CutOff Genes Podcast

Julie Dixon Jackson-Podcaster, Renee Colvert- Podcaster, DNA

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 Renee Colvert as they attempt to guide you through what it takes to use DNA to break down brick walls, solve mysteries- or find your "people"!

  • 58 minutes 36 seconds
    CutOff Genes: Episode 906: Both Sides of the Coin

    -Adoptee, Birth Mother and Author Monica Hall talks about all things adoption.

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    *Trigger Warning- Sexual Abuse, drug use, language

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    10 June 2024, 12:10 am
  • 54 minutes 39 seconds
    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

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    27 May 2024, 2:26 am
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    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

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    12 May 2024, 3:17 pm
  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    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

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    28 April 2024, 9:14 pm
  • 56 minutes 29 seconds
    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

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    Contact Julie for help with your DNA at www.cutoffgenes.com

     

     

    15 April 2024, 12:33 am
  • 47 minutes 38 seconds
    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

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    To share your story, provide feedback or for help with your DNA mystery contact Julie at www.cutoffgenes.com

    31 March 2024, 10:03 pm
  • 41 minutes 8 seconds
    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

     

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    12 February 2024, 1:16 am
  • 55 minutes 55 seconds
    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

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    29 January 2024, 12:51 am
  • 54 minutes 16 seconds
    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"

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    14 January 2024, 10:28 pm
  • 57 minutes 6 seconds
    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...

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    17 December 2023, 10:09 pm
  • 41 minutes 56 seconds
    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

     

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    4 December 2023, 4:41 am
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