Podcast appearances and mentions of bryan sykes

Energy Creating Engagement for Sustainable Performance For this week's episode we are revisiting the podcast vault as we prepare for a new leadership series focused on Employee Engagement.  Our hosts Adrienne and Tom continue to glean gems from a previously released engaging conversation with Bryan Sykes.   Bryan Sykes is a healthcare professional, neurobiologist, and martial artist working at the 4-way intersection of people, science, technology, and business to support human thriving. Bryan shares his journey of exploring performance enhancement and how the realm of athletics emerges as an illuminating beacon. Bryan touches on themes of well-being, energy management, and creating an environment that fosters engagement - all of which are relevant to our upcoming engagement series. Our hosts are excited to "round the house again" and bring Sykes' insights back into the conversation.  Key Highlights from this dynamic conversation:  - Bryan has a background in medicine and sports psychology, and he draws insights from how athletes prepare, perform, and recover that are applicable to professionals in any field.  - Bryan is passionate about helping people and organizations understand the neurobiology and science behind managing mental, physical, emotional, and social energy. He believes this is key to avoiding burnout and elevating engagement.  - Bryan emphasizes the importance of creating space, pausing, and reflecting in order to learn and grow, rather than just constantly pushing for productivity and checking tasks off a list.  - He challenges the notion that people are inherently resistant to change, arguing that people are primed for change but often struggle with the process of changing. Providing the right support and environment is crucial.  - He advocates for a "humanity-centered" rather than just "human-centered" approach, considering the broader, long-term impacts on society and the planet, not just short-term business goals.  A Leadership Beyond aligns powerfully with Bryan's focus on holistic, scientific, and human-centric approach to elevating engagement and well-being, providing a sound foundation for the themes we plan to explore in our upcoming engagement series.  A Leadership Beyond exists to support the alignment between the business strategy and people strategy - to drive results with people not at the expense of people (Talent Optimization). Subscribe to our podcast to join the Leadership Beyond Community of Conversation and hear insights from thought leaders and human development experts leading the way in the field of Talent Optimization. As always, we'd love to hear from you about your insights, challenges, and successes around leading (self and others) through transitions.    

As the material that makes all living things what/who we are, DNA is the key to understanding and changing the world. British geneticist Bryan Sykes and Francis Collins, director of the Human Genome Project, explain how, through gene editing, scientists can better treat illnesses, eradicate diseases, and revolutionize personalized medicine. But existing and developing gene editing technologies are not without controversies. A major point of debate deals with the idea that gene editing is overstepping natural and ethical boundaries. Just because they can, does that mean that scientists should edit DNA? Harvard professor Glenn Cohen introduces another subcategory of gene experiments: mixing human and animal DNA. "The question is which are okay, which are not okay, why can we generate some principles," Cohen says of human-animal chimeras and arguments concerning improving human life versus morality. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TRANSCRIPT: 0:00 Intro 0:41 Bryan Sykes, What We Need to Know About Genes 3:24 Francis Collins, Linking Genes to Disease 8:39 Glenn Cohen, Crossing Human Genes With Animals BRYAN SYKES: Genetics and DNA does get to the central issue of what makes us tick. It's perhaps too determinist to say that your genes determine everything you do. They don't, but, if you like, it's like the deck of cards that you're dealt at birth. What you do with that deck, like any card game, depends a lot on your choices, but it is influenced by those cards, those genes that you got when you were born. What I've enjoyed about genetics is looking to see what it tells us about where we've come from because those pieces of DNA, they came from somewhere. They weren't just sort of plucked out of the air. They came from ancestors. And it's a very good way of finding out about your ancestors, not only who they are, but just imagining their lives. You're made up of DNA from thousands and millions of ancestors who've lived in the past, most of them now dead, but they've survived, they've got through, they've passed their DNA onto their children, and it's come down to you. It doesn't matter who you are. You could be the President. You could be the Prime Minister. You could be the head of a big corporation. You could be a taxi driver. You could be someone who lives on the street. But the same is true of everybody. I can see a time, long after I've gone but when, in fact, everyone will know their relationship to everybody else. It is possible, if anybody wants to do it or can afford it, you could actually, I think, draw the family tree of the entire world by linking up the segments of DNA. So you could find out in what way everyone was related to everybody else. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Building a leadership beyond is a holistic process. It requires nurturing our own growth while also fostering the growth of those we work with. We recognize and honor both our uniqueness and our shared humanity. Joining us in this episode is Bryan Sykes, a healthcare professional, neurobiologist, and martial artist working at the 4-way intersection of people, science, technology, and business to support human thriving.  Bryan shares his journey of exploring performance enhancement and how the realm of athletics emerges as an illuminating beacon. It is within this arena that the principles of performance management truly come to life, offering invaluable insights that can be applied to our VUCA corporate reality. Bryan's upcoming book, "Retooling and Refueling," is a work poised to offer a wealth of wisdom. As we eagerly await its release, Bryan shares some practical gems designed for high-performing individuals in the business arena.  A Leadership Beyond exists to support the alignment between the business strategy and people strategy - to drive results with people not at the expense of people (Talent Optimization). Subscribe to our podcast to join the Leadership Beyond Community of Conversation and hear insights from thought leaders and human development experts leading the way in the field of Talent Optimization. As always, we'd love to hear from you about your insights, challenges, and successes around leading (self and others) through transitions.  

