
Return of the Ethnographers: Life After Fieldwork
Start your week off by tuning in to the TAL crew, the entire TAL crew, back from fieldwork (albeit briefly) as we talk about our experiences in ethnography, archaeology, and excessive note taking! In ...
6 Okt 20151h

Back from the Field: Syncing into Holly Walter’s Research Part 2
Holly Walter’s joins TAL in the studio to share her experiences and insights into Shaligram stones! Her fieldwork took her from Kathmandu to Mustang on a pilgrimage, following in the footsteps of tre...
29 Sep 201555min

Applying, Designing, and Bringing Anthropology to the Public
Welcome back listeners new and old to the new and exciting season of This Anthropological Life! This season we at TAL have a lot of new content and exciting interviews ahead. To bring everyone up to s...
18 Sep 201510min

Syncretism in the Land of Sacred Stones w/ Holly Walters
Sometimes ethnographic investigations are pretty straight forward. Sometimes, its like getting submerged in a ball pit with the task of sorting all of the colors, figuring out which ones are older tha...
25 Apr 201543min

Unearthing the Past: Interview w/ Ryan Collins
Ever wanted to know what its like to be an archaeologist? Can you really dig a whole and interpret the past with the materials you find? Is anything about Indiana Jones accurate? Tune and listen to ho...
9 Apr 201536min

Human Endurance w/ Ben Gebo
Join us for our 50th episode! Return guest host Ben Gebo joins Adam, Aneil, and Ryan as we uncover the human quest to endure, and to push ourselves to the limit. From marathons to surviving evolution,...
27 Mars 201552min

Buried in Snow! Thinking about landscapes as they change
It’s winter time here in the northern hemisphere, and in New England that means snow… a lot it. What can we learn from it? Join Aneil and Ryan as they dive (or attempt to unbury) the human connections...
3 Mars 201539min

The World According to Quinoa w/ Adam Gamwell
Today we dive into the world of food! Come hungry as we introduce the world of food studies and explore the changing roles and meaning food has had over the millennia, and how we can explore ways to f...
24 Jan 20151h 5min


















