02.13.2009
This American Life

http://www.thislife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?episode=374

Of all the 6 and a half billion people in the world, what are the odds that any two people are a real match?  Stories from people who know they've beat the odds, and the lengths they've gone to do it—including an American professor who sings Chinese opera for anyone who'll listen, to get one step closer to his mate, and two kids who travel halfway around the country to find each other and become best friends.

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It isn't archived to listen to online yet, but should be soon. I heard this show, and the second segment is highly relevant (and moving)!

http://thislife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?sched=1283


Lilly and Thomasina have a lot in common. They're both 8 years old. And they were both born boys, although it became clear pretty early on that they'd prefer to be girls. There aren't all that many kids in the world like them, but recently, at a conference in Seattle on transgender parenting, they met. And they immediately hit it off. They could talk about things with each other that they'd never been able to share with other friends back home. And that's comforting, even if they never see each other after the conference ends. Producer Mary Beth Kirchner tells the story, with production help from Rebecca Weiker. (17 minutes)