Episode Description
This week I said goodbye to 23andMe and removed my data from their database. When I took the test 4 years ago I only had one slight surprise in my results. But there are a lot of other people out there who had much bigger surprises in store.
Music recommendation for this episode:
- Strangers by Portishead
- What I Am by Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians
To find these and more recommended songs for this podcast, check out the Spotify Professional Weird playlist
Sources for this episode:
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/lifestyle/she-thought-she-was-irish-until-a-dna-test-opened-a-100-year-old-mystery/?utm_term=.089d1aca195c
- https://blog.23andme.com/articles/an-only-childs-dna-surprise
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2023/09/19/ancestry-dna-family-secrets/70707516007/
- https://time.com/6176310/our-father-true-story-netflix/
- https://listverse.com/2019/01/11/10-shocking-discoveries-we-uncovered-from-analyzing-ancient-dna/
- https://www.npr.org/2010/02/16/123781211/frail-and-sickly-king-tut-suffered-through-life
Sound mixing performed by Brother Jay from The Rule of Scary podcast - check that out if you’re a horror movie fan! And hey! Thank you for listening to my stories. Keep it weird out there.
To find song recommendations for this podcast, check out the Spotify Professional Weird playlist
Email me at professionalweirdopodcast@gmail.com