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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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We’ve all been there—dashed hopes, longing, feeling the distance between the life we’re living and the life we want. Disappointment emerges in today’s world in a variety of spaces and social registers. But what does it feel like, how do we know it… w... more

In this episode of AnthroPod, Contributing Editor Daillen Culver sits down with Jerika Loren Heinze to discuss the concept of auto-reflexivity and the systemic risks, traumas, and safety challenges faced by researchers conducting fieldwork.

This is the second of a three-part miniseries covering the 2025 annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association in New Orleans. Throughout this miniseries, you’ll hear segments from some of the panels and roundtables organized by the Socie... more

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 Janua... more

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Sarah Muir
Associate professor researching economic investment and ethics in contemporary Argentina
City University of New York
Episode: 92. What Disappointment Does
Jessica Greenberg
Professor of anthropology; author on Serbian youth and disappointment in liberalism
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Episode: 92. What Disappointment Does
Chantal Croteau
PhD candidate studying ecological change, labor, and intercommunal relations
University of Michigan
Episode: 92. What Disappointment Does
Paul Michael Leonardo Atienza
Anthropologist focusing on digital lives of queer men
Cal Poly Humboldt
Episode: 92. What Disappointment Does
Fuad Musallam
Lecturer in anthropology; author on Lebanese social movements
University College London
Episode: 92. What Disappointment Does
Jerika Loren Heinze
Lecturer in anthropology, writer, trauma specialist; founder of the Fieldwork Initiative
Fieldwork Initiative
Episode: 91. Auto-reflexivity and Fieldwork Safety
Carina Beras
Presenter on The Haunted as a Haunting Being
Haunting Atmospheres panel, Society for Cultural Anthropology
Episode: 90. AAA 2025 Part 2: Race Across Borders
Jasmine Blanks-Jones
Presenter on Senkofa, Tukopamoja, Yor Yor, Atmospheric Conditions of Engagement in and Through Performance
Haunting Atmospheres panel
Episode: 90. AAA 2025 Part 2: Race Across Borders
Farouk Seref
Presenter Queer Refusal as Holding Space, Deportability, Queer Kinship, and Intimacy Beyond Love in Berlin
From Refusal to Repair panel
Episode: 90. AAA 2025 Part 2: Race Across Borders

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Alejandro Echevarria
Host of AnthroPod

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4.3 out of 5 stars from 171 ratings
  • More anti capitalism under the guise of academia

    Why do we need to preface the podcast with a homily about George Floyd? Yes it’s sad but you then link to police and prison abolition sites. Actually I am a prison abolitionist myself but you make massive assumptions that your audience wants to swallow a bunch of cultural Marxism when really they are interested in anthropology.

    Plus your sound is off - consult a radio professional.

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    greatsara
    United Kingdom5 years ago
  • We’re right; they’re racist.

    Has a unilateral political agenda.

    If the USA is so racist, why are so many trying to live here?

    “Shine the light” on the other side. Expose their corruption. The reality is the other side riddles the criticism with lead.

    I do not agree that the problem is so simple.

    The “white men” are racist; the guests are righteous guardians of the truth.

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    August Consumer
    United States6 years ago
  • Activism masquerading as academia

    Don’t bother.

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    M Calwell
    United Kingdom6 years ago
  • Amazing Podcast Design

    Been listening to podcasts for years now and the Cashlessness episode was one of the best I’ve ever heard. The soundscapes were amazing and it was deeply engaging and informative. Please more episodes like this one!

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    Meiyan2014
    United States7 years ago
  • Really terrible

    I love learning about other cultures and this podcast is completely disappointing. I’m not sure if the intended audience is undergraduates who haven’t declared a major yet because it is soooo dry.

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    Salud G
    United States8 years ago

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Sound quality and production hitches are frequently noted as a barrier to fully enjoying the content.

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91. Auto-reflexivity and Fieldwork Safety
Q: How can new scholars cultivate autoreflexive practices in a high-pressure field environment?
Start with self-awareness about safety, set explicit boundaries, practice language for difficult questions, seek plural support networks, and advocate for institutional training and resources that normalize addressing researcher wellbeing.
91. Auto-reflexivity and Fieldwork Safety
Q: What systemic changes are needed to better protect researchers before they enter the field?
Institutions need to provide pre-fieldwork planning, trauma education, plural support networks, and clear protocols for intervention, allowing researchers to say no when necessary and ensuring resources exist beyond the point of a crisis.
91. Auto-reflexivity and Fieldwork Safety
Q: What does autoreflexivity mean to you personally?
Autoreflexivity is evaluating how the research experience impacts me as a person, including the emotional and existential toll, not just how I affect the data, and recognizing that this influence is a crucial part of ethical scholarship.
80. A Dialogue on Love: Writing Through Migrant Belonging
Q: How did you find love in your research? And how did it come to be?
Dr. Kasmani reflects that he initially did not think about love when starting his research but found that it unexpectedly intertwined with themes of migration and belonging.

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Frequently Asked Questions About AnthroPod

What is AnthroPod about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Across episodes, the show mainly centers on anthropology-informed analyses of mobility, borders, diaspora, memory, and everyday life, often tying local experiences to transnational dynamics. Topics frequently circle race, gender, kinship, sovereignty, and how policy shapes personal lives, with recurring emphasis on resistance, repair, and community-led approaches. Notable strengths include a broad, interdisciplinary range—from language preservation and digital ethnography to sports and ritual performance—paired with guest scholars who bring field-based methods and critical perspectives. A distinctive edge is the blend of micro-level ethnography with transregional case studies, offering both theoretical depth and tangible social implications... more

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2. Jessica Greenberg
3. Chantal Croteau
4. Paul Michael Leonardo Atienza
5. Fuad Musallam
6. Jerika Loren Heinze
7. Carina Beras
8. Jasmine Blanks-Jones

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