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AnthroPod is produced by the Society for Cultural Anthropology. In each episode, we explore what anthropology teaches us about the world and people around us.
Life is complicated, but we love simple answers. AI and robotics are changing the nature of work. Emojis change the way we write. Fossil Fuels were once the engine of progress, now we're in a race to change how we power the planet. We're constantly trying to save ourselves...from ourselves. Join Anthropologist and culture expert Dr. Adam Gamwell for curated conversations with humanity’s top makers and minds on our creative potential through design, culture, business and technology. Change yo ...
The Anthropocene is the current geological age, in which human activity has profoundly shaped the planet and its biodiversity. On The Anthropocene Reviewed, #1 New York Times bestselling author John Green (The Fault in Our Stars, Turtles All the Way Down) reviews different facets of the human-centered planet on a five-star scale. WNYC Studios is a listener-supported producer of other leading podcasts including On the Media, Snap Judgment, Death, Sex & Money, Nancy and Here’s the Thing with A ...
A weekly podcast for curious people ready to explore the art and science of being human from every possible angle: macro, micro, Australian, American, tall, short and everything in between.
A podcast about life, the universe and anthropology produced by David Boarder Giles, Timothy Neale, Cameo Dalley, Mythily Meher and Matt Barlow. Each episode features an anthropologist or two in conversation, discussing anthropology and what it has to tell us in the twenty-first century. This podcast is made in partnership with the American Anthropological Association and with support from the Faculty of Arts & Education at Deakin University.
Anthropology on Air is a podcast brought to you by the Social Anthropology department at the University of Bergen in Norway. Each season, we bring you conversations with inspiring thinkers from the anthropology world and beyond. The music in the podcast is made by Victor Lange, and the episodes are produced by Sadie Hale and Sidsel Marie Henriksen. You can follow us on Facebook. Visit uib.no/antro, where you can find more information on the ongoing work and upcoming events at the department.
An original podcast brought to you by the graduate students of the Department of Anthropology at The Ohio State University. Join us once as we explore the human experience! We are now a part of the Anthropology Public Outreach Program at The Ohio State University. Follow us @ohiostateAPOP
A Neighbor's Choice radio show and THINGS HIDDEN podcast are the two main audio programs of David Gornoski. THINGS HIDDEN is a deep-dive podcast into the world of mythology and current events guided by the Mimetic theory of Rene Girard and grounded in the personhood revolution of Jesus. Hosted by David Gornoski, A Neighbor’s Choice Radio examines the role of violence and religion in society. From victims of state violence against nonviolent behaviors to public figures and contrarian voices, ...
Thirteen is a bi-weekly podcast where one Colgate University community member answers 13 questions about their work. Topics vary widely, with episodes that touch on ancient history, global politics, sociology and anthropology, literature, science, the arts, and more.
Multifaith conversations through deep differences, and religion’s role in popular culture. Patronage: https://patron.podbean.com/johnwmorehead
Online Gods is a monthly podcast on digital cultures and their political ramifications, featuring lively conversations with scholars and activists. Presented by anthropologist Ian M. Cook, the podcast is a key initiative of the five year ERC project ONLINERPOL www.fordigitaldignity.com led by media anthropologist Sahana Udupa at LMU Munich, and cohosted by HAU Network for Ethnographic Theory. Online Gods represents our collective commitment to multimedia diffusion of research in accessible a ...
Carla is: a bookdragon; a 50-something with psychology and counseling degrees with post-grad work in grief/loss/trauma, sex crimes, and forensic anthropology; a woman who has lived in three haunted houses; a former freelance journalist and counselor, who is never bored; a disabled introvert who sees connections everywhere--like John Nash, only less math-y; a knitting fidget who loves horror movies with a skewed passion. Like one of her heroes, Harriet the Spy, she wants to learn everything a ...
Insightful conversations with thought-provoking doctors, specialists, authors, and researchers at the forefront of integrative health and wellness. Hear about the ideas and research that are changing medicine and explore age-old wisdom backed by modern science. Hosted by Dr. Andrew Weil and Dr. Victoria Maizes.
Sponsored by Talk About from Awana. Get 1 month free at TalkAboutDiscipleship.com keyword Lisa Harper. Save on the Dwell Bible App at dwellapp.io/LisaHarper. See "Jesus" for free on Sight and Sound TV. Learn more at Sight-Sound.TV Find out more on the Kerygma Summit, April 27-29 at KerygmaSummit.com Check out Lisa's new study on Luke at ChurchSource.com/Luke You're invited to hang out on Lisa Harper's back porch and enjoy conversations about all things Jesus, theological anthropology, biblic ...
The Anthro to UX podcast is for anthropologists looking to break into user experience (UX) research. Through conversations with leading anthropologists working in UX, you will learn firsthand how others made the transition, what they learned along the way, and what they would do differently. We will also discuss what it means to do UX research from a practical perspective and what you need to do to prepare a resume and portfolio. It is hosted by Matt Artz (https://mattartz.me), a business an ...
What kind of animals are we? The On Humans -podcast features conversations about the science and philosophy of what it means to be human. Topics range from the psychology of love to the science of happiness, and from the anthropology of war to the evolution of morality. Each episode presents a deep dive with a leading scholar, interviewed by your host, Ilari Mäkelä. About your host: Ilari is a Finnish philosophy graduate with degrees from Oxford (Philosophy and Psychology) and Peking Univers ...
(Formerly The Marketplace of Ideas.) A world-traveling interview show where Colin Marshall sits down for in-depth conversations with cultural creators, internationalists, and observers of the urban scene about the work they do and the world cities they do it in, from Los Angeles to Osaka to Mexico City to London to Seoul and beyond.
