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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: Bonus Holiday ReRun Episode 2: Digging FURTHER Into The Thing

Here's your bonus rerun episode from four and a half years ago If you'd like to keep revisiting them we will be posting them as bonus episodes on our Patreon patreon.com/cutoffgenespodcast Brand new episodes in January Subscribe, Rate and Review! Reach out to Julie at cutoffgenes.com

Dec 26, 202247 minSeason 7Ep. 7000

CutOff Genes: Episode 700: We're in Reruns

- In this very special episode we are harkening back to our very first episode from May 2018. For those of you who just started listening beyond the first season, give this a listen. You'll meet our original co-host @reneecolvert and get an idea of how far we have come since those early days of @cutoffgenespodcast. Enjoy! For help with your DNA Genealogical mysteries contact Julie at cutoffgenes.com or biologicalfamilysearch.com Remember to Subscribe, Rate and Review!...

Dec 11, 202254 minSeason 7Ep. 700

CutOff Genes: Episode 612B (Bonus): Getting Hyper with the Vigilant Lora K Joy

- In this bonus Season 12 Episode we have the all important third part of my conversation with Adoptee/Author Lora K Joy. - I highly recommend her books "Nobody Looks Like Me", "Self-Attunement: An Adoptee Superpower", and of course, "Goodbye Hypervigilance: Healing Adoptee Worry". -For help with your own DNA search contact Julie at cutoffgenes.com -Subscribe, Rate and Review.

Nov 27, 202250 minSeason 6Ep. 6122

CutOff Genes: Episode 612: Is That From The Flintstones?

- Julie's concerning search for her own Marriage Certificate - More Somerton Man news - Trenches: Red Flags from a self professed Genealogist - Talking about Orphan Trains - Part 2 of Story Time with author/adoptee Lora K Joy Subscribe, Rate and Review! For help with your search contact Julie at www.cutoffgenes.com

Nov 13, 202249 minSeason 6Ep. 612

CutOff Genes: Episode 611: Trigger Warning- All Of The Things...

- Texas school DNA tests - Intriguing Death Certificates - Trenches: Julie's Vital Records Mystery - Storytime with Author and Adoptee @LoraKJoy Please Subscribe, Rate and Review! For help with your DNA mystery contact Julie at cutoffgenes.com (CutOff Genes Investigations)

Oct 30, 202247 minSeason 6Ep. 611

CutOff Genes: Episode 609: The Body Remembers

- DNA testing and lazy canine owners - Thru-lines on Ancestry providing clues to connections - Book Nook - DNA solves medievel murder mystery - Part 2 of storytime with Sandi S For help solving your mystery contact Julie at cutoffgenes.com Subscribe, Rate and Review- it REALLY helps!

Oct 02, 202244 minSeason 6Ep. 609

CutOff Genes: Episode 608: Perhaps You Haven't Heard about the Queen

- Upcoming changes to our Patreon Page - Re-emergence of Charles and Camilla "love child" - Correcting Social Media misinformation about DNA testing! - Story Time with listener and adoptee Sandi S. (Part 1) For help solving your genealogical mystery contact Julie Dixon Jackson at cutoffgenes.com Don't forget to leave a review of the podcast and/or Cutoff Genes Investigations!

Sep 18, 202252 minSeason 6Ep. 608

CutOff Genes: Episode 607: The Gift-Horse is Coming to Town

- Guest co-host Amy Perkins sits in with @joolsjackson- madness ensues - Casual cruelty experienced by Adult Adoptees on Social Media - Reckoning With the Primal Wound comes to @CatalinaFilm Festival - Amy Ulrich @aimsulrich completes her Epic Odyssey Arc...so far. Subscribe, Rate and Review. For help with your DNA Search contact Julie Dixon Jackson at www,cutoffgenes.com

Sep 04, 202249 minSeason 6Ep. 607

CutOff Genes: Episode 606: I'm Suing LifeSavers for False Advertising

- The science behind infant/mother separation trauma - The U.S. Private Infant Adoption Industry compared to the rest of the world - From the trenches: When all your DNA matches are also adopted - Part 2 of Storytime with NPE/MPE Amy Ulrich For help with your search contact Julie Dixon Jackson at cutoffgenes.com

Aug 21, 202249 minSeason 6Ep. 606

CutOff Genes: Episode 605: Oh Somerton Man!

- Finally an update on Somerton Man- and more questions... - Ancestry rolls out "Chromosome Painter"- does it help? - Amy Ulrich (friend of the show) returns with an update of her Epic NPE Odyssey - Please Subscribe, Rate and REVIEW! (it really helps) For help with your search contact Julie Dixon Jackson at cutoffgenes.com The Truth is in Your Genes!

Aug 07, 202248 minSeason 6Ep. 605

CutOff Genes: Ep 604: Celebrities-They're Just Like Us

- When relatable things happen to public figures - CeCe Moore's novel approach to difficult IGG cases - Is something happening in the JonBenet Ramsey case? - Book Nook 2.0 - Epic Odyssey: Part 2 with @emmastevensgatheringplace Subscribe, Rate and Review! For help on your own case contact Julie Dixon Jackson at cutoffgenes.com

Jul 24, 202249 minSeason 6Ep. 604

CutOff Genes: Episode 603: Drastic Measures

- How is DNA being used to ID Stolen Babies - DNA testing for babies born in a post Roe V Wade era? - Renewed Book Nook - Epic Odyssey with @emmastevensgatheringplace author of The Gathering Place: An Adoptee's Story Subscribe, Rate and REVIEW For help with your search contact Julie Dixon Jackson at cutoffgenes.com

Jul 10, 202248 minSeason 6Ep. 603

CutOff Genes: Episode 602: I Was About To Make A Tap-Dancing Joke

- The ID of a murdered couple from 50 years ago leads to a living child - FOG is an acronym - Trenches: Identifying living relatives from a listener's 6X G Grandparents - Part 2 of my conversation with Lorah Gerald @theadoptedchameleon For help contact @joolsjackson a cutoffgenes.com

Jun 26, 202250 minSeason 6Ep. 602

CutOff Genes: Episode 513Bonus: It Wasn't My Rug...