In this episode, Ethan gets more specific with how the study of DNA helps us understand the history of specific clans, their origins (both in support and in denial of some legends), and their relationships to each other.  Among the clans we discussed were Clan Sorley (MacDonalds, MacRorys, and MacDougals), Sìol Ailpein (Grants, MacGregors, MacKinnons, MacAulays, Madfies, Macnabs, MacQuarries), MacNeils, Robertsons, Dunbars, Bruces, Stewarts, MacBeans, MacPhersons, Buchanans, and MacLarens.  I really hope you all love this as much as I did.  Check out the links below for more information. If you find this to be valuable, you can buy me a drink or a book at www.scottish-clans.com/team.  Sponsor: www.usakilts.com 1. "The Genetic Structure of a Highland Clan" by Bryan Sykes and Jayne Nicholson: https://electricscotland.com/history/articles/geneticstructureofahighlandclan.pdf 2. Stewart S781 Article: https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/so-are-you-among-the-thousands-of-scots-with-royal-blood-1489854 3. MacNeil Article: https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13197315.macneil-clan-shocked-dna-checks-force-rewrite-history/  

I'm excited to share with you all a milestone in this podcast's history.  Ethan Hunt joins us to teach us how the DNA helps us understand the history of the Scottish clans.  This is the first interview that I have run (USA Kilts ran the only other interview I've done for this)!  Expect to see more of these in the future.  In this Part 1 episode, Ethan gives us a foundation in genetics.  Don't worry, we weaved in the topic of the clans throughout, so it's not JUST a discussion on DNA.  I hope you enjoy this.  I sure did.  For more information on some of the things we discussed, check out the links below!   If you enjoy this, buy me a drink!  Or a book!  www.scottish-clans.com/team  Sponsor: www.usakilts.com 1. "The Genetic Structure of a Highland Clan" by Bryan Sykes and Jayne Nicholson: https://electricscotland.com/history/articles/geneticstructureofahighlandclan.pdf 2. Stewart S781 Article: https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/so-are-you-among-the-thousands-of-scots-with-royal-blood-1489854 3. MacNeil Article: https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13197315.macneil-clan-shocked-dna-checks-force-rewrite-history/  

Seriah hosts a round table discussion featuring Taylor Bell, Chris Ernst, Octavion Graves, and Timothy Renner. Topics, drawn from the classic "Reader's Digest Mysteries of the Unexplained", include bizarre hoofprints in rural England, a 16th century British explorer's reports of cryptids in Africa, a massive worm in Brazil, a bigfoot wielding a club, wild men wearing clothes, bigfoot and UFOs, spectral bigfoot, the Society for the Investigation of The Unexplained {SITU}, bigfoot and magick, possible purposes of tree structures, a very weird experience, a gunpoint encounter with a female bigfoot, Jerry Crew, a modern Native American man abducted by bigfoots, bigfoot kidnappings, bigfoot and the Fae, bigfoot auditory encounters, red eyes in the woods, bigfoot encounter by Chinese Communists, the Yeren, an extensive official scientific search by the Chinese government, red-haired giants, alleged Smithsonian Institution cover-ups, Dr. Bryan Sykes, an undiscovered bear, very large humans, giants in folklore, non-Homo Sapien ancient humans, Andrew Collins and Gregory L Little, a bigfoot hit by a car, bigfoot break-ins, hair and blood evidence, and much more! This is a fascinating conversation, not be missed!- Recap by Vincent Treewell

