That Anthro Podcast
By Gabriella Campbell
That Anthro PodcastMay 17, 2023
Dr. Haagen Klaus on the Lambayque Valley Biohistory Project
On today’s episode we have my professor, Dr. Haagen Klaus, a bioarchaeologist at George Mason University. Dr. Klaus begins this episode by sharing the other side of his life with us, military aviation. Dr. Klaus is a nationally recognized arial photographer and scale model builder, as well as an author of several books on military aircrafts. We then discuss his journey into anthropology, and how he fell in love with Peru and decided to continue his career doing research there. We cover his MA and PhD education and the various lessons he learned from this advisors.
His work in Peru includes founding the Lambayque Valley Biohistory Project. This project is a multi-decade, international, multidisciplinary, and regional field bioarchaeology program on the desert north coast of Peru. He also recounts his favorite Peruvian dishes and restaurants. We then discuss the upcoming osteoimmunology project he and a group of GMU students will be traveling to Peru this summer to work on. Dr. Klaus has led a fascinating life and I hope you enjoy his stories as much as I do!
Dr. Kinkella's Return
It is my pleasure to welcome back to the podcast a friend of the show and repeat guest, Dr. Andrew Kinkella (Professor at Moorpark Community College). Dr. Kinkella joins the podcast today to discuss his media empire, his summer work at El Pilar, as well as his experience writing an archaeology textbook, Archaeology is Awesome https://he.kendallhunt.com/product-listing?search_api_views_fulltext=&search_api_views_fulltext_1=Kinkella&search_api_views_fulltext_3=&field_product_format_field_isbn_number=&sort_by=title2&sort_order=ASC&items_per_page=10
He takes you behind the curtain of his publishing process and gives advice to anyone considering publishing their own book. We also discuss his podcast, The Pseudoarchaeology Podcast, and the impact of the Netflix show Ancient Apocalypse. He also provides great advice for any students planning to attend conferences. Lastly, we discuss the rise in CRM jobs and how it is now more important than ever to teach practical excavation skills to anthropology students. Check out Kinkella's Youtube channel and podcasts here
Pseudoarchaeology podcast
https://open.spotify.com/show/1F0A0T6FFozMUTo1HBzWK3?si=9702d46585cc4e43
The CRM Archaeology Podcast
https://open.spotify.com/show/7IH8MJa1c80VZxjkLGQuVA?si=1c091abcd4084d66
Kinkella Teaches Archaeology
https://www.youtube.com/@KinkellaTeachesArchaeology/featured
What I learned from my undergrad fieldwork: Lauren Malkoun
Welcome to the podcast, Lauren Malkoun, a senior and double major in Archaeology and Italian at the University of Southern California (USC). Lauren is an extremely accomplished undergraduate who is pursuing a graduate degree in Archaeology this fall. On this episode we discuss the origins of her love for history and other cultures and how that morphed into choosing Archaeology as her major. Her first excavation experience was actually in highschool with an ArchaeoSpain high school program in Menorca, Spain. After her first year of college she ended up going back as a mentor for the very same program, and then conducted a secondary excavation with ArchaeoSpain that summer in Pompeii. We discuss what this fieldwork entailed and her must have items for fieldwork. We also discuss the importance of archaeological curriculum in elementary and middle school education and the work she does with the Archaeological Institute of America to promote this. Lauren is currently apart of several research projects at USC including a virtual reality project revolving around a book of hours, a type of prayer book. Lastly, we touch on the amazing archaeological museums in LA (La Brea Tar Pits and The Getty Villa) and her experience as a college student in the city. Follow her on instagram @laurendigs
A Will to Adorn: Dr. Ayana Omilade Flewellen
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/
Bioarchaeology in Peru with Dr. Matthew Velasco
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
Hunter-Gatherer Bioarchaeology with Dr. Dan Temple
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
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The Archaeology Cowboy Returns: Life Updates with Griffin Fox
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/
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Scottish Archaeology with Dr. Murray Cook
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
Field school website:
Rampart Scotland – Join the Team
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Informed and Informative Bioarchaeology with Meg Hardie
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Tricking Power with Shepherd Siegel, PhD
shepherdsiegel.com/
www.amazon.com/Disruptive-Play-Trickster-Politics-Culture-ebook/dp/B07DNQRNW3
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Elaine Aguayo: Bioarchaeology in Oaxaca Mexico
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.
My Summer Field School in Greece: Tara Panesar
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.
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The 2022 Louise Lamphere Interns: Kayla Stevens and Jeannette Lombardi
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Applying Evolutionary Medicine to Emergency Medicine: Dr. Joe Alcock
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/
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Season 3: A New Era
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.
Atlatls (Ancient Weapons) with Angelo Robledo
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. www.alieward.com/ologies/experimentalarcheology Angelo has goals to continue to educate and work in science communication
Instagram @idigit1st
Twitter @idigit1st
worldatlatl.org/
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Evolutionary Approaches to Human Health with Dr. Amy Boddy
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/
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Egyptology with Megan Rose Kumorek
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
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Megan McGrath on the Bioarchaeology of Care
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
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The Channel Islands
Recently I took a trip to the Channel Islands and I wanted to share some info with all of you! Enjoy!
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The Vintage Academic: Katie Ibsen
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.
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Traditional Tattooing with Rebekah Lamb
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
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Virtual Graduate Fair Information and Application Advice
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
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The Dialectical Primatologist: Dr. Nicholas Malone
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:
www.routledge.com/The-Dialectical-Primatologist-The-Past-Present-and-Future-of-Life-in-the/Malone/p/book/9780367211325
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Equity in Museum Curation with Sophie Price
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
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Anthropology Day 2022 with Seth Chagi
Enjoy this mini Anthropology Day episode with fellow science communicator Seth Chagi!
https://worldofpaleoanthropology.org/
Twitter: @WrldOfPaleoAnth
Instagram: @World_of_paleoanthropology
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Applying Anthropology with Russell Nylen
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
STEMsapien Games with Rose Leach Basom
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!
stemsapiengames.com/
mobile.twitter.com/rosesleach
roseleach.com/
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Chit Chat with host Gabriella Campbell
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/
Environmental Impacts of North American Colonization with Elic Weitzel
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.
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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/
The Benefit of Interdisciplinary Studies with Lauren Malone
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!
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Language and Culture with Dr. Kendra Calhoun
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.
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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
Antiquity of Money with California Archaeologist Dr. Lynn Gamble
A Fascinating Pompeii Discovery with Emery Baty
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Global Archaeologist Dr. Brian Fagan
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 www.publicaffairsbooks.com/titles/brian-fagan/climate-chaos/9781541750883/
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The Archaeology Cowboy: Griffin Fox
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.
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Human Energetics Research with Dr. Cara Ocobock
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:
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:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sausage-of-science/id1340030371
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The Human Scaffold with Josh Berson
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://www.berggruen.org/people/joshua-berson/
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Alaskan Anthropology with Pippa Kenner
Food is a Fundamental Human Right with Dr. Megan Carney
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/
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Revised: Community Driven Archaeology and CRM with Katie Seeber
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.
www.katieseeber.com/research
twitter.com/seebeegeebees?lang=en
www.redbubble.com/i/sticker/That-Anthro-Podcast-Sticker-by-thatanthropod/89065514.JCQM3
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Tales from a Shipwreck Mermaid: Dr. Maddy McAllister
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.
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Looking back on one year of podcasting, a chat with host Gabriella Campbell and Noah Hayes
Human Behavioral Ecology with Sarah Alami Gouraftei
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
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Paleolithic Archaeology with Dr. Julien Riel-Salvatore
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
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Underwater Archaeology in Belize with Dr. Andrew Kinkella
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
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Archaeology Conservation Projects in Peru with Dr. Alicia Boswell
www.arthistory.ucsb.edu/people/alicia-boswell
www.linkedin.com/in/alicia-boswell-80364080/
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This Anthro Life Breakdown with Adam Gamwell
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
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Skin Pigmentation Research in Biological Anthropology with Dana Al-Hindi
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.
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Association of Feminist Anthropologists Celebrates Women's History Month
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
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A Story of Us: Lesley Newson and Peter Richerson
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!
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A Story of Us: A New Look at Human Evolution:
https://www.amazon.com/Story-Us-Look-Human-Evolution/dp/0190883200
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Dr. Jennifer Miller on Stone Age Africa and Ostrich Eggshell Beads
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.
Check out her publications here: https://www.shh.mpg.de/person/101112/25522
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Anthropology in Anti-Racism Efforts with Dr. Gabriela Torres
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&
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Dr. Michele Koons on Ancient Andean Archaeology and The Denver Museum of Nature and Science
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.
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Dr. Layla Brown
Anthropology Day 2021
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
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Anthrodish with Sarah Duignan
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!
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California Archaeology with Dr. John Johnson
Check out the SB Natural History Museum: www.sbnature.org/
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Evolutionary Anthropology and Behavioral Ecology with Dr. David Lawson
For more information on Dr. Lawson and his work:
www.news.ucsb.edu/2020/020047/child-marriage-misconceptions
davidwlawson.mystrikingly.com/
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Business Anthropology with Matt Artz
Tedx talk: youtu.be/H0M_5mgWlTY
Instagram/twitter: @mattartzanthro
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Subterranean and Cave Archaeology in Belize with Toni Gonzalez
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Mesoamerican Archaeology and Advice with Mallory Melton
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Hot links:
vanderwarker.anth.ucsb.edu/people/mallory-melton
www.researchgate.net/profile/Mallory_Melton4
Book recommendation: The Life and Death of Ancient Cities: A Natural History by Greg Woolf
Article discussed: www.jstor.org/stable/482275?seq=1
Sex and Gender in Osteology: Nix Wilson
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Podcast recommendation: Trans Panic the podcast open.spotify.com/show/0iXA1Gg1cPRfUEq9BIpSUC?si=OqhggwxRTGi5yD86MKgk9g
Hot links:
www.sapiens.org/biology/transgender-intersex-forensic-anthropology/
www.instagram.com/p/CHixIUoh3tW/?igshid=1vx2kso5i0f03
www.gaytimes.co.uk/life/hungary-plans-to-ban-same-sex-couples-from-adopting-children/
A breakdown of the hit crime television show Bones - what's real and what's fiction!
Podcast recommendation: I Dig It podcast podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-dig-it/id1513077239
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Channel Islands Archaeology with Dr. Torben Rick
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A Discussion on Race and Gender with Professor Raquel Pacheco
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.
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Ecology and Animal Behavior with Ronnie Bailey-Steinitz
Links:
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
Zooarchaeology and Environmental Archaeology with Dr. Sarah McClure
Get to Know Host Gabriella Campbell
Anthropology of Fire with Jordan Thomas
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/
Archaeoethnobotany and Diversity in Anthropology with Dr. Amber VanDerwarker
Stories from an Adventuring Archaeologist: Stephanie Black
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!
The Many Sides of Fieldwork: Advice, Stories, Must Have Items, and more
Ivanna Robledo: graduate school and her thesis
Cannibalism in Jamestown with Noah Hayes
"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.
Bioarchaeology and Forensics with Dr. Danielle Kurin
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.
Why Anthropology with Gabriella Campbell
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
Anthropology in the Amazon with Dr. Jeffrey Hoelle
A Deep Dive into Edible Insects with MacKenie Wade
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.
Megan Kenner
Amy Anderson
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."
Introduction to the Podcast
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.