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CutOff Genes Podcast

Julie Dixon Jackson-Podcaster, Richard Castlecutoffgenes.libsyn.com
Ever wondered what consumer DNA testing can do for you- beyond telling you your ethnicity? Are you an adoptee- or someone who has an unknown parent or relative? Do you love Genealogy? You're in the right place. Join Julie Dixon Jackson and Richard Castle as they attempt to guide you through what it takes to use DNA to break down brick walls, solve mysteries- or find your "people"!
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Episodes

CutOff Genes: Episode 906: Both Sides of the Coin

-Adoptee, Birth Mother and Author Monica Hall talks about all things adoption. www.monicahall.com @practicallystillavirgin *Trigger Warning- Sexual Abuse, drug use, language Subscribe, Rate and Review www.juliedixonjackson.com www.cutoffgenes.com

Jun 10, 202459 minSeason 9Ep. 906

CutOff Genes: Episode 905: FOG is Not a Slur

Adoptees Julie D Jackson and Betsy Hadden discuss trauma manifestation- or lack thereof Intriguing Death Certificates Part 2 of Storytime with Kristal Parke of @becauseshesadopted Subscribe, Rate and Review! www.cutoffgenes.com www.patreon/cutoffgenespodcast

May 27, 202455 minSeason 9Ep. 905

CutOff Genes: Episode 904: It's in the Blood

News about Julie's personal life that ties into DNA (Trigger Warning- Vulnerable) Trenches: Use an expert to keep your Confirmation Bias at bay California has access to the DNA of every child born since the 1980s- discuss Storytime: Canadian Adoptee Kristal Parke talks about her upcoming film "Because She's Adopted" @becauseshesadopted For help with your DNA mystery contact Julie at www.cutoffgenes.com or www.juliedixonjackson.com Please consider joining the Patreon at www.patreon.com/cutoffgene...

May 12, 20241 hr 2 minSeason 9Ep. 904

CutOff Genes: Episode 903: We Just Went Off!

Lily Jackson (my daughter) sat in to co-host this week Our organic conversation was so interesting that I forwent all planned content. Please enjoy! Storytime: *Part two of my conversation with adoptee Jim Serrano *Trigger Warning- Child sexual abuse, suicidality Subscribe, Rate and Review! For help with your own DNA mystery please contact Julie at www.cutoffgenes.com

Apr 28, 20241 hr 7 minSeason 9Ep. 903

CutOff Genes: Episode 902: Get Over Yourself- But Also- Whatever...

The annual birthday bah humbug Eclipse Talk Are Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey half brothers? SB1274- California Adoptee Alert- Let's open those Birth Certificates Sperm Donor wants Legal Parent Status Storytime with Jim Serrano Please take the time to rate and/or review this podcast- it really helps! Contact Julie for help with your DNA at www.cutoffgenes.com...

Apr 15, 202456 minSeason 9Ep. 902

CutOff Genes: Episode 901: Is That Hurting Both Of Our Feelings?

Welcome to Season Nine We're back and @reneecolvert is co-hosting Let's talk about "Adoption Doesn't Guarantee a Forever Family" If frozen embryos are people- where do we draw the line? Looking forward to the new documentary "She Looks Like Me" Exploiting Adoptee stories for clout Another Donor Baby dates brother Subscribe, Rate and Review! To share your story, provide feedback or for help with your DNA mystery contact Julie at www.cutoffgenes.com...

Mar 31, 202448 minSeason 9Ep. 901

CutOff Genes: Episode 812: So Long Richie

23andme's stock market woes Sammy Hagar on Finding Your Roots Parents need to tell their daughter that her father is actually her half brother Saying goodbye to our dear producer and co host Richard Castle Waddleton Subscribe, Rate and Review www.Patreon.com/cutoffgenes For help with your search or to tell your story contact Julie at- www.cutoffgenes.com...

Feb 12, 202441 minSeason 8Ep. 812

CutOff Genes: Episode 811: I Think There's Pretty Good Data

Dog Threats The Woman in the Wall Adoption and Personality Disorders Trenches: Mother longs to know the son she was forced to relinquish Storytime with Sara Easterly Contact Julie at cutoffgenes.com Subscribe, Rate and Review!

Jan 29, 202456 minSeason 8Ep. 811

CutOff Genes: Episode 810: Let's Not Call it Rescued.....PLEASE

Kristin Chenoweth isn't helping other adoptees (but I love her) Jane Russell bought a child with an intact family Author and Adoptee Julie Ryan McGue ( juliemcgueauthor.com ) talks about her story and her two books : " Twice a Daughter: A Search for Identity, Family, and Belonging " and " Belonging Matters: Conversations on Adoption, Family & Kinship " For help or to contact Julie go to www.cutoffgenes.com Subscribe, Rate and Review!...

