Episode 175 - New Free DNA Tool Tells Which Grandparent Traits Come From / Relative Race Is Back... You Could Be On It!

Published: Jan. 23, 2017, 3 a.m.

b'Host Scott Fisher opens the show with David Allen Lambert, Chief Genealogist of the New England Historic Genealogical Society and AmericanAncestors.org.\\xa0 The guys begin with a warning about a new free genealogical site that may make you very uncomfortable. But there is something you can do about it. They\\u2019ll tell you what that it.\\xa0 Next there\\u2019s news about the upcoming 2020 census. It won\\u2019t be done as it\\u2019s been done is years past. Found out about the changes and why they\\u2019re being done.\\xa0 Then, David shares the bizarre story of a place in Mexico that stores well preserved 19th century bodies. He\\u2019ll tell you why they\\u2019re there.\\xa0 Then it\\u2019s good news for people with ties to Cuba. Records long thought to have been lost are being rediscovered now that US-Cuban relations have changed. David is hoping to find a mention of his sea captain ancestor who sailed there. \\xa0David the guys talk about the science behind why adults are constantly confusing the names of their own children. \\xa0 Fisher next visits with Paul Woodbury, the DNA guru of LegacyTree.com. Paul explains a new program that will tell you which grandparent gave you certain traits and which traits your grandchildren received from you. And best of all\\u2026 it\\u2019s all FREE! \\xa0 Dan Debenham then drops by to talk about the upcoming season of Relative Race of BYU-TV. The national hit begins its second season soon, with casting for the third season coming up as well. (Hint: It\\u2019s very lucrative to be on this show!) Dan shares everything you\\u2019ll need to know to be part of this television reality show adventure. \\xa0 Tom Perry then talks more about the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that recently wrapped up. What are the new toys you could use as you pursue discovering, preserving, and sharing your family\\u2019s history? Tom has some answers. \\xa0 That\\u2019s all this week on Extreme Genes, America\\u2019s Family History Show!'