That Anthro Podcast

Today we have Dr. Ayana Omilade Flewellen, an assistant Professor of Anthropology at Stanford University, on the podcast. Dr. Flewellen is a Black, non-binary, feminist, archaeologist, who works with collections originating from the African diaspora, and focuses on small finds and the extraordinary stories those items tell. They work at plantation archaeological sites as well as underwater sites of slave shipwrecks.  We begin by discussing their background in anthropology starting with their undergrad at the University of Florida and their first anthropology class there. From that first cultural anthropology class they were hooked, and their second class in Anthro was a class cross listed class with the African Studies department called “Archaeology of African American Life and History” taught by Dr. James Davidson. Ayana speaks about the profound impact this class on their archeological journey and the uniqueness of the subject matter that allowed Ayana to see themselves in archaeology. This class, and Dr. Davidson, would end up shaping Ayana’s subsequent career in archaeology. Next, we discuss their first field school at Kingsley Plantation on Fort George Island, working with Dr. Davidson. We then speak about their favorite class to teach as a Professor called, A Will to Adorn: an anthropology of dress. Ayana describes this class as an ode to Zora Neal Hurston, and her piece where she described characteristics of negro expression and their “will to adorn.” Then we dive into their PhD research which examined small finds in a collection from the Levi-Jordan plantation. Ayana describes passionately the value in small finds being able to tell extraordinary stories. Lastly, we talk about their ongoing project at the Princess Plantation and the importance of community based archaeology projects. Check out Ayana's other amazing work here: https://www.ayanaflewellen.com/ Princess Plantation Project: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/a69f20809be64ed8aef1b7329c5dbd5e https://divingwithapurpose.org/ Check out the amazing Society of Black Archaeologists: https://www.societyofblackarchaeologists.com/

Welcome to That Anthro Podcast Dr. Matthew Velasco, a Professor at Cornell University. On this episode we discuss how Dr. Velasco’s love for history and film led him to undergraduate and graduate degrees in Anthropology. We also discuss his experience taking his first anthropology class at Stanford and the impact Dr. John Rick’s Intro to Archaeology class had on his academic path. This includes being invited to join Dr. Ricks project at Chavin de Huantar the summer after taking that intro class. He expresses his love for Peru, the importance of community engagement, and how he has continued to conduct research there. Currently he is working on a book project regarding cranial modification in the Colca Valley in Peru, and how archaeologists can look at cranial modification within a specific community. We also take a tangent to discuss the graduate application process and he provides some very useful advice. SAA conference info: The Bioarchaeology Interest Group (BIG) is organizing a Mentoring Event for the 88th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology (SAA), to be held Thursday, March 30, from 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m, location TBD. This free workshop will provide an opportunity for students to receive mentoring from expert bioarchaeologists of different backgrounds and career tracks. Please complete this form to register for the event. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to e-mail the BIG Co-Chairs, Sara Juengst (sjuengst@uncc.edu) and Matt Velasco (mcv47@cornell.edu). We look forward to meeting you in Portland! Sign up here https://forms.gle/bgRrS6kKxdduTh3a9

Today on the podcast I interview my Master's advisor at George Mason University, Dr. Daniel Temple. Dr. Temple is an Associate Professor who studies early life stress and resilience in prehistoric hunter-gatherer populations primarily in Japan, Alaska, the Aleutian islands, and Siberia. We cover a wide range of topics including his academic journey starting with community college to where his is today at GMU. Dr. Temple received his PhD from The Ohio State University where he worked with Dr. Clark Spencer Larsen. His dissertation was a large scale study of the consequences of the agriculture transition in prehistoric Japan to gain a comprehensive understanding of the response to agriculture in the region. We touch on his previous positions as a Professor, getting his master's degree in England, how he met Dr. Haagen Klaus, and his experience working with Don Ortner at the Smithsonian. Additionally, he explains the goals of an ongoing international and interdisciplinary project focused on producing high resolution life histories of hunter gatherers in the Eurasia region from 8,000-4,000 years ago, called the Baikal Archaeology Project https://baikalproject.artsrn.ualberta.ca/. We end our discussion by talking about where he sees the need for change in bioarchaeology and the importance of public facing anthropology.  If you would like to contact Dr. Temple about the graduate program at GMU please do so via the email listed on the department website linked here https://soan.gmu.edu/people/dtemple3 Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

Today Griffin Fox (the archaeology cowboy) returns to That Anthro Podcast to share what he has been up to since we last talked! We cover some anthropology news segments as well! Griffin recounts his field school experience in Scotland, talks about applying to graduate school, the importance of science communication/public outreach, as well as the various groups he has joined to hopefully make a difference in the field. We spend a good deal of time talking about what it has been like for him working in CRM for the last year and some of the things in the job that could be improved. I hope you enjoy this episode!  https://www.venturacountyarchaeologicalsociety.com/ https://stirlingevents.org/tolbooth-event/dr-murray-cook/ Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

Welcome to the podcast Dr. Murray Cook, a Scottish born archaeologist working on various projects across Scotland. He runs a top notch field school, and introduces me to the inspiration behind the program. In addition to running the field school, Murray works on both the commercial and research sides of archaeology in Scotland, and discusses his roles on both sides. We also discuss his route to PhD through publication, and the benefits and drawbacks associated with that route. One of the projects he has been working on recently is digging a tartan mill in Stirling. This leads us to touch on my Campbell family Scottish heritage and my family tartan! Most of the episode is focused on his various field sites and the really cool things he is researching. This includes a Neolithic axe polishing rock that he hypothesizes could have been a pilgrimage point for people in the area to come grind their axes. I hope you enjoy today’s episode and check out the links below for more info on Dr. Murray Cook! https://www.archaeopress.com/Archaeopress/download/9781789699302 Archaeology Reports Online Field school website: Rampart Scotland – Join the Team Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

Today in honor of Halloween my roommate Meg Hardie joins the podcast to talk about her love of Halloween as well as her journey in anthropology. For a quick preview, Meg received her MA in Anthropology from GMU in May of 2022, and since graduating has been a contract osteologist for the Smithsonian Institution’s repatriation department. Prior to graduate school Meg worked at the UTK Body Farm and discusses her experiences there. Additionally, Meg talks about her goals for her career, her switch from forensics to bioarchaeology, as well as her graduate and undergraduate theses. Meg believes in writing in a manner that does justice to the communities one is working in as an anthropologist, and finds that her English degree benefits this writing style. This is a MUST listen to episode, because not only is Meg hilarious but also brilliant and extremely knowledgeable. Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

Welcome to the podcast Dr. Sheperd Siegel, author of Tricking Power into Performing Acts of Love (https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/tricking-power-into-performing-acts-of-love-shepherd-siegel/1140477943). Dr. Siegel has lived many lives, including that of a musician, teacher, and anthropologist. In this episode we focus on the content and inspiration for this newest book, Tricking Power, and how he defines the archetype of the trickster. We also touch on his various inspirations and childhood idols that inspired this book and his first, Disruptive Play. Additionally, we discuss his educational journey, working in education in correctional facilities, and his time in a band.  Enjoy! https://shepherdsiegel.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Disruptive-Play-Trickster-Politics-Culture-ebook/dp/B07DNQRNW3 Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

Welcome to the podcast Elaine Aguayo, a masters student studying bioarchaeology at San Diego State University. In this episode, we discuss how she fell in love with anthropology, her first field experience where we met, as well as her advice for community college students looking to transfer to a four-year university. The main topic of discussion is the fieldwork she has been conducting for the last 5 months on an NSF funded project in Oaxaca Mexico, along with her advisor. She explains her experience as a Mexican-American working in Mexico, and the highlights from this excavation. We also discuss the theoretical framework of her thesis, and the general questions she and her advisor were investigating at the site. Lastly, we discuss her goals for after graduate school, with her ultimate goal being to work as a forensic anthropologist on the Mexican border. 

