Anthropology Podcasts

Species

246 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 540 ratings
"The host, Macken Murphy, is able to condense vast chunks of information into engaging and digestible episodes. Fact-filled and fun." — The New York Times

Origin Stories

84 episodes - Latest episode: 24 days ago - ★★★★★ - 412 ratings
Explore human evolution one story at a time. This award-winning show blends storytelling with science that will change your understanding of who we are.

SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human

67 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 193 ratings
What makes you … you? And who tells what stories and why? In the fifth season of the SAPIENS podcast, listeners will hear a range of human stories: from the origins of the chili pepper to h...

Plastic Plesiosaur Podcast

46 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 37 ratings
A Podcast about the natural world, things that people claim are part of the natural world, and things that used to be. With Trey the Explainer, and Miles Greb.

AnthroDish

139 episodes - Latest episode: 18 days ago - ★★★★★ - 26 ratings
AnthroDish is a weekly show about the intersections between our foods, cultures, and identities. Host Dr. Sarah Duignan sits down one-on-one with people in academia, hospitality, farming and agricu...

Evolution Soup

56 episodes - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 26 ratings
Evolution Soup YouTube Channel & Audio Podcast - in association with Talk Beliefs YouTube channel - brings you interviews and information for everyday audiences on the fascinating facts of evolutio...

On the BiTTE

88 episodes - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
On the BiTTE delivers an alternative take on film reviews, uncovering everything from arthouse to mainstream cinema (without taking ourselves too seriously). Self-confessed cinephiles: Anthropologi...

Phenomena

18 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
How are the algorithms in our lives holding us back? What are the most pressing problems of urban residents businesses can help resolve? What can other sectors learn from how the luxury industry is...

Human Centered

87 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★ - 9 ratings
Conversations about projects and research undertaken by scholars & affiliates of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) at Stanford University; interviews with renowned fe...

Beyond Binary Thinking

63 episodes - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Tired of entrenched view tribalism and binary debates? A psychologist, a philosopher, and an anthropologist walk into a podcast to air out some echo chambers, and try fresh and radical perspectives...

The Unusual History of Every Thing

146 episodes - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
The Unusual History of Every Thing is a podcast for lovers of the weird history of common things in our world. Join cultural object preservationists Melanie Dellas and Karen Lacy as they uncover th...

Talking Apes

138 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
A primate podcast examining the world of great apes - chimps, gorillas, orangutans, bonobos, and humans. Our remarkable guests are at the forefront of science and conservation, exploring our brain...

Brains Matter

66 episodes - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratings
The Podcast on Science, Curiosities, and General Knowledge. Brains Really Do Matter!

Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz

109 episodes - Latest episode: 30 days ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
The Anthropology in Business podcast is for anthropologists and business leaders interested in learning more about the many ways anthropology is applied in business and why business anthropology is...

Anthro to UX with Matt Artz

99 episodes - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
The Anthro to UX podcast is for anthropologists looking to break into user experience (UX) research. Through conversations with leading anthropologists working in UX, you will learn firsthand how o...

Dimed Out

104 episodes - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
Dimed Out is an anthropological Podcast dedicated to exploring the mysteries and meaning of life. An audio kaleidoscope of culture and society, alternative lifestyles and life experiences.

Human Being Human Podcast

75 episodes - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
"Human Being Human" is a podcast that digs into the gripping history of humankind, as told through personal stories, scholastic explorations, and sonic landscapes. Created and narrated by Karringto...

Chippin' Away

103 episodes - Latest episode: 2 months ago
Unscripted dialogues on archaeology and anthropology of South Asia. Join us on journeys into the pasts of the sub-continent as we discuss the rich material culture, artifacts, and archaeological s...

Fight Like An Animal

81 episodes - Latest episode: about 1 month ago
Fight Like An Animal searches for a synthesis of behavioral science and political theory that illuminates paths to survival for this planet and our species. Each episode examines political conflic...

Sagewolf Interviews

73 episodes - Latest episode: 3 months ago
The dirtiest secrets. That's what's happening here. Well...not entirely. Humans have always fascinated me. I'm most curious about what drives us creatively forward in our lives. When others sh...

Sasquatch Tracks

54 episodes - Latest episode: 29 days ago
Sasquatch Tracks takes a scientific look at whether there are large animal species that remain undiscovered. With special emphasis on the Sasquatch in North America, the show looks at claims of ape...

The Catholic Patriot | Engaging and Transforming Culture

41 episodes - Latest episode: about 2 months ago
Are you trying to make sense of a world gone mad? Are you looking for an unapologetic voice of reason and truth to help you understand the signs of our times and what to do about them? Are you hung...

Travelling Concepts on Air

38 episodes - Latest episode: 6 months ago
This podcast series questions the promise and ideal of interdisciplinarity by looking at travelling concepts: concepts that travel within and across academic disciplines. The two Utrecht University...

ReSearching Diversity

29 episodes - Latest episode: 2 months ago
Join a group of six women in social sciences in their aim to increase visibility of inspiring social scientists and of cutting-edge research on ethnic, cultural, and migration-related diversity. Ea...