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There's this whole part of me that I'm connected to that I just don't really know anything about.
Is your genetic information really private? DNA is not destiny, but man, is there something to be said for the power of genetics, right?
This is Explain It To Me. I'm Jonquan Hill. Each week, we answer the questions that matter to you most, like what our weird economic outlook could mean for you. But sometimes we get a question that's way more personal than that.
Hey, it's Hannah. My question is... How do you find a lost relative?
That definitely got my antenna up, so we gave her a call. It turns out she was looking for her dad. I always knew my dad was out there somewhere. When she first reached out to us, she'd never met him.
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