Jan 14, 202454 minSeason 8Ep. 810

CutOff Genes: Episode 809: ClerGical Errors

Etymology of FatFace Closed Adoption promotes accidental incest Why won't the Catholic church acknowledge children of Priests and Nuns? StoryTime with Peggie Arvidson of ZenCareer presents @adopteesatwork Podcast This is a crossover event- tune in to @adopteesatwork Episode 25 for Peggie's interview with Julie about how adoption informed her career path... Subscribe, Rate and Review PLEASE! www.cutoffgenes.com

Dec 17, 202357 minSeason 8Ep. 809

CutOff Genes: Episode 808: Revisiting the Roundheads

Finally, an answer as to who the Roundheads were.... Phillipa Langley and the Princes in the Tower A case from the Genetic Genealogy trenches Final installment of Julie's adventure Walking in the Footsteps of her Ancestors Subscribe, Rate and Review For help with your DNA mystery, contact Julie at www.cutoffgenes.com

Dec 04, 202342 minSeason 8Ep. 808

CutOff Genes: Episode 807: Where Did Bam-Bam Come From?

Rosie O'Donnell's adoption convo with Angela Tucker Seventy year old man discovers that he was switched at birth Julie continues "walking in the footsteps of her Ancestors"- Chester, Bristol and Bath For help with your DNA mystery or to share your story contact Julie at www.cutoffgenes.com Subscribe, Rate and Review!

Nov 13, 202348 minSeason 8Ep. 807

CutOff Genes: Episode 805: Bob's Your Uncle

Kerry Washington's MPE discovery 23&me's troubling data hack Michael Oher and "The Blind Side" revelations Julie continues "Walking in the Footsteps of her Ancestors" Subscribe, Rate and Review! For help with YOUR DNA mystery, contact Julie Dixon Jackson at www.cutoffgenes.com

Oct 16, 202343 minSeason 8Ep. 805

CutOff Genes: Episode 804: Unpacking York and Cheshire

Julie digs deeper into her month long adventure walking in the footsteps of her Ancestors in the UK! For help tracking YOUR ancestors contact Julie at www.cutoffgenes.com Subscribe, Rate and Review!

Oct 01, 202339 minSeason 8Ep. 804

CutOff Genes: Episode 803: Yawright?

Thanks for you patience while Julie was off on her adventure! In this episode we unpack what it was like meeting her brother for the first time (ever) and start sharing their adventures "Walking in the Footsteps of their Ancestors." Note- It should be noted that I failed to mention that "Billy the bully" is actually the current proprietor of what was once The Tunnel End Tavern Contact Julie at cutoffgenes.com

Sep 17, 202346 minSeason 8Ep. 803

CutOff Genes: Episode 802: Valerie Naiman is in the House!

Enjoy this conversation with Adoptee/Author Valerie Naiman. Join the Facebook Group ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/1882608928721974 ) or follow me on TikTok updates as I walk in the footsteps of my ancestors. For extended coverage join https://www.patreon.com/cutoffgenespodcast.... www.cutoffgenes.com

Aug 06, 202330 minSeason 8Ep. 802

CutOff Genes: Episode 801: We Faked it Til We Maked It

How legal is first cousin marriages in the United States? The Curious Case of Natalia Grace- Deep Dive Julie shares her upcoming plans to fulfill a life long ambition. Subscribe, Rate and Review! For help with your DNA mystery contact Julie Dixon Jackson at www.cutoffgenes.com

Jul 24, 202343 minSeason 8Ep. 801

CutOff Genes: Episode 712: Keep Your Cockles Out Of This

- AI explains common Genealogy myths - Chrissy Tiegen spirals about identical twin mystery - Bereavement benefits for Adoptees- when are we allowed to grieve? - Storytime with Adoptee Greg Gentry For help with your DNA mystery contact Julie Dixon Jackson at www.cutoffgenes.com Subscribe, Rate and Review!!!

Jun 18, 202351 minSeason 7Ep. 712

CutOff Genes: Episode 711: Not to Beat a Dead Course.....