Seriah hosts a round table discussion featuring Taylor Bell, Chris Ernst, Octavion Graves, and Timothy Renner. Topics, drawn from the classic "Reader's Digest Mysteries of the Unexplained", include bizarre hoofprints in rural England, a 16th century British explorer's reports of cryptids in Africa, a massive worm in Brazil, a bigfoot wielding a club, wild men wearing clothes, bigfoot and UFOs, spectral bigfoot, the Society for the Investigation of The Unexplained {SITU}, bigfoot and magick, possible purposes of tree structures, a very weird experience, a gunpoint encounter with a female bigfoot, Jerry Crew, a modern Native American man abducted by bigfoots, bigfoot kidnappings, bigfoot and the Fae, bigfoot auditory encounters, red eyes in the woods, bigfoot encounter by Chinese Communists, the Yeren, an extensive official scientific search by the Chinese government, red-haired giants, alleged Smithsonian Institution cover-ups, Dr. Bryan Sykes, an undiscovered bear, very large humans, giants in folklore, non-Homo Sapien ancient humans, Andrew Collins and Gregory L Little, a bigfoot hit by a car, bigfoot break-ins, hair and blood evidence, and much more! This is a fascinating conversation, not be missed! - Recap by Vincent Treewell Outro Music is What Happiness Feels Like from Vrangvendt. Their music is also available on all the common streaming services as well! Download

Seriah hosts a round table discussion featuring Taylor Bell, Chris Ernst, Octavion Graves, and Timothy Renner. Topics, drawn from the classic "Reader's Digest Mysteries of the Unexplained", include bizarre hoofprints in rural England, a 16th century British explorer's reports of cryptids in Africa, a massive worm in Brazil, a bigfoot wielding a club, wild men wearing clothes, bigfoot and UFOs, spectral bigfoot, the Society for the Investigation of The Unexplained {SITU}, bigfoot and magick, possible purposes of tree structures, a very weird experience, a gunpoint encounter with a female bigfoot, Jerry Crew, a modern Native American man abducted by bigfoots, bigfoot kidnappings, bigfoot and the Fae, bigfoot auditory encounters, red eyes in the woods, bigfoot encounter by Chinese Communists, the Yeren, an extensive official scientific search by the Chinese government, red-haired giants, alleged Smithsonian Institution cover-ups, Dr. Bryan Sykes, an undiscovered bear, very large humans, giants in folklore, non-Homo Sapien ancient humans, Andrew Collins and Gregory L Little, a bigfoot hit by a car, bigfoot break-ins, hair and blood evidence, and much more! This is a fascinating conversation, not be missed! - Recap by Vincent Treewell Outro Music is What Happiness Feels Like from Vrangvendt. Their music is also available on all the common streaming services as well! Download

Seriah hosts the largest roundtable ever on WDTRG. Guests include Red Pill Junkie, Joshua Cutchin, Christopher Ernst, Taylor Bell, and Super_InfraMan. Topics include those departed in 2021, Jeff Ritzmann, Lodge 49, Leo Sprinkle, Myrna Hansen, alien abductions, Dulce underground base mythos, Skylaire Alfvegren, League of Western Fortean Intermediatists (L.O.W.F.I.), "disclosure", Project Bluebook, UAPs and foreign military technology, crowdsourcing observation, Havana Syndrome, Dr. Garry Nolan, Diana Walsh Pasulka, Jacques Vallee, Skinwalker Ranch, non-lethal weapons testing, Erica Lukes, NIBS and Robert Bigelow, George Knapp, Indigenous lore surrounding locations where military testing grounds were later built, the Trinity base, a bi-locating missionary nun, the Socorro landing, anomalous materials, Dr. Roger Leir, electrical phenomena in space, exploration of Mars and Venus, Loch Ness Monster sightings, paranormal Bigfoot, interesting finds in ancient hominid anthropology, earlier and earlier dating of humans in the Americas, Bryan Sykes, testing Yeti hair, Adam Davies, Orang Pendek, partially human hybrid skulls, the Pre-Columbian Amazon basin, Terra Preta, "Civilized to Death: the Price of Progress" by Christopher Ryan, agriculture and the creation of property and warfare, Terence McKenna and the concept of collective fatherhood among hunter-gatherers, the Thylacine AKA Tasmanian Tiger, the series "Reservation Dogs", film and television picks of 2021, reincarnation and past-life memories, Demi Lovato's involvement with extraterrestrials, Luis Elizondo, Tom DeLonge, AATIP, Galileo Project, upcoming artistic works, and much more! This discussion covers a dizzying array of subjects and is constantly entertaining! - Recap by Vincent Treewell Download