Welcome to the podcast Tara Panesar, a masters student at University College London. Tara graduated with her BA in Art History from Cambridge, and recently moved to London to start her journey in Anthropology graduate school. In this episode we dive into the summer field school she attended in Greece and what she took from that experience. We also discuss graduate school and what she think her thesis might revolve around. Lastly, we discuss the article she has coming out, and the brilliant insights she had on a photo journal.  Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content.

Today on the podcast we have two guests, Kayla Stevens, a senior Anthropology major at the College of Wooster, and Jeannette Lombardi, a first year masters student in Syracuse University's Forensic Science program. For 6 weeks this summer they were both a part of the Louise Lamphere internship hosted by the American Anthropology Association in Washington D.C. They would split their time between the AAA main office and their respective field sites. Kayla focused on interviewing participants and visitors from the Folklife Festival and identifying key themes and takeaways, while Jeannette worked at the Naval History and Heritage Command (Underwater archaeology branch) cataloging artifacts and gathering information on a potential submarine acquisition as well as a shipwreck. I loved getting to meet both of these women, and I hope you enjoy learning about their respective journeys into anthropology as well as details on their summer internship! Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

Today we have guest Dr. Joe Alcock here to tell us about his journey and life experiences as an emergency room physician and researcher in evolutionary medicine. We will begin with his undergraduate at UCSB and how I met him, then discuss how he chose medicine as his career path. Throughout the whole episode we emphasize the role of evolutionary thinking in medicine and specifically how he thinks about issues he sees in the emergency room like sepsis. He completed his MD at UCLA, and now works at the University of New Mexico as a teacher and physician. He covers why he chose emergency medicine and how he avoids burnout in such an intense job. Lastly, we spend a great deal of time talking about microbes and the microbiome's effect on immune function, his research in this area as well as his thoughts on the evolution of sepsis. His podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/evolutionmedicine/id1150684245 His blog: https://evolutionmedicine.com/about-joe-alcock-author-of-this-blog/ Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

Welcome back dear That Anthro Podcast (TAP) fans! After my summer hiatus I wanted to share an episode with some of the developments in my life and the changes to the podcast moving forward. I am starting my masters degree focusing on bioarchaeology at George Mason University, after graduating from UCSB with my BA this June. I feel incredibly blessed to have the opportunity to continue my education at such an amazing research university under the guidance of stellar faculty. Podcast episodes 1 and 2 of Season 3 will air Sept 7th and 14th respectively, and from then on will be mostly bi-weekly. As I have more episodes ready to go, there may be bonus back to back week releases but the norm will be bi-weekly. As some of you may have noticed the rainbow logo is here to stay. It really grew on me and I feel like it better represent my brand and podcast which is one of inclusion and a wide spectrum of guests. However, Anchor and Apple Podcasts are making it more difficult than necessary and I hope to have it fully updated soon. 

Happy Pride month! You'll notice our logo has changed to reflect this month of celebrating all kinds of love and gender identities, I hope you appreciate it.  Today, we have an accomplished guest, Angelo Robledo, an experimental archaeologist and science educator. Angelo recently got his BA from the University of Las Vegas Nevada, and will be pursuing his graduate education at University College Dublin. Angelo has lived in Las Vegas his whole life and has a deep appreciation and connection to the desert there. In elementary school, he became enthralled with an ancient hunting tool called the atlatl. The interest was furthered when they took a class field trip to Atlatl Rock nearby. Since then, Angelo has been crafting his own tools (both stone and atlatls) and is even a part of the World Atlatl Association. We discuss the history of these tools, the various materials they are made of, and dating of these weapons. We also discuss bioarchaeological evidence of atlatl elbow that could help push back the date for these tools.  Angelo is the youngest guest to ever be featured on the Ologies podcast with Alie Ward, which is currently the #1 science podcast in the world. We talk about how this opportunity came to be and how it has impacted him since the episode aired. https://www.alieward.com/ologies/experimentalarcheology Angelo has goals to continue to educate and work in science communication  Instagram @idigit1st Twitter @idigit1st https://worldatlatl.org/ Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

Welcome to the podcast Associate Professor of Anthropology at UC Santa Barbara, Dr. Amy Boddy. Dr. Boddy specializes in evolutionary approaches to human health and researches topics like comparative oncology, maternal fetal transfer and conflict, and much more. Dr. Boddy discusses her academic journey as a first generation student, starting with community college in Michigan and then onto Wayne State where she received her BA and PhD. Dr. Boddy has always been drawn to human health, biology and evolution, but it wasn't until her senior year of college she discovered how she could use an anthropological lens to study the questions she wanted to. We then move into her experience as a post-doc and moving internationally with a young child.  Prior to her appointment at UCSB, she worked at the Comparative Oncology Center at Arizona State University where she was a professor. While she still works with this team today, in 2017 she accepted a professor position at UCSB. Currently she teaches classes like Evolutionary Medicine, Human Reproductive Ecology, Genetics, and runs a great lab on campus. We talk the transition from ASU to UCSB, quarter versus semester system from student and professorial point of view, as well as her takeaways from online learning.  Currently, she and a team are investigating microchimerism, or the transfer of cells between mother and baby during pregnancy. She has obtained blood samples from a hospital in Santa Barbara to further research these fascinating cells and their role in immune response.  Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=jnNIBc4AAAAJ&hl=en Twitter: @amy_boddy http://www.boddylab.ca/ Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

Welcome to the podcast Megan Rose Kumorek! Not only is she an incredibly talented researcher, but an engaging speaker and became an instant friend. Megan did her undergrad at Northern Arizona University, focusing on archaeology in Belize working with Dr. Kellner and Dr. Awe. She is a polyglot (speaks multiple languages), a fan of royal elegance as you will hear from her wedding, and is currently working for a puppy therapy company called Paws in Work!  Her masters research at the University of Liverpool focused on graffiti in Egypt, and she is an expert in the subject so prepare to learn! Have you ever wondered the complications that come with bringing a mummy back into the lab? Megan dishes on her real life experience with a rotting mummy brain. This is a must listen  to episode because everything she talks about is interesting and engaging.  Megan's instagram: @egyptian_rose Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