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The University of Oxford is home to an impressive range and depth of research activities in the Humanities. TORCH | The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities is a major new initiative that seeks to build on this heritage and to stimulate and support research that transcends disciplinary and institutional boundaries. Here we feature some of the networks and programmes, as well as recordings of events, and offer insights into the research that they make possible.
Welcome to DIG THIS - An archaeology podcast for good. Kind of like Indiana Jones…if he was a woman…more ethical…gave a shit about the people whose belongings he was stealing…and was actually doing real archaeological work. Ok. Nothing like Indiana Jones. Every Wednesday, Jenny Botica and Amanda Marshall have a laugh, cry, or howl at the moon over lessons learned during their 20+ years as archeologists, business owners, partners, and moms. Fearless and fierce conversations that focus on the ...
How does work culture shape human behavior and experience? How do humans create cultures? From uncomfortable truths to heart-to-heart conversations, Culture First uncovers what it really takes to build a better world of work. We all aspire to rise above the day-to-day commotion and bring more humanity into our work lives. Our host Damon Klotz is dedicated to understanding how we find meaning in our work and how to better the experience humans have within organizations. Join him as he explore ...
The Responsible Edge is a podcast that explores the ethico-political issues of today's emerging technologies associated with hyperconnectivity. From platform technologies, AI to edge computing, and beyond, we will be having conversations with the leading thinkers on responsible technologies across disciplines as broad as anthropology, law, data science, engineering, and the arts. Our goal is to catalyze new conversations across industries and fields that foster constructive engagement with t ...
Conversations about projects and research undertaken by scholars at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) at Stanford University. Hosted by former New York Times journalist and current CASBS research affiliate John Markoff. CASBS brings together great minds to generate new knowledge to address wicked problems and significant societal challenges. It is a place where diverse thinkers collectively produce transformative outcomes that none could produce independently. ...
Science Talk takes you deeply into the world of science audio. Sometimes we travel deep into the wilderness. Sometimes deep into the mind of a scientific expert. The experience will always stimulate your auditory neurons, even if you don't know quite where you're headed at the start. Also check our podcast from Scientific American : "60-Second Science." To view all of our archived podcasts please go to www.scientificamerican.com/podcast
Chats with Fascinating People in Tech. 🔥SaugaTalks is featured in “70 Podcasts from Thinkers360 Thought Leaders You Should Listen To in 2022” and “50 Podcasts Thought Leaders Should Listen To In 2021” by Thinkers360's. 🤩 At SaugaTalks, Irene discusses a wide range of technology trends with futurists, experts, influencers, and entrepreneurs in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Intelligent Automation, Blockchain, Metaverse, Digital Transformation, Martech, HRTech, and the Future of Wo ...
Our show covers items of interest to modern society. Major items of history, anthropology, politics, and technical achievements impacting society.
Anthropological Airwaves is the official podcast of American Anthropologist, the flagship journal of the American Anthropological Association. It is a venue for highlighting the polyphony of voices across the discipline’s four fields and the infinite—and often overlapping—subfields within them. Through conversations, experiments in sonic ethnography, ethnographic journalism, and other (primarily but not exclusively) aural formats, Anthropological Airwaves endeavors to explore the conceptual, ...
In-depth explorations into the field of Buddhist Studies. Featuring candid conversations and interviews with scholars of Buddhism across the disciplines of Religious Studies, Indology, Art History, South Asian Studies, Anthropology, and more. Hosted by Dr. Kate Hartmann.
Mental health awareness conversations with a mission to break mental health stigma in black and brown communities, one conversation at a time. This podcast explores & unpacks mental health, wellness & wellbeing from the perspective of people of color. This podcast is hosted by the Co-founders of Eriwellbeing; Ruthie Semere Zerai, Lifecoach & Wellness entrepreneur and Dr Mikal Woldu, Anthropology Professor. For: POC/BIPOC, children of immigrants/immigrants, third culture kids, Eritreans, Ethi ...
Science writer Ned Rozell has accompanied researchers all over Alaska and given firsthand accounts of discoveries, triumphs and pitfalls of field work conducted in the Last Frontier. Through in-depth conversations, Ned gives voice to research stories ranging from volcanoes, earthquakes and auroras to climate change, anthropology, paleontology and wildfires. Any natural phenomena in Alaska and the people who study them are fair game. Ned has spent more than 25 years writing hundreds of scienc ...
Exploring Spirituality is a podcast designed to dive into different depths of spirituality with curiosity and non-judgment. Join host Staci Payne and Brittanni Majka as they dive deeper into their own spirituality and take everyone along for the ride. Staci has a background of spirituality, living in the grey area and following intuition, Britt is her yang with a background in anthropology, living in the black and white and trusting fully in logic. This podcast will consist of interviews and ...
Mental health isn't just mental illness, it's in everything we do. There are ups and downs, it's beautiful and messy, and at the end of the day, life can be a wreck. Thing is, that wreck is what makes us 'US' and isn't that worth celebrating? A layered and rich wreck of emotions, nuance and stories, all culminating in very human experiences. We believe that conversations surrounding mental health deserve to leave the tall shadow of stigma and have their moment in the limelight. Life's a Wrec ...
The IILAH podcast is the online home of lectures and conversations hosted by the Institute for International Law and the Humanities at Melbourne Law School. IILAH supports interdisciplinary scholarship on emerging questions of international law, governance and justice. Many of the significant modes of thought that have framed the way in which international lawyers understand the world have developed in conversation with the humanities. IILAH continues this engagement, through fostering dialo ...
