Complex world of DNA data explored as LiSTNR launches new Secrets We Keep podcast

Have you ever spat into a tube, in the hope of finding out your family’s lineage and unknown history? Has someone in your family taken a seemingly simple DNA test for fun, thinking nothing much would come of it?

As it turns out, there’s far more privacy, power and profit on the line than we might realise.

The latest season of the award-winning Secrets We Keep podcast, Should I Spit?, dives into the blueprint for life – DNA … and its exploitation.

Presented by investigative journalist Claire Aird (main photo), who has spent four years chasing the story about the complex and chaotic world of DNA, the series takes us from Salt Lake City in the US – the heart of the global DNA and family history industry – to the Australian Federal Police, who are also embracing Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy.

LiSTNR head of Factual Clair Weaver says “Should I Spit? is an exceptional podcast that combines quality investigative journalism with a riveting true crime story.”

Secrets We Keep: Should I Spit? is a nine-part podcast series, available now on LiSTNR and on all other podcast platforms from March 6.