Random Anthropology Podcasts

Anthropologists study human culture and society. They ask “what it is to be human?”. Anthropologists answer this question by analysing diverse societies to find out what all humans have in common. To undertake this study, anthropologists have a ‘kit’ full of conceptual tools. Join the Audible Anthropologist (aka La Trobe University’s Nicholas Herriman) as we describe some of these tools and put them to use.

Categories: Education

Tags: anthropologist, anthropology, fetish, La Trobe, la trobe university, magic, nicholas herriman, nick herriman, rationality, rites, ritual

Salon B is an aural gathering of scholars across disciplines, hosted by Berghahn Books—an award-winning academic press. Historically, salons followed Horace’s aim of poetry “either to inform or delight,” and we hope to do both as we bring you a gathering of academics and writers from a wide range of disciplines to discuss their work, read extracts, and talk about academic life, all tied to a different monthly theme. Music © Chris Chappell christopher.a.chappell@gmail.com

Categories: Arts, Science

Tags: academia, academicbooks, anthropology, Books, History, socialsciences

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 and engaging formats.

Categories: Society & Culture, Technology

Tags: academic, anthropology, Culture, digital, India, media

AnthroTalks is an audio extravaganza on the magical mundaneness of everyday life. Designed by practicing anthropologists, Taapsi Ramchandani and Inga Treitler, this monthly podcast series brings you conversations and videos that speak to the dramatic and not-so-dramatic forces that shape our lives and livelihoods. To tell our stories, we experiment with the tools we carry with us every day in our minds and in our pockets, like our smartphones and Google Voice. And why not? When our lives can be on-the-go, shouldn’t podcasting? Enjoy the show, and stay curious! Have you ever gotten in line and waited… not sure if you were in the right place? Not sure what is going on up front? Waiting. It’s unremarkable. You don’t give it much thought. Until you have to! We talked to lots of people who have to think about waiting. Here’s what they said.

Categories: Society & Culture

Tags: anthropology, everyday, life, Ordinary, people, social, Society, Stories

What makes us human? Humans are just animals who know how to cook. Whether you’re interested in food, history, or both like I am, this podcast is for you Visit anthrochef.blog for recipes. Theme music by Michael Levy of Ancient Lyre. “An Ancient Lyre” and much more is available from all major digital music stores and streaming sites.

Categories: Arts, Education, Society & Culture

Tags: anthropology, cooking, Food, History

What makes you … you? And who tells what stories and why? In the fifth season of the SAPIENS podcast, listeners will hear a range of human stories: from the origins of the chili pepper to how prosecutors decide someone is a criminal to stolen skulls from Iceland. Join Season 5’s host, Eshe Lewis, on our latest journey to explore what it means to be human. SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human, is produced by House of Pod and supported by the Wenner-Gren Foundation. SAPIENS is part of the American Anthropological Association Podcast Library. For more information, visit sapiens.org

Categories: Science

Tags: anthropology, Archaeology, Culture, educational, evolution, humaninterest, international, language, Magazine, science, storytelling, Technology

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 anthropologist specializing in design anthropology and working at the intersection of product management, user experience, and business strategy. To learn more about the Anthro to UX podcast and career coaching services, please visit the website (https://anthropologytoux.com).

Categories: Business, Education, Society & Culture

Tags: Anthro to UX, anthropology, Applied Anthropology, Business Anthropology, Design Anthropology, Matt Artz, user experience, User Research, ux, ux design, UX Research

How many ways are there to be human? Each week Anthropologist on the Street Dr. Carie Little Hersh invites different cultural experts to illuminate the hidden ideas, practices, and power dynamics that make our lives both familiar and strange.

Categories: Science, Society & Culture

Tags: anthropology, Culture, Socialscience

Tired of entrenched view tribalism and binary debates? A psychologist, a philosopher, and an anthropologist walk into a podcast to air out some echo chambers, and try fresh and radical perspectives on the most controversial political, social and psychological discussions. It’s not about Left vs. Right, Us Vs. Them or Good vs. Evil. It’s all about dialogue and beyond binary thinking!

