What an unbelievable follow up to Babyquest, Long Haul's previous piece about a woman undergoing fertility treatments. The access the producers had to this woman's journey as she undergoes the process of transracial adoption is phenomenal. Every scene is so rich in detail, emotion and doesn't pull any punches. From the ethical discussions of a white woman adopting a Black baby to the tensions between her own mom and finally to the unreal scene of receiving her baby from the birthmom in a restaurant. These are all gems of human interaction you could never write or fictionalize with any verity. Dear Birth Mother is an achievement in documentary making and the topic is one that would be very pertinent and dear to public radio listeners.