Sean Kipe

09/28/2026

"I always felt like I didn't belong... but I never could have imagined why." 💔 🎧

Episode 2 of "BABY: The Melissa Highsmith Story" is officially out, and it is a deeply emotional journey into a life hidden in plain sight.

While a devastated mother spent decades weeping over an empty crib, a little girl was growing up just 10 minutes away—completely unaware of her true identity. In this episode, Melissa herself pulls back the curtain on a childhood shadowed by an unsettling feeling that something was fundamentally wrong.

This week explores the raw reality of what it was like inside that home—the secrets, the isolation, and the suffocating weight of a truth buried for 51 years.

You think you know the story of Melissa Highsmith. But you haven't heard what happened to the little girl left in the shadows.

👉 Listen to Episode 2 now on Apple Podcasts or your favorite platform.

Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-name-is-melanie-chapter-2/id6813114463?i=1000791990178

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ejMwWNadzqUcx6RZD7Yvv?si=6d2a7ccda7db4a39

Spotify Amazon Music

09/27/2026

*EXCLUSIVE*

Tomorrow, Episode 2 of BABY drops — and for the first time ever, Melissa Highsmith opens up in detail about life after her abduction.

The missing persons case of Melissa Highsmith, of Fort Worth, Texas, captivated the nation when she was found alive and reunited with her parents in 2023 —

09/25/2026

So - this is unrelated to podcasts. But as some of you know, I've been a musician for many, many years. Quite a few years back when in The Calling, singer Alex Band and I wrote a lot of songs together, one in particular called "The Fool That You Are".

Today, The Calling released their new album "Before the World Turns to Dust", and that song is included on it. I'm stoked that this beautiful song - one I'm very proud of - is finally seeing the light of day.

I wish the guys all the best with the new record, tour, and everything else. Go check it out!

Album · 2026 · 15 Songs

09/23/2026

BABY is probably the closest podcast I have done in the last 7 years to IN THE RED CLAY in terms of storytelling and feel. If you like ITRC, I think you'll really like BABY. New episodes every Monday. Listen and share now!

This is the FIRST TIME EVER that Melissa Highsmith has told her incredible, complete story.

Have you listened to Episode 1 yet?!
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Apple Podcasts : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baby/id6813114463

Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/show/5ejMwWNadzqUcx6RZD7Yvv?si=a4e2319e9eb54691

iHeartPodcast Network : https://iheart.com/podcast/345543668/

Amazon Music : https://q4k0kx5j.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fmusic.amazon.com%2Fpodcasts%2F51240c75-2ad0-4a78-8d4e-29bdf6b2900d/1/010001a0ca779539-967d5f9f-63c4-4e40-bcf9-6fef30b7ae57-000000/nwAbBS4eeQ1ugD1kGmdEtFCLJ8M=473

Particle Entertainment Jason Hoch

09/21/2026

In 1971, a 21-month-old baby girl vanished into thin air from a Fort Worth apartment.

It started with a simple newspaper ad looking for a babysitter. A woman calling herself "Ruth Johnson" answered the call. She wore white gloves, smiled at the roommate, walked out the door with little Melissa—and never came back.

For over 50 years, the family was left with agonizing questions, false leads, and a devastating lack of answers. But that’s only the very beginning of the story.

In Episode 1 of BABY, award-winning podcasters Sean Kipe and Jason Hoch take you back to the day that changed everything, uncovering explosive new details about one of the longest-running kidnapping sagas in American history.

Nothing is quite what it seems.

🎧 Listen to Episode 1 now. Hit the link in our bio or search "BABY: The Melissa Highsmith Story" on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/baby/id6813114463

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ejMwWNadzqUcx6RZD7Yvv?si=4df2fafcebe741fa

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

09/18/2026

NEW PODCAST SERIES "BABY" COMING 9/21.
HEAR THE TRAILER and SUBSCRIBE NOW!

The remarkable story of Melissa Highsmith being found 51 years after being kidnapped as a baby made global headlines, but the shocking details of what actually happened to her and the family that never stopped looking for her has never been fully told – until now.

Melissa Highsmith was abducted as a 21-month-old girl from her Fort Worth, Texas home on August 23, 1971 by a mysterious babysitter. In a stunning turn of events, Melissa would finally be reunited with her biological family so many years later.

Award-winning podcasters Sean Kipe and Jason Hoch bring Melissa’s exclusive story and explosive new details to the 51-year kidnapping saga.

BABY: The Melissa Highsmith Story is a 7-episode limited podcast series and is a production of Particle Entertainment and Wavland.

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trailer-baby-the-melissa-highsmith-story/id6813114463?i=1000790370361

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3lKIi6G7qCrqZF74UhI4n9?si=QWbd1zfDRvyW2jg-3FpcSg

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09/18/2026

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