That Anthro Podcast

This episode with Adam Gamwell is jam packed with great conversations, stories about serendipitous timing and pertinent advice for anyone looking for new, creative ways to apply their anthropological knowledge more broadly. Adam tells about his graduate school experiences at Brandies, and how traveling to Peru as a graduate student ended up shaping his research to focus on quinoa. He also discusses how he started his podcast This Anthro Life (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-anthro-life/id871241283?i=1000493151025) and how it has morphed over the years, including his new goals for the podcast’s future. Then we dive into how he co-formed the American Anthropological Associations podcast library and the wonderful products and events that have stemmed from that collaboration. One of my favorite moments of the episode is how Adam describes the vibe of This Anthro Life saying, “TAL aims to capture the vibe of someone saying ‘Oh Anthropology, I took a class on that I college. I only took one but it’s the class I’m always going to remember.’” Find Adam at the various social media listed below

TAL - www.thisanthrolife.org

Adam’s website - Gamwell.design

Missing Link Studios - https://www.missinglink.studio/

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamgamwell/

Twitter - twitter.com/gamwell

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This week I sat down to talk to Biological Anthropology graduate student Dana Al-Hindi, a member of Brenna Henn's laboratory at UC Davis (http://hennlab.ucdavis.edu/), who is looking at human phenotypic variation in hunter-gather populations in Africa. Her research primarily focuses on identifying the genetic architecture of skin pigmentation within the Khoe-San using a genome-wide association approach, and functionally verifying pigmentation genes using CRISPR driven gene knock-out in zebrafish. Dana breaks down her journey into genetic studies and anthropology, why she loves it, and how she intends to use her research and voice to push towards more diverse research in all areas of the world. She also gives us some insight into other projects she is working on, including one on eye pigmentation. 

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Join me in welcoming Dr. Srimati Basu (President elect of the Association of Feminist Anthropology) and Dr. Michelle Ramirez (Active member of the Association of Feminist Anthropology) who are both accomplished researchers in the field of cultural anthropology and gender studies. Listen to us talk about the women who inspire us, their work in feminism, how we can adapt our language to be more inclusive as scientists, and general ideas on our efforts to decolonize Anthropology! Find out more about Dr. Ramirez here who works on examining sexuality, gender, cancer survivorship, Pentecostalism, and healing in women https://faculty.usciences.edu/faculty/ramirez-michelle . Find out more about Dr. Basu here https://gws.as.uky.edu/users/sbasu2 

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This week I interview husband and wife writing duo, Dr. Lesley Newson and Dr. Peter Richerson, on their careers and their newest joint book, A Story of Us: A New Look at Human Evolution. We discuss how they met and decided to write the book in a style that targets a multi-level audience, not just other academics, and why they chose to tell the story of human evolution in a new way. Dr. Richerson feels as if all scientists are storytellers, and while he focuses on the "stones and bones," working with Lesley who has prior experience in publicizing science, helped them create a book that is engaging, educational, and furthers the examination of human evolution. Enjoy! 

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A Story of Us: A New Look at Human Evolution: 

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Today Dr. Jennifer Miller from the Max Planck Institute joins us today to talk about her work investigating research questions in Stone Age Africa, focusing on Ostrich eggshell beads (OES). Her PhD focused on these beads and their symbolic and cultural meanings, while also looking more broadly at multiple sites to see if there was any regional change or change throughout time. OES beads have been used for the last 50,000 years in Africa and Asia, and are still produced in Africa today; so she asks, have they changed throughout this time? Is there some sort of evolution evident in the beads themselves that could inform population differences and changes the way lithic and ceramic technologies do? Dr. Miller plans to present and publish these results soon. She also talks about working in cave structures, what technologies they use to map them, and what excavating in Africa is like, particularly a newer project at Panga ya Saidi cave in Eastern Africa ( https://www.shh.mpg.de/1466873 ). We end the episode with her very valuable advice for other researchers, and look forward to what future projects will hold for her. 

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Check out her publications here: https://www.shh.mpg.de/person/101112/25522 

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Welcome Anthropologist and teacher at Wheaton College, Dr. Gabriela Torres! Check out her books below!

"Sexual Violence in Intimacy" volume: https://www.routledge.com/Sexual-Violence-in-Intimacy-Implications-for-Research-and-Policy-in-Global/Torres-Yllo/p/book/9780367338121

Marital Rape volume: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/marital-rape-9780190238360?cc=us&lang=en&

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Dr. Michele Koons comes on the podcast today to talk all about her career and path to becoming the Archaeology Curator at The Denver Museum of Nature and Science (https://www.dmns.org/). She explains how her love and passion for ancient peoples and artifacts developed during college, and discusses some of the great opportunities she had to explore her interests throughout her education. She then did her graduate research at Harvard on the Moche peoples of Peru, who lived thousands of years ago. Dr. Koons emphasizes her love for sharing information and knowledge with the public, which inspired her to start doing behind the scenes informational videos on the collections at the museum and sharing them with her Instagram followers. 

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This is my version of a love letter to Anthropology for World Anthroday 2021, where I interview several guests asking them why they love anthropology and what has been the most impactful experience for them during their careers. Check out the many other schools, podcasts, and clubs celebrating Anthroday at the American Association of Anthropologists website https://www.americananthro.org/ParticipateAndAdvocate/Landing.aspx?ItemNumber=13244&navItemNumber=790

Also register to watch my live streamed panel on Increasing Visibility in Anthropology, Feb 18th 2021, https://www.eventbrite.com/e/increasing-the-visibility-of-anthropology-tickets-141387978249

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