Anthropology podcasts

Meagan Cantwell and Andrew Lawler discuss archaeological evidence for psychoactive substances in pre-Inca Andean cultures, including how improved residue analysis informs interpretations of ancient rituals. Sarah Crespi then speaks with Noam Angrist about implementation science in education: moving from controlled studies to interventions that governments can deliver at scale in lower- and middle-income countries. The publisher provides the full episode, transcript and external audio.

Hosted by Sarah Crespi

Thomas Hylland Eriksen discusses meaning, relationships and human experience through anthropology and personal reflections. Conversation in Norwegian.

Thomas Hylland Eriksen discusses broad accounts of human history and questions conventional narratives about the development of complex societies. Conversation in Norwegian.

Erik Tunstad and Vibeke Riiser-Larsen discuss Neanderthals and how evidence has changed accounts of their lives and relationship with humans. In Norwegian.