Special Episode: Caroline Schuster, Sarah Abel & Catherine Frieman on The Archaeology of F*****g

The Familiar Strange

Before we dive into today’s episode we’d just like to add a content warning for this episode for mentions of slavery and sexual assault This week, we’re bringing you an extra special interview/panel. Familiar stranger Alex Zoomed in with Dr Caroline Schuster, Dr Sarah Abel and Dr Catherine Frieman to take a deeper dive into the dark side of genetic testing and what it means for people today that are trying to interact with the past. With research interests around race, genetic testing and ancient communities, it was a great conversation which “unearthed” some interesting resonances between our panel members. The panelists ask questions like “Who or what decides how you are in society?” and “What kind of power does data have?” What do you think? Reach out and let us know on our socials! Head over to our website for a full list of books and papers mentioned in today's episode