I'm Rebecca Lervoy and this is You Can't make this up is the podcast where we uncover the true stories behind

your favorite Netflix documentaries and films.

On today's episode, we take a closer look at the Netflix documentary series,

The Man with a Thousand Kids.

But what if I were to tell you that there is a man alive today who may have fathered over a thousand children and is still going.

What kind of man would do that?

Today we're talking to Executive Producer Natalie Hill.

Would-be Mothers in the Netherlands selected Jonathan Jacob Meyer to be their online sperm donor,

a well-spoken well-traveled gent with luxurious hair and a desire to help women conceive.

But the parents were shocked to learn Meyer had gone far beyond the largely voluntary guidelines

for sperm donation, having fathered hundreds of children in their country and beyond.

With no laws to stop him, Maya remained defiant, vowing to continue donating sperm around the

world.

The Netflix documentary series, The Man with a Thousand Kids, spans the globe, following Meyer and the

parents who felt duped by him.

It explores the frightening implications for the children and the larger population and examines a reproductive health industry built without guardrails.

It also attempts to answer what would drive a man to extremes to create a world in his own image.

It's become an addiction for him.

He actually can't stop himself anymore.

It's now an obsession where he needs to get that attention every time. And I'm joined now by executive producer Natalie Hill.

Natalie, welcome to you can't make this up.

Elle, thank you so much.

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