Seriah hosts the largest roundtable ever on WDTRG. Guests include Red Pill Junkie, Joshua Cutchin, Christopher Ernst, Taylor Bell, and Super_InfraMan. Topics include those departed in 2021, Jeff Ritzmann, Lodge 49, Leo Sprinkle, Myrna Hansen, alien abductions, Dulce underground base mythos, Skylaire Alfvegren, League of Western Fortean Intermediatists (L.O.W.F.I.), "disclosure", Project Bluebook, UAPs and foreign military technology, crowdsourcing observation, Havana Syndrome, Dr. Garry Nolan, Diana Walsh Pasulka, Jacques Vallee, Skinwalker Ranch, non-lethal weapons testing, Erica Lukes, NIBS and Robert Bigelow, George Knapp, Indigenous lore surrounding locations where military testing grounds were later built, the Trinity base, a bi-locating missionary nun, the Socorro landing, anomalous materials, Dr. Roger Leir, electrical phenomena in space, exploration of Mars and Venus, Loch Ness Monster sightings, paranormal Bigfoot, interesting finds in ancient hominid anthropology, earlier and earlier dating of humans in the Americas, Bryan Sykes, testing Yeti hair, Adam Davies, Orang Pendek, partially human hybrid skulls, the Pre-Columbian Amazon basin, Terra Preta, "Civilized to Death: the Price of Progress" by Christopher Ryan, agriculture and the creation of property and warfare, Terence McKenna and the concept of collective fatherhood among hunter-gatherers, the Thylacine AKA Tasmanian Tiger, the series "Reservation Dogs", film and television picks of 2021, reincarnation and past-life memories, Demi Lovato's involvement with extraterrestrials, Luis Elizondo, Tom DeLonge, AATIP, Galileo Project, upcoming artistic works, and much more! This discussion covers a dizzying array of subjects and is constantly entertaining! - Recap by Vincent Treewell Download

Bryan is dedicated to teaching young adults the skill and business of creating in multiple disciplines throughout Chicago. To him, it is of the upmost importance that artists understand the value of their work and how they should protect it. His goal is to cultivate more talented and business savvy artists who will manifest great success throughout their careers. How Men Cry is getting 1000 men to share stories about vulnerability & healing. We can no longer avoid having conversations about men's mental health. #HowMenCry is a movement aimed at changing the narrative around men's connection their higher self, to begin healing, and end suffering in silence. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howmencry/support

He was a manly man's man, and then a man of a different kind took him on a little trip. A man covered in hair. A man...with large feet.  WE HAVE MERCH! And lots of it. New designs coming soon, so keep an eye on the shop! https://www.redbubble.com/people/oldtimeycrimey/shop Shoutout to our friends at the Nopeville podcast this week! Don't forget to follow the show FB, Insta, or Twitter. Come check out the Patreon and see what extras you can get for a few bucks a months! Or check out our Amazon Wishlist to buy us a book--making the episode topic YOUR CHOICE!   Music: Evil Plan by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3725-evil-planLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Sources:  http://www.bigfootencounters.com/classics/ostman.htm https://www.ufoinsight.com/cryptozoology/bigfoot-encounters/sasquatch-abduction-albert-ostman https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/adultlitfundreader3/chapter/searching-for/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portlock,_Alaska https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/alaska/scary-abandoned-town-port-chatham-ak/ https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Genoskwa https://www.reddit.com/r/MysteriousUniverse/comments/dp3a55/an_interesting_comparison_of_missing_411_cases/ Animalplanet.com Newspapers.com (The Province, Saturday, May 4, 1957 Findagrave.com nytimes.com NYTimes. David C. Anderson. “It’s hard to prove that something, even a monster, doesn’t exist.”  https://www.nytimes.com/1974/01/20/archives/stalking-the-sasquatch-its-hard-to-prove-that-something-even-a.html Wikipedia. “Toba Inlet.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toba_Inlet “Portlock.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portlock,_Alaska. “Albert Ostman.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Ostman Canberra Times, 1982. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/130838866?searchTerm=albert%20ostman Carey Seward. “This Abandoned Ghost Town In Alaska Is Downright Bone Chilling.” Only in Your State. https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/alaska/this-abandoned-ghost-town-is-downright-bone-chilling-ak/ “Mysteries of Portlock Alaska and the Abandonment of the Small Town in the 1900s.” KINY radio. https://www.kinyradio.com/news/news-of-the-north/mysteries-of-portlock-alaska-and-the-abandonment-of-the-small-town-in-the-1900s/ Animal Planet. “Top 10 Hairiest Bigfoot Stories.” http://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/finding-bigfoot/lists/9-the-tale-of-albert-ostman/ Don Lory. “Kidnapped by a Sasquatch.” Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=44400288&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjUwMTMwNTQwMiwiaWF0IjoxNjAxNTA4OTUxLCJleHAiOjE2MDE1OTUzNTF9.2wmFv8gkExT22U-dfxNsHyIRtet67vjDbSelZ_4WQWU Tim Flight. “The Hairy History of Bigfoot in 20 Intriguing Events.” History Collection. https://historycollection.com/the-hairy-history-of-bigfoot-in-20-intriguing-events/7/ Daily Colonist. https://archive.org/stream/dailycolonist18840704uvic/18840704#page/n2/mode/1up Bigfoot, Yeti, and the Last Neanderthal: A Geneticist's Search for Modern Apemen by Bryan Sykes (genre: “controversial literature” lol)    

