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Kal Penn | Where Are You From?

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Sheryl Sandberg | Studying Resilience

Sheryl Sandberg | Studying Resilience

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Marisa Tomei | Surprise Celebrity Cousin

Marisa Tomei | Surprise Celebrity Cousin

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S. Epatha Merkerson | Ancestors Who Endured

S. Epatha Merkerson | Ancestors Who Endured

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Michael Strahan | Related to Royalty

Michael Strahan | Related to Royalty

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Paul Ryan | Jewish Roots

Paul Ryan | Jewish Roots

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Tulsi Gabbard | Lava Spreads Over Savai’i

Tulsi Gabbard | Lava Spreads Over Savai’i

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Marco Rubio | Native American Connection

Marco Rubio | Native American Connection

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Seth Meyers | Meet Mejer Trakianski

Seth Meyers | Meet Mejer Trakianski

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Anjelica's 5th Great Grandfather

Anjelica's 5th Great Grandfather

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Mia's Grandparents

Mia's Grandparents

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Isabella's Surprise Celebrity Cousin

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Finding Your Roots

Christiane Amanpour | "Gobsmacked"

Christiane Amanpour is left “gobsmacked” by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. when he tells her that one of her ancestors was a governor of Isfahan – the second city of Iran.
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Season 6 Episode 9
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Jimmy Kimmel, Marisa Tomei, and John Turturro meet ancestors who made immense sacrifices.
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Francis Collins, Shirley Ann Jackson, and Harold E. Varmus learn their family histories.
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Sigourney Weaver, Justina Machado, and Amy Ryan unearth surprising family histories.
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Jeff Goldblum, Terry Gross, and Marc Maron uncover unknown family histories.
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