Review of the movie "The Lost King" @thelostkingmovie Trenches- Julie reviews past correspondence with biological parents and tips for how to reach out Last installment of the conversation with Emily Alber @emilyalberart Subscribe, Rate and Review For help with your DNA mystery contact Julie at www.cutoffgenes.com

Jun 04, 202352 minSeason 7Ep. 711

CutOff Genes: Episode 710: No Pun Intended

Surreptitious DNA collection? Fighting Fertility Fraud with H.R. 451 and how you can help Escaped convict (for double murder) reinvents himself and lives a model life as a husband and father Part 2 (of 3) of my conversation with Emily Alber (@emilyalberart)- cliffhanger alert! Subscribe, Rate and Review! For help with your DNA mystery contact Julie Dixon Jackson at www.cutoffgenes.com

May 22, 202345 min

CutOff Genes: Episode 709: My Course, My Course, My Kingdom for a Course

Bosworth Field: The Irony of going from a riderless horse to a driverless car Do Biological Parents have a right to your silence? Trenches: Maltese DNA Mind The Gap Storytime with Adoptee/Artist Emily Alber @emilyalberart For help with your DNA mystery contact Julie at www.cutoffgenes.com

May 07, 202347 minSeason 7Ep. 709

CutOff Genes: Episode 708: Beethoven's Fifth....Lock of Hair?

Ancestry's new feature...don't use it Warning- if you have son's in college The literal price tag that comes with adoption Shocking revelations about Beethoven are revealed in his DNA Analysis Storytime with @Debbie Olson of dnasurprisenetwork.com Subsribe, RATE and REVIEW!!! For help with your DNA journey contact Julie Dixon Jackson at cutoffgenes.com

Apr 23, 202353 min

CutOff Genes: Episode 707: A Little Bit Culty

"The Ten Commandments" is an Adoption story Scotland becomes the third country to apologize for Forced Adoption practices Julie procures Dual Citizenship- notices a legal lie similar to Adoptive Birth Certificates Story-time with Adoptee Emma Stevens, Author of "A Fire Is Coming" Subscribe, Rate and Review. Join patreon.com/cutoffgenespodcast for extra content Contact Julie at joolsjackson@cutoffgenes.com

Apr 09, 202352 minSeason 7Ep. 707

CutOff Genes: Episode 706: Do We Exist In A Waacum?

Julie recaps the 2023 i4gg Conference The power of celebrity adoptees sharing the truth about their lived experience Part 2 of my conversation with author Peter J Boni who discovered late in life that he was Donor Concieved www.peterjboni.com Subscribe, Rate and Review For help with your DNA mystery contact Julie at www.cutoffgenes.com

Mar 26, 202344 minSeason 7Ep. 706

CutOff Genes: Episode 705: Revisiting with Betsy H.

In this week's special episode we revisit the time (4 years ago) that Betsy Hadden and I sat on her back porch and talked about her Adoption and Reunion Story. Please Subscribe, Rate and Review. For help with your DNA mystery contact Julie at Cutoffgenes.com

Mar 12, 20231 hr 16 minSeason 7Ep. 705

CutOff Genes: Episode 704: The Duke of Patty

You can own a lock of royal hair- for a price. Listen as Julie briefly loses her mind and forgets how Prince Phillip was related to The Romanovs Adoption fraud inspires a family to return their adopted son to Uganda Is a young polish woman the missing Madeleine McCann? AITAH? We discuss the story of a former surrogate who rejects her best friend's daughter (to whom she gave birth....) Storytime with Peter J Boni (peterjboni.com) author of Uprooted: Family Trauma, Unknown Origins, and the Secreti...

Feb 26, 202347 min

CutOff Genes: Episode 703: Invasion of the Body Snatchers?

Entire body donations - discuss..... Don't be fooled by "outliers" Julie's day at the LA County Archives Part 2 of storytime with Lynn Grubb Subscribe, Rate and Review! For help with your DNA mystery contact Julie Dixon Jackson at www.cutoffgenes.com

Feb 13, 202349 minSeason 7Ep. 703

CutOff Genes: Episode 702: That's What I Call a Smoking Gun...

- Wierd things that happen at Julie's house - Dr Phil's tone deaf response to DNA Surprises - Trenches: A listener case reveals some shocking facts - Storytime- Lynn Grubb (part 1) Subscribe, Rate and Review. For help with your case contact Julie Dixon Jackson at cutoffgenes.com

Jan 29, 202347 minSeason 7Ep. 702

CutOff Genes: Episode 701: Not So Fast Julia!

Welcome to Season 7 - Trove needs your help https://www.change.org/p/fully-fund-trove - Julia Roberts joins the NPE community - The Boy in the Box finally has a name - Genetic Genealogy leads to a suspect in Idaho Murders - Trenches- Rookie mistakes to avoid - Storytime- Beth Syverson of https://www.unravelingadoption.com/ and APtitude * Trigger Warning: Substance Abuse and Suicidality For help with you Genetic Bewilderment Mystery contact Julie Dixon Jackson at www.cutoffgenes.com Please Subscr...

Jan 15, 202358 minSeason 7Ep. 701
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