What if you uncovered something from your family's past that could alter the course of your entire life? These are the stories of people from all over the world whose lives were changed forever by what they found in their family history. Follow along as they are transported to far-flung corners of the globe and beyond the recesses of living memory to explore the truth about who they are — whether it's solving an old family mystery, reuniting with relatives they never knew existed, or forging a healing connection to a long-forgotten legacy. Presented by MyHeritage, the Blast From My Past podcast reveals the powerful ways our roots call across space and time to summon us home.
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Tribal Quest
When these hi-tech employees were hired by MyHeritage, canoeing down a river full of crocodiles in the heart of the Amazon jungle was not in the job description. Follow their adventures and misadventures as they embarked on a highly unusual pro bono mission to document the family histories of remote indigenous tribes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
6/8/2022 • 21 minutes, 25 seconds
Heirloom Hunters
So many priceless photos, letters, and other personal items languish forgotten in attics, flea markets, or antique shops — but heirloom hunters Chelsey Brown and Kate Kelley make it their life's mission to find them, uncover their stories, and reunite them with the descendants of those who left them behind. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
5/18/2022 • 12 minutes, 26 seconds
The Colombian Link
When a pair of Colombian half-brother adoptees reunited thanks to a DNA test, they couldn't have known that their journey to find their birth families had only just begun... or exactly how far that journey would take them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
4/28/2022 • 17 minutes, 17 seconds
The Real Uncle Sam
He wants YOU to join the U.S. Army. But who is this Uncle Sam in that iconic recruitment poster? It turns out that he was based on a real person — and this is his fascinating story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
4/13/2022 • 14 minutes, 19 seconds
The Hero Who Fought Both Sides
In a 1933 photo, a Jewish shopkeeper, decorated with a German military medal from WWI, smiles wryly right next to a Nazi guard outside his shop. Who was this man, and what happened to him in the dark years that followed? The answer tells an astonishing story of courage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
3/30/2022 • 13 minutes, 59 seconds
The Missing Piece
Abandoned at the same train station in Daegu, South Korea just weeks apart, Kim and Christine were placed for adoption on opposite sides of the globe and grew up unaware of each other's existence. Then came the DNA test results that changed everything. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
3/16/2022 • 19 minutes, 47 seconds
The Secret of Ereikoussa
Yvette Corporan had to know: did the entire Greek island community where her grandmother grew up really conspire to hide a Jewish family, right under the noses of their Nazi occupiers? Follow her quest to confirm this extraordinary story... and find out what happened to the family her grandmother helped to rescue. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
3/2/2022 • 24 minutes
Welcome to Blast From My Past
Blast From My Past is a brand-new podcast sharing incredible true stories about family discoveries, presented by MyHeritage. Launches March 1. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