Episode 1:Book Talk on Tim Ingold's Making The material turn in art is deeply linked to craft processes, materials and ways of making. For Book Talk, we invite people from different fields to read and discuss a single book. How might artists, curators, educators, and theorists respond to a book and potentially use as a tool in their own thinking? Join Stephen Knott, Sarah Margolis-Pineo, Rowland Ricketts, and Namita Gupta Wiggers for their discussion of anthropologist Tim Ingold's Making: An ...
Falling in love with someone is easy. Staying in love with the same person, year after year, is much harder. That's why we're recording an hour of conversation every week of our first year of marriage. For us, it’s a way to dig into our fascination with one another and this existential question of lasting love. For you, it’s an invitation to creep on our marriage as it unfolds, mistake by mistake and lesson by lesson, since no one ever really told us about theirs. We’ll work through fights, ...
JBI Dialogues is presented by the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry as a multidisciplinary space to connect academic, professional, and community voices in conversations about ethical, legal and social issues arising in health care, the health professions and the biological sciences. JBI Dialogues involves our contributors, readers, and the editorial team, extending the work of the journal with exchanges of ideas about its published research and emerging issues and practices in bioethics. The JB ...
Welcome to the Department of International Development at LSE events podcast. Tune in for recordings from a range of events in the Department, including lectures and panel discussions on vital subjects in the world of development. The podcasts include the Great Development Dialogue from 2020, an event on development in Asia with Deepak Nayyar and a coversation around Islamic Extremism in West Africa.
BMC’s Digital Outliers features conversations with some of our industry’s brightest minds as they examine the many ways digital technology is transforming the modern workplace. While they discuss parameters for Go and No Go, they also provide prescriptive guide points for companies that want to be more successful in capitalizing on the value the digital workplace offers for greater growth. Is your organization working toward a digital workplace? Assess your progress and create a customized b ...
Stories and interviews addressing the intersection of the creative process, community, and place. Welcome to In Site, a podcast from the Zion Canyon Mesa, a nascent arts and humanities residency center in Springdale, Utah, surrounded by Zion National Park. One of the primary drivers for these podcasts is concern for our times. To paraphrase Yeats, the center feels besieged. So we’ll consider the many crux issues we face, with an eye towards how creative thinking can play a role. We will enga ...
The Dead Club Podcast is an 8 part podcast series that brings to life British band, Tunng’s ground-breaking collaborative musical project, Dead Club: a meditation on loss and a riotous trip through life in all its goodness, oddness and wonder. We have interviewed people who have studied death, written about it, and documented it, but also those whose lives have touched it and have been close to it as well those for whom death is all in a day’s work. In this podcast series we’ll hear their vo ...
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Cassette Culture in Modern Egypt: A Conversation with Andrew Simon
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Andrew Simon, a historian of media, popular culture, and the Middle East at Dartmouth College, discusses his new book Media of the Masses: Cassette Culture in Modern Egypt (Stanford University Press, 2022) , with Peoples & Things host, Lee Vinsel. Media of the Masses is an engaging book that examines the impact of cassettes, cassette players, and t…
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Melanie Heath, "Forbidden Intimacies: Polygamies at the Limits of Western Tolerance" (Stanford UP, 2023)
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In the past thirty years, polygamy has become a flashpoint of conflict as Western governments attempt to regulate certain cultural and religious practices that challenge seemingly central principles of family and justice. In Forbidden Intimacies: Polygamies at the Limits of Western Tolerance (Stanford UP, 2023), Melanie Heath comparatively investig…
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Gediminas Lesutis, "The Politics of Precarity: Spaces of Extractivism, Violence, and Suffering" (Routledge, 2021)
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Based on critical theory and ethnographic research, Gediminas Lesutis' book The Politics of Precarity: Spaces of Extractivism, Violence, and Suffering (Routledge, 2021) explores how intensifying geographies of extractive capitalism shape human lives and transformative politics in marginal areas of the global economy. Engaging the work of Judith But…
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Erin Raffety, "Families We Need: Disability, Abandonment, and Foster Care's Resistance in Contemporary China" (Rutgers UP, 2022)
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Set in the remote, mountainous Guangxi Autonomous Region and based on ethnographic fieldwork, Families We Need: Disability, Abandonment, and Foster Care's Resistance in Contemporary China (Rutgers UP, 2022) traces the movement of three Chinese foster children, Dengrong, Pei Pei, and Meili, from the state orphanage into the humble, foster homes of A…
Acknowledging that difficult conversations can be quite awkward and uncomfortable, Pete and Jen offer up and noodle on some frameworks for navigating them. Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about: Why might difficult conversations feel intimidating or scary, even? How might you prepare to have a difficult conversation with someone? Wh…
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Rama Vennelakanti on Anthro to UX with Matt Artz
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In this Anthro to UX podcast episode, Rama Vennelakanti speaks with Matt Artz about her UX journey. The conversation covers Rama's journey from discovering anthropology to her stint in market research and, finally, her landing in the field of UX. It also touches on Rama's willingness to jump in head first and learn something when needed. It is an i…
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THINGS HIDDEN 102: Mimetic Analysis of a Demonic Possession
