Not Made In China
Not Made In China
Podcast Description
Welcome to Not Made In China, the podcast where we talk all things adoption and the beautiful madness that comes with it.Shaosheen was adopted from China when she was 9 months old and has lived in the UK ever since. On this podcast she chats to people whose lives have been touched by adoption, discussing their experiences as well as sharing a few of her own stories. Thank you so much for joining us, we hope you enjoy eavesdropping on our conversations!Follow us on Instagram @notmadeinchinapodcast
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Content Themes
The podcast covers various themes related to adoption, including personal narratives and challenges faced by families. Episodes feature conversations about local adoption experiences, like Jodie's story of adopting during COVID-19, and international adoption, as exemplified in the inaugural episode with Shaosheen and her mother discussing their family's overseas adoption journey.
Welcome to Not Made In China, the podcast where we talk all things adoption and the beautiful madness that comes with it.
Shaosheen was adopted from China when she was 9 months old and has lived in the UK ever since. On this podcast she chats to people whose lives have been touched by adoption, discussing their experiences as well as sharing a few of her own stories.
Thank you so much for joining us, we hope you enjoy eavesdropping on our conversations!
Follow us on Instagram & TikTok @notmadeinchinapodcast
Today, Shaosheen is joined by Korean adoptee and writer Jonathan, to talk about growing up as one of the only Asian children in a white Southern New Jersey suburb, and how his writing — from fiction, to poetry, to nonfiction — has mirrored his changing relationship with his own identity.
We talk about the ”class clown” persona he built to control how others saw him, a trip back to Korea that changed what he wrote about, and his current work on adoptee representation in horror films.
Follow Jonathan:
Website: https://www.jonathanwittmaier.com
IG: @jonathanwittmaier and @thedesolationsaints
Jonathan's Writing:
https://www.rewritingadoption.com/blog/rewriting-narrative-jonathan-wittmaier
https://www.rewritingadoption.com/blog/circumstantial-evidence
https://www.brawllit.com/2026/jonathan-wittmaier
https://eunoiareview.wordpress.com/2025/09/09/learning-to-be-korean-while-also-not-crying-in-h-mart/
We post new episodes every other Tuesday and you can follow us @notmadeinchinapodcast on Instagram & TikTok
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