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Scientific Sankofa And The Complexities Of Genetic Ancestry : Short Wave Short Wave reporter Emily Kwong speaks with Janina Jeff, the host and executive producer of In Those Genes, a "science and culture podcast that uses genetics to decode the lost histories of African descendants." They discuss what a person's genetic ancestry test does and does not reveal, and the complicated intersection of genetics, history and race.

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Scientific Sankofa And The Complexities Of Genetic Ancestry

Scientific Sankofa And The Complexities Of Genetic Ancestry

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Population geneticist Dr. Janina Jeff is the host and executive producer of "In Those Genes," a hip-hop inspired podcast that uses genetics to uncover the those lost identifies of African descended Americans through the lens of Black culture. Jas Thomas/Janina Jeff hide caption

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Population geneticist Dr. Janina Jeff is the host and executive producer of "In Those Genes," a hip-hop inspired podcast that uses genetics to uncover the those lost identifies of African descended Americans through the lens of Black culture.

Jas Thomas/Janina Jeff

Short Wave reporter Emily Kwong speaks with Janina Jeff, the host and executive producer of In Those Genes, a "science and culture podcast that uses genetics to decode the lost histories of African descendants." They discuss what a person's genetic ancestry test does and does not reveal, and the complicated intersection of genetics, history and race.

Check out more of Janina's work on In Those Genes. Episodes references in today's Short Wave include:

This episode was produced by Rebecca Ramirez, edited by Gisele Grayson and fact-checked by Rasha Aridi. Patrick Murray was the audio engineer. Special thanks to Natasha Branch.