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David Gornoski is joined by Jordan Landfear and Surit Dasgupta for a discussion of Fr. Malachi Martin's popular book Hostage to the Devil. Are the exorcism stories true? What does the first case in Fr. Martin's book signify for our time? Can those who get demonically possessed resist evil? Listen to the full podcast to find out and more. Visit A Ne…
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United Airline Pilots on Their Historic Vax Lawsuit
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David Gornoski is joined by former United Airline pilots who are leading the fight for bodily sovereignty in the airline industry, Tom Floyd and Tom Anderson. What do we make of the US government's close connection to United Airlines? Should United Airlines be excused for the mandates based on being a "private company?" Are the airline companies de…
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Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at Colgate
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Join Noor Khan, Associate Professor of History and Director of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, in a discussion about the Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies(MIST)program at Colgate.By A Colgate University Podcast
During today’s conversation on Back Porch Theology we’re going to talk about the spirit of radical generosity that permeated the early church in the book of Acts. Those ancient Christ-followers were so gifted at giving, they made Santa look bush league! In fact, the very first time the Greek word koinonia – which means a close fellowship between pe…
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Patrick L. Schmidt, "Harvard's Quixotic Pursuit of a New Science: The Rise and Fall of the Department of Social Relations" (Rowman and Littlefield, 2022)
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Harvard's Department of Social Relations made history in the 1950s and 1960s as the most ambitious program in social science in the United States. Dedicated to a synthesis of sociology, anthropology, psychology, and other disciplines, the scope of its ambitions were matched only by the scope of its failures. Patrick Schmidt's new volume Harvard's Q…
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Seed Oil Survival: Gut Health, Sugar vs Seed Oils with Kyle Mamounis
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In this episode of Seed Oil Survival, David Gornoski sits down with Kyle Mamounis for a conversation on the impact of Ray Peat's nutrition ideas, cellular regeneration, memeification of seed oil avoidance, how endotoxin builds up in the gut, how to keep the intestines sterile, and more. Check out Kyle's YouTube channel here. Visit A Neighbor's Choi…
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Felicity Hwee-Hwa Chan, "Tensions in Diversity: Spaces for Collective Life in Los Angeles" (U Toronto Press, 2022)
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Urban landscapes are complex spaces of sociocultural diversity, characterized by narratives of both conviviality and conflict. As people with multiple ethnicities and nationalities find their common destinies in thriving globalizing cities, social cohesiveness becomes more precarious as different beliefs, practices, ambitions, values, and affiliati…
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Kate Sylvester, "Women and Martial Art in Japan" (Routledge, 2022)
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Kate Sylvester’s Women and Martial Art in Japan (Routledge 2023) examines sport, gender, and society in Japan through the author’s extensive experience and ethnographic research as a kendo practitioner both at elite international levels and in Japan. Sylvester focuses on kendo as a university sport, placing her experiences as a veteran (foreign) co…
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Rethinking Community in Myanmar: Practices of We-Formation Among Muslims and Hindus in Urban Yangon
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Where does the concept of “community” come from? How does it shape the lives of Hindus and Muslims in metropolitan Yangon? And how do these people navigate between their ethno-religious and other cosmopolitan identities? In this episode, Prof. Judith Beyer, a Professor of Social and Political Anthropology at the University of Konstanz, joins Dr. Ma…
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Peter St Onge on the Bank Runs and Preparing for Recession
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David Gornoski is joined by Peter St. Onge for a fascinating conversation on the current bank crisis, the real cause of inflation, whether the crypto market is to blame, whether the "tech bros" had a hand in this crisis, why the whole banking system is one big Ponzi scheme, how different it would be without the Federal Reserve, the future of the do…
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John Miller, "The Philosophy of Tattoos" (British Library, 2021)
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The Philosophy of Tattoos (British Library, 2021) by Dr. John Miller presents an impressively broad yet personal account, exploring tattooing as a unique expression of individual, cultural and national identity. Dr. Miller explores tattooing as an innate human impulse throughout history, following its suppression and revival in cultures around the …
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Ian Rowen, "One China, Many Taiwans: The Geopolitics of Cross-Strait Tourism" (Cornell UP, 2023)
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One China, Many Taiwans: The Geopolitics of Cross-Strait Tourism (Cornell UP, 2023) shows how tourism performs and transforms territory. In 2008, as the People’s Republic of China pointed over a thousand missiles across the Taiwan Strait, it sent millions of tourists in the same direction with the encouragement of Taiwan’s politicians and businessp…
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Academic Chat: Reflecting on Hu Tai-li’s Indigenous Ethnographic Work in Taiwan
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In this episode, our host, Niki Alsford, invites Prof Scott Simon, the Chair of Taiwan Studies at the University of Ottawa, to share his thoughts and reflections on Prof Hu Tai-li 胡台麗, who pioneered documentary ethnography in Taiwan. Prof Simon talks about how he considers Hu's contributions and influence in academia, especially on the subject of e…
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Scott Horton on Color Revolutions, How Russia Became America's Enemy
