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Spit
by iHeartPodcasts and 23andMe
Spit is an iHeartRadio podcast with 23andMe where host Baratunde Thurston sits down with the most interesting cultural influencers of our time to explore how DNA testing gives us a new perspective on who we are and how we are all connected. Join us for an intimate conversation and the unscripted thoughts and opinions of award-winning recording artists John Legend, Melissa Etheridge, Wyclef Jean and Pete Wentz as we talk science vs stories, nature vs nurture, family, race and a whole lot more. SPIT is an iHeartRadio podcast with 23andMe where we sit down with the most interesting cultural influencers of our time to explore how DNA testing gives us a new perspective on who we are and how we are all connected.* *The views shared in SPIT are those of the individual participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of 23andMe.
Episodes
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TANGOTI: Are genetic testing services protecting our data?
Genetic testing services like 23andMe can tell us a lot about our health and ancestry. But whenever you’re giving your DNA to a company, it’s important to know the risks. On today’s episode of There Are No Girls On The Internet (TANGOTI), host Bridget Todd is joined by 23andMe Senior Privacy...
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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: Unlock Your Own DNA Mystery!
Nancy Grace teams up with 23andMe to dive into the DNA reports and health profiles of Nancy’s family who have all taken the 23andMe tests. Alongside an all-star panel, Nancy breaks down the reports to better understand the role our genetics play in our overall health. Joining Nancy Grace today:...
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The Sessions with Renee Paquette: Renee & 23andMe
In this special episode of The Sessions, Renee teams up with 23andMe to explore her Viking ancestry and the unique DNA traits that make her one of a kind. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Two Ts In A Pod with Teddi Mellencamp and Tamra Judge: Real Housewife Lifesaver
Whitney Rose from The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City is an honorary Twot!! After a whirlwind weekend at BravoCon, our three BFFs are catching up and getting REAL. Teddi continues to share her cancer journey. She’s prioritizing health hoping everyone will do the same! Thanks to 23andMe, Teddi,...
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The Nikki Glaser Podcast: Spitballing w/ 23andMe
There’s so much information in your spit. Today Nikki and Andrew with the help of 23andMe find out what there is to discover in theirs. Listen as they “spitball” about all the stuff they've learned from their genetic data. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dear Chelsea: Don't Make Out with Your Brother w/ 23andMe
This week, Chelsea teams up with 23andMe for a very spit-ful episode. Chelsea and Catherine discover their real lineage, who’s most likely to get gout, and are shocked at how much their reports can tell them about themselves. Then: A listener with two moms discovers a number of new siblings…
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Dead Ass: What Are We Really Made Of?
A legacy isn’t just something you leave behind, it’s something you carry on. Our DNA holds the stories of that legacy and in this episode, the Ellises unlock some of those stories with their report from 23andMe. Dead ass. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Pod Meets World: TGI- The BMW DNA!
After combing the globe and searching far and wide, we’re thrilled to bring you an episode about our favorite BMW-ers: the hard-working background actors. And to get in the spirit, Danielle, Will and Rider each took a 23andMe DNA test to discuss what they learned about THEIR background right here...
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The Frankie Quiñones Show: It’s All in the Genes!
Frankie and his mother go over their DNA reports and learn about their ancestral line and health factors. Creeper teaches a meditation class for the homies. This bonus episode is brought to you by Spit podcast and 23andMe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre: Don’t Gamble with Your Health
FOX Sports personality and co-host of ‘The Herd with Colin Cowherd’, Jason McIntyre, knows the most valuable commodity for sports gamblers is good information. You can’t make smart decisions on games without all the information, and the same holds true when it comes to your health. Jason is...
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The Ben & Ashley I Almost Famous Podcast: It’s All in the Spit
Ben and Ashley are hanging out with Bachelor Nation OGs Bob Guiney and Trista Sutter and revealing some MAJOR Bachelor secrets you won’t hear anywhere else! We hear about life before “The Bachelor”, Ben’s secret life as a zookeeper, and who has out of control back hair! It’s wild what we can find...
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2 Pros and a Cup of Joe: LaVar Arrington Learns About His Health and Ancestry
All-American football star, 1st Round NFL Draft pick and Co-Host of 2 Pros and a Cup of Joe, LaVar Arrington shares the journey he took learning about his ancestry and health. All it took was a little spit and after submitting a DNA sample kit to 23AndMe, both LaVar and his producer Lee DeLapp...
