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Born from the "Genius Sperm Bank" | Leandra Ramm - Ideas Sleep Furiously Podcast E31

60 min • 24 oktober 2022

Leandra Ramm is an American singer and actress known for opera and musical theatre. She is an offspring of the Repository for Germinal Choice (otherwise known as "The Genius Sperm Bank").   

My own story: https://ideassleepfuriously.substack.com/p/on-discovering-that-i-was-sperm-donor#details 

My links:  

Substack: https://ideassleepfuriously.substack.com 

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Ideas_Sleep 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ideas_Sleep 

Timestamps:  

0:00 Intro 

2:26 How I heard about Leandra’s story 

3:57 Leandra’s origin story 

7:57 Finding the genius sperm bank and the process 

11:55 Leandra’s half-siblings' origins 

13:55 Family dynamics 

18:55 Leandra’s school experience with a high IQ 

22:15 How Leandra’s intelligence helped her 

28:40 Leandra’s siblings’ stories 

33:15 How did Leandra find her biological dad and half-siblings? 

38:00 Leandra’s thoughts on genetics  

39:55 Leandra’s dad’s life 

41:40 Leandra’s thoughts on genetic engineering 

44:35 The importance of biodiversity  

46:35 Would Leandra support a genius sperm bank today? 

48:15 The lack of regulation  

50:03 Why Robert Graham started the project 

50:45 The dangers of no regulation 

52:40 What else did Leandra find out about the sperm bank? 

54:30 Gratitude for modern science and new-found family

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