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Publishes	Daily	Episodes	1059	Founded	15 years ago
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Di Wu et. al, eds., "China As Context: Anthropology, Post-globalisation and the Neglect of China" (Manchester UP, 2025)

A provocative collaborative project, China as Context challenges the marginalization of Chinese-grounded ideas in academia, arguing that neglecting China distorts our understanding of global complexities. Through diverse ethnographic perspectives, th... more

16 Jan 2026 • 1 hr 19 min

Sara Ann Swenson, "Near Light We Shine: Buddhist Charity in Urban Vietnam" (Oxford UP, 2025)

Sara Swenson is Assistant Professor of Religion and Affiliated Faculty in Asian Societies, Cultures, and Languages at Dartmouth College. Her areas of expertise include Religions of Southeast Asia, Buddhism in Vietnam, Gender and Sexuality, Affect The... more

15 Jan 2026 • 1 hr 3 min

Leah Lowthorp, "Deep Cosmopolitanism: Kutiyattam, Dynamic Tradition, and Globalizing Heritage in Kerala, India" (Indiana UP, 2025)

Deep Cosmopolitanism: Kutiyattam, Dynamic Tradition, and Globalizing Heritage in Kerala, India explores the extraordinary past and present of Kutiyattam Sanskrit theater, the world's oldest continuously performed theater. Recognized as India's first ... more

14 Jan 2026 • 57 min

Julia H. Meszaros, "Economies of Gender: Masculinity, "Mail Order Brides," and Women’s Labor" (Rutgers UP, 2025)

Economies of Gender: Masculinity, "Mail Order Brides," and Women's Labor (Rutgers University Press, 2025) by Dr. Julia Meszaros offers a provocative exploration of the international dating industry, challenging simplistic narratives of human traffick... more

12 Jan 2026 • 40 min

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Recent Guests

Leah Lowthorp

Cultural anthropologist and folklorist, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Folklore at the University of Oregon

University of Oregon

Episode: Leah Lowthorp, "Deep Cosmopolitanism: Kutiyattam, Dynamic Tradition, and Globalizing Heritage in Kerala, India" (Indiana UP, 2025)

Dr. Sarah Kunz

Lecturer at the University of Essex, author of 'Expatriate: Following a Migration Category'

University of Essex

Episode: Sarah Kunz, "Expatriate: Following a Migration Category" (Manchester UP, 2023)

Dr. Anita Gonzalez

Professor of performing arts and black studies at Georgetown University

Georgetown University

Episode: Anita Gonzalez, "Shipping Out: Race, Performance, and Labor at Sea" (U Michigan Press, 2025)

Alexa Hagerty

Author of Still Life with Bones

Crown

Episode: Alexa Hagerty, "Still Life with Bones: Genocide, Forensics, and What Remains" (Crown, 2023)

Lesley Nicole Braun

Professor and research associate at the Institute for Social Anthropology at the University of Basel.

University of Basel

Episode: Lesley Nicole Braun, "Congo's Dancers: Women and Work in Kinshasa" (U Wisconsin Press, 2023)

Julia Elyachar

An anthropologist focusing on political economy and coloniality, author of On the Semicivilized, Coloniality, Finance, and Embodied Sovereignty in Cairo.

Duke University Press

Episode: Julia Elyachar, "On the Semicivilized: Coloniality, Finance, and Embodied Sovereignty in Cairo" (Duke UP, 2025)

Dr. Hans Van Eyghen

Assistant professor at Tilburg University, focused on philosophy of religion and religious epistemology.

Tilburg University

Episode: Hans Van Eyghen, "The Epistemology of Spirit Beliefs" (Routledge, 2023)

Andrea Gevurtz Arai

Professor of anthropology with a focus on Japan and East Asia

University of Washington

Episode: Andrea Gevurtz Arai ed., "Spaces of Creative Resistance: Social Change Projects in Twenty-First-Century East Asia" (Rutgers UP, 2025)

Nick Caverly

Author and researcher focused on urban anthropology and structural racism.

Stanford University Press

Episode: Nicholas L. Caverly, "Demolishing Detroit: How Structural Racism Endures" (Stanford UP, 2025)

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Liliana Gil

Host and involved with the academic community, contributing significant discussions in episodes.

Dr. Miranda Melcher

Host and a scholar focusing on anthropology, engaging with expert discussions throughout episodes.

Yadong Li

Host and scholar working within the anthropology domain, focusing on new research and discussions.

Reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars from 134 ratings

Beautiful and Soothing
Wonderful to feel connected and grounded in today’s troubling world.
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Lily Scott - One Love
United States9 months ago
Good podcast; shame about the gambling ads
Hi, i really appreciate this podcast, but think that running gambling ads is in questionable taste given the disproportionate impact of gambling on the marginalised
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Hugo JH
Australia10 months ago
It's a common belief that if you can't explain something simpl, you don't understand it. That doesn't naturally lead us to deliver all knowledge for the lowest common denominator, but most maybe all, sources of information are being written for the person who won't understand it. This podcast has breaks from that bad habit. In a week I've heard ideas, sharpened from experience and repetition, delivered with thrust I've never met elsewhere.
Audible
5
Nahvis
United States4 years ago
mostly a podcast by experts for experts
It's a common belief that if you can't explain something simpl, you don't understand it. That doesn't naturally lead us to deliver all knowledge for the lowest common denominator, but most maybe all, sources of information are being written for the person who won't understand it. This podcast has breaks from that bad habit. In a week I've heard ideas, sharpened from experience and repetition, delivered with thrust I've never met elsewhere.
Audible
5
Jer
United States4 years ago
Engaging and informative
This podcast covers a wide range of books, and the conversations are really interesting.
Apple Podcasts
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United States7 years ago

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Di Wu et. al, eds., "China As Context: Anthropology, Post-globalisation and the Neglect of China" (Manchester UP, 2025)

Q: How did that particular global moment help crystallise the idea of thinking about China as a context?

Dr. Wu Di reflected on how inquiries about China's role during the Russia-Ukraine incident prompted collaboration on the volume.

Di Wu et. al, eds., "China As Context: Anthropology, Post-globalisation and the Neglect of China" (Manchester UP, 2025)

Q: Could each of you briefly introduce yourself to our audience?

Dr. Wu Di and Dr. Ed Pulford shared their paths into anthropology and their respective research focuses, emphasizing their connections to China.

Sara Ann Swenson, "Near Light We Shine: Buddhist Charity in Urban Vietnam" (Oxford UP, 2025)

Q: What is the importance of charity in today's Vietnamese Buddhism?

Sara explains that charity is interwoven with everyday Buddhist practices in Vietnam and essential for understanding the contemporary landscape of Buddhism and community support social networks.

Sara Ann Swenson, "Near Light We Shine: Buddhist Charity in Urban Vietnam" (Oxford UP, 2025)

Q: How did you come to the field of Buddhist studies?

Sara shares that her journey began in a Christian environment where miracles and social change through religion were prevalent, leading her to explore Buddhism, specifically Thich Nhat Hanh's teachings focused on rational approaches to spirituality.

Julia H. Meszaros, "Economies of Gender: Masculinity, "Mail Order Brides," and Women’s Labor" (Rutgers UP, 2025)

Q: Is it an accident that femininity capital as a term sounds like something we'd find in an economics textbook?

Dr. Meszaros affirms that the concept has economic implications as men often evaluate women's attractiveness and their behaviors in transactional terms, akin to market principles.

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