Welcome Megan McGrath, who recently received her Master's of Science from the University of Bradford. Megan is a bioarchaeologist (or osteoarchaeologist) who presented her dissertation on the Bioarchaeology of Care in Roman Britain, and completed her undergraduate degree at University of College Dublin. Megan grew up in Ireland, and discusses learning english as a second language. She also discusses some of her experiences in college, including her participation in the Harry Potter Society, and her year studying abroad in the Czech Republic. We also discuss her future plans in bioarchaeology  Follow @meganofbones on Instagram  Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629  

Recently I took a trip to the Channel Islands and I wanted to share some info with all of you! Enjoy!  Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

Welcome Katie Ibsen! This week I talk with UC Berkeley undergraduate (and soon to be alumni!) Katie Ibsen @thevintageacademic on Instagram. Katie is a transfer student and is passionate about de-stigmatizing community college education and works to help other's transfer through her social media and through her job at Accepted Consulting. Katie discusses her fieldwork experiences, future plans, and favorite spots on the UCB campus. Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629 Merch:  https://www.redbubble.com/i/sticker/That-Anthro-Podcast-Sticker-by-thatanthropod/89065514.JCQM3

Welcome to the podcast Rebekah Lamb! Rebekah is an undergraduate student studying anthropology at the Vu Amsterdam. After high school Rebekah completed an EF gap year in Shanghai, China where she wrote an ethnography. She explains how this experience instantly hooked her and inspired her to pursue a degree in Anthropology. We discuss her indigenous Abenaki heritage and how she has been involved in her community. She’s studied and now practices traditional Abenaki tattooing, and we discuss the process and her own plans to get facial markings. We divulge into her love of pirates, specifically Grace O’Malley, as well as discussing her role as a student advocate for people with disabilities in academia.  Rebekah's Ted Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/rebekah_lamb_empowering_disabled_students_in_the_university_system Rebekah’s instagram: @appearingacademic Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

Caitlyn Kolhoff and Daniel Ginsberg from the education department at the American Anthropological Association join the podcast today to discuss the virtual graduate fair they are hosting April 14th. https://www.americananthro.org/gradfair The tabling is free to anyone interested, and the rest of the event should you decided to attend is $10 for non-AAA members, and is completely free for members.  Leadership Opportunities in the AAA - https://www.americananthro.org/ConnectWithAAA/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1616#:~:text=The%20AAA%20Leadership%20Fellows%20Program,chosen%20from%20among%20AAA%20leadership. https://www.americananthro.org/gradfair https://anthroillustrated.com/ - Images of diverse anthropologists  Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

Welcome to the podcast Dr. Nicholas Malone, primatologist, evolutionary anthropologist, now not so secret surfer, and lecturer at The University of Auckland! Dr. Malone was a super fun guest to interview and on this episode we dive into a wide variety of topics including his favorite classes to teach, the inspiration for his new book title "The Dialectical Primatologist," as well as his advice to students. We talk his time studying endangered primates being sold in public markets of Java and his work there with Javan Gibbons. His time spent on Java during his PhD influenced him to continue work on Java, unlike a lot of other primatologists studying monkeys on other Indonesian Islands. Dr. Malone completed his MS at Central Washington University under the mentorship of Dr. Agustin Fuentes, and then his PhD with Joanna Lambert at the University of Oregon continuing to work in Indonesia. For his post-doc he went to the Congo to study Bonobos which he describes as a period of personal and professional growth.  He talks about journalling and ethnography in the field and the role they play in his work and specifically his writing. We also talk about his recent book, his writing process, influences including the 1985 book The Dialectical Biologist, and the unifying question of the book. Check out Dr. Malone’s new book HERE: https://www.routledge.com/The-Dialectical-Primatologist-The-Past-Present-and-Future-of-Life-in-the/Malone/p/book/9780367211325 FOLLOW: @thatanthropodcast on Instagram @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter  Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

Welcome guest, Sophie Price Assistant curator of anthropology at the Museum of Tropical Queensland! We talk all things #musuemoftropicalqld and the work she does there creating accessible, inclusive, and First Nations directed exhibits. Sophie is passionate about decolonizing museum practices and putting First Nations voices at the forefront of Australian First Nations items. We dive into changing your focus in anthropology, delaying a PhD, and why we don’t support grind culture. Sophie had a lot of wisdom to share and I’m extremely appreciative. She prioritizes transparency and inclusivity in her work with the museum and we discuss a lot of cool projects in this episode! Instagram: @sophies.curatorial Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

Enjoy this mini Anthropology Day episode with fellow science communicator Seth Chagi!  https://worldofpaleoanthropology.org/ Twitter: @WrldOfPaleoAnth Instagram: @World_of_paleoanthropology Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram + @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

Welcome to the podcast Russell Nylen! Russell is an anthropologist by training who currently works at the Denver Food Bank as SNAP outreach representative with a focus on rural communities in Colorado. He discusses how his anthropological training has benefited him as a communicator and to be a better ally to people seeking food security. We chat about his time as a student at Syracuse working with the late John Burdick and the impact it has on his career going forward. After completing his degree Russell worked for the Peacecorps and Americorps and describes his experiences with the programs in this episode. An important part of our conversation is where Russell sees his research moving in the future. Russell wants to work in development, but in development that is sustainable and community driven. For his PhD research he plans to work in Brazil in a community that includes his own family. Russell had great things to say about his time visiting Brazil and how music and dance play a big part in the community values.  https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program Book referenced: The Color of Sound by John Burdick of Syracuse

Welcome to the podcast Phd candidate at Kent State, Rose Leach Basom! Rose has a background in evolutionary and biological anthropology and is pursuing a career in forensic anthropology. We discuss being an intersectional anthropologist and how to communicate how anthropological skills can benefit younger students, even in their everyday life. We then move into her research while pursuing her master’s at Texas Tech. Her research centered around the selection pressures involved in how pelvic shape has changes with the invent of cesarian sections. She also details her field school selection process, explaining that paleoanthropology field programs in Africa were very cost prohibitive. This led her to a program through Texas Tech in Belize, where she was a student and returned for two seasons as a field director. Rose then took some time off after her masters, working as a death investigator and autopsy tech to get some experience in forensics before pursuing a PhD. She also had the opportunity to work as a researcher at Kyoto University for ten weeks conducting a research project through the primate research center. Currently, Rose is working on a way to introduce anthropology and evolution to historically underserved communities, through a board game company of her own invention Stemsapien games! https://stemsapiengames.com/ https://mobile.twitter.com/rosesleach https://roseleach.com/ Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

Welcome to my favorite style of podcast episode, a rambling yet cozy chit chat! I just wanted to share some info about my Anthroday event on Feb 13th, make sure you check out @thatanthropodcast on instagram for polls and further details.  Mentioned in the episode: @tash_archaeo  @digitwithraven https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/zoras-daughters/id1523068454 https://anthroillustrated.com/