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David Gornoski is joined by the great Scott Horton, author of Enough Already and Hotter Than the Sun, for a conversation on America's role in the buildup to the Russia-Ukraine war. Scott Horton also talks about the Summer of Love protests in 2020, the media's "fortification" of the 2020 election, NATO's broken promises, how Bill Clinton sided with …
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Ezra Rashkow, "The Nature of Endangerment in India: Tigers, 'Tribes', Extermination and Conservation, 1818-2020" (Oxford UP, 2023)
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Perhaps no category of people on earth has been perceived as more endangered, nor subjected to more preservation efforts, than indigenous peoples. And in India, calls for the conservation of Adivasi culture have often reached a fever pitch, especially amongst urban middle-class activists and global civil society groups. But are India’s ‘tribes’ rea…
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THINGS HIDDEN 101: The Mimetic Legacy with Jean-Michel Oughourlian, Gil Bailie
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David Gornoski is joined by Jean-Michel Oughourlian and Gil Bailie. The two talk about the latest and upcoming books; vertical and horizontal spirituality; how we can receive grace; the battle over secretness in the Catholic church; mimesis in the liturgy; the road to peace in Ukraine; the normalization of carnival and self-creation; how evil exist…
Welcome to Episode 16! Today our archaeologist, Curt Carbonell, uses his experiences in the military and as a distiller and mixologist to explore the subject of public outreach. The perception of archaeology as - a cerebral, exclusive, academic pursuit by primarily settler gatekeepers in ivory towers - needs to change. Or we won’t be able to attrac…
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Rosalynn A. Vega, "Nested Ecologies: A Multilayered Ethnography of Functional Medicine" (U Texas Press, 2023)
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Each body is a system within a system—an ecology within the larger context of social, political, economic, cultural, and environmental factors. This is one of the lessons of epigenetics, whereby structural inequalities are literally encoded in our genes. But our ecological embeddedness extends beyond DNA, for each body also teems with trillions of …
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Seed Oil Survival: Can a Tortilla Chip Change the World? w/ Steve Arena
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In this episode of Seed Oil Survival, David Gornoski sits down with Steve Arena, founder of Ancient Crunch, for a conversation on seed oil export to the third world, the motivation behind the creation of MASA tortilla chips, whether coconut oil is good for frying, why tasty foods have become synonymous with unhealthy, whether beef tallow can become…
After an aha-moment inducing time in the hot seat, Jen shares the details of her experience with Pete, and together they dig in to what makes the combination of question-asking in a pressurized situation such an effective strategy. Specifically, in this episode Jen and Pete talk about: What does it mean to be in the hot seat? How might putting your…
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Illuminations Episode 3: Divine Technology
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It’s common to feel that technology removes the magic of the world, but Hindu worshippers in Bangalore have shown that it's all in the approach. Guest Tulasi Srinivas, associate professor of anthropology at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies at Emerson College. Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society and the Indian Sociological Society. Author…
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Nomadic Pastoralism Among the Mongol Herders
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Nomadic Pastoralism among the Mongol Herders: Multispecies and Spatial Ethnography in Mongolia and Transbaikalia (Amsterdam University Press, 2021) is based on anthropological research Charlotte Marchina carried out between 2008 and 2016 to investigate the spatial features of nomadic pastoralism among the Mongol herders of Mongolia and Southern Sib…
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Daniel McAdams on the Silicon Bank Run, China as Peacemaker
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David Gornoski sits down with Daniel McAdams of the Ron Paul Liberty Report for a conversation on the geopolitical effects of the ongoing Ukraine war; peace between Iran and Saudi Arabia; the emergence of China as a diplomatic power; the significance of the silicon valley bank scandal; spiritual correction in economic recession; and more. Subscribe…
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THINGS HIDDEN 100: The Reality of Demonic Possession with Dr. Richard Gallagher
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David Gornoski is joined by psychiatrist Dr. Richard Gallagher, author of Demonic Foes, for a fascinating conversation on demonic possession. Are supernatural subjects like possession beyond the critical scope of science? Why do spiritual entities attempt to possess individuals? What are some ways demons have reportedly attacked human beings? Is th…
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Ke Li, "Marriage Unbound: State Law, Power, and Inequality in Contemporary China" (Stanford UP, 2022)
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In recent years the authors of a slew of books and articles have debated whether China is moving toward or away from the rule of law. Against this end-of-history approach to legal inquiry, Ke Li advocates for an approach that attends to the circumstances in which state actors select legal methodologies for the purposes of statecraft, and those in w…
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Katherine Davies, "Siblings and Sociology" (Manchester UP, 2023)
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Katherine Davies' book Siblings and Sociology (Manchester UP, 2023) draws upon innovative qualitative data sources to explore the significance of siblings throughout the life course, demonstrating why sociologists ought to pay attention to siblingship. Focussing on four themes central to the discipline of sociology - self, relationality, imaginatio…
During today’s episode of Back Porch Theology we’re stepping into new theological territory after spending the last 8 weeks in our “Wild About Jesus” series where we explored His perfectly simultaneous divine and human nature – otherwise known as the hypostatic union – His historicity, His early life, His empathy, His atoning death and His absolute…
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Multifaith Matters


