Jonquilyn Hill

So the market for genetic data testing was really booming at one point. What happens next? Is this going to go away?

So the market for genetic data testing was really booming at one point. What happens next? Is this going to go away?

Okay, so now you've got what you need to reach out to the family you didn't previously know you had. How do you go about doing that, though? That's next.

Okay, so now you've got what you need to reach out to the family you didn't previously know you had. How do you go about doing that, though? That's next.

Okay, so now you've got what you need to reach out to the family you didn't previously know you had. How do you go about doing that, though? That's next.

We're back. It's Explain It to Me. And Libby Copeland's book, Lost Family, looks at how DNA technology has impacted families. I wanted to know what got her so interested in this.

We're back. It's Explain It to Me. And Libby Copeland's book, Lost Family, looks at how DNA technology has impacted families. I wanted to know what got her so interested in this.

We're back. It's Explain It to Me. And Libby Copeland's book, Lost Family, looks at how DNA technology has impacted families. I wanted to know what got her so interested in this.

You know, if someone's taken one of these at-home DNA tests and they realize they have a family member, how should they go about trying to connect with them?

You know, if someone's taken one of these at-home DNA tests and they realize they have a family member, how should they go about trying to connect with them?

You know, if someone's taken one of these at-home DNA tests and they realize they have a family member, how should they go about trying to connect with them?

And what's the proper way to go about this? You know, do you show up on their doorstep? Do you DM them on Instagram? Do you write a letter? Like what what do you do?

And what's the proper way to go about this? You know, do you show up on their doorstep? Do you DM them on Instagram? Do you write a letter? Like what what do you do?

And what's the proper way to go about this? You know, do you show up on their doorstep? Do you DM them on Instagram? Do you write a letter? Like what what do you do?

So I want to ask you something about the caller who sparked this episode. Her name's Hannah, and she found her dad on Ancestry.com, and she found out she has five siblings. What approach would you suggest in that kind of situation?

So I want to ask you something about the caller who sparked this episode. Her name's Hannah, and she found her dad on Ancestry.com, and she found out she has five siblings. What approach would you suggest in that kind of situation?

So I want to ask you something about the caller who sparked this episode. Her name's Hannah, and she found her dad on Ancestry.com, and she found out she has five siblings. What approach would you suggest in that kind of situation?

I guess there's a question of what do you do with that? But I think it's also a question of... What are people looking for when they're looking to connect with new family? Yeah. You know, are you trying to figure out like, oh, where did I get my eyes? Are you trying to figure out where did I get my personality? Are you trying to figure out genetic health? All of it. Yeah. Right?

I guess there's a question of what do you do with that? But I think it's also a question of... What are people looking for when they're looking to connect with new family? Yeah. You know, are you trying to figure out like, oh, where did I get my eyes? Are you trying to figure out where did I get my personality? Are you trying to figure out genetic health? All of it. Yeah. Right?

I guess there's a question of what do you do with that? But I think it's also a question of... What are people looking for when they're looking to connect with new family? Yeah. You know, are you trying to figure out like, oh, where did I get my eyes? Are you trying to figure out where did I get my personality? Are you trying to figure out genetic health? All of it. Yeah. Right?