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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Do you have a pet? Do you talk to your pet? How about your house plants? Ever thought about where those vegetables you use as food and bought at the grocery store came from? Like, really came from? “Human Nature”, Anna Tsing writes, “is an interspecies relationship”. It’s never been just about humans; life on […]

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Don’t miss the latest episode of This Anthropological life!  We’re back after a restful and restive Thanksgiving break and ready to head back into the studio! We have a tasty and thoughtful series on consumption this week and next! Be sure to tune in or download the episode after the show! 12/5/13 – Consumption, pt. […]

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11/21/13 – Travel, Photography, and Memory with Special Guest Ben Gebo, photographer @ bengebo.com This week’s episode is inspired by Ben’s recent two-week photography gig in China. Discussion topics include: cross-cultural encounters and travel, pilgrimage vs. tourism, photography in different cultures, and memory – through photography, architecture, experiences of travel – in ancient and contemporary times. As a bonus […]

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With Veteran’s Day recently past we will be focusing on war and empathy, two contrasting human behaviors that at times come together in interesting ways. Reflecting on a wide array of issues from chimpanzee warfare to the effects of power on empathy, as well as on how the United States treats Veterans in this country, […]

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