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Dr. Benno van den Toren on interfaith apologetics
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Today's cosmopolitan, multicultural, and multifaith environments call for new approaches to apologetics. In order to free Christian apologetics from dominant Western habits of mind ill-suited to interreligious dialogue, we must listen and speak with both humility and confidence. In their book Humble Confidence: A Model for Interfaith Apologetics, B…
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New Books in Anthropology


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Charles L. Briggs, "Unlearning: Rethinking Poetics, Pandemics, and the Politics of Knowledge" (Utah State UP, 2021)
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A provocative theoretical synthesis by renowned folklorist and anthropologist Charles L. Briggs, Unlearning: Rethinking Poetics, Pandemics, and the Politics of Knowledge (Utah State UP, 2021) questions intellectual foundations and charts new paths forward. Briggs argues, through an expansive look back at his own influential works as well as critica…
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David Gornoski


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Science and U: Nano Carbon Fiber Energy with Jayan Thomas
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In this Science and U episode, David Gornoski and physicist Dr. Weiping Yu are joined by Dr. Jayan Thomas who has designed ‘power suits’ for electric vehicles and spacecraft. What is so unique about Dr. Thomas' solar cell design and would it be enough to solve the current energy crisis? Can solar cells be less susceptible to catastrophic damage fro…
Show notes: In which Carla updates the story of episode 21, Nine Days and Two Car Seats, which tells the story of the murder of Michael and Alex Smith, and updates what their murderer, her mother, Susan Smith, has been up to in the time since the murder. Theme song and stinger: “Comadreamers I” by Haunted Me, off their Pleasure album, used with per…
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David Gornoski


