🎙️ Allyson Makes the Call☎️ What would you say to a stranger who might be your biological father?Eleven years ago, Allyson's mother dropped a bombshell: the man who raised her wasn't her biological father.That night, still reeling from the news, Allyson recorded an audio diary. She never imagined anyone else would hear it.🧬 For the next 11 years, she searched for answers. DNA tests, mysterious relatives, unanswered messages. Nothing seemed to get her any closer.Then, a chance encounter over breakfast changed everything.Don offered to help, and just 30 hours later, he had a name.And Allyson? She did the one thing you're NOT supposed to do.She picked up the phone and called him.☎️ And she recorded the call.In this very special episode of L.A. Calling, we hear Allyson's remarkable journey in her own words, from the raw shock of that first night to the extraordinary moment when a stranger answers the phone.What happens next is unscripted, emotional, awkward, funny, and profoundly human.🎧 Listen to the call that changed everything.📬 Have a DNA mystery of your own?Get in touch with Don:📧 [email protected]📸 Instagram: @LACallingPodcast🔎 Need help finding your biological family?Heidi, the genealogist who helped Don crack Allyson's case, runs Finding Family Network.🌐 findingfamilynetwork.orgAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Two stories about fathers, sons, and the complicated things passed between them. Bob Thiele Jr. tells the story behind “What a Wonderful World,” followed by a father who gains a son but, in the process, loses a daughter. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Joanna grew up believing she was the miracle baby. Her two older siblings were adopted, but Joanna was the biological child her parents had waited years for. Then, when she was 15, her sister told her a secret that changed everything. Also in this episode: a pretty big announcement. Missing Pieces is becoming LA Calling. Same feed. Same storyteller. A much bigger world of stories. 🧩 Joanna: TikTok — @Joannamommma 📸 Instagram: @npe_life_podcast 📧 [email protected] ⭐️ If you like the show... Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

🎙️ Uncle Clarence Ed Hill grew up with a complicated family story. His mom married his uncle — technically, his dad’s sister’s ex-husband — and Clarence became the man who helped raise him. Years later, an Ancestry DNA test made that already complicated family tree even more complicated. This is a story about family secrets, identity, DNA, and one very unexpected ending. ❤️ Choosing Hope https://choosinghopeproject.org 💜 Free Naloxone & Overdose Reversal Training https://www.zeffy.com/en-... Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

🧩 In this episode of Missing Pieces, Don sits down with Alison, a sober solo traveler who has explored some of the most remote places in the world. A DNA test she took out of curiosity revealed that the man who raised her was not her biological father—and that the sister she grew up with was actually her half-sister. Alison shares how the discovery shook her identity, led her to two more half-siblings, and forced her to reconsider everything she believed about her family, her heritage and eve... Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy