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Anthropotamus is a place for anthropology professionals and enthusiasts to come together to keep up-to-date with the latest anthropology research.

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

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

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

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

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

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In this episode, we discuss the book Lay Them to Rest by Laurah Norton

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In this episode we interview Maren Velte Phd. about her article Tracing early life histories from Roman times to the Medieval era

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In this episode we discuss the book Intelligence in Nature by Jeremy Narby.

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In this episode we discuss the book Counting the Cost, by Jill Duggar

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In this Episode we talked to Dr. Cara Ocobock and Dr. Sarah Lacy about their articles, Woman the Hunter: The physiological evidence.

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In this episode we discuss the article, Evangelical Transformation Learning the three dimensional Perception of reality by Dr. Eugenijus Liutkevičius

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In this Episode we discuss the book, The Wayfinders - Why ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern world. By Wade Davis

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In this episode we discuss the article FRIGHT AND THE FRAYING OF COMMUNITY:Medicine, Borders, Saudi Arabia, Yemen by Dr. Ashwak Hauter

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In this episode we discuss the book The Pirate Enlightenment, or the Real Libertalia by David Graeber

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In this Episode we discuss the article, Decentering death: The war on terror and the less-than-lethalparadigm with author, Kali Rubaii PhD.

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In this episode we discuss "The Whydah. A Pirate Ship Feared, Wrecked, and Found" by Martin W. Sandler

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Happy 4th of July to all of our U.S. listeners!in this episode we discuss Elena Essel's recent article, and how her techniques for extracting DNA could give us a clearer view into the lives of ancient humans.

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In this episode we Discuss the book "Switcheroo" By Aaron Elkins!

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First of all, happy Mother's Day! In this episode we discuss the novel Fellowship of Fear by Aaron Elkins. More specifically, we discuss how the depiction of anthropology in this book differs from the real deal.Also, we are excited to announce that we will now be selling Anthropotamus merchandise. From which, 60% of the proceeds will be dedicated to funding STEM scholarships!

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In this episode we talk to Kristen Syme PhD, about her new article, Bargaining and interdependence: Common parent-offspring conflict resolution strategies among Chon Chuuk and their implications for suicidal behavior.

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In this episode we discuss the book Academic Outsider by Victoria Reyes.

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In today's episode we speak with Brent Trayce Sands. creator of Impound, Sacramento's first comic-book superhero!

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In this episode we discuss the book "Archaeology From Space" by Dr. Sarah Parcak.

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In this episode we speak with Dr. Myeshia C. Babers about her research article "Cowboy Cool: A professional Black Cowboy's Perspective"

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In this episode we discuss "The Female Brain" a book by neuroscientist Dr. Louann Brizendine.Reminder: Anthropology day is on February 16th. Who knows, that could be the perfect day to introduce somebody to your favorite podcast.

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This episode we speak with Yağmur Nuhrat, PhD about her research article "Linguistic Taboo, Ideology, and Erasure:

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In this episode we discuss "The Male Brain" a book by neuroscientist Dr. Louann Brizendine.

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In this episode we speak with Dr. Richard Scott about his work studying Uto-Aztecan premolars!Article title: Multiple occurrences of the rare Uto-Aztecan premolar variant in Hungary point to ancient ties between populations of western Eurasia and the Americas

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In this episode we discuss the book "Anxious Eaters" with one of it's authors- Janet Chrzan.

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In this episode we discuss the article 'The ultimate intimacy: Death in Mexico, an anthropological relation in images' with the author Dr. Myriam Lamrani. We hope you enjoy the episode!P.S. It's easer than ever to find us because we are now on Audible and Google Podcasts!Keep learning, we'll see you in the next one!

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In this episode we speak with David Zeitlyn about his new book "An Anthropological Toolkit"

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In this episode we discuss the article "Dutch spirits, East Indians, and Hindu deities in Guyana: Contests over land" with the author Dr. Marcelo Moura Mello.

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In this episode we discuss the book "Delicious" by Robert Dunn and Monica Sanchez. As of today the Anthropotamus website is up and running at Anthropotamus.com There you can find a link to "Delicious" as well as all of the other books we have discussed!

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In this episode we discuss the work done by Dr. Corey Ragsdale and his colleagues in establishing migration policies in West Africa.

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In this episode we discuss Robin Wall Kimmerer's book "Braiding Sweet Grass"

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In this Episode we speak to Dr. Alexandra Freidus about her article "Looking Smart: Race and Academic Ability in a Diversifying Middle School"

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In This episode we discuss the book "Four Lost Cities," by Annalee Newitz.

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In this episode we interview Candace Lukasik about her research article "Economy of Blood: The Persecuted Church and theRacialization of American Copts"

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In this episode we discuss the book Monsters written by David Gilmore.

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In this episode we discuss Dr. Olga Fedorenko's article "Idol Adds in the Seoul Metro: K-pop Fandom, Appropriation of Subway Space, and the Right to the City"

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Warning! This episode is filled with opinion. It is NOT intended to be educational. Ashley and Les Bs'ing about tangents for the purpose of entertainment.

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In this Episode we interview Dr. Briana Pobiner about her research into the emergence of Carnivory in early humans.

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In this episode Ashley and I talk about the book Sapiens.

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In this Episode we interview David Homa about the AAA's Anthro day plans and his his work in bringing Anthropology to K-12. https://explr-classroom.com/

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In this Episode We discuss the book "Racism- Not Race" with Authors Dr. Joseph Graves and Dr. Alan Goodman.

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In this episode we interview Bennett Matthew E MD about the footprints that he and David Bustos found in White Sands New Mexico.

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In this episode we speak to Paul Shankman about his new book "Margate Mead" a biography about one of the most well known anthropologists of the century.

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In this episode we interview Dr. Marc Epprecht about his research on sexuality in Africa.

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In this episode we discuss the ethnography "Wisdom From a Rainforest" by Stuart A Schlegel- Also: “Next month, November 17 – 21, anthropologists from around the world will gather in Baltimore – and online – for the American Anthropological Association’s hybrid Annual Meeting. Whether you’re presenting your research or learning about new developments in your specialty, the Annual Meeting is the place to grow as an anthropologist. We have a LOT to talk about, so join the conversation and help shape the field and advance your career. Strict health & safety protocols will be in place for those attending in person, but there will also be plenty of virtual live-streamed and view-on-demand participation as well. Register by going to the Association’s website at americananthro.org, that’s americananthro.org.”

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In this episode we speak with Dr. Mario Novak, research associate for the Institute for Anthropological Research, and discuss the 6,200 year old massacre found in Croatia. Dr. Mario Novak: https://inantro.hr/en/staff-profiles/dr-mario-novak/

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In this episode we discuss A World Without Us by by Alan Weisman.

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In this episode we discuss Dr. David Crawford's article Inconvenient Friendship.

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In this episode we discuss ADHD: A Hunter in a Farmer's World by Thom Hartmann

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In this episode we discuss Dr. Pilloud's article "A Bioarchaeological and Forensic Re-assessment of Vulture Defleshing and Mortuary Practices at Neolithic Catalhoyuk"

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In This Episode we discuss the "Arctic Madness: The Anthropology of a Delusion" By Pierre Deleage.

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In our first episode, we talk with Dr. Erin Stiles about her work in Zanzibar, Islamic law and women’s rights.

To learn more about Dr. Erin Stiles or to contact her, follow the link below. https://www.unr.edu/anthropology/faculty/erin-stiles