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This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to ... more

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Peer Schouten, of the Danish Institute for International Studies, has written a breathtaking book. Roadblock Politics: The Origins of Violence in Central Africa (Cambridge, 2022). Schouten mapped more than 1000 roadblocks in both the Central African ... more

When it comes to the political, acts of redaction, erasure, and blacking out sit in awkward tension with the myth of transparent governance, borderless access, and frictionless communication. But should there be more than this brute juxtaposition of ... more

An ethnography of indigenous lives amidst subsistence labor, large-scale logging, and unrealized schemes, We Stay the Same: Subsistence, Logging, and Enduring Hopes for Development in Papua New Guinea (U Arizona Press, 2024) traces how hopes for deve... more

In the high Andean grasslands 4,500 meters above sea level, Quechua alpaca herders live on the edges of glaciers that have retreated more rapidly in the past fifty years than at any point in the previous six millennia. Women are the primary herders, ... more

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Recent Guests

Dr. Jason S. Roberts
Political ecologist and anthropologist with a focus on resource extraction and global development.
University of Arizona Press
Episode: Jason Roberts, "We Stay the Same: Subsistence, Logging, and Enduring Hopes for Development in Papua New Guinea" (U Arizona Press, 2024)
Allison Caine
Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at the University of Wyoming
University of Wyoming
Episode: Allison Caine, "Restless Ecologies: Climate Change and Socioecological Futures in the Peruvian Highlands" (U Arizona Press, 2025)
Lesly-Marie Buer
Author of RX Appalachia, Stories of Treatment and Survival in Rural Kentucky
Episode: Lesly-Marie Buer, "RX Appalachia: Stories of Treatment and Survival in Rural Kentucky" (Haymarket, 2020)
Dr. Emily Mendenhall
Medical anthropologist and author
University of California Press
Episode: Emily Mendenhall, "Invisible Illness: A History, from Hysteria to Long COVID" (U California Press, 2026)
Hanna Garth
Cultural anthropologist and author of Food Justice Undone, Lessons for Building a Better Movement
University of California Press
Episode: Hanna Garth, "Food Justice Undone: Lessons for Building a Better Movement" (U California Press, 2026)
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)

Hosts

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.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Lily Scott - One Love
    United States10 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

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    Hugo JH
    Australiaa year 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
    5
    dkd84
    United States7 years ago

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Reviews highlight the quality of conversations and the academic rigor, making the podcast a valuable resource for those interested in anthropology.
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Jason Roberts, "We Stay the Same: Subsistence, Logging, and Enduring Hopes for Development in Papua New Guinea" (U Arizona Press, 2024)
Q: What are the main lessons for scholars and practitioners from your book?
Key takeaways include the need for proper land tenure understanding and ensuring promised benefits reach communities accurately.
Jason Roberts, "We Stay the Same: Subsistence, Logging, and Enduring Hopes for Development in Papua New Guinea" (U Arizona Press, 2024)
Q: What was the starting point for We Stay the Same?
The project's initial focus was a political ecology study on extensive clear-cut logging and its implications, which evolved to include the aspirations for development.
Lesly-Marie Buer, "RX Appalachia: Stories of Treatment and Survival in Rural Kentucky" (Haymarket, 2020)
Q: What are you working on now?
Buer discusses her efforts in expanding harm reduction services into rural areas and advocating for destigmatization of substance use.
Lesly-Marie Buer, "RX Appalachia: Stories of Treatment and Survival in Rural Kentucky" (Haymarket, 2020)
Q: What are some of the strategies that your participants use to navigate the addiction landscape?
Buer highlights the role of mutual aid and support within families and communities as critical survival strategies for women in recovery.
Lesly-Marie Buer, "RX Appalachia: Stories of Treatment and Survival in Rural Kentucky" (Haymarket, 2020)
Q: Can you tell us more about the types of addiction treatment available to the women you followed?
Lesly-Marie describes three types of treatment: drug court programs, Community Mental Health Center programs linked to DCBS, and access to buprenorphine through Medicaid expansion.

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This podcast features in-depth discussions with scholars focusing on their recently published research in anthropology and related fields. Each episode provides a platform for academic voices to share insights on new findings and theoretical advancements, highlighting diverse topics such as socio-political dynamics, cultural practices, technological influences, and historical narratives. The range of themes is broad, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of anthropology, and episodes often explore the implications of academic research in real-world contexts. This approach not only enriches the understanding of anthropological studies but also engages a wider audience interested in social sciences, fostering informed dialogue among experts... more

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