Episodes
On Kindness and What the World Needs Now w/ Hannah Brencher
Have you ever felt disconnected from your relationships and your life because of your reliance on your phone and social media? Do…
Multi-species and non-Human Centered Anthropology: Conversations Revi…
Join us for another listen of TAL Conversations favorites on Multi-species and Non-Human Centered Anthropology. Originally aired …
Myths of American Democracy: Contradictions, Troubling Numbers, and S…
Do you find yourself increasingly frustrated at the lack of real conversations between candidates and politicians? Are you confus…
FreeThink #2 – Moving Beyond the Mic: On Collaborations and Working A…
Join Aneil, Adam and Ryan for the second FreeThink episode, where they talk unscripted about upcoming projects and potential inte…
Beer Revisited
Glad you’re here! Check out some of our favorite episodes in any order and get to know the anthropological life. And, if you’re l…
FreeThink #1: TaL Back in the Studio! What’s Next??
Adam, Aneil, and Ryan are all back in the TaL studio for the first time in 18 months! And it feels good. Today we talk shop about…
Is Corporate Anthropology Selling Out? A Conversation on Consulting w…
We’re stoked to bring you TAL’s first ever three-city episode! Join Adam (in Peru!) and Ryan (in Boston!) and special guest Vyjay…
Making Sense of Finance: Boundaries, Institutions, and Power with Cai…
Join TaL’s Aneil Tripathy and Caitlin Zaloom, NYU Associate Professor of Social and Cultural Analysis, as they discuss Zaloom’s r…
Guest Podcast: Food Futures: Playing our Way to Conservation? Experim…
Special guest podcast from our friends at the Food Futures Podcast Corinna Howland interviews Adam Gamwell about experimental gam…
Stewardship and Heritage: Bringing Archaeology to the Public with Emi…
Join TAL’s Ryan Collins and Aneil Tripathy as they interview Emily Jane Murry about her work as a publicly engaged archaeologist …
Faded Paint and Yellowed Photos: On, Image, Inspiration, and Memory w…
How does a camera and a deep sense of curiosity lead to a lifetime of archaeological research on ancient peoples, their symbols, …
A Business for the Future? Redefining Value, Quinoa and the Quest of …
We’re back in Peru! Join Adam and special guest Alexander Wankel of Pachakuti Foods for a conversation about the future of food p…
Exploring Boundaries: From Access to Female Sexworkers to the Questio…
When designing a research project, a researcher’s initial plans are often interrupted by what data we actually can access. Whethe…
Mate: The Drink Beyond a Drink w/ Guilherme Heiden
Mate (pronounced mah-tay), or more commonly known as yerba mate for English speakers, is an herbal tea drink native to parts of S…
Anthropology without Borders? Bringing the Study of People to the Peo…
Join TAL as they explore the meaning and movements behind the buzz words that shape anthropology when it reaches beyond the class…
History, Power, and a Mapuche Bible: A Shaman’s Story with Ana Mariel…
Join TAL’s Aneil Tripathy and Ryan Collins as they interview Ana Mariella Bacigalupo of SUNY Buffalo. Ana’s discussion of her res…
The Thrill of Discovery
Whether exploring a ruined tomb by torchlight, submerging to great depths in search of lost ships, or sending lone robot emissari…
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 t…
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 yo…
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…
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 A…