Join us today for a very special episode with Central Asian expert Emily Canning. Today we turn our anthropological lens to the ongoing international conflict over Crimea: international relations and reactions, nationalism, language and media portrayal, sanctions, the mysteries of geography and more! Email questions or comments to [email protected], tweet us @thisanthrolife Find us on […]

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3/18/14 We will be discussing the world of disposable objects and material culture: garbage culture and digital dumping, polluting the (final) frontier – yes, garbage in space, and more! Podcast Available here Material Culture part 1 here Explore more with #ThisAnthropologicalLife  

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Head on over to our Podcasts page and stream the episode or download it for a mind bending journey through the worlds of psychedelics and hallucinogenics, the effects of music on the brain, the human drive for engaging in altered states of consciousness and more with our special guest Ben Gebo!     Follow This […]

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Hey y’all – we had a great show today and would love for you to check it out and hear what you think! Continuing some of the themes we’ve been building over the course of season two, we’ve traveled from beer, to locomotion, then to sleep, dreams, and now our first part on altered states. […]

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Our latest episode (2/11/14) is streaming and available for download today! Join Aneil and Adam as they explore the world of dreams, from cultural, psychoanalytic and scientific interpretations of dreams, to existential needs we have for feeling a sense of control in our lives, to the power of altered states of consciousness and collective identity […]

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Beginning a two-part series on sleep and dreams, today we will focus on anthropological perspectives on sleep and resting. From 9,000 year old stone pillows (yes, really), to different forms of sleeping – segmented, 8 hour marathon – to what the heck sleep actually does for your brain, your ability to learn, how you look, […]

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Part 2 of Transportation and Locomotion: Commuting. Almost universally detested (right?) commuting has become an important factor in urban to suburban movements, fast food culture, farm to market sales, and even long-distance business trips and labor migration. Join us as we dive into this fascinating (and often frustrating) topic. Hey at least it beats sitting […]

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