WNYC News's Peabody-Award-winning Matt Katz usually reports on stuff like politics. In Inconceivable Truth, he reports about himself. In this eight-episode documentary podcast, Matt seeks to discover who his father is or was. Before long, he learns that he's not even asking the right questions.

The podcast begins with Matt talking to his mother. She tells him he could read an analog clock earlier than other children his age. Matt's parents divorced when he was young. When his father showed up for weekly visits, he was always late. Matt remembers sitting and watching the pendulum of an old grandfather clock. Matt and his mother look through a photo album. There are many pictures of baby Matt but almost none of Warren, his mother's ex-husband.

The story of the podcast continues when Matt discovers that his mother and Warren sought fertility support. Matt's a reporter, and reporters research. He begins investigating 1970s artificial insemination. He learns that then, donations were often "fresh" vs frozen. Due to certain details on the show, this content is for mature audiences. There's plenty of wholesomeness, though. It's sweet to hear Matt on his laptop in bed. He and his wife are happy to learn about donor-conceived siblings finding each other. Matt read about one person connecting with 38 siblings.

Later, Matt and his family travel to Ireland. Matt had been connecting with distant cousins via ancestry DNA sites. He concluded that Michael Lynch, born in the mid-1800s, was a direct ancestor. Matt found Lynch's address on a 1911 Irish census. It's exciting to hear Matt discover abandoned farmhouses with his children. They seem intrigued and eager to help their father understand his history.

Towards the end of the story, Matt is back in New York. He stands in front of the five-story building where his conception occurred. There's gravity in considering how many lives started there—up to tens of thousands. Matt's thoughtfulness and sensitivity make Inconceivable Truth a captivating podcast. The account would be compelling on its own, but his journalistic integrity makes it special.