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Adoptees Crossing Lines is a podcast about adoption told through lived experience. Hosted by an adoptee who survived the foster care system, it names the harm of the family policing system. The work centers survivors, abolition, and community care.
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Signup to Generate a PitchAdoptees Crossing Lines is a podcast about adoption told through lived experience. Hosted by an adoptee who survived the foster care system, it names the harm of the family policing system. The work centers survivors, abolition, and community care.
Adoptees Crossing Lines is hosted by Zaira. The show has published 55 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "The Wild Robot: Rewriting Harm as Love" (18 September 2026, 73 minutes), "Short Term 12: Who Gets Centered When We Tell Stories About Care?" (4 September 2026, 32 minutes), and "Beyond the Happy Ending: Matilda and Child Autonomy" (21 August 2026, 45 minutes).
Adoptees Crossing Lines publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 47 minutes across 55 episodes.
Booking probability for Adoptees Crossing Lines is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Adoptees Crossing Lines requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Adoptees Crossing Lines's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Adoptees Crossing Lines are Family & Social Services. Adoptees Crossing Lines has an education audience.
Zaira hosts Adoptees Crossing Lines, an education podcast with 55 episodes published.
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Adoptees Crossing Lines
The Wild Robot: Rewriting Harm as Love Episode Summary: The Wild Robot isn’t technically an adoption story, or at least it doesn’t look like one at first. But once you strip away the animation, sweeping music, and...
Adoptees Crossing Lines
Short Term 12: Who Gets Centered When We Tell Stories About Care? Episode Summary: In this episode of Adoptees Crossing Lines , Zaira and J Way continue their Family Policing in the Media series with Short Term 12...
Adoptees Crossing Lines
Beyond the Happy Ending: Matilda and Child Autonomy Episode Summary: In this episode of Adoptees Crossing Lines , Zaira and J Way continue their Family Policing in the Media series with a childhood classic...
Adoptees Crossing Lines
Joker: Systems, Class Warfare, and the Cost of Being Unseen Episode summary: In this episode of Adoptees Crossing Lines , Zaira and Jay continue their mini-series on family policing in the media with a discussion of the...
Adoptees Crossing Lines
Episode summary: Zaira and J continue the mini-series on family policing in the media with Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot . They break down how the film uses religion, marketing, and savior narratives to sell...
Adoptees Crossing Lines
Losing Isaiah: When the System Steals, and Hollywood Sells It Back to You Episode Summary: In this episode of Adoptees Crossing Lines, Zaira and J Way continue their mini-series on family policing in the media with a...
Adoptees Crossing Lines
Instant Family: Comedy, Consent, and Adoption Propaganda Episode Summary: What happens when a comedy about foster care hides a deeper agenda? In this episode of Adoptees Crossing Lines , Zaira and J Way dig into the...
Adoptees Crossing Lines
The Blind Side: Ownership, Propaganda, and the White Savior Playbook Episode Summary: In this episode of Adoptees Crossing Lines , Zaira and co-host/editor J Way kick off a new film mini-series with one of the most...
Ashley Albert on Survival, Strategy, and Standing on Business Episode Summary: In this episode of Adoptees Crossing Lines , Zaira is joined by Ashley Albert—organizer, survivor, and founder of Stolen Children’s Month...
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What We Carried from the Black Mothers March Episode Summary: In this episode of Adoptees Crossing Lines , Zaira sits down with her editor and friend J Way to reflect on their experience attending the Black Mothers...
Adopted Twice: Kinship, Control, and the Cost of Silence Episode Summary: In this episode of Adoptees Crossing Lines , Zaira sits down with Kat Shahinian-Buffa to explore the layers of secrecy, grief, and reclamation...
Raised by Auntie, Called Mom: The Complicated Truth of Kinship Adoption Episode Summary: In this episode, attorney and pro-Black adoptee Aretha Frazier shares her story of being adopted by her aunt in a kinship...
Surveillance, Saviors, and Screens: Media & Adoption with J Way Episode Summary: In this episode of Adoptees Crossing Lines , Zaira is joined by her editor, cinephile, and dear friend J Way. Together, they dive into how...
Mutual Aid as Resistance: Building Systems of Care Episode Summary: In this solo episode of Adoptees Crossing Lines , Zaira dives deep into the power and necessity of mutual aid. Drawing from personal reflection...
Episode #5
Adoptee Storytelling & Film Advocacy Episode Summary: In this episode of Adoptees Crossing Lines, Zaira sits down with Alexandra, a British and American domestic transracial adoptee who grew up in her birth country of...
Root Work and Resilience: The Fight for Black Families Episode Summary: In this episode of Adoptees Crossing Lines , Zaira sits down with Tamara and Tracey Robertson, sisters, healers, and advocates serving as Healers...
Adoption, Privilege, and the Stories We Tell w/ Patrick Armstrong Episode Summary: In this episode, we explore the complexities of adoption, privilege, and the narratives that shape our understanding of family. Through...
Annalisa Toccara-Jones on Digital Resistance, Colonial Legacies, and Telling the Truth About Adoption Episode Summary: In this episode of Adoptees Crossing Lines , Zaira is joined by Annalisa Toccara-Jones, a UK-based...
Reflections on Grief, Healing, and Honoring My Mom Episode Summary: In this solo episode of Adoptees Crossing Lines , Zaira reflects on 2024—one of the most difficult years yet. With raw honesty, she speaks about the...
The Role of Legal Advocacy in Family Reunification w/ Keshia Adeniyi Episode Summary: The child welfare system is waging war on Black families, and Keshia Adeniyi-Dorsey is on the front lines. In this episode, she...
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