Welcome to the podcast, Elic Weitzel, a PhD candidate in the Anthropology department at University of Connecticut, who is using an archaeological approach to studying the environmental impacts of colonization on Native American groups and animal populations. Elic has wanted to be an archaeologist since the 6th grade, and was always fascinated by ecology, the environment and history. He grew up in Pennsylvania surrounded by natural beauty, and would hike part of the Appellation trail that was just right by his house. A turning point for his academic trajectory was reading The Hadza by Frank Marlowe (https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520253421/the-hadza) which utilizes a behavioral ecological approach in examining this hunter-gatherer society. Elic was so fascinated and impressed by this approach that he adopted behavioral ecology as the theoretical framework of his dissertation. We also discuss how selecting a field school early on in his journey ended up setting his trajectory for where he would conduct his dissertation research. We also chat about the importance of cold emails, and opportunities to volunteer on field projects once you’ve had some experience under your belt. He details the questions he’s asking in his dissertation about the ecological consequences of European colonization particularly in Southern New England. He explains how all sorts of environmental shifts occur as a direct result of colonization, and that prior to colonization Native Americans were managing the environment through controlled burning and other management strategies. Something in his research that surprised him was finding such accurate and detailed accounts from 17th century European colonial documents that described the environment of New England. Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629 Twitter: @ElicWeitzel Piece on the Ecology of the First Thanksgiving: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-ecology-of-the-first-thanksgiving/ Sapiens Podcast: Could the Coronavirus Pandemic Be Good for the Environment? https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/pandemic-environment/ Popular Archaeology: Farmers and Warriors https://popular-archaeology.com/article/farmers-and-warriors/

Welcome Undergraduate Anthropology and Religious Studies major Lauren Malone. Lauren is currently studying at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, and has made it a point to work in a lot of different labs on campus including working with paleoethnobotanical, zoo archaeological and forensic collections. She is a dedicated scholar, who happens to be 1st generation, and is an incredible person. I really enjoy my chats with fellow undergrads the most because it means making real connections with my fellow students, and reminding each other we are strong and capable. This semester she’s pursuing a museum internship, in hopes of further developing her anthropological toolkit! Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

Introducing UC Santa Barbara alum and current UCLA postdoc Dr. Kendra Calhoun! Kendra is a sociocultural linguist who has broad research interests and experiences but her current projects are focused on African American language and culture in new media forms, such as TikTok. She did her graduate education at UCSB under Dr. Bucholtz, before pursuing post doctoral studies at UCLA. She comments on how being a Black woman in academic affected her journey and how she found community within a predominantly white program. My favorite part of the interview was discussing her memories of the rise and fall Vine, MySpace, Facebook and the impact each had on culture. Her newest project focusing on African American speech and videos on TikTok is fascinating!! This is one of those must listen episodes, including a chat on why referring to scholars of color as “well-spoken” or "articulate" is a racist micro aggression. I appreciate Kendra’s vulnerability and poise navigating explaining the connotations of phrase, and I think everyone can benefit from understanding how our language can belittle minority communities, particularly from a the perspective of a linguist. Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629 https://www.amazon.com/Articulate-While-Black-Barack-Language/dp/0199812985 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/zoras-daughters/id1523068454 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-one-a-podcast-about-jokes/id1203393721 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gastropod/id918896288 https://kendrancalhoun.com/

On today’s episode we explore California Archaeology with Dr. Lynn Gamble. We discuss her graduating from UCSB, returning as a professor, and the golden age of archaeology at UCSB. We also touch on her work with the Kumeyaay and the Chumash indigenous American tribes. Some of her research ground breaking research has involved Chumash bead use as money! Enjoy!

Welcome to the podcast my dear friend and colleague, Emery Baty (they/them). I'm extremely thankful for the vulnerability all my guests exhibit when telling their stories, but I'm particularly thankful to Emery for being so honest about their identity as non-binary and how they have come into their own identity. Not only do we talk about gender issues, but we also dive into the exciting field school discovery Emery was a part of this summer in Pompeii with ArchaeoSpain. Emery was a part of the team that uncovered a very rare burial of a Pompeiian. We also discuss their high school laboratory experiences at UC Berkley, and how it inspired them going forward. We also gush about our dogs and how coincidentally met before we even knew the others major. Enjoy! Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

We begin this episode with Dr. Brian Fagan, legendary archaeologist and independent scholar, detailing the various animals he has. We then touch on a wide range of topics: his philosophy about teaching, the UCSB campus back in the beginning and the growth in the 80’s, as well as his time as a student at Cambridge. He details what classes were like at Cambridge, and how different the class style was from UCSB. He found the transition to large classes at UCSB much more in-personal. What he is perhaps best know for is his writing, he has 9 publications - with 2 coming out this year. About 8 years ago he patterned with Nadia Durrani, who is a co-author on several of these publications. He says having her as a writing partner has been incredible and they edit seamlessly, while also her own experiences add a new depth to the work because she can speak to things he’s not an expert in (human diversity, feminism, Middle Eastern culture). We also discuss his many hobbies, including sailing, sea kayaking, yacht journaling, raising rabbits, and even driving luxury cars. Check out his most recent book Climate Chaos https://www.publicaffairsbooks.com/titles/brian-fagan/climate-chaos/9781541750883/ Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

This week, my lab mate Griffin Fox sits down to chat with me about his experiences thus far in archaeology. Griffin's collegiate journey began at Moorpark Community College (California), where he began to take Native American studies and archaeology classes. He then had the opportunity to work with Dr. Andrew Kinkella (Season 1 Episode 39) on two indigenous American sites, as his first field training. Griffin reflects on his time in community college and offers advice for anyone considering transferring to a 4-year University afterwards.  In 2019, Griffin transferred to UC Santa Barbara, where he hit the ground running and started an internship with Kaitilin Brown his first day on campus! We reflect on our time working together for the P.L. Walker Bioarchaeology and Biogeochemistry laboratory. We also divulge some of our antics in the field including building a yurt, and protecting lizard eggs.  The work Griffin did with Kaitlin Brown has recently submitted for publishing, after a successful virtual presentation at the SCA's this year.    Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

Welcome Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Human Energetics Laboratory at Notre Dame, Dr. Cara Ocobock. We begin the episode by breaking down a piece Dr. Ocobock wrote for Sapiens called “Sexism Still Winning at the Olympics” https://www.sapiens.org/biology/olympics-sexism-regulations/. She explains how this article came about, and how it was important to collect lines of evidence surrounding the issue that were accessible for freshmen through seniors in her anthropology of sports class. Discussions from these classes helped bust myths students thought to be true, like that testosterone is the sole key to athletic success, and it inspired her to take this piece to a wider audience at Sapiens. She details her own experiences with sexism and harassment as a female athlete, but explains how it was an experience she has taken a lot from. https://www.sapiens.org/biology/female-male-athletes-differences/ Cara also is very close with her family, and during the pandemic she decided to create a lab manual of science experiments for her niece Ruby. Well, upon completion she posted it on Twitter and it’s been a HUGE success! Check it out for FREE below. Ruby’s Lab Manual: https://sites.nd.edu/cara-ocobock/outreach/rubys-laboratory-manual/ Her academic research focuses on cold climate populations and the physiological adaptations required to survive in harsh environments. Primarily, her conducts her research in Finland studying brown fat and human energetics. She also co-hosts a podcast! Sausage of Science Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sausage-of-science/id1340030371 Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

