T. J. Raphael

Investigative journalist 🕵️‍♀️⁣⁣
Alum: @wonderymedia • @sony • @wnyc • @slate • @nydailynews and elsewhere
📝 @wgaeast member⁣ | Latina 🇵🇷⁣ | NYC📍

[T. J. Raphael @TJRaphael]

In a new pod from @wonderymedia, I expose LIBERTY UNIVERSITY'S best kept secret — a maternity home where pregnant teens (some just 13) say the faced coercion & religious manipulation until they surrendered their babies for adoption to Christian couples. 🎧https://t.co/GxmvIURqZf

[T. J. Raphael @TJRaphael]

@FrayHavoc @WonderyMedia @ApplePodcasts Lots of conservative groups suggest adoption as an alternative to abortion, and this series shows how painful adoption can be.

Abbi and Nathan don't wish they had an abortion. But other birth mothers I've interviewed for the series absolutely feel that way.

[T. J. Raphael @TJRaphael]

In a new pod from @wonderymedia, I expose LIBERTY UNIVERSITY'S best kept secret — a maternity home where pregnant teens (some just 13) say the faced coercion & religious manipulation until they surrendered their babies for adoption to Christian couples. 🎧https://t.co/GxmvIURqZf

[T. J. Raphael @TJRaphael]

@FrayHavoc @WonderyMedia @ApplePodcasts The point Gretchen was trying to make is that research shows the trauma associated with adoption far outweighs the trauma associated with abortion. But in general, the point of that series is that no one should be forced to do anything as it relates to their choice to reproduce.

[T. J. Raphael @TJRaphael]

@morninggloria @RealCandaceO @LibertyU I actually shared my thoughts on the segment on TikTok this week!

[T. J. Raphael @TJRaphael]

Thank you for this piece @JessicaValenti. I find @ezraklein's argument especially ghoulish, especially considering he's consistently invoked his own wife's high risk pregnancy in the past when talking about the need for abortion access. https://t.co/8rOCQNcqo4

[T. J. Raphael @TJRaphael]

Liberty Lost has been nominated for Signal Award! For best documentary. It’s a listener choice award so please vote and share! https://t.co/LNxd5XGtNq

[Podchaser @Podchaser]

Ranked number 🥈 in the #Podchaser25 for hottest, up-and-coming podcasts of August 2025...

Liberty Lost
🎚️ @WonderyMedia
🎙️ @TJRaphael

Full list here: https://t.co/UGX9nKbUoL

https://t.co/JqDXN7PXEH

[T. J. Raphael @TJRaphael]

@christi4miami @WonderyMedia @ApplePodcasts Hi Christi - you can share the tip via the contact form on my website: https://t.co/mIQkmviVJG. Thanks!

[Podchaser @Podchaser]

Ranked number 🥈 in the #Podchaser25 for hottest, up-and-coming podcasts of July 2025...

Liberty Lost
🎚️ @WonderyMedia
🎙️ @TJRaphael

Full list here: https://t.co/vm8k2hpnM9

https://t.co/JqDXN7PXEH

[ABC 13 News - WSET @ABC13News]

The Liberty Godparent Home, a place for young, single, pregnant women, is defending itself against allegations of coercion and manipulation.
https://t.co/0fS1HARYtU

[Discretionary Love @LovesDiscretion]

This love story about adoption and loss is a good listen.
https://t.co/yH95SuxmEj

[St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio]

In this @STLonAir episode: St. Louis native Toni Popham talks about her isolating experience as a pregnant 13-year-old at a maternity home.

The treatment of pregnant girls at the Liberty Godparent Home is the subject of Popham's podcast, "Liberty Lost." https://t.co/zsmjsVM9my

[emily @em53550]

If you haven’t already heard @TJRaphael ‘s Liberty Lost podcast, it’s a must listen.

Have your tissues handy, then be ready to join as we overthrow the patriarchy!

[Podcast Review @Pod_Review]

NEW REVIEW: In @WonderyMedia and @TJRaphael's series Liberty Lost, the shame placed on "unwed mothers" sounds like a story from decades ago. Not so.

https://t.co/5iPqmuQgmJ

[NewsAdvance.com @newsadvance]

Advertisements for the podcast series “Liberty Los,t” which was released last week just before the three-year anniversary of the reversal of Roe v. Wade, can be seen on billboards around Lynchburg. In “Liberty Lost,” journalist T.J. Raphael tells the st... https://t.co/l6Im1VaNWB

[Ava Slocum @Ava_E_Slocum]

Grateful for the chance to work on this @MsMagazine piece about @TJRaphael and @WonderyMedia's new podcast Liberty Lost and the terrifying history of maternity homes in the U.S. https://t.co/lOjUy4M7BS

[Lisa Carhart @l_carhart]

This podcast is horrifying, heartbreaking, and fascinating all at once. It’s great storytelling, and it brought me to tears multiple times.

[T. J. Raphael @TJRaphael]

@__callmelolo__ Thank you for listening!

[T. J. Raphael @TJRaphael]

Liberty Lost, the first ever deep dive into Liberty University's best-kept secret: A shadow maternity home that sits on campus and houses pregnant teens and young women. https://t.co/bXFmQTKd1R

[Apple Podcasts @ApplePodcasts]

Name a podcast that everyone should be tuning in to this summer. ☀️

[Podcast Review @Pod_Review]

Last week's recommended episodes:

- Hot Money (@FinancialTimes)
- Liberty Lost (@WonderyMedia)
- How To! (@Slate)
- The Powers That Be: Daily (@PeterHamby)
- Plain English with @DKThomp (@Spotify)

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