This week we consider the implications of possible post-pandemic changes in the organization of work. And I talk with Professor Bryan Sykes of the University of California-Irvine about his paper titled “Institutional Castling: Military Enlistment and Mass Incarceration in the United States.” The paper was recently published in RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, and is co-authored by Amy Kate Bailey. Segment 1 -- Bryan Sykes on "Institutional Castling: Military Enlistment and Mass Incarceration in the United States." Segment 2 --  Sociological insights on the implications of possible post-pandemic changes in the organization of work.

Cultures all over the world have worked with the sun, moon, and stars. There are systems of astrology from the Middle East, China, India, Britain, and more. The solstices and equinoxes are celebrated worldwide.  We all have roots in ancient pagan cultures and reclaiming their wisdom is simple and essential. Though we live in wildly modern times with crazy new technology, we actually experience many of the same daily rhythms that our ancient ancestors did: we cook food, we make love, we look up at the moon.  You have the power and ability to reclaim the power of those simple systems in your real, daily life, (yes, even in quarantine!) Join us in the Starlight Coven for just $49.95 per month to get support and guidance in reclaiming potent simplicity in your spiritual practice and learning my super simple method for working with astrology, the seasons, and the moon.  Books Mentioned in This Episode: Celtic Moon Signs by Helena Paterson, Seven Daughters of Eve by Bryan Sykes

2004-05-02 - Coast to Coast AM with Art Bell - Bryan Sykes - Male Extinction

with special guest Josh Carter! Where we talk about: Working in libraries; Community involvement; Humanities Washington program: "Is Truth Really Dead in America?"; Cosplay; Summer Reading & Fire It Up; Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo; Turtles All the Way Down by John Green; Once A Wolf by Bryan Sykes; and more!

All over the world people report sightings of big, hairy, human-like beasts, so could Bigfoot really be out there... somewhere? We ask Dr. Jeff Meldrum, Prof. Bryan Sykes, Prof. Todd Disotell, and the Round Rock, Texas, Department of Parks and Recreation. CORRECTION: In a previous version of this podcast we said Dr Meldrum works at the University of Idaho. He actually works at Idaho State University. We've updated this episode with his correct title. Our Sponsors: Cole Haan | WP Engine | Sundance Now Listen to Gimlet's newest show, Uncivil wherever you get your podcasts Apple Podcasts | Overcast | Stitcher | Pocketcasts Credits: This episode has been produced by our senior producer, Kaitlyn Sawrey, as well as Wendy Zukerman, Rose Reid, Heather Rogers and Shruti Ravindran. Production assistance from Rose Rimler. Edited by Blythe Terrell and Annie-Rose Strasser. Fact checking by Michelle Harris. Sound design by Martin Peralta. Music written by Bobby Lord. And a big thank you to Dr Michael J Hickerson and Professor James L. Patton for his 7 PAGE document describing the last large mammals discovered by western scientists in North America, suffice to say, Bigfoot wasn’t on the list. Selected Reading:Paper on Bigfoot reports in North AmericaBryan’s paper on Bigfoot hairsA review of the human family treeJeff Meldrum’s book Check out the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/2LyEOQn

In the 100th episode of MonsterTalk: The Science Show About Monsters, DNA researcher and author Bryan Sykes discusses the research behind his landmark book The Nature of the Beast: The First Genetic Evidence on the Survival of Apemen, Yeti, Bigfoot and Other Mysterious Creatures into Modern Times; plus, thoughts and reflections on 100 episodes of MonsterTalk, including hearing from many listeners about their own favorite monsters… READ the episode notes

Bryan Sykes, Professor of Human Genetics, describes how he located and analysed as many DNA samples as possible with links to the Yeti. In doing so, he found himself entering a strange world of mystery and sensationalism, fraud and obsession.