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THINGS HIDDEN 99: Christ and the Jan 6 Capitol Riot
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David Gornoski, Shane Kennedy & Shannon Braswell talk about the January 6 footage released by Tucker Carlson. Why is there a television producer on the January 6 committee? Who is to blame for the protest that took place on that day? In what sense is the Capitol "sacred?" What should have been Trump's reaction to the gathering at the Capitol? Did T…
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New Books in Anthropology


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Book Chat: "Puppets, Gods and Brands. Theorizing the Age of Animation from Taiwan" (U Hawaii Press, 2019)
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For this instalment, we had the pleasure of hosting Teri Silvio, who works as Research Fellow at the Academia Sinica Institute of Ethnology. We chatted about Teri’s recently published book, Puppets, Gods and Brands. Theorizing the Age of Animation from Taiwan (2019), her previous work and current projects. To find out more about performance and ani…
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New Books in Anthropology


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Arve Hansen, "Consumption and Vietnam’s New Middle Classes: Societal Transformations and Everyday Life" (Springer, 2022)
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In this episode, we discuss Arve Hansen’s new book Consumption and Vietnam’s New Middle Classes: Societal Transformations and Everyday Life (Springer, 2022). In this book, Hansen studies the dramatic changes in consumption patterns in Vietnam over the past decades, focusing on how everyday life changes in the context of rapid economic development a…
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David Gornoski


