Missing Pieces - NPE Life
Missing Pieces - NPE Life is a podcast that curates stories of and about people who find out, usually through a home DNA test, that someone in their family tree isn't who they thought. We also tell stories of adoptees who've found lost family, or are looking. The host, Don Anderson, found out in 2021 that his dad wasn't his dad. It changed his life. All of the sudden the missing pieces fell into place. Our first episode will drop on May 13, 2022. NPE stands for Not Parent Expected or Non Paternity Event.
- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 50 minutes
- Episodes
- 75
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Phone Call With Mom Part 2
This is part two of Jeff Frame's phone call with his mother. If you have not listened to part 1 yet please do that first or this will make no sense. It is Season 1 Episode 11.
This call was recorded …
Hey Dad (MPE theme song)
In this Season 1 finale episode our very own extremely talented Cory Goodrich writes a song with Don. The song is called Hey Dad. Don gave her a challenge to write a song that would leave a message …
Finding Bio-Father - Found Recordings
Finding Bio Father - Found Recordings
On this episode we have two segments, each featuring old forgotten footage of a couple of bio-dads. We explore what it means to the NPEs to have these found trea…
Phone Call With Mom
This episode is a recorded phone call by an NPE to his mom. Jeff Frame, a documentary filmmaker, found out 8 years ago that the abusive father he thought was his dad, wasn't. A day and a half later, …
Emails from a woman who hates NPEs
In this episode I read an email exchange between me and this woman who hates NPEs and NPE podcasts. And I think it comes out funny. You be the judge.
It really dumbfounds me how nasty and mean people…
Bio-Father & Daughter BFF
In this episode T discusses how she came to find out who her bio dad was. And for the first time ever on Missing Pieces, we get to hear the story from the Bio-Father as well.
Two Sister Together Part 2
Part 2 of Two Sisters Together. The heartfelt story continues and we find out what came after the NPE discovery.
Two Sisters Together
This episode is about two sisters who grew up together. One of them is the NPE and the other is along for the ride. A ride with a few twists and turns. You don't want to miss this one.
Switched At Birth Part 2
This is part 2 of Switched at Birth. Shirley Munoz Newson found out in 2001 that she was switched at birth with another baby in 1958.
She has a book coming out in January called "The Little Dark One …
Switched At Birth
Shirley Munoz Newson found out in 2001 that she was switched at birth in 1958. This is the first time she has spoken in public about it. Ever!
4 Pillars: 4 Women Answer 4 Questions
In this week's episode 4 Pillars of our community meet in a virtual meeting to answer 4 questions regarding their NPE journey. We have Lily Wood, Eve Sturges, Erin Cosentino and Gina Daniel. They sha…
Jackie and Shannon
In Episode 3 we hear the story of Jackie and Shannon, an NPE and an Adoptee - half-sisters who find each other on 23 and me. They work together to solve the mystery of who their parents are.
Don's Four New Sisters
This episode is the story of our host Don Anderson. Except it's told with a twist, it's from the perspective of his 4 new half sisters. They took him on a Road Trip... to visit their childhood home…
Unsolved Murder
When Kaye found out she was an NPE, that the man on her birth certificate wasn't her father, it gave new clues to a unsolved murder that has plagued her family for over 50 years. Though the tone NPE …
Missing Pieces NPE Life Trailer
This is a trailer for an exciting new podcast about being an NPE. About getting that DNA surprise, finding out your father isn't your father. Please follow, subscribe and like to ensure you don't mis…