Chris checks in with some new directions for the podcast, and a giveaway contest!

Daniel Kwan, host of the Curiosity in Focus podcast, joins GDAH to talk about his favorite books dealing with archaeology and anthropology. Chris and Daniel cover a lot of ground and discuss the Seasonal Reading List series on the Go Dig a Hole blog.

Dr. Alex Jones, founder and director of Archaeology in the Community, joins the show to talk about her work in the very public-facing nonprofit organization. Learn what makes AITC a model for how public archaeology should be done.

On today's episode, Christopher Sims has a heart to heart with his listeners.

It's field season for many archaeologists in the Northern Hemisphere, and this special season marks a decade in the field for Chris. Kathleen Paul (PhD candidate, Arizona State University) joins this episode for a look back on how our priorities and perspectives have changed a decade in.

Maxime Lamoureux-St. Hilaire (PhD candidate, Tulane) joins this episode of the Go Dig a Hole podcast to share lessons from the ancient Maya. He introduces a "pragmatic" model of governance - both in physical and symbolic structures. This topical and timely discussion of politics on a macro scale bears haunting echoes of present situations in the global sociopolitical sphere. In many ways, human civilization hasn't really come that far...

Daniel Kwan, host, of the Curiosity in Focus podcast, joins Chris in Vancouver to talk about his show, why podcasting and social media are important, and how your interests outside archaeology make you a better archaeologist.

Penny Foreman joins the show to talk about her survey she recently presented at the CAA meeting, an the resulting Code of Conduct. She blogged about it, and her conference attire that sparked some (uncalled for) outrage, and a hearty Twitter conversation erupted. More guests later join the show, live from the SAA meeting, to follow-up on Foreman's comments.

Episode 24: Curiosity in Focus

Daniel Kwan, host of the Curiosity in Focus podcast, joins Chris in Vancouver to talk about his show, why podcasting and social media are important, and how your interests outside archaeology can make you a better archaeologist.

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Colin Omilanowski emailed in some great questions, so Chris Sims had him join the show, along with Emily Long and Chris Webster. We talk about tools and technology in archaeology, and why we use them.