Welcome to the podcast Dr. Joshua Berson, an independent researcher, author, and former Berggruen fellow who received his PhD in History and Sociology of Science at the University of Pennsylvania. Josh has penned three novels, Computable Bodies, The Meat Question, and The Human Scaffold. https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520380493/the-human-scaffold https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/computable-bodies-9781472530349/ https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/meat-question We gush about our love of paper books and how we miss spending hours reading at bookstores. I ask how or if this affected the way he has written to his audience, knowing they most likely wouldn’t be picking up the book in a store. This leads him into speaking about the process and thoughts put into his first book Computable Bodies. Next we touch on his second publication, the Meat Question, again diving into process and how the book formed over many years. He describes the goal of this book as to put the idea of what it means to be human and to consume animals in broader terms than just arguments for health and environment. Josh guides us through each step of inspiration, revision, and the review process in detail. Even describes what the face of meat looked like to him. Ultimately it was a paper he wrote “The Charisma of Meat” that sparked the substance of the book. The paper that inspired the Human Scaffold, his most recent publication was a 2004 paper by Joseph Henrick, and the discourses it launched. Josh enjoyed the technical questions it proposed, but wanted to examine empirical archaeological data from Tasmania for a new take. He also explains the takeaways he hopes readers get from reading the Human Scaffold. My sincerest thanks to the Berggruen Institute for working with me! https://joshberson.net/ https://www.berggruen.org/people/joshua-berson/ Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

Join me in welcoming Pippa Kenner! An anthropologist who has spent her career working in Alaska with native communities and the federal government. She has great stories and advice to share about ethnographic research, the realities of working in Alaska, and how she got started working with the federal government. Enjoy!

Please join me in welcoming Dr. Megan Carney, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Arizona to the podcast! She also received here graduate degree at UC Santa Barbara! Dr. Carney is a sociocultural anthropologist who works with migrant communities conducting ethnographic research on food insecurity as well as the social dynamics of displacement and migration. A lot of her early work, that composed her first book, was conducted in Santa Barbara, working with migrant women from Mexico and Central America (Honduras, and Guatemala), examining the issue of food insecurity in an agriculturally productive region. "The Unending Hunger:" https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520285477/the-unending-hunger After completing her PhD, Megan immediately began working in Italy in 2014 coinciding with the Arab Spring. She was fascinated by the discourses surrounding immigration at the time. Immigrants coming across the Mediterranean were dying at sea due to governments refusing to take responsibility, a real crisis that is a result of social and political failings. Megan published her second book on this subject entitled “Island of Hope, Migration and Solidarity in the Mediterranean:” https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520344518/island-of-hope Terra Firma film: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraferma_(film)  She herself identifies with the right to food/food sovereignty movement that is dissatisfied with food security being the end goals. This movement believes this is not sufficient rather, they want to push to make food a human right. Currently the US does not recognize food as a human right, so right to food is working against transnational food companies, and working towards making food a fundamental human right. They think food is not a commodity, and it should not be controlled by private companies trying to make a profits. They believe there should be dignity in how food is distrusted. Dr. Carney also lays out techniques for ethnographic life history interviews and shares some stories. She talks about the transition to the University of Arizona in 2017 and outlines then classes she teaches and has created, as well as the topics she’s passionate about teaching like “black food matters.” She discuses the research and ethnographic data collection process, and discusses the benefits of long term ethnographic work. She explains why writing the second book was actually harder to write than the first. She is also the Director of the Center for Regional Food Studies, a center that conducts research related to issues locally in borderland regions but is also involved across critical food studies.  https://crfs.arizona.edu/ Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

Welcome to the podcast, Katie Seeber! Katie is an archaeologist who focuses on community and heritage archaeology, with her most recent project and dissertation focusing on the Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park, the first town of freed slaves. Katie also breaks down her experiences with CRM Archaeology, as well as questioning why indigenous voices and presence was absent on certain projects she worked on. She explains incredibly upset she was to see that the tribes had no idea about the projects she was a crew member on, and knew going forward community based archaeology would be the center of her work. She offers some key tips for fieldwork and CRM, how to negotiate for a fair wage, and the importance of setting boundaries with your teammates.  She pursued graduate studies so she could be a crew chief, and run her own projects with ethical, sustainable, and community driven goals. She looked to do a degree in community and heritage archaeology, and the only people she could find doing similar work, were working in the Northeast, which brought her to Binghamton. Katie prioritizes valuing all team members and using everyone’s unique set of skills to achieve their best work. She emphasizes the importance of developing niche skills that can add value to fieldwork, in her case this was becoming an expert in electrolytic reduction. Electrolytic reduction is the chemical process of rebuilding metal artifacts once they have been excavated. https://www.katieseeber.com/research https://twitter.com/seebeegeebees?lang=en https://www.redbubble.com/i/sticker/That-Anthro-Podcast-Sticker-by-thatanthropod/89065514.JCQM3 Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

Welcome back listeners to Season 2 Episode 1 of That Anthro Podcast. On this episode Dr. Maddy McAllister, a maritime archaeologist in Australia, gives us a glimpse into her job, researching shipwrecks!  Maddy breaks down what maritime archaeologists study, what types of tools and historical documents they use, as well as correcting some common misconceptions about excavating underwater. Growing up she loved history, nautical tales, and the ocean. She was also an avid diver from the age of 14, so the field of maritime archaeology allowed her to combine all her passions. Before taking a job as a senior curator at the Museum of Tropical Queensland (https://mtq.qm.qld.gov.au/), she worked in cultural resource management for the state of Australia surveying reported shipwrecks. Her recent research at the Museum has focused on reported, but unidentified shipwrecks putting together the pieces of the mystery like a cold case detective. Most recently, the Museum reopened to the public after renovations and an exhibit refresh, allowing Maddy too curate and update some exhibits she's particularly proud of.  Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

In this episode, host of That Anthro Podcast Gabriella Campbell reflects on one year of creating the podcast, and more generally her journey in Anthropology. Friend and colleague, Noah Hayes, takes over the interviewer role to ask the questions. Learn about how I got interested in Anthropology, what the real first episode of the podcast was, my favorite thing about being a podcaster, my future academic plans and more!

Welcome Sarah Alami Gouraftei, a PhD candidate at UC Santa Barbara in the Integrative Anthropological Sciences Laboratory (IAS). Sarah grew up in Morocco, and reflects on the social inequalities that were very apparent to her in Casablanca. She says she really saw the harm social injustices can do which ultimately is what really sparked her interests in behavior, the origins of human sociality and social hierarchies, wealth inequality, and gender inequalities. She also talks about how she really admires the solidarity and hospitality of people in Morocco, explaining that in Morocco it is very important for people take care of their social relations. We discuss a project she is looking forward to post-PhD studying social ties, relationships, and gender inequalities in Southeastern Morocco; as well as all the details on the questions she is studying for her dissertation. Lastly, we talk about some of her fondest memories from working in the IAS Lab, and the excellent experiences she has had with her advisor Dr. Micheal Gurven.  https://www.anth.ucsb.edu/people/sarah-alami-gouraftei Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

Find more info on Dr. Riel-Salvatore and his work here:  https://anthropo.umontreal.ca/repertoire-departement/professeurs/professeur/in/in19299/sg/Julien%20Riel-Salvatore/ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Julien-Riel-Salvatore Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

Welcome Professor of Archaeology at Moorpark College, Dr. Andrew Kinkella! To start off our discussion we go back to Dr. Kinkella’s undergraduate days at UC Santa Barbara, and how it guided his journey in Anthropology. Hear about his Intro to Archaeology teacher, Professor Brian Fegan, and how his captivating teaching style inspired Kinkella to want to do the same thing in his teaching. We emphasize the importance of work life balance, having outside passions, and taking a double major or classes outside of your major. He breaks down his first internship and field experience with Anabelle Ford in Belize looking at Maya sites, and how it ignited a love of traveling and fieldwork. He also breaks down his various roles at Moorpark College, including running the Moorpark College Archaeological Program. Also make sure you check out Dr. Kinkella's Youtube channel "Kinkella Teaches Archaeology" for more awesome lessons and info! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaREZDSg-l3pOyu0AW3tfjA Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

Alicia Boswell is an Assistant Professor in UC Santa Barbara’s History of Art and Architecture department, and focuses her research (and teaching) around themes of ancient Andean Archaeology, conservation, cultural heritage, craft production, cultural landscapes and much more that we will discuss in today’s episode. Since she began her journey as an undergraduate Peru has been an important area of study for her. She talk about her project working outside of Trujillo, and what she loves about working in and exploring Peru. Dr. Boswell also addresses Western biases in archaeology and how research is progressing in Peru, describing it as the researchers just now catching up on this ancient indigenous knowledge. We also talk about her impressive efforts to promote conservation and community work in local communities through M.O.C.H.E. Inc while she pursued her research questions in the area. https://www.arthistory.ucsb.edu/people/alicia-boswell https://www.linkedin.com/in/alicia-boswell-80364080/ Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here  https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

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 Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

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.  Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

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  https://www.gofundme.com/f/that-anthro-podcast-fundraiser?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1 Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

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!  Please consider donating or sharing to my fundraiser for the Santa Barbara Humane Society: https://www.gofundme.com/f/that-anthro-podcast-fundraiser?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1 A Story of Us: A New Look at Human Evolution:  https://www.amazon.com/Story-Us-Look-Human-Evolution/dp/0190883200 Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

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.  DONATE HERE: https://www.gofundme.com/f/that-anthro-podcast-fundraiser?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1 Check out her publications here: https://www.shh.mpg.de/person/101112/25522  Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here: https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

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& Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

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.  https://www.gofundme.com/f/that-anthro-podcast-fundraiser?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf+share-flow-1 Please consider donating!  Follow @dr.michele.koons on Instagram, check out her website here: http://www.drmichelekoons.com/    Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content.  Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

Welcome to another episode of That Anthro Podcast, where we dive into all things anthropology. This episode was just as much of a treat to record as it is to listen to, Dr. Layla Brown is a captivating scholar, storyteller, and professor. Dr. Brown is an Assistant Professor of Africana Studies at U Mass Boston, but holds a Phd in Cultural Anthropology, and commonly works and teaches on the subject of Black Feminism and Power. She certainly wowed and inspired me with her views on the Bolivarian Revolution in Venezuela and the parallels with the US Black Lives Matter movements; as well as her teaching philosophy! We dove into her unique childhood growing up in a very politically active community of diverse, international voices, which would later help guide her studies. Please consider checking out one of these links, reading her extraordinary work, or following her on Twitter.  https://www.umb.edu/academics/cla/faculty/layla_brown_vincent Follow her on Twitter @PanAfrikFem_PhD / https://twitter.com/panafrikfem_phd?lang=en https://www.arkrepublic.com/2021/01/09/dr-layla-brown-vincent-envisions-a-better-world-for-her-people/ https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=syYBakcAAAAJ&hl=en (for a list of her publications)  Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

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 Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

Welcome to a very special episode of That Anthro Podcast where I interview another Anthropology podcaster, Sarah Duignan of Anthrodish! Check out her podcast here, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/anthrodish/id1405790655. We talk all things podcasting, graduate school, women in science, how we see the future of the field going and more! Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram, and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

Dr. John Johnson, a UCSB alumni, curator of Anthropology at the Santa Barbara Natural History, and adjunct Professor of Anthropology at UCSB, joins us on the podcast today. He has been working and researching on California Archaeology and California Native Americans for over 45 years, and has been a curator at the Santa Barbara Natural History Museum for the duration of those years. He has worked closely with the Chumash, both ancient Chumash cultural materials, historical records, and living members of the tribe such as in his project 6 Generations (https://www.kanopy.com/product/6-generations). 6 Generations follows a Chumash family from the time of the mission to present day. He talks exciting discoveries, his role as a museum curator, and some of his research endeavors recently. Check out the SB Natural History Museum: https://www.sbnature.org/ Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram and @ThatAnthroPod on Twitter, for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

UCSB Associate Professor Dr. David Lawson joins us on the podcast to introduce his work in behavioral ecology, evolutionary approaches to human behavioral diversity, and anthropological contributions to global health. We also discuss his childhood in Northern Ireland, and how he stumbled into a biology degree at University College London, and then found a love for Anthropology. We compare and contrast his experiences in University in the UK, as well as his experiences teaching at an American institution. He serves as the graduate advisor in the Anthropology dept and highlights how sometimes the American academia PhD track can be limiting. He talks about his dissertation, and his approach to the research; take existing data and learn about the research process and methodology before going out and collecting data. Diving into the complex topic of child marriage, Dr. Lawson explains the context, anthropological and societal reasoning behind this phenomena, how young women in early adolescents have agency, and how his work strives to understand it. For more information on Dr. Lawson and his work: https://www.news.ucsb.edu/2020/020047/child-marriage-misconceptions https://davidwlawson.mystrikingly.com/ Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram for more behind the scenes content. Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

Welcome Matt Artz, a business anthropologist, podcaster, founder of 2 anthropology consulting companies, and an overall fascinating guest. We dive into the field of user experience, his experience doing a Tedx talk, the importance of publicly disseminating our work as anthropologists, and his new podcasts he is launching this January. We also discuss his masters thesis, and subject of his Tedx talk, the safety and lessons learned for consumers regarding at home DNA tests. Check out his many projects here:  http://mattartz.me/ Tedx talk:  https://youtu.be/H0M_5mgWlTY Instagram/twitter: @mattartzanthro Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram for more behind the scenes content. 

