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Society for Cultural Anthropology 93 episodes Latest May 21, 2026

AnthroPod is produced by the Society for Cultural Anthropology. In each episode, we explore what anthropology teaches us about the world and people around us.

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88. Iranian diaspora perspectives Jun 11, 2026 00:56:20 Iran has dominated the US news cycle throughout 2026 so far. The U.S. and Israeli war of aggression in Iran just passed its 100th day, having come on the heels of the Islamic Republic regime’s brutal repression of protests around the country in January. Among other things, these events have thrust a spotlight on the complex relationship between Iran and its diaspora, and the varied and contradicto
87. AAA 2025 Part 1: Storytelling, Performance, History May 21, 2026 00:53:52 This is the first of a three-part miniseries covering the 2025 annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association in New Orleans. The conference presentations we’ll share with you today revolve around the stories people tell themselves about themselves; the ways people come to connect with and understand history; how people carry and transmit cultural traditions; and the emotional performa
86. Linguistic Anthropology and Anthropologists in Mexico: Part 2 May 7, 2026 00:50:32 This is the second episode of the two-part miniseries on linguistic anthropologists working with indigenous communities in Mexico. In this episode, Emiliana Cruz, a native Chatino speaker and scholar based at CIESAS, reflects on her research, her career, and the realities of Indigenous education in contemporary Mexico.
85. Linguistic Anthropology and Anthropologists in Mexico: Part 1 May 3, 2026 00:46:54 This episode is the first part of a two-part miniseries on linguistic anthropologists working with Indigenous communities in Mexico. In conversation with Mario Chávez Peón (CIESAS) and Carolyn O’Meara (UNAM), the episode introduces their research on Indigenous languages, their community-engaged fieldwork, and the activism that grows out of it, from developing writing systems alongside speakers to
84. Thinking through Problems Together: Comparison and Collaboration in Anthropology Today Apr 2, 2026 00:48:12 Rethinking anthropological research through tension, comparison, transparency, and shared knowledge-making around notion of collaboration.
83. Playing Fieldwork - Rewiring the Field: Digital Ethnography Today Mar 12, 2026 01:13:27 Explores fieldwork through digital ethnography today through gaming, social media and digital life.
82. More than a Game: A Black Feminist Look at the Anthropology of Sports Feb 3, 2026 01:03:52 A Black feminist anthropology of college football, race, labor, and care.
81. The Ethics of Assisted Suicide and Voluntary Death Jan 8, 2026 00:27:24 In this episode, we dive into the series of debates that have emerged around assisted suicide, both within and outside the boundaries of medico-legal institutions. Through a conversation with anthropologists Dr. Dwai Banerjee, Dr. Miki Chase, Dr. Sophia Jaworski, and Dr. Miranda Tuckett, we explore the ethical obligations that are raised around end of life care by the legalization of aid-in-dying
80. A Dialogue on Love: Writing Through Migrant Belonging Sep 2, 2025 00:51:16 This episode is about love. What does it mean to study love ethnographically and analytically? How might we speak of love, especially in today’s social and political climate? In dialogue with Dr Omar Kasmani, whose work explores migrant loves and intimacies in Berlin, we trace the hopes, heartbreaks, and potentialities that love can hold for field research and ethnographic writing. Bridging the su
79. Pushing Buttons: Gender and Sexual Diversity & Dissidence in Academia Jun 24, 2025 00:43:25 In this episode, we dive into gender and sexual diversity, sexual dissidence, and their intersections with anthropology and education. Through a conversation with Dr. Joshua Liashenko, Director of LGBTQ+ Studies at Chapman University, we explore how queer anthropologists are engaging with these concepts in their approaches to research, training and teaching, particularly in relation to gay, lesbia
78. Eyes on Florida: Community-centered anthropology in Tampa Bay Oct 31, 2024 00:35:31 Recently, Tampa Bay has stoked controversy among U.S. anthropologists. Facing statewide rising fascism and oppressive laws targeting historically marginalized minorities, it's also the site of the 2024 American Anthropological Association (AAA) annual meeting. In this episode of AnthroPod, we visit three Tampa-based anthropologists doing community-centered fieldwork among marginalized local commun
77. AAA 2023 - Conversations with Harsha Walia Part Two: Anthropologists Oct 4, 2024 00:31:23 The second episode of our two-part mini-series, showcases a roundtable discussion held at the 2023 American Anthropological Association’s Annual meeting in Toronto. In this episode, anthropology scholars gather to celebrate the work of Harsha Walia and share reflections on how her scholarship has influenced their own research, writing and activism.

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