25 Best Anthropology Podcasts
Anthropology Podcasts
Here are 25 Best Anthropology Podcasts worth listening to in 2025. Subscribe in one place on FeedSpot Reader.
Play All Episodes Follow All1. Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
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Hi, I'm Dax Shepard, and I love talking to people. I am endlessly fascinated by the messiness of being human, and I find people who are vulnerable and honest about their struggles and shortcomings to be incredibly sexy. I invite you to join me as I explore other people's stories. We will celebrate, above all, the challenges and setbacks that ultimately lead to growth and betterment. What qualifies me for such an endeavor? More than a decade of sobriety, a degree in Anthropology and four years of improv training...MORE Hosts Dax Shepard, Monica Padman
Producer/Network Armchair Umbrella
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2. New Books in Anthropology
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Interviews & Discussions with Anthropologists about their New Books.
Producer/Network New Books Network
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Facebook 3.7KTwitter 5.2K Avg Length 68 min Since Jul 2014 Get Email Contact
3. That Anthro Podcast
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Welcome to the podcast dedicated to Anthropology. On this podcast, we will investigate different topics in anthropology, as well as interviewing a wide range of guests to hear about some of their experiences and learn about the remarkable research they are producing. This podcast is based out of UC Santa Barbara, and guests will include professors, graduate students, alumni, and more.MORE Host Gabriella Campbell
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Twitter 410Instagram 1.9K Avg Length 68 min Since Jun 2020 Get Email Contact
4. SAPIENS
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What makes you.. you? Is it your DNