Anthropotamus - Anthropology Podcast

In this episode, Ashley and Les talk with author and artist Ru Marshall about their newly published book, American Trickster: The Hidden Lives of Carlos Castaneda. Marshall uncovers the complex, controversial, and often mysterious world surrounding Castaneda—one of the most influential and debated figures in 20th‑century anthropology and counterculture. This conversation dives into Castaneda’s sec...

In this episode, Ashley and Les sit down with PhD candidate Anika Elema to explore her fascinating new article, “Poseidon, Athena, and Demeter: Epithets and Associations in the Divine.” We dive into ancient Greek religion, mythological symbolism, and how divine epithets reveal deeper cultural meaning. Anika breaks down the relationships between major Greek deities, the power of names and titles, a...

In this episode, we dive into the book Doing Ethnography with authors Jessica Smartt Gullion and Susan Harper. We explore what ethnographic research is, how to conduct ethnography in real‑world settings, and why this method matters for social scientists, students, and anyone interested in understanding culture, identity, and lived experience. If you’re curious about qualitative research, fieldwork...

In this episode we interview Kirk D French about his new article Sharing the past A reciprocal approach to community engaged.

This is a special feature episode in which I explain Roman Jakobson's Six functions of Language as taught in Laura Ahern's book "Living Language".

In this episode we discuss the book Fluent Forever by Gabriel Wyner

In this episode we interview Dr Nandar Yukyi about her work with the Duckworth Burma Cranial Collection .

In this Episode we discuss the book "Proto, How One Ancient Language Went Global" written by Laura Spinney.

In this episode we discuss the book UNSTABLE GROUND - The Lives, Deaths, and Afterlives of Gold in South Africa with the author of the book Doctor Rosalind C. Morris

In this episode we discuss the book "The house of my Mother by Shari Franke

ANTHROPOLOGY OF WORK REVIEW articles Failure of formalization: State protection of employer interests and consequences for domestic workers' organizing in India Maansi Parpiani PhD “You don't need money to give alms”: The protective capacity of faith and spiritual kinship among domestic workers in Zanzibar Jessica Ott PhD Also discussed: Introduction to the special issue: Organizing domestic work:...

In this episode we interview Alesha Serada PhD about her article Who Speaks Tho Fan? Deconstructing the Constructed Language of Jade Empire.

In this episode we interview Dr. Sophia Balakian about her new book Unsettled Families, Refugees, Humanitarianism, and the Politics of Kinship

In this Episode we interview Miriam Jerotich Kilimo PhD about her article From caretaking to transaction: Women politicians, motherhood, and political authority in Kenya.

In this episode, we discuss two books, "Exploring Simulated Worlds & Parallel Realities" and as per usual, tangents ensue!

In this episode we interview author Gabriel A. Torres Colón about his new book, "Styles for Flourishing - Histories of Survival in the Racial Niche"

In this episode we discuss the book Becoming Baba Yaga by Kris Spisak.

Hi everyone! We're back! In this episode Doctor Sheina Lew-Levy discuss the article Learning to Walk in the Forest by Dr. Sheina Lew-Levy and Adam Boyette PhD. This article explores how BaYaka children from the Congo learn to live in the forest.

In this episode, we interview Susan Terrio about her book Forced Out: Migrant Mothers in Search of Hope.

Hi everyone, in this episode we discuss the book Know We Are Here with a few of the authors (Rose Soza War Soldier, Terria Smith, Viola LeBeau) Resource links: https://sogoreate-landtrust.org/slt_resources/how-to-come-correct-2/ https://native-land.ca/ https://newsfromnativecalifornia.com/5-california-native-podcasts-you-need-in-your-life/

In this episode, we interview Icy Zhang about her article, Embodying Similarity and Difference: The Effect of Listing and Contrasting Gestures During U.S. Political Speech.

In this episode, we discuss Sins of the Shovel, by Rachel Morgan.

In this episode we Interview Jackson Mueller about his work at UNR on Cody Complexities: Early Holocene Square-based Projectile Points from Southeastern Oregon.

In this episode, we discuss the book "The Devil Sat on My Bed: Encounters with the Spirit World in Mormon Utah" with the author Erin E. Stiles PhD

In this interview, we discuss Kendra's research into "Assessing Skeletal Stress Throughout Life History and its Relationship to Systematic Racism"