Hosted by Zaira · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 51 episodes
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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.
Zaira hosts Adoptees Crossing Lines, a education show with 51 episodes published.
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
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 ad
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 cri
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 film
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 infam
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. As
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 March
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 emb
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 placement
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, h
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 Ho
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 in
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 p
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 pr
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 gri
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
Exploring Abolition, Intergenerational Trauma, and Creative Resistance w/ Benjamin Lundberg Torres Sánchez Episode Summary: Words matter. Especially when it comes to adoption. Benjamin Lundberg Torres Sanchez isn't just
Unpacking Adoption w/ Henry: Identity, Community, and Healing Episode Summary: What happens when a Black child is adopted into a white Mormon family? The Mormon church silenced Henry's identity as a Black transracial ado
Adoption, Therapy, and Self-Discovery: Fai Knudson's Story Episode Summary: Fai Knudson grew up in a white, conservative town, always feeling different. As a biracial, transracial adoptee, Faye faced racism and iso
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Adoptees Crossing Lines is hosted by Zaira. The show is categorised under education (society) and has published 51 episodes.
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