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Scrubbing In with Becca & Tanya: A Different kind of Makeup
Now more than ever, we want to take care of ourselves. We spend a lot of time exercising, eating right, taking care of our mental health…why not know what our DNA makeup is? Becca and Tanya got curious so they decided to find out what 23andMe is all about. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...
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Ridiculous History: A Humorous History of Genetics
What makes you...well, you? It's a question humanity has wrestled with since the dawn of recorded history all the way to the modern day. In today's special episode in partnership with 23andMe, Ben, Noel and Max dive into the history of genetic research from its ancient predecessors to great...
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Hood Politics: Real Spit with Ma Dukes
Today is a special collab with the Spit podcast from 23andMe. Prop took his DNA test to look at some of his health risks.. then hops on the line with his mom to talk about their family history, and black families making life work in the hood despite living in a food desert. See...
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The Daily Dive: What I Learned About My Health From Exploring My DNA
This episode is something special I did in conjunction with 23andMe and the SPIT podcast which you can hear on iHeartRadio. I took a look into what my DNA says about me. Beyond what my ancestry says, with a focus on my health. Throughout this process I learned about two genetic variants that…
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Good Risings: DNA to Empower Your Wellness Journey
In this episode of SPIT, Adrianne Nina, fitness influencer and host of the daily Good Risings podcast Level-Up Latte, explores her personal growth over the past year since receiving her 23andMe reports. Upon learning that she’s at an increased likelihood for developing certain diseases, she...
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Waiting on Reparations: Knowledge is Power
Our hosts Dope Knife & Linqua Franqa will discuss the reality of health risks and disparities in the marginalized communities that make up the majority of their audience. They will touch on mental health issues, particularly about the ways that health knowledge can empower mental wellbeing as…
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I Am All In with Scott Patterson: The Background
They are the diners at Luke's Diner, the students in the halls at Chilton, and the people walking up and down the streets of Stars Hollow. Today's episode is giving you the background on background acting. It's important. Gilmore Girls would be nothing without these talented people. And, if you…
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100 Words: A Conversation with Andrew Cannon (Santa Cruz Skateboards/Worship)
Today is a special episode with my friend, Andrew Cannon. He’s the brand manager from Santa Cruz Skateboards as well as singing for an incredible band called Worship. We get deep and philosophical about the origin of his love for independent music, health, and, of all things, our DNA. I am really...
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Stuff Your Mom Never Told You: DNA, Health, and Women
SMNTY teams up with 23andMe to explore how women can empower themselves by learning about their genetics both in understanding the past and arming themselves with knowledge for a better future. In this special episode, Samantha reflects on her search for her identity and the power of information...
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Prodigy: A Stroke of Insight
A DNA test sends me down the rabbit hole of ancestry until I’m stuck with a dilemma that could change my life. I don’t remember my grandparents. When their stories were told it meant nothing to me. A DNA test inspires me to discover my ancestry for myself until a sudden event changes my…
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Minnie Questions with Anne Wojcicki
Minnie Driver questions Anne Wojcicki, founder, and CEO of the personal genomics company 23andMe. Anne shares how her childhood community influenced her business approach, a story of a divided family united by a surprising genetic connection, and the time she went to Siberia in search of peace…
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Spit Returns For A New Season – Can DNA Influence Your Health?
By now, millions are aware that DNA can reveal a great deal about your ancestry. But more and more, people are realizing that DNA also holds the key to certain health insights that may impact your future. On this season of SPIT, a podcast from iHeartRadio and 23andMe, we explore how specific...
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Is Precision Medicine the Future of Healthcare?
Why do certain medications work for some patients but not for others? Environment and lifestyle play a part, but scientists are now beginning to understand that DNA is also a key factor. That’s why precision medicine, which involves tailoring treatments to meet individual patients’ needs, could...
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Beating Parkinson’s to the Punch with Laila Ali
Almost one million Americans live with Parkinson’s disease, and another 60,000 cases will be diagnosed this year alone. But while there isn’t a cure yet, our understanding of disease and the discovery of certain symptom-mitigating treatments are helping the millions of people with Parkinson’s…
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Opting in: Privacy in the Digital Age
While the new age of collecting and sharing genetic data is transforming our understanding of who we are, where we come from, and the health risks we might face, it also raises real concerns about privacy and security. But it’s not just genetic data that has the potential to be used in ways that…
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A Conversation Around One of the Major Challenges to Human Health in the 21st Century with Tim McGraw
You have a one in two chance of having prediabetes or diabetes. As staggering as this is, we can take steps right now to beat the odds, and that starts with knowing your glucose levels. On this episode recorded live from South by Southwest, host Baratunde Thurston sits down with iconic musician…
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Is Prevention the Key to Beating Breast Cancer? with Rita Wilson, Dr. Laura Esserman, Katie Thiede and Sara Altschule
One in eight US women will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her life, and while we’ve seen a decrease in deaths thanks to advances in screening, treatment and awareness, that’s still too high. On today’s show, we ask the crucial question: what can we do to combat this disease…
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What Does It Take To Beat Addiction? With Nikki Sixx, Dr. Adi Jaffe, Dr. Abraham Palmer and Dr. Sandra Sanchez Roige.
