In The Dark
Podcast by The New Yorker
In The Dark is a podcast by The New Yorker, hosted by Ava Kaufman. TMT covers 1 of its episodes, most often discussing Guardian ad litem, Farmville, Virginia, Prince Edward County Department of Social Services.
Hosts
- Ava KaufmanInvestigative reporter and host of The Journey, a season of In the Dark from The New Yorker
Frequent guests
- Mary Beth Whitehead · 1 episode
- Kemper Beasley III · 1 episodeAttorney for the Prince Edward County, Virginia, Department of Social Services
- Colleen Quinn · 1 episodeRichmond, Virginia family formation attorney representing the intended parents
- Stacey King · 1 episodeVirginia bookkeeper who served as a gestational surrogate for Sylvia and Guojun
Topics
Recently covered
The Journey, Episode 4: The CourtsOct 6, 2026 · 56 min
Reporter Ava Kaufman follows two Virginia surrogates who defied their contracts with an investigated Los Angeles couple, revisiting Baby M and attending a Farmville custody hearing.
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