Podcasts by The Time Traveler’s Suitcase

The Time Traveler’s Suitcase

Explore the interface between history, archeology and ancient DNA.

The Time Traveler’s Suitcase is a weekly podcast from DNA Consultants. The show is hosted by talk radio professional Pete Ferrand. Most of the episodes include an audiobook excerpt from the publications of Donald N. Yates, a DNA investigator and historian whose works include Old Souls in a New World, Merchant Adventurers of Rhoda and The Cherokee Origin Narrative. Each usually also has an interview with a leading scientist or historical expert.

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Native American Wit and Wisdom: Words in the Wind from 2019-11-20T19:45:53

It all began in 1998 with Donald and Teresa Yates’s genealogy website “Lost Indian Tribes Southeast.” Fifteen years later, Panther’s Lodge, as the site was called, became a publisher of books about...

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Old World Roots of the Cherokee from 2019-08-14T21:04:03

The Cherokee people originated as seven clans arriving in the Ohio Valley in Hellenistic times. Excerpts from Donald Yates and Teresa Yates' book titled Cherokee DNA Studies, read by Pete Ferrand, ...

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DNA Identities and the Wardrobe of the Soul from 2019-07-11T00:00

A genetic genealogist discusses the evolving state of DNA testing.
Pete Ferrand interviews adoptee Jan Franz, a Seneca and Cherokee descendant, on the foibles, wonders and personal revelations ...

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True History of the Creek Indians Part Two from 2019-06-11T18:33:54

Richard Thornton continues with his amazing revelations about the Apalache, Euchee, Hitchiti and others in the Southeast. Part Two of Two.
The second part and conclusion of Pete Ferrand's inter...

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True History of the Creek Indians from 2019-06-04T11:40:55

Creek historian Richard Thornton is interviewed about the Maya, Euchee, Apalache and others in the Southeast. Part One of Two.
Host Pete Ferrand interviews Georgia architect and author Richard ...

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Kangaroos Among The Cherokee from 2019-04-16T21:07:12

Meet the Kangaroos of Native American DNA. Host Pete Ferrand reads from a chapter in Real People Who Proved the Geneticists Wrong
about the so-called "anomalous" Cherokees who don't fit an ABC...

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Studying Them Melungeons from 2019-03-18T20:07:06

Can genealogy be funny? It can with Melungeons.
Pete Ferrand travels to Newmans Ridge, Tennessee, where he witnesses a battle over the definition of the term Melungeon. Reading by Ginger Cuculo...

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Vikings, Mummies and Roman Soldiers from 2019-02-06T21:47:27

Explore the interface between history, archeology and ancient DNA. The Time Traveler’s Suitcase is a biweekly podcast from DNA Consultants. The show is hosted by talk radio professional Pete Ferran...

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The Science of Ancient DNA from 2019-01-17T20:25:26

DNA can rewrite history. Host Pete Ferrand interviews Dr. Eran Elhaik at the University of Sheffield in England on the exciting promise of ancient DNA testing. The world-renowned paleogeneticist di...

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Proving the Geneticists Wrong from 2018-12-04T15:25:28

Cherokee DNA leaves everything up in the air. Hosted by Pete Ferrand, the premier episode of “The Time Traveler’s Suitcase” features three stories from a publication by DNA Consultants suggesting C...

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