Low Ancestry

About Low Ancestry

You might think you know what genealogy is like–boring, stuffy, and has no application to our modern world. How could your fourth great-grandfather possibly affect your life today? Join amateur genealogist, Karyn Harding, as she tells one story each episode from her family tree to friend and cohost, Kim McMasters, who does actually happen to think that genealogy is boring and stuffy. Together, we’ll uncover how ordinary people with ordinary lives have extraordinary stories to tell. New episodes every other Tuesday at 7:00 AM EST.

Publisher

Karyn Harding

Category

history · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 May 2024

Latest episode

22 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

28 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Jul 2025

   Nicholas Yager: Eighth-Great-Grandfather

   This episode has it all--brave adventure, pirates, abuse of power, etc, etc. Today we talk about Kim's eighth-great-grandfather, Nicholas Yager, and the surprising twists and turns of his life as he attempts to migrate from the war-torn Palatinate to a new life in Pennsylvania only to be thwarted by a scheming ship captain and a corrupt Virginia governor. You don't want to miss it.

2. 

   8 Jul 2025

   The Wix Family (Part 2)

   We're back talking about the always-exciting, never-dull Wix family of Missouri. This week we look at the family's political ambitions through a one Clark Wix, and we uncover a messy family feud over politics--a tale as old as time.

3. 

   24 Jun 2025

   THROWBACK: Chatting with Michael Ruby from Roots and Routes

   Genealogist Michael Ruby discusses the myth of presidential common genealogy conspiracies, the meaning of low ancestry in personal family trees, and the inaccuracy of J.D. Vance's genealogical comments in an interview.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

18,027

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

24 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

34 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 53 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

39

Social presence

91

YouTube

72

Engagement

51

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