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

• https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5jIkaamOZlCwtd2peUk9lF?si=0238d524a374492d

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

• https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5jIkaamOZlCwtd2peUk9lF?si=0238d524a374492d

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