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Podcast: You Can’t Make This Up
Episode: The Man with 1000 Kids
Description: Would-be mothers in The Netherlands selected Jonathan Jacob Meijer to be their online sperm donor - a well-spoken, well-traveled gent with luxurious hair and a desire to help women conceive. But the parents were shocked to learn Meijer had gone far beyond the largely voluntary guidelines for sperm donation, having fathered hundreds of children in their country…and beyond. With no laws to stop him, Meijer remained defiant, vowing to continue donating sperm around the world.The Netflix documentary series The Man with 1000 Kids spans the globe, following Meijer and the parents who felt du...