FPAN Central

The Materialists

Science EN ↓ 36 episodes

Do people use objects or do objects use people? Archaeologists use material culture like the objects people leave behind to learn more about past ways of life. Discover the stories behind these everyday objects, whether modern or thousands of years old, and start seeing material culture through the eyes of an archaeologist.

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FPAN Central

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Science

Podcast website

thematerialists.podbean.com

Latest episode

Feb 9, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 11: “No Regerts” Sneak Peek Episode 22.01.2020

The Materialists are…. Becky O’Sullivan (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN West Central Region) Nigel Rudolph (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN Central Region) For more info on FPAN please visit http://fpan.us/ We would like to thank…. The Florida Public Archaeology Network, The University of South Florida - Department of Anthropology, and The Crystal River Preserve and Archaeological State...

Dust to Dust - Chapter 2 20.12.2019

The Materialists are…. Becky O’Sullivan (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN West Central Region) Nigel Rudolph (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN Central Region) For more info on FPAN please visit http://fpan.us/ We would like to thank…. The Florida Public Archaeology Network, The University of South Florida - Department of Anthropology, and The Crystal River Preserve and Archaeological State...

Face Of Terror: Halloween Edition 29.10.2019

The Materialists are…. Becky O’Sullivan (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN West Central Region) Nigel Rudolph (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN Central Region) For more info on FPAN please visit http://fpan.us/ We would like to thank…. The Florida Public Archaeology Network, The University of South Florida - Department of Anthropology, and The Crystal River Preserve and Archaeological State...

Dust to Dust - Chapter 1 02.10.2019

The Materialists are…. Becky O’Sullivan (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN West Central Region) Nigel Rudolph (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN Central Region) For more info on FPAN please visit http://fpan.us/ We would like to thank…. The Florida Public Archaeology Network, The University of South Florida - Department of Anthropology, and The Crystal River Preserve and Archaeological State...

And Here We Go Again...Season 2! 09.09.2019

The Materialists are…. Becky O’Sullivan (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN West Central Region) Nigel Rudolph (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN Central Region) For more info on FPAN please visit http://fpan.us/ We would like to thank…. The Florida Public Archaeology Network, The University of South Florida - Department of Anthropology, and The Crystal River Preserve and Archaeological State...

Wish You Were Here 17.06.2019

The Materialists are…. Becky O’Sullivan (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN West Central Region) Nigel Rudolph (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN Central Region) For more info on FPAN please visit http://fpan.us/ We would like to thank…. The Florida Public Archaeology Network, The University of South Florida - Department of Anthropology, and The Crystal River Preserve and Archaeological State...

The Question of Doom 24.05.2019

The Materialists are…. Becky O’Sullivan (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN West Central Region) Nigel Rudolph (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN Central Region) For more info on FPAN please visit http://fpan.us/ We would like to thank…. The Florida Public Archaeology Network, The University of South Florida - Department of Anthropology, and The Crystal River Preserve and Archaeological State...

Goodwill Hunting 29.04.2019

The Materialists are…. Becky O’Sullivan (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN West Central Region) Nigel Rudolph (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN Central Region) For more info on FPAN please visit http://fpan.us/ We would like to thank…. The Florida Public Archaeology Network, The University of South Florida - Department of Anthropology, and The Crystal River Preserve and Archaeological State...

The Hand (Made) Tale 08.04.2019

The Materialists are…. Becky O’Sullivan (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN West Central Region) Nigel Rudolph (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN Central Region) For more info on FPAN please visit http://fpan.us/ We would like to thank…. The Florida Public Archaeology Network, The University of South Florida - Department of Anthropology, and The Crystal River Preserve and Archaeological State...

This Podcast is (about) Garbage 18.03.2019

The Materialists are…. Becky O’Sullivan (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN West Central Region) Nigel Rudolph (Public Archaeology Coordinator, FPAN Central Region) For more info on FPAN please visit http://fpan.us/ Images of our challenge objects can be seen at  https://www.instagram.com/the.materialists.podcast/ . Please follow and share!  We would like to thank…. The Florida Public Archaeolog...

Do objects have agency? 26.02.2019

Episode1 We are jumping into the podcast game! Episode 1 finds The Materialists talking about what we are going to be talking about. What is material culture? What is archaeology? What is all this stuff about anyhow? A recurrent segment on the podcast will our “material culture challenge”. Each host will bring a piece of material culture to the table related to the theme of each episode and discus...

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