Categories: News, Society & Culture

Tags: analysis, anthropology, argument, binary, controversy, debate, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology

Interested in Archaeology, Culture, and History? Here we focusing on Productive, Civil, and Credible Discourse. Do we have all the answers? Of course not! But that’s part of the Fun. Here we focus on understanding the past and take an Austrian Economic lens to these topics. I hope you join us, In Credible Discourse.

Categories: Education, History, Society & Culture

Tags: anthropology, Archaeology, Asia, Education, icd, Japan, japanese history, Libertarian

“The host, Macken Murphy, is able to condense vast chunks of information into engaging and digestible episodes. Fact-filled and fun.” — The New York Times

Categories: Science

Tags: animals, anthropology, science, species

In this course, we will use the anthropological approach and methodology to understand witch-hunts and persecution. We start by looking at magic, witchcraft and sorcery and explaining the persistence of related beliefs and practices. As we will see the basic idea of witch persecution is that we have an image of a witch (or sorcerer) and then we pin it on someone. We analyze this image in greater detail. Pinning this image on someone is a process of accusation; we analyze among whom, why and how accusations occur. Finally, we look at some “witch-hunts”—including the Great Witch-hunt, the Salem Trials, and McCarthyism—in greater detail.

Categories: Education

Tags: anthropology, herriman, History, La Trobe, magic, nicholas herriman, persecution, salem, university, voodoo, Witch, witch-hunt

Living Japan discusses modern Japanese culture, social issues, current events and news, and many other Japan related topics. We aim to appeal to people who have lots of experience and knowledge on Japan as to those who are just beginning to learn about Japan or are thinking of coming here for short or long term stays. On the web, you can find us at livingjapanpodcast.wordpress.com Email us any questions or comments at livingjapanpodcast@gmail.com Thanks for listening!

Categories: Society & Culture

Tags: anime, anthropology, commentary, ghibli, GSAPS, issues, Japan, japanese, manga, otaku, shibuya, shinjuku, social, Studio, Waseda

Fight Like An Animal searches for a synthesis of behavioral science and political theory that illuminates paths to survival for this planet and our species. Each episode examines political conflict through the lens of innate contributors to human behavior, offering new understandings of our current crises. Bibliographies: https://www.againsttheinternet.com/ Periodic outbursts: https://twitter.com/arnold_schroder Support: https://www.patreon.com/biologicalsingularity

Categories: Science, Society & Culture

Tags: anthropology, climate change, cognition, egalitarianism, empathy, evolution, Extinction, policy, Psychology, rage, revolution

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: Anthropology, Archaeology, Art and Architecture. This first episode was recorded at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine in person and via skype in July 2014. Special thanks to Brian R. Jones for sound editing and Calder Wiggers for the music. Visit www.criticalcraftforum for more information.

Categories: Arts

Tags: anthropology, Ceramics, clay, craft, fiber, Furniture, glass, jewelry, Making, metals, Pottery, sewing, textiles, wood, woodturning

Sasquatch Tracks takes a scientific look at whether there are large animal species that remain undiscovered. With special emphasis on the Sasquatch in North America, the show looks at claims of apelike “relict hominoids” and other animals purported to exist in various parts of the world.

Categories: Science, Society & Culture

Tags: anthropology, bigfoot, biology, citizenscience, cryptozoology, naturalscience, primatology, relicthominoids, sasquatch, skepticism, Unexplained, wildman, zoology

At Home the Podcast is a biweekly podcast hosted by Journee Harris that explores concepts of ”home” through stories, interviews and conversations with people around the globe. Journee has always been curious about how people relate to the places they call home. At Home the Podcast was created to document the various memories, moments, and emotions that frame our view of what home is.

Categories: Society & Culture

Tags: anthropology, Culture, home, travel

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Categories: Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture

Tags: anthropology, Bible, civil rights, Culture, Equality, existentialism, humanism, humanity, lgbtq, Peter Rollins, philanthropy, Philosophy, religion, rob bell, Society