Every day, drug overdoses kill 142 people. That’s more than car crashes and gun homicides -- combined. Prescription opioids and heroin are the prime contributors to these statistics. Heroin use in the U.S. has more than doubled, and heroin deaths have more than quadrupled just in the past decade....
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Why Don’t We Talk More About Mental Health? With Mike Shinoda, Dr. Gail Saltz and Dr. Ahmad Hariri
Join us for a real, raw and powerful conversation that calls on all of us to do our part in removing the shame and stigma surrounding mental illness. In the United States, anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness, affecting over 40MM adults -- over 18% of the U.S. population. It's the...
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We Are (All) Family With AJ Jacobs and Brothers Darren and Chuck Criss
Scientists often refer to the concept of "family bias," which states that we are prone to treat family members better than strangers, even if that family member is a distant cousin. Does this mean we could achieve a more unified and inclusive world if everyone understood that they were part of…
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What Does It Take To Make Peace? A special episode with Bobby Bones, Mike Posner, Jeremy Gilley and Tim Phillips
iHeartRadio on-air personality and entertainer Bobby Bones takes over hosting duties in this special pop-up episode of Spit. Recorded live from the iHeartRadio Music Festival, we gathered the most peaceful people we know to celebrate Peace Day with us: artist and philanthropist Mike Posner; Peace...
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Can Science Change The Stories We Grew Up With? Exploring Identity With Pete Wentz and Dr. Robert Green.
Growing up in a small town in Illinois, musician Pete Wentz didn’t look or feel like others in his community, and never really felt that he fit in. So, he set out to create an identity of his own. On the latest episode of Spit, host Baratunde Thurston sits with Pete and medical geneticist and...
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What Does It Mean To Be “Family,” with Melissa Etheridge and Sara Lamm
Host Baratunde Thurston leads an intimate conversation with musician Melissa Etheridge and documentary filmmaker Sara Lamm to explore what it means to be “family.” Is family something we are born into? Is it something we create? Both women have very different stories and experiences. Melissa…
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Does Race Really Exist Or Did We Create It, With Wyclef Jean and Alvin Tillery
Despite a belief that race relations are getting worse, a majority of Americans agree that someone’s racial identity is not hard-wired into their DNA, but the result of decades of socially constructed differences, according to a new survey by Northwestern University’s Center for the Study of...
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How Are We All Related, with John Legend and Anne Wojcicki
For the debut episode of Spit, host Baratunde Thurston sits down with two people who are changing the world. One through Art, and one through Science. Join us for an intimate conversation and the unscripted thoughts and opinions of award-winning recording artist and philanthropist John Legend…
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Coming soon. August 15th. Spit an iHeartRadio podcast with 23andMe
A new podcast, where we talk all about how DNA is changing our lives and the world around us. Each episode, host Baratunde Thurston, sits down with the most interesting cultural influencers of today to talk science vs stories, nature vs nurture, family, race and a whole lot more. Guests include...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Spit is an iHeartRadio podcast with 23andMe where host Baratunde Thurston sits down with the most interesting cultural influencers of our time to explore how DNA testing gives us a new perspective on who we are and how we are all connected. Join us for an intimate conversation and the unscripted thoughts and opinions of award-winning recording artists John Legend, Melissa Etheridge, Wyclef Jean and Pete Wentz as we talk science vs stories, nature vs nurture, family, race and a whole lot more. SPIT is an iHeartRadio podcast with 23andMe where we sit down with the most interesting cultural influencers of our time to explore how DNA testing gives us a new perspective on who we are and how we are all connected.* *The views shared in SPIT are those of the individual participants and do not necessarily reflect the views of 23andMe.
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Spit is an iHeartRadio podcast with 23andMe where host Baratunde Thurston sits down with the most interesting cultural influencers of our time to explore how DNA testing gives us a new perspective on who we are and how we are all connected. Join us for an intimate conversation and the unscripted...
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