Uno de los misterios que, misteriosamente, aún perdura en la actualidad es el del abominable hombre de las nieves, también conocido como Yeti. Se le llamó así por primera vez en 1921, cuando ni siquiera se sabía si era un hombre, y cuando tantos abominables hombres existen fuera de las nieves, parapetados y calentitos en bancos e instituciones varias, incluso ya por aquellos años. El caso es que con el tiempo se convirtió en misterio y aún hoy tiene muchos defensores que están convencidos de su existencia. Ahora, el profesor de Genética Humana de la Universidad de Oxford, Bryan Sykes, ha decidido aplicar las modernas técnicas de Biología Molecular para elucidar el misterio del Yeti.

Based on his latest book, Bryan Sykes, professor of human genetics at Oxford University, gave a public lecture at Wolfson College exploring the rich ancestral tapestry of the American nation. From the moment that our DNA fingerprints could be profiled, genes have served as invaluable forensic tools to settle legal matters, exonerate the innocent, and identify the dead. But, as geneticists like Bryan Sykes have revealed in recent groundbreaking work, they can also help answer larger existential questions: Where do we hail from? How did we get here? And in what ways are we all related? In DNA USA, Sykes, a professor of human genetics at the University of Oxford, delivers the most comprehensive genetic portrait yet of our country. Genealogy is big business in America because we crave links to an illustrious past, whether to Mayflower passages, Native American chieftains, or African queens. But it also reflects our insatiable curiosity about forebears who fled, by necessity or by force, countries and continents far away. In a land of new starts and reinventions, American family trees can be frustrating for their shallow roots. However, to Bryan Sykes that’s merely a pretext to dig deeper. In his best-selling work The Seven Daughters of Eve, Sykes showed how our mitochondrial DNA pointed to global matrilineal ancestors. In DNA USA he also utilizes the Y (or male) chromosomes and the new technique of “Chromosome Painting” to help settle arguments over lineage in our relatively young society. Though we are all born with surnames that tell one part of the story, those names fragment and mutate (and flat-out lie) with far more regularity than the DNA we inherit. Can a MacDonald in Houston rightly claim Gaelic ancestry? Is a Cohen in Milwaukee actually the descendant of Moses’s brother? Are African Americans with European surnames largely free of European chromosomes? Even more intriguingly, Sykes uses genetic analysis to ponder other long-unsolved mysteries such as when and how humans first inhabited the Americas, whether it was only by foot and across the Bering land bridge, and the unusual implications of Polynesian chromosomes “jumping” across Siberia and into the pre-Columbian Native American population. Like de Tocqueville with a DNA kit, Sykes travels across the country meeting (and swabbing) genealogists, anthropologists, celebrities, and average Americans to paint a fascinating genetic portrait of our nation. For fans of Henry Louis Gates’s series African American Lives or NBC’s Who Do You Think You Are?, DNA USA suggests an even richer American tapestry than we could ever imagine.

Scott and Brian talk more about skeptics and skepticism, Bryan Sykes' latest DNA claims, how many chupacabras it would take to drop a bigfoot, and chew through a ton of listener topics.

On the show this time, Sharon Hill, editor of the Doubtful News blog and advocate of critical thinking discussing the skeptical take on the world of sasquatchery, including the dual darlings of DNA deducting Melba Ketchum and Bryan Sykes.

On this episode you'll enjoy a Ketchum catch-up, discussion of Bryan Sykes rumors, movie and book picks, a Texas Bigfoot Conference recap, along with answers to lots of listener questions.

Bryan Sykes, a sociologist at DePaul University, explains some of the barriers that former inmates encounter when trying to find work and how the costs of incarceration disproportionately affect young African American men. He also talks about his work on off-the-books labor and how former inmates still face heavy discrimination in the informal economy. Intro Music is from "Stormy Blues" by Arne Bang Huseby.