Toni Gonzalez walks us through her journey to finding archaeology at Pasadena Community College, and how her background in art and art history really set the stage for the way she would go onto study Maya material culture. She also expresses how having family roots in Latin America guided her to conduct her research in Mesoamerica. Her work primarily is in underground or cave spaces, and she gives us the inside scoop on what its like to work underground or enter the dark zone of a cave! Also we talk about working in the remote jungle of Belize, and some of the realities of fieldwork. Learn about Maya culture and chultuns, how they locate them, what they look like and more! We also dive into the field school she runs with her advisor Gerardo Aldana. If you are interested in participating in her field school please contact her at tonigonzalez@ucsb.edu. Check out more of her work here: https://wilson.anth.ucsb.edu/people/toni-gonzalez Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram for more behind the scenes content.  Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association check out their podcast library here https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

Today we dive into the life and research of the lovely Mallory Melton, UCSB PhD candidate. We discuss her road to anthropology, how she overcame certain barriers with the help and support of many mentors. She has distinguished herself in her academic studies, with a string of publications, workshops, guest lectures, honors, awards for being an outstanding TA, and many conference presentations. Her dissertation research focuses on the Mesoamerican sites of El Ujuxte and La Blanca, investigating questions like: How can we look at these plant remains and examine social diversity across these sites? She also explains how Mesoamerican studies rely heavily on indicators such as social diversity to make an argument for urbanized life and urbanism in Mesoamerica. Were people living in groups, such as economic or ethnic enclaves, and can we see this in through the food? She also explores urban sustainability and food security at these sites. She studies other topics in Peru, Southeastern, MIdwestern, and Northwestern America. We also talk about her adorable and smart dog Gizmo! Follow on instagram for more behind the scenes content @thatanthropodcast Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association, check out their podcast library here for more anthro content: https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629 Hot links: https://vanderwarker.anth.ucsb.edu/people/mallory-melton https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mallory_Melton4 Book recommendation: The Life and Death of Ancient Cities: A Natural History by Greg Woolf Article discussed: https://www.jstor.org/stable/482275?seq=1

Welcome to this week's episode with fellow Anthropology undergraduate at UCSB, Nina Wilson. She is one of my classmates who presented a wonderful presentation to our class on sex and gender in osteology, where she discussed some of the outdated terms and issues are in forensic and bioarchaeological research that exclude or ignore the existence of transgender and intersex individuals in the population. One of the main points we try and convey in this episode is intersex people exist and have existed so it is important to evaluate how as scientists we can better represent those individuals in research. Follow @thatanthropodcast on Instagram for more content. Episode brought to you in collaboration with American Anthropological Association - check out their podcast library here: https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629 Podcast recommendation: Trans Panic the podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/0iXA1Gg1cPRfUEq9BIpSUC?si=OqhggwxRTGi5yD86MKgk9g Hot links:  https://www.sapiens.org/biology/transgender-intersex-forensic-anthropology/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CHixIUoh3tW/?igshid=1vx2kso5i0f03 https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/life/hungary-plans-to-ban-same-sex-couples-from-adopting-children/

Have you ever seen Dr. Temperance Brennan aka "Bones" solving crimes with Agent Booth on TV? Well, it is the very thing that inspired me to pursue becoming a forensic anthropologist, and today I talk about the inaccuracies of some of the methods, but also where they shone with realistic science! This was just a fun way for me to ramble about Osteology, share my favorite bone, some ways to sex and age skeletal remains and honestly just express my love for the show! I hope you enjoy this fun episode.  Podcast recommendation: I Dig It podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-dig-it/id1513077239 Follow us on instagram for more behind the scenes content @thatanthropodcast This episode was produced in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association you can check out their other anthropology related podcasts here: https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

Today, Dr. Torben Rick, researcher and curator of North American Archaeology at the Smithsonian, joins us today to talk all about his work on the Channel Islands throughout the years. Dr. Rick is a UCSB undergraduate alumni, and completed his masters and phD at University of Oregon. We discuss some of his fond memories of his time as a fellow Gaucho, how he got interested in archaeology, and what sparked his love for the archaeology of the Channel Islands. We then move into his time at the Smithsonian, what his favorite parts of working in a museum are, and what his day to day responsibilities include (even during remote COVID times)! We touch on the importance of interdisciplinary research in the field, and how past archaeological work can inform our current day environmental issues. Prepare to be entertained and amazed by his fascinating work, check him out here; https://profiles.si.edu/display/nRickT9182008 Instagram: @thatanthropodcast Email: thatanthropodcast@gmail.com Please consider leaving a rating and review if you enjoy! Brought to you in collaboration with the American Anthropological Association, check out their podcast library here: https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

This week's episode touches on some of the hard hitting questions and research being done by Dr. Raquel Pacheco, an assistant professor at UCSB, on race, gender, and migration, specifically focusing on researching these issues in Mexico.  Dr. Pacheco grew up in a border town, and identifies as Chicana (defined as a woman who embracers her Mexican culture and heritage, but simultaneously, recognizes the fact that she is an American) and takes the time to explain her cultural affiliations as well as how she ended up falling in love with Anthropology. We discuss the book she is working on as well as the many fascinating projects she has done, as well as how she has tackled teaching Anth 125: The Anthropology of Gender at UCSB. Lastly, we touch on her inspiration, her partner Georgette Gomez who ran for Congress this term.  Please enjoy and consider looking up her work, https://www.anth.ucsb.edu/people/raquel-pacheco. This weeks book recommendation: A Women's Place in the Andes, Engaging Decolonial Feminist Anthropology.  This episode is brought to you in collaboration with the AAA (American Association of Anthropologists) check out their podcast library here: https://www.americananthro.org/StayInformed/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=1629

Join me today for an incredibly fascinating and informative episode with pHd student Ronnie Bailey-Steinitz and her work with monkey's in Uganda, as well as some inspiration and fieldwork advice. We discuss her research questions and how she non-invasively studies food-web interactions and how different species interact within an ecological community. We also discuss her meeting her idol Jane Goodall, what drives her, and how she hopes her work is impacting conservation efforts! Links: https://www.roamingecologist.com/ Ronnie's book recommendation: “Improbable Destinies: Fate, Chance, and the Future of Evolution” by Jonathan Losos Ronnie's podcast recommendation: The Common Descent Podcast 

This week we dive into a wide range of subjects with Dr. Sarah McClure, a professor of Anthropology and Archaeology at UCSB. From her transition back to UCSB as a professor, her new role organizing and expanding UCSB's faunal collection, curating bones collected from PL Walker's lab, finding a love for anthropology, and shining a light on the badass empowering women in Anthropology. Dr. McClure's work encompasses examining faunal and human bones, examining diet and agriculture, and overarching environmental questions primarily working in the Mediterranean. Check out her most recent publication here which we discuss in the episode: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/oa.2878. She also discusses her mentor Mindy Zeder, and her moto on how to succeed in academia "you have to be excellent and you have to be persistent."

