It all started when Sigrid E. Johnson was 62. She got a call from an old friend, asking her to participate in a study about DNA ancestry tests and ethnic identity. She agreed.
Ms. Johnson thought she knew what the outcome would be. When she was 16, her mother told her that she had been adopted as an infant. Her biological mother was an Italian woman from So ... Show More
Apr 17
A Week of Scandal, Reckoning and Resignations in Congress
Warning: This episode discusses suicide. This week, Congress was on the cusp of doing something that has never happened in U.S. history: forcibly removing four House members. Two of those members resigned. Michael Gold, who covers Congress, explains what unfolded on Capitol Hill, ... Show More
26m 21s
Feb 2022
Un test ADN a changé sa vie, Sophie Brugeille raconte
<p>En 2019, Sophie Brugeille offre à son fils passionné de génétique un kit de test ADN pour ses 14 ans. Quand les résultats arrivent, Sophie repère un nom qu’elle connaît dans la liste des personnes qui partagent l’ADN de son fils : celui d’un ancien collègue de sa mère. Bouleve ... Show More
21m 30s
Nov 2022
Transracial Adoption & Navigating Racial Identity
Transracial adoption has increased over the years and the experience of being raised by adoptive parents of a different race is not without complications. Host Roy Wood Jr. chats with author of the book, All You Can Ever Know, Nicole Chung, and author of the book, Surviving the W ... Show More
55m 26s