry to uncover what happens when male fertility doctors betray their patients in unimaginable ways. In this episode, Louise speaks with doctor-conceived half-sisters Eve Wiley and Jessica Stavena, doctor-conceived Kat Palmer, and law professor and an expert on fertility fraud, Jody Madeira.

You can read more about their stories here:

Eve and Jessica's story: https://www.texasobserver.org/fertility-fraud-east-texas-kim-mcmorries/

Kat's story: https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2021/12/03/ottawa-fertility-doctor-siblings-lawsuit/

For a special offer from GEDmatch go to:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.gedmatch.com/you-look-like-me/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code YOULOOKLIKEME

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Season 2 of You Look Like Me is written and hosted by Louise McLoughlin and edited by Nathan Moore. You can follow You Look Like Me on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

S2 #3: I Have Felt So Alone

Season 2 · Episode 3

Friday, August 12, 2022 • Duration 40:08

Louise comes to terms with a new half-sibling match, while also speaking with other DC people who haven't been so lucky in their quest to find half-siblings.

And while you're here.... You Look Like Me is a labour of love from a two-person team, produced alongside our day jobs. If you want to support us, you can buy us a coffee: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://ko-fi.com/youlooklikeme⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠or support us on an ongoing basis on Patreon⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/YouLookLikeMe⁠⁠⁠⁠

For a special offer from GEDmatch go to:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.gedmatch.com/you-look-like-me/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code YOULOOKLIKEME

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Season 2 of You Look Like Me is written and hosted by Louise McLoughlin and edited by Nathan Moore. You can follow You Look Like Me on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@YouLookLikeMe_⁠⁠⁠⁠

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S2 #2: This Is Unexpected

Season 2 · Episode 2

Monday, May 16, 2022 • Duration 27:14

A surprise text from a stranger throws Louise McLoughlin's otherwise normal Wednesday night into disarray. We hear her digest the discovery in real-time, as she works to process her second half-sibling... and her first half-brother. Louise also speaks with Jen from Season 1, who has had her own share of unexpected moments in her journey after tracking down her biological mother.

For a special offer from GEDmatch go to:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.gedmatch.com/you-look-like-me/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code YOULOOKLIKEME

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Season 2 of You Look Like Me is written and hosted by Louise McLoughlin and edited by Nathan Moore. You can follow You Look Like Me on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@YouLookLikeMe_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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S2 #1: How We Got Here

Season 2 · Episode 1

Wednesday, February 23, 2022 • Duration 59:37

Donor conceived journalist Louise McLoughlin is back with Season 2 of her chart-topping podcast. In this episode, Louise catches up with some of the people from Season 1, and explores how we can take our own experiences of being donor conceived and use them to influence change. As Louise speaks to activists going down both new and traditional routes she asks, 'how do we make a difference in our own families, in the minds of strangers, or in our legal system?'

For a special offer from GEDmatch go to:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.gedmatch.com/you-look-like-me/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use code YOULOOKLIKEME

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