DNA Discoveries

Episode 39: Maryssa Drove 8½ Hours to Meet the Family She Never Knew

What happens when the story you've been told about your origins isn't the whole story? And what happens when someone reaches out and suddenly changes everything you thoug

Episode 38: Teresa's Story Has a Twist 20 Years Later...

In this heartfelt episode of DNA Discoveries, Teresa opens up about her decades-long journey to uncover the truth about her biological roots. Adopted as an infant and rai

Episode 37: Jeremy Considers His DNA Discovery a Love Story

In this deeply moving episode of DNA Discoveries, we unpack an incredible story of childhood trauma, resilience, and unexpected family reunions. Our guest grew up with an

Episode 36: The Secret of Mike's Dad Didn't Go to the Grave

In this compelling episode of DNA Discoveries, Mike shares his life-changing journey of uncovering a family secret that didn’t go to the grave. Through an autosomal DNA t

Episode 35: Duane Found His Unwed Mother

Many decades ago, unwed mothers were sent away to boarding homes and hospitals and ultimately would give their child up for adoption. Duane knew that his biological mothe

Episode 34: Karen Kingsbury's Novel, Now Turned Movie, Tells the Story of Unexpectedly Finding Family

Christian novel writer, Karen Kingsbury has adapted her novel to a feature film, "Someone Like You." It is a story of embryo adoption and how one of the characters finds

Episode 33: Lisa Was a Super Sleuth and Found An Uncle

In this episode, Lisa shares her story of how she came to know about a new family member, and how she went about searching and finding information. She figured it out and

Episode 32: Bryan and Sandra Share How, As a Couple, They Welcomed and Accepted Bryan's Daughter

Bryan and Sandra enjoyed watching tv shows about finding family. Little did they know that one day they would have a story to tell. In a joint conversation, they together

Episode 31: Barbara Lane's Quest to Find Her Long Lost Sisters Separated in Childhood after Abandonment

Barbara has a story that you won't believe. Her mother abandoned her and her sibling in their house. Child services became involved, and several of the children were sepa

Episode 30: Robert Found a Nephew...Or Did He?

I've known Robert for years since I worked in his community. He reached out on Facebook to tell me he had his own DNA Discovery and would be happy to share it on the podc

Episode 29: Robin Schepper Found Her Way and the Identity of Her Bio Dad

Robin Schepper grew up not knowing who her biological father was, though her mother wanted her to lie and tell people her step-father was. Different names circulated as t

Episode 28: Bridget Found Family That Looked Like Her

Bridget discovered she was an NPE and shares with listeners what that meant for her, her family, how she coped, how she met her new relatives, and how she moved on after

Episode 27: Carmen Rita Wong Asks the Question "Why Didn't You Tell Me?"

Carmen Rita Wong is an American writer, former radio, television and online journalist, and personal finance expert at CNBC who also has been on quite the family roller c

Episode 26: John Found His Father-in-Law's Long Lost Brother and Doesn't Have a Happy Ending Yet

This episode is unique for a few reasons. First, John is sharing his wife's story. Second, the story doesn't have a happy ending of family uniting and relationships formi

Episode 25: How Jon Baime Filled in the Blanks and Documented it Along the Way

Jon Baime has been helping people tell their stories about anything under the sun through his work in media. But after taking an autosomal DNA test, he now had a story to

Episode 24: Kim Found Our Her Dad was the Brother of Her Mom's Best Friend

Kim's presumed father died before she was born. Years later she took her autosomal dna test and learned her father was her mother's best friend's brother. She shares her

Episode 23: Two Eds Meet Up in Chicago

Ed joined us back on episode 10 and shared his story. Since the interview back in 2021, Ed and Edward have stayed in touch, exchanging texts and messages about the DNA Di

Episode 22: Gerard, You Have a Son!

In this episode, Gerard shares his story of discovering that he had a son and how he fostered a relationship as the time went on. Share your story by emailing dnadiscov

Episode 21: Bob Used to be Italian

After being gifted an autosomal DNA test kit, Bob was surprised to learn he wasn't Italian. He was even more surprised to find out that who he believed his father was, wa

Episode 20: Oscar's Search to Clarify Misinformation and Find His Grandpa

Oscar shares his story about wanting to learn more about his grandfather. When parts of his mother's story didn't add up, he found his answers through an autosomal DNA te