Hey podcast listeners! Wondering what’s going on with me behind the scenes? Or maybe you’re new here and you wanna learn more about me, Gabriella Campbell, the host of That Anthro Podcast? Well this is the episode for you! I’ll talk about my classes, my dog, sustainable Christmas presents and companies, forensics projects, grad school and more! Enjoy! xo Gabby

Welcome UCSB PhD student Jordan Thomas to the podcast this week! Jordan chats with us today about his work as a wildland firefighter and how it has influenced and impacted his anthropological studies. We also chat about his journey to becoming an environmental and cultural anthropologist! Check out his work below: Book of the week: Zeitoun by Dave Eggers  Links to Jordan's writings: https://www.independent.com/2018/11/27/unnatural-disaster-california-fires/ https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-10-14/wildfires-california-climate-change-denial https://jtanthropology.com/ 

Please welcome Dr. Amber VanDerwarker an archaeologist, or an archaeobotanist to be more specific, and professor of 13 years at UC Santa Barbara. Dr. VanDerwarker chats with us today about her journey as a first generation college student, what motivated her to become an anthropologist and teacher, diversity in the field, and her own research. This is a jam-packed episode, and there is much of Dr. VanDerwarker's work we did not have the chance to cover including her book published in 2015, with her husband Dr. Greg Wilson of UCSB "The Archaeology of Food and Warfare" which I would encourage you to check out if you are interested. Also check out her lab website here, https://vanderwarker.anth.ucsb.edu/ for more info on the Integrative Subsistence Laboratory at UCSB! 

My friend Stephanie Black joins us today, recording all the way from Sydney Australia! Steph graduated from Macquire University with a degree in archaeology in 2017, and since has been traveling the world doing various archaeological project. Hear about her once in a lifetime experience at the Crenshaw Center in Scotland, what it was really like to work in Dubai in the middle of a desert, and how she is trying to incorporate Australian indigenous history into her social media content. Follow @thatanthropodcast on instagram for more behind the scenes content, and check out Steph @adventuringarchaeologist!

Welcome to this week's episode of That Anthro Podcast where I reach out to some of my colleagues to collaborate for their experiences doing anthropological fieldwork! Be prepared to hear our lessons learned, some of our prized items in the field, the importance of electrolytes, and the reality that most of the time you don't find buried treasure! Hear from your host Gabby Campbell, PhD students MacKenzie Wade and Amy Anderson, archaeologist Stephanie Black, and fellow anthropology undergrad Olivia Thompson. Check out our instagram @thatanthropodcast for more behind the scenes content! Thanks for listening!

UCSB alumni Ivanna Robledo joins us today on the podcast to talk all things graduate school! Currently working on her MA at Texas State in Biological Anthropology and Forensics, Ivanna hopes to use data such as craniometric measurements from Southern and Central American countries to help improve the ancestry database for helping identify the bodies of migrants who died trying to cross the border into the US.  She also works with Operation Identification, an organization who works along the South Texas border excavating and hopefully identifying migrant remains, https://www.txstate.edu/anthropology/facts/outreach/opid.html. Also mentioned in the episode is an episode of VICE on this Texas State Operation Identification programs, found here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE3gIqiNKNA&feature=youtu.be. Also big thank you to Ivanna for recording with me! 

"She was a fourteen year old girl given the name Jane, who just months after her arrival in Jamestown, was not only dead, but also cannibalized. The settlers that she joined on the voyage across the Atlantic left England filled with hope about the potential prospers of the new world.Little did they know, they were sailing straight into their collective demise." -Noah Hayes, 2020. Settle in for this week's episode where fellow 3rd year undergraduate Anthropology major Noah tells our listeners the story of cannibalism in the Starving Time of Jamestown. 

Welcome to this week's episode with UCSB Anthropology Professor Danielle Kurin! In this episode we dive into the field of bioarchaeology, Danielle's personal journey, and her advice to other pursuing a similar career. We also discuss her experiences as a consulting forensic anthropologist for the county, and how those experiences have shaped her view of forensics. 

Hello and welcome back to another episode of That Anthro Podcast! In today's episode get to know more about podcast host Gabriella Campbell, from her interests to how she started the podcast and what's next, enjoy this informal episode and to get to know her better! Also re-listen to our previous episodes and follow us on instagram @thatanthropodcast or send us an email at thatanthropodcast@gmail.com

This week's episode is with guest Dr. Jeffrey Hoelle, a sociocultural anthropologist and professor at UC Santa Barbara where he researches and teaches about environmental and cultural anthropology. Today we dive into his research on the cattle culture in Acre Brazil, the IV Ethnobotany project, as well as his most recent online teaching experiences and ways he hopes to engage students outside of the classroom. Check out his book Rainforest Cowboys: https://www.amazon.com/Rainforest-Cowboys-Ranching-Caribbean-Publication-ebook/dp/B00U1MNUA4/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=rainforest+cowboys&qid=1596565188&sr=8-1 as well as some of his published articles https://enewspaper.latimes.com/infinity/article_share.aspx?guid=0460311f-4989-4759-94c5-63a35a6206ec for even more information and details into his work in the Brazilian Amazon. Also check out the IV Ethnobotany project and Cultivating Communities both amazing locally created IV projects https://www.cultivatingcommunities-islavista.com/

Join me in welcoming UC Santa Barbara PHD student, MacKenzie Wade, an anthropologist and expert in all things edible insects. We dive into her personal history with raising insects and learning how to cook with them in her Kansas State dorm. We also discuss the future of edible insect production and her own related research recently published, https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aba1c1. Also check out her page she created to help our local Santa Barbara community learn, discuss, and share information about edible insects found here, https://mkenziewade.wixsite.com/santabarbarabugs, and @santabarbarabugs. MacKenzie's passion for educating others about her research and the wonders of edible insects is incredible and she is such an inspiration. 

Recent UCSB graduate Megan Kenner comes on the podcast to talk to us about her history growing up in Alaska and how that lead her to begin researching the CPT1A Arctic Variant in Native Alaskan populations. She discusses her experience working with Alaskan Native groups and the importance of informed consent in Anthropological work.  

In today's episode, we will chat with guest Amy Anderson and learn what the living can tell us about the dead. Amy Anderson, a pHD candidate at UCSB, comes on the podcast today to discuss her research on disease ecology, porous cranial lesions, and her work with the Tsimane Health and Life History project. We also discuss her undergraduate field world in Astypalaia, Greece excavating infant remains, and her biggest fieldwork must haves! For more information on Amy, check out her webpage https://www.amyandersonskeletonreader.com/ or her read most recent article "2019. AS Anderson, B Trumble, C Hove, TS Kraft, H Kaplan, M Gurven, AD Blackwell. Old friends and friendly fire: Pregnancy, hookworm infection, and anemia among tropical horticulturalists. American Journal of Human Biology. DOI:10.1002/ajhb.23337."

Welcome to That Anthro Podcast! In this trailer you will learn a bit about how and why I started this podcast, and what to expect from episodes going forward. Follow our instagram @thatanthropodcast for updates on the release of our first episode with special guest Amy Anderson, launching July 15.