web01.fireside.fm Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:03:03 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) DNA Discoveries - Episodes Tagged with “Adoption” https://dnadiscoveries.fireside.fm/tags/adoption Wed, 18 Jan 2023 02:00:00 -0500 Did you do your DNA test to find out if you’re Irish? If you are like the host, Edward Looney, that’s why he spit in a tube and sent it off to the lab. He ended up finding family he never knew he had. This is a podcast about people who discovered family– parents, brothers, cousins. Listen for heart warming and tear jerking stories about DNA Discoveries that have changed lives. en-us episodic Stories of Finding Family Edward Looney Did you do your DNA test to find out if you’re Irish? If you are like the host, Edward Looney, that’s why he spit in a tube and sent it off to the lab. He ended up finding family he never knew he had. This is a podcast about people who discovered family– parents, brothers, cousins. Listen for heart warming and tear jerking stories about DNA Discoveries that have changed lives. no dna, ancestry dna, 23andMe, dna testing, finding family, genetic geneaology Edward Looney edwardlooneybooks@gmail.com Episode 17: Beth Hired a Detective to Find Her Mom and Found Her Dad Through a DNA Test Kit https://dnadiscoveries.fireside.fm/beth 75022250-6f8f-4193-abcb-377d8a0efbc2 Wed, 18 Jan 2023 02:00:00 -0500 Edward Looney full Edward Looney Today's episode is a joint episode with Beth and her biological dad. She shares her experience and disappointment in finding her birth mother but the great joy in finding her biological father after a few years of searching. Her dad shares how he reacted to and received the news that he had another child he didn't know about. 38:10 no Today's episode is a joint episode with Beth and her biological dad. She shares her experience and disappointment in finding her birth mother but the great joy in finding her biological father after a few years of searching. Her dad shares how he reacted to and received the news that he had another child he didn't know about. Share your DNA story by email dnadiscoveriespodcast@gmail.com or by visiting dnadiscoveries.fireside.fm (dnadiscoveries.fireside.fm) dna, ancestry dna, 23 and me, my heritage, found biological parents, dna discovery, finding family, autosomol dna test kits, adoption story, adoptee finds biological dad Today's episode is a joint episode with Beth and her biological dad. She shares her experience and disappointment in finding her birth mother but the great joy in finding her biological father after a few years of searching. Her dad shares how he reacted to and received the news that he had another child he didn't know about.

Share your DNA story by email dnadiscoveriespodcast@gmail.com or by visiting [dnadiscoveries.fireside.fm](dnadiscoveries.fireside.fm)

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Share your DNA story by email dnadiscoveriespodcast@gmail.com or by visiting [dnadiscoveries.fireside.fm](dnadiscoveries.fireside.fm)

]]> Episode 15: The Adoption Story of David Scotton https://dnadiscoveries.fireside.fm/davidscotton 831415d2-5252-4c1d-bda7-91d25cdb213a Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:00:00 -0400 Edward Looney full Edward Looney The adoption story of David Scotton will be told on the big screen on September 9th in the new movie Lifemark. In this episode, David shares how as an adoptee, he felt about his birth parents, and he recounts the story and emotions of meeting them for the first time. David's story isn't one of an autosomal DNA test kit, but I thought it was a story worth sharing on DNA Discoveries because of the tagline, Stories of Finding Family. 31:32 no The adoption story of David Scotton will be told on the big screen on September 9th in the new movie Lifemark. David's story isn't one of an autosomal DNA test kit, but I thought it was a story worth sharing on DNA Discoveries because of the tagline, Stories of Finding Family. *This episode does address the topic of abortion. It is not the intention of DNA Discoveries to be political, it happens to be a part of his story. Lifemark movie, David Scotton, adoption story, meeting birth parents The adoption story of David Scotton will be told on the big screen on September 9th in the new movie Lifemark. David's story isn't one of an autosomal DNA test kit, but I thought it was a story worth sharing on DNA Discoveries because of the tagline, Stories of Finding Family.

*This episode does address the topic of abortion. It is not the intention of DNA Discoveries to be political, it happens to be a part of his story.

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*This episode does address the topic of abortion. It is not the intention of DNA Discoveries to be political, it happens to be a part of his story.

]]> Episode 13: What Ken Learned About Himself When He Did a DNA Test https://dnadiscoveries.fireside.fm/ken 4604a57d-85cd-4b60-88cd-ff0bda724caa Tue, 29 Mar 2022 03:00:00 -0400 Edward Looney full Edward Looney Ken shares his adoption story on this episode of DNA Discoveries and reveals a shocking fact he didn't know until he began this process. 44:15 no Ken shares his adoption story on this episode of DNA Discoveries and reveals a shocking fact he didn't know until he began this process. dna, mother, son, family, story, adoption, Ken shares his adoption story on this episode of DNA Discoveries and reveals a shocking fact he didn't know until he began this process.

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]]> Episode 12: Mike's DNA Discovery in the 1990's, 2018, and still today https://dnadiscoveries.fireside.fm/mikesdiscovery c4d8f0f3-d7b6-4ea8-8372-430f05a40fe6 Tue, 08 Mar 2022 03:00:00 -0500 Edward Looney full Edward Looney Mike knew from early on that he was adopted. Not knowing anything about his family health history, he looked for information about his biological family the old fashioned way in the 1990's. His discovery of information didn't stop then, because the technological advancements with DNA and its popularity, allowed him to discover much more in recent years. 30:01 no Mike knew from early on that he was adopted. Not knowing anything about his family health history, he looked for information about his biological family the old fashioned way in the 1990's. His discovery of information didn't stop then, because the technological advancements with DNA and its popularity, allowed him to discover much more in recent years. dna, 23 and me, ancestry dna, family, stories, relatives, biological dad, sister, finding family, biological mom, adoption Mike knew from early on that he was adopted. Not knowing anything about his family health history, he looked for information about his biological family the old fashioned way in the 1990's. His discovery of information didn't stop then, because the technological advancements with DNA and its popularity, allowed him to discover much more in recent years.

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]]> Episode 4: A Family Reunion Orchestrated by God with Kenny https://dnadiscoveries.fireside.fm/kenny 4e09b229-19ec-4f3a-88b0-c34e97f89c3d Mon, 10 Aug 2020 03:00:00 -0400 Edward Looney full Edward Looney Kenny was in his twenties and the first year of his marriage when after hearing a sermon at his church about family and identity that he knew he wanted to find his birth family. Little did he know that God already was working on the heart of his birth father. Kenny's story will fill the listener with wonder and awe. 48:32 no Kenny was in his twenties and the first year of his marriage when after hearing a sermon at his church about family and identity that he knew he wanted to find his birth family. Little did he know that God already was working on the heart of his birth father. Kenny's story will fill the listener with wonder and awe. dna, family, story, reunion, adoption, birthfamily, Kenny was in his twenties and the first year of his marriage when after hearing a sermon at his church about family and identity that he knew he wanted to find his birth family. Little did he know that God already was working on the heart of his birth father. Kenny's story will fill the listener with wonder and awe.

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