- Social:
author, “Scattered Seeds: In Search of Family and Identity in the Sperm Donor Generation”
Author, “Scattered Seeds: In Search of Family and Identity in the Sperm Donor Generation.”
PROFILE
Jacqueline Mroz
Guest
FROM Jacqueline Mroz
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
When U.S. sperm donation goes unregulated, what does it mean for the kids? Unlike Europe, the U.S. has few rules and oversight around sperm donation. That means one man can biologically father dozens of kids. One blond, blue-eyed rugby player from Virginia has at least 150 offspring. It’s all led to concerns around the spread of diseases and accidental incest when siblings don’t know each other. Jacqueline Mro z is author of "Scattered Seeds."(Photo by Steve Hockstein)
Recommended
The Business
Revisiting showrunner Steven Bochco on his memoir Steven Bochco, the writer-producer behind record-breaking Emmy winners Hill Street Blues, LA Law and NYPD Blue, fought battles with everyone from out-of-control actors to network censors in his long career. He isn’t afraid to tell those tales in his memoir, Truth Is a Total Defense. This week we revisit the conversation where he shared some of his favorite stories with us.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Accusations of lying fly between James Comey and White House During his testimony Thursday, former FBI Director James Comey accused President Trump and other White House officials of lying when they said the FBI was in disarray and its staff had lost confidence in him. President Trump’s lawyer said Comey was wrong -- that the president never asked for his loyalty, and never asked him to back off the investigation into former NSA director Michael Flynn.
The Business
In 'Speechless,' Scott Silveri combines comedy, family & disability Scott Silveri has written and produced sitcoms for more than 20 years. In all that time, he never encountered a TV family that looked anything like the one he grew up in -- with a mom, a dad...and a brother with cerebral palsy. He changed that with his show Speechless on ABC. Silveri tells us about looking to his own past for stories, and why he was determined to make a family comedy and not just a "disability show."