- Bonus episode with a couple of updates and the Grande Finale of my conversation with Cynthia (from Michigan)... Please subscribe, rate and review. For help, contact Julie at cutoffgenes.com

May 29, 202239 minSeason 5Ep. 513

CutOff Genes: Episode 512: Saying The Quiet Part Out Loud

- Thoughts on the words "domestic supply of infants" - What if your relatives "weren't home" during the 1950 Census? - Trenches: Never assume that the tree attached to a DNA match is correct- do your research - Part 3 of "Cynthia's" Epic Odyssey For help with your search contact Julie at cutoffgenes.com

May 15, 202245 minSeason 5Ep. 512

CutOff Genes: Episode 511: Are You Two Whales Trying to Find Your Porpoise?

- Ancestry DNA's New "Side View" Feature - Eve Sturges (friend of the show) has written and published "Who Even Am I Anymore?" - Trenches: When women lost their Citizenship because they married an immigrant - Part 2 of "Cynthia's" Epic Odyssey For help with your search please contact Julie at cutoffgenes.com

May 01, 202247 minSeason 5Ep. 511

CutOff Genes: Episode 510: Do I Sound a Little Hoarse?

-@joolsjackson attempts to recap hilights of i4GG/22 through some serious post conference brain fog - Story time with listener "Cynthia"... For help with your own search go to cutoffgenes.com

Apr 17, 202245 minSeason 5Ep. 510

CutOff Genes: Episode 509: It Was Greek To Her

- Continuing our discussion about advocating for Adoption Reform. How Important is Identity? - Cowboy Love-Child - Adoptee is directed to wrong Birth Mother - Storytime (Part 2) with Cassandra Adams Need Help? Cutoffgenes.com

Apr 03, 202256 minSeason 5Ep. 509

CutOff Genes: Episode 508: Everybody Needs to Simmer Down

- How did the police ID Shari Papini's accomplice? - Julie admits that her thoughts on Adoption Reform have evolved - Story-time with Cassandra Adams For help finding your roots contact Julie Dixon Jackson at cutoffgenes.com

Mar 20, 202249 minSeason 5Ep. 508

CutOff Genes: Episode 507: Dr Wortman is No Tom Selleck

- Fertility Fraud strikes again - The genealogical benefits of Find A Grave - Here comes the 1950 Census and how you can help - Trenches: Murderers, Russian Oligarchs and Legendary Capitalists...oh my! - Rebecca Autumn Sansom and Reckoning With The Primal Wound (part 2) For help with your search contact Julie at cutoffgenes.com

Mar 06, 202249 minSeason 5Ep. 507

CutOff Genes: Episode 506: Beckoning to the Reckoning

- Things to know about how DNA kits are labelled - When a biological relative is a murderous psychopath - Trenches- finding listener Sandra's grandfather - Rebecca Autumn Sansom talks about her film Reckoning With the Primal Wound For help with your search or feedback go to cutoffgenes.com

Feb 20, 202252 minSeason 5Ep. 506

CutOff Genes: Episode 505: Trauma Begets Trauma

- Tips for tracking your African American ancestors - Adoptee's response to people who use them as poster children for the abortion debate - Be careful who you hire to help you in your search - Part 2 of Dawn Kosmakos' Epic Odyssey cutoffgenes.com

Feb 07, 202240 minSeason 5Ep. 505

CutOff Genes: Ep 504: Rich's Stalker

- Ancestry's new interface - Belgian Princess update - Artifact DNA solves century old mystery - Story-time with Dawn Kosmakos - For help with your search go to cutoffgenes.com

Jan 23, 202242 minSeason 5Ep. 504

CutOff Genes: Episode 503: You've Come A Long Way Babies

- Iowa Original Birth Certificates now available to Adoptees- maybe! - What happens when biological parents marry and have more children - The "Baby Box" lady - Part 3 of story time with Michele East - For more info and help with your search go to cutoffgenes.com

Jan 10, 202248 minSeason 5Ep. 503

CutOff Genes: Episode 502: You May Want To Edit This Out

- A good news DNA connection with a sad beginning - Why Adoption is not always appropriate and why the truth needs to be told - Part 2 of my conversation with @miskapishka Michele East Subscribe, Rate and Review. Check out our new website www.cutoffgenes.com

Dec 27, 202154 minSeason 5Ep. 502

CutOff Genes: Episode 501: The Truth is in Your Levi-Strauss

- Get it? 501? I'm here all week....welcome to Season 5 - A mammoth discovery in the abyss - Family Search digitization clarification - We discuss "48 Hours- What Happened to the Perfect Child" - Story-time with Michele East - For help finding your truth go to www.cutoffgenes.com Subscribe, Rate and Review!!!

Dec 13, 202153 minSeason 5Ep. 501

CutOff Genes- Season 4 BONUS Episode!

-Happy Thanksgiving. Please be mindful of what this holiday means for Native Americans. -Part 2 of my conversation with Daryn Watson of adoptionreunioncoach.com -Season 5 starts in December! Thank you for your continued support- Subscribe, Rate and Review joolsjackson@cutoffgenes.com

Nov 25, 202139 minSeason 4Ep. 413
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