The Birth Keepers: Building an empire – episode four
The Birth Keepers: Building an empire – episode four  
Podcast: Today in Focus
Published On: Thu Jan 01 2026
Description: Within months of the death of Lorren’s baby, Journey Moon, and the public backlash against the Free Birth Society (FBS) that followed, Emilee Saldaya took FBS membership private, turning the business into a global multimillion-dollar empire. This is episode four of a year-long investigation by Guardian journalists Sirin Kale and Lucy Osborne. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus