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Documentary · Louise McLoughlin

You Look Like Me

by Louise McLoughlin

Donor conceived journalist, Louise McLoughlin, delves deeper into the secrets, discoveries, and lives of donor conceived people while trying to find the man who, presumably, looks like her.

Latest episodes

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BONUS: The Stories We Tell

'We are the stories we tell about ourselves and the stories told about us' Louise speaks with academic psychologist Dr. Sophie Zadeh about the power of owning your own

Jul 12
53 min

S3 #6: Come on the Journey

In this final episode, Louise talks to some of the people whose stories have shaped this season but whose voices we've yet to hear. She sits down with her newest half-bro

Jun 28
49 min

S3 #5: "What About My Identity?"

Louise takes a road trip with Neil to discover her roots. As she explores the importance of knowing our geographic, historic, and ethnic origins she also speaks with Kar

Jun 14
43 min

S3 #4: Extended & Blended

As Louise’s matches grow, she looks at how these new groups can extend, blend, and impact people beyond the centre. And while you're here.... You Look Like Me is a labo

May 31
41 min

BONUS: Send This To... Aspiring DNA Detectives

In this bonus episode, Louise continues her 'Send This To...' series. She speaks with Professor of Forensic Science Dr. Claire Glynn, an expert in forensic biology, foren

Feb 15
40 min

S3 #3: Full Circle

"This hug has been waiting for you for many, many years" Donor conceived journalist Louise McLoughlin records a first-time meeting, as she picks back up with the three w

Jan 25
36 min

S3 #2: Now She Knows

How does it feel to say 'sorry' after keeping a secret for almost forty years? Donor conceived journalist Louise McLoughlin hears from three parents who used a donor to

Jan 10
52 min

S3 #1: Everything At Once

Donor conceived journalist Louise McLoughlin examines the human fallout of industry-wide errors, as she meets three UK women who were incorrectly matched as half-siblings

Dec 28 2025
43 min

BONUS (LIVE RECORDING): Send This To... Someone Thinking About Going Public

In this bonus episode (recorded live) Louise continues her 'Send This To...' series. She speaks with Amanda who went public with her story in a documentary with a major U

May 16 2024
50 min

S2 #5: Connection, Questions & False Matches

In the final episode of season two, donor conceived journalist Louise McLoughlin speaks with people who found half-sibling matches — only to later discover that they were

Aug 28 2023
35 min

BONUS: Send This To... A Donor

In this bonus episode, Louise launches her 'Send This To...' series, where she speaks with Neil, a sperm donor and her biological father, about his motivations for donati

Apr 23 2023
32 min

S2 #4: Fertility Fraud: The 'Doctor of Last Chance'

Journalist Louise McLoughlin delves deeper into one of the darkest corners of the fertility industry to uncover what happens when male fertility doctors betray their pati

Jan 17 2023
35 min

S2 #3: I Have Felt So Alone

Louise comes to terms with a new half-sibling match, while also speaking with other DC people who haven't been so lucky in their quest to find half-siblings. And while y

Aug 12 2022
40 min

S2 #2: This Is Unexpected

A surprise text from a stranger throws Louise McLoughlin's otherwise normal Wednesday night into disarray. We hear her digest the discovery in real-time, as she works to

May 16 2022
27 min

S2 #1: How We Got Here

Donor conceived journalist Louise McLoughlin is back with Season 2 of her chart-topping podcast. In this episode, Louise catches up with some of the people from Season 1,

Feb 23 2022
59 min

S1 #5: The Adventure Continues

On a randomly-selected bridge near Oxford, Louise meets her biological dad for the first time, alongside her half-sister Jess. As she revels in the joy and awkwardness of

Mar 3 2021
1 h 04 min

S1 #4: Not So Anonymous

In the second last episode of the series, Louise calls a stranger, who she suspects may be her biological dad. And she speaks to others who have found their biological pa

Feb 3 2021
45 min

S1 #3: Memories Missed

Louise and Jess meet for the first time and try to figure out how to form a sibling bond with a stranger. Meantime, Louise speaks to others who have already navigated new

Jan 20 2021
29 min

S1 #2: Does She Look Like Me?

Louise gets her first close DNA match — and scrambles to work out if the stranger could be a half-sibling. In this second episode, Louise speaks to people who have found

Jan 6 2021
36 min

S1 #1: I Am Donor Conceived

Journalist Louise McLoughlin relives the moment she discovered she was conceived with the help of a sperm donor. As Louise begins her search for her biological father, sh

Dec 24 2020
40 min

Chart trend

Position in the Documentary chart (US), last 90 days.

#77
all-time peak
4
days in the top 100 since Dec 2025

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Where You Look Like Me ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Oct 15, 2026).

#171 ▼ 34 Documentary US

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