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Col. Douglas Macgregor on Latest Ukraine Russia News, China Peace Deal
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David Gornoski sits down with Col. Douglas Macgregor for a discussion on the ongoing Ukraine-Russia conflict. David and Col. Macgregor break down the recent Russian missile strikes on Ukraine, whether Bakhmut is strategically important, whether Russia has been successful, the refusal to leave Syria alone, China's Proposal for peace, the potential f…
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New Books in Anthropology


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Chris Walley on Deindustrialization (EF, JP)
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On a blustery fall morning back in 2019, RTB welcomed Christine Walley, anthropologist and author of Exit Zero: Family and Class in Postindustrial Chicago. In the early 1980s Chris’s father, along with thousands of other steel workers, lost his job when the mills in Southeastern Chicago closed. The book is part of a multimodal project, including th…
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David Gornoski


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THINGS HIDDEN 98: Mimetic Desire and the Sign of Jonah with Anthony Bartlett
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David Gornoski sits down with Anthony Bartlett, author of the book Theology Beyond Metaphysics, for a conversation on approaching semiotics through the work of Rene Girard, how to approach violent passages in the Old Testament, why the Gospel will heal violence in the animal kingdom, why Jesus' self-sacrifice was so scandalous to the ancient world,…
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Anthropology on Air

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#1 Ghost rivers and composite ethnography w/Kregg Hetherington
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In this very first episode of AoA, we speak with Kregg Hetherington about his project on “ghost rivers” in Montreal, Canada. Kregg is Associate Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Concordia University, where he specialises in environment, infrastructure and the bureaucratic state. He is the author of the multi-award-winning 2020 book, The Go…
This week we begin our GRATITUDE SEASON. It’s been a rough couple of years with COVID, and we wanted to celebrate our wonderful team and talk about subjects that matter to them. And do it in a way that’s not a client conversation, or getting trucks out the door, or figuring out what happened with the shovels! Archaeologist Suzy Carruthers shares he…
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New Books in Anthropology


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Miguel Sicart, "Playing Software: Homo Ludens in Computational Culture" (MIT Press, 2023)
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The play element at the heart of our interactions with computers—and how it drives the best and the worst manifestations of the information age. Whether we interact with video games or spreadsheets or social media, playing with software shapes every facet of our lives. In Playing Software: Homo Ludens in Computational Culture (MIT Press, 2023), Mig…
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David Gornoski


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Larry Johnson on Bakhmut Narrative Flip, China Cold War
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David Gornoski sits down with retired CIA analyst Larry Johnson for a discussion on the battle in Bakhmut and DC's saber rattling with China. Does Ukraine stand a chance as many mainstream media outlets are claiming? Can the US afford to go to war with China? How has the military-industrial complex been detrimental to progress in America? Check out…
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This Anthro Life


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Creating Anthropologists on the Public Stage with Elizabeth Briody & Phil Surles
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In today’s episode of This Anthro Life, anthropologists Elizabeth Briody and Phil Surles join host Adam Gamwell to discuss their latest project: Anthropologists on the Public Stage, a self-paced video course for social scientists who want to increase their public presence and impact. Adam, Elizabeth, and Phil reflect on making the series, what they…
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New Books in Anthropology


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Book Chat: "Women Migrants in Southern China and Taiwan" (Routledge, 2021)
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In this podcast, the host, Lara Momesso, interviews Dr Beatrice Zani, author of the book Women Migrants in Southern China and Taiwan. Mobilities, Digital Economies and Emotions, published by Routledge in 2021. The two scholars chat about novel ethnographic methods, such as itinerant ethnography and digital ethnography, solidarity between migrant wo…
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New Books in Anthropology


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Timothy O. Benedict, "Spiritual Ends: Religion and the Heart of Dying in Japan" (U California Press, 2022)
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Timothy Benedict’s Spiritual Ends: Religion and the Heart of Dying in Japan (U California Press, 2023) is an exploration of spiritual care in the context of the Japanese hospice. The book is rooted in Benedict’s experience as a hospice chaplain in Japan and his extensive fieldwork and interviews with patients, medical personnel, and other chaplains…