Random Anthropology Podcasts

You don’t need to sell all your stuff and jump on an airplane to find out what it’s like to live or travel as a foreigner in Asia! Join the oddly and aptly named Big and White, two expat ladies who have already taken the plunge, as they chat about the joys and sorrows of moving to a new culture and sticking out like a sore thumb. Whether it’s discussing the finer points of driving in Kathmandu traffic, chatting about stomach parasites, or reminiscing about the time they accidentally asked for placenta instead of salt, you’re guaranteed to learn something.

Categories: Comedy, Society & Culture

Tags: abroad, anthropology, Asia, Comedy, Culture, expat, foreigner, Funny, kathmandu, katmandu, language, linguistics, Nepal, overseas, research, travel

Conversations about projects and research undertaken by scholars & affiliates of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) at Stanford University; interviews with renowned fellows from CASBS history; and audio versions of some CASBS live events. CASBS is a scholarly community like no other for collaborative, cross-disciplinary, generative research. It brings together deep thinkers to address wicked problems and significant societal challenges. It empowers them to challenge boundaries and assumptions in order to advance our understanding of the full range of human beliefs, behaviors, interactions, and institutions. As a leading incubator of human-centered knowledge, CASBS is a place that is, well…human centered. Learn more about CASBS> website: casbs.stanford.edu | X: @CASBSStanford | LinkedIn: CASBS at Stanford |

Categories: Science, Society & Culture, Technology

Tags: anthropology, behavior, behavioral science, business, casbs, design, economics, economy, Education, Epistemology, ethics, Governance, government, History, institutions, Management, nonprofit, Organizations, Philosophy, policy, Political Economy, political science, Politics, Psychology, Public Affairs, Public Policy, scholarship, social science, Society, sociology, STANFORD, Technology, theory

Meet Amanda. She’s intelligent, bubbly, and bat sh*t bonkers. In hope that negative rumination turns into positive introspection, Amanda created a podcast for those who like to look within in an effort to be a little less crappy and much more happy. Welcome to Oh Gawd! What is That?! A productive peek into the mind. Ever met someone who rambles on about their great day to a person whos clearly bumming? Like a homegirl that gushes about her great relationship while you’re sulking over a recent break-up. Either that broad is a self-centered jerk or she lacks some feels smarts. The ability to clock an emotion, control it, and express it authentically. It’s also that ability to be like “oh damn this person is clearly hurting my beeeee” Experts call this emotional intelligence. Emotional Intelligence: the capacity to be aware of, control, and express one’s emotions, and to handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically. This episode of OGWIT, I discuss being feels smart with dear homie of the show, John! What is emotional intelligence? How is it measured? And what are the benefits of developing this kind of intelligence. As always if you’d like to support OGWIT visit my patreon page! www.patreon.com/ogwitpodcast TRIGGER WARNINGS it gets a little ranty and there’s some potty language as per usjj but otherwise you’re clear to fly! if there are some cringe, heartbreaking, ohnothatsnotokay moments please let me know via email (ogwitpodcast@gmail.com) or IG (@ogwitpodcast) and I’ll do my best to revise the notes. Thank you!

Categories: Comedy, Society & Culture

Tags: african american host, american life, anthropology, Comedy, dark humor, humor, Journal, sociology, sociopolitics

A show about space and the consequences of our designs. Each episode features one author on a new book that offers critical ways of understanding the worlds we make. Transdisciplinary perspectives from across the arts, social sciences, and humanities every Tuesday. From Thinkbelt. Produced by David Huber.

Categories: Arts, Education, Society & Culture

Tags: anthropology, architects, architectural history, architectural theory, architecture, design, designers, theory, Urbanism

“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

Science Talk is a podcast of longer-form audio experiments from Scientific American–from immersive sonic journeys into nature to deep dives into research with leading experts.

Categories: Science

Tags: anthropology, Archaeology, astronomy, biology, business, chemistry, cloning, evolution, genetics, global warming, health, mathematics, Medicine, nanotech, physics, science, science news, scientific american, Space, stem cells, steve mirsky, Technology

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

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

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

It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by climate change. Climate change is not just about greenhouse gases, technology, policy, and renewable energy. Climate change is a relational problem rooted deep in our culture and the ways we see our world. It comes from our relationships with the ecosystems and people who make up our complex world. It comes from our relationships with ourselves as we navigate an increasingly fast-paced and consumeristic world. Groundwork is a podcast exploring culture’s role in climate change and how it relates to us as individual people. Stay tuned—our first episode is coming soon.

Categories: Science, Society & Culture

Tags: anthropology, climate change, Culture, ecology, global systems, spirituality

Welcome to Simply Sacred: a loving gaze at the inner world in a modern society. I’m your host and wellness anthropologist, Auroara Leigh, and in this podcast, we embark on a journey of self-discovery, transformation, and wellness. Join myself and co-host Kaja Gjesdal each week as we explore the profound and often overlooked aspects of our inner world—delving into topics like self-love, mindfulness, and the pursuit of meaning in our daily lives. This podcast is your weekly reminder to pause, breathe, and connect with the sacred within. I hope you dive deep into the soul and come back up again.

Categories: Society & Culture

Tags: anthropology, Healing, indigenous, inner world, love, peace, peacekeeper, Philosophy, social change, storytelling, Surrender, transformational healing, warrior

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

++++++++++++++++++++++Next Episode coming soon ++++++++++++++++++ The Fashion Africa Now Podcast ignites interesting conversations with designers, creatives, historians, researchers, fashion players and industry experts on what fashion in Africa is today, systematically digging into its past and more importantly, shaping its future. The fusion of rich and diverse sub-nations, cultures, ideas and talents from the African continent, and by extension the African diaspora has produced irresistible trend-setting fashion, styles, aesthetics, sounds and a way of life globally. Yet in the shadows of this allure the conflict between slow fashion, sustainability in Africa and fast fashion is a conversation to be encouraged. The Fashion Africa Now podcast is brought to you by Future Fashion and produced by APYA Productions with financial support from the Ministry of State of Baden-Wurttemberg via the Baden-Wurttemberg Foundation for Development Cooperation (SEZ). The episodes were created in association with Social Urban Nature. Fashion Africa Now podcast has the permission to use the music and the sounds created by Blackstereo music. Please send inquiries and questions to: podcast@fashionafricanow.com

Categories: Arts, Business, Society & Culture

Tags: africa, anthropology, art, connecting, creativity, Culture, diaspora, educating, fashion, informing, inspiring

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

Tune in to the audio podcast and join your host, an inquisitive, knitting archaeologist in exploring the rich fiber art traditions from across history and around the world.

Categories: Arts, Leisure

Tags: anthropology, Archaeology, artist, crochet, History, knitters, knitting, language, lush, Podcast, road, skein, textile, travel, weaving, women, woven

Explore human evolution one story at a time. This award-winning show blends storytelling with science that will change your understanding of who we are.

Categories: Science

Tags: anthropology, Archaeology, behavior, biology, Education, evolution, humanevolution, Leakey, leakeyfoundation, primatology, Psychology, science, sciencehistory, storytelling

AnthroDish is a weekly show about the intersections between our foods, cultures, and identities. Host Dr. Sarah Duignan sits down one-on-one with people in academia, hospitality, farming and agriculture, and more to learn about their food knowledge and experiences. If you’re interested in the unique lives of everyday people who have been shaped by their relationship with food, this show is for you!

Categories: Arts, Society & Culture

Tags: anthropology, Archaeology, belonging, community, cuisine, Culture, diet, experiences, Food, health, Identity, nutrition, research, science, socialsciences, SPorts, travel