How are at-home DNA tests reshaping our identities?

How are at-home DNA tests reshaping our identities?

Some of life's fundamental questions include, 'who am I?' and 'where do I come from?'. As at-home DNA test kits become more and more popular, those philosophical musings have become big business. But what happens when the results are more than you bargained for? On this episode of Next Question with Katie Couric, Katie sits down with podcast host and author Dani Shapiro, who shares her shocking story about finding out, in her 50s, that the beloved man who raised her was not her biological father. With direct-to-consumer DNA testing expected to reach 100 million people in just a few years, Dani’s experience is far from unique — millions of people are about to come face-to-face with some hard truths about their histories. So what are the hugely profitable companies behind these kits doing to support customers who receive life-altering news? Katie speaks to one woman who took matters into her own hands after the company who made her test wouldn’t even get on the phone with her, turning her DNA results into a global support network for people like her.

For more about Dani’s book, Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love, click here or visit PenguinRandomHouse.com

Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episoder(402)

David Sanger

David Sanger

Katie turns to veteran New York Times correspondent David Sanger to help make sense of a whirlwind few weeks in national security. Sanger explains why President Trump is using the U.S. military in way...

4 Des 202555min

Bobbi Brown

Bobbi Brown

In this special live episode of Next Question with Katie Couric, recorded at the 92nd Street Y, New York, Katie sits down with beauty icon Bobbi Brown to talk about her new memoir Still Bobbi: A Maste...

27 Nov 20251h 1min

A CAR T Revolution: Allogene is Bringing Lifesaving Cancer Treatment to More Patients

A CAR T Revolution: Allogene is Bringing Lifesaving Cancer Treatment to More Patients

CAR T therapy has delivered remarkable results for people with certain blood cancers—sometimes sending aggressive disease into deep remission after a single infusion. But today, only about 20% of elig...

24 Nov 202553min

Congresswoman Sarah McBride

Congresswoman Sarah McBride

Katie sits down with Congresswoman Sarah McBride, the first openly trans person in Congress, for a wide-ranging conversation about her tumultuous first year on Capitol Hill. They talk about the chaos ...

18 Nov 20251h 6min

Senator John Fetterman’s Long Road Back

Senator John Fetterman’s Long Road Back

Since his stroke in 2022, Senator John Fetterman has been battling—battling clinical depression, his own party, frustrated constituents, and even the political culture itself. At 6’8” and clad in his ...

13 Nov 20251h 16min

Notes On Being a Man with Scott Galloway

Notes On Being a Man with Scott Galloway

In this honest, funny, and sometimes raw conversation with Katie Couric, the bestselling author, podcaster, and professor Scott Galloway opens up about his new book Notes on Being a Man. In it, he’s o...

7 Nov 20251h 4min

Trump’s Obsession with Retribution with Jonathan Karl

Trump’s Obsession with Retribution with Jonathan Karl

ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl has spent nearly a decade chronicling Trump–and being attacked by him. Trump has called him “a third-rate reporter,” “a real scumbag,” and worse. ...

6 Nov 202557min

Katie’s One-On-One with Zohran Mamdani

Katie’s One-On-One with Zohran Mamdani

With the mayoral election days away, Zohran Mamdani takes time out of his campaign to talk with Katie about his vision for New York City. From universal childcare and free buses to rent freezes and ci...

31 Okt 202521min

Populært innen Politikk og nyheter

giver-og-gjengen-vg
aftenpodden
forklart
aftenpodden-usa
popradet
lydartikler-fra-aftenposten
stopp-verden
det-store-bildet
nokon-ma-ga
rss-gukild-johaug
dine-penger-pengeradet
fotballpodden-2
aftenbla-bla
hanna-de-heldige
rss-espen-lee-usensurert
rss-ness
rss-penger-polser-og-politikk
rss-dannet-uten-piano
frokostshowet-pa-p5
bt-dokumentar-2