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December 12, 2025 65 mins

Bonus  |  Introducing Adoption Pop!

001 | Elf (2003): Adoption on the Big Screen

The best way to spread Christmas cheer is by singing loud for all to hear! Whether it's your first time watching this holiday classic, or your fiftieth, you've probably never watched Elf like this before. Podcast journalist Haley Radke, filmmaker Kristal Parke, and cultural critic Sullivan Summer–all adoptees themselves–explore the adoptee experience alongside adoptee Buddy the Elf, including adoptee terminology, biological parent fantasies, cultural identity struggles, and more.

Full show notes at https://adoptionpop.com/

Find, follow, like, and subscribe to Adoption Pop! at our website, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and wherever you get your podcasts. 

Podcast journalist Haley Radke is at adopteeson.com and on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok

Filmmaker Kristal Parke is at kristalparke.net, on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok

Cultural critical Sullivan Summer is at sullivansummer.com, on Instagram, and on Substack

The Adoption Pop! theme music is The Chase by Audiogreen.

 

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