Welcome to…... the “Intronic Season”. During the intronic season we will be doing episode swaps with other podcasts that are closely related to our show or interviews from shows that I have been on. Some weeks we might just point you to a podcast to listen to, some weeks we might just drop some genetic knowledge on social media through our Henrietta Facts posts, and I will still be dropping that Helix playlist with new music that I am into during this time.

So today we are doing an episode swap, we are introducing you to a new podcast, American Origin Stories, a podcast about identity, ancestry, and untold history. Specifically, season 1 explores the foundational ways to learn more about your roots and addresses the question, why is it so difficult for Black Americans to trace their ancestors? On this episode “Know Your Genes: DNA & Personal Identity” they discuss genetics. There are many ways to explore our ancestry - one modern option is DNA. Race may not be a gene or real, but technology now allows us to explore our identity by looking at our genes with direct to consumer genetic testing (e.g., 23andMe, Ancestry.com and more). Join Chris and Chauniece as they continue to explore their origin stories through their DNA and consider the ways in which the results impact their personal perspectives..Learn more about American Origin Stories and read the blog, here! https://www.americanoriginstories.com/.If you would like to ALSO give to our freelancers working hard to make the this podcast available who are also impacted by the pandemic you can send them donations for their hard work on this episode with the information.Sam’s (our lead producers) Cash App: $SamRiddChad's (our music producer) Venmo: @Chris-DigginsChris' (our creative director) Venmo: @Imchadmilner-.In Those Genes is independently funded, to give, become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/inthosegenes.If you would like to give a one time donation, you can do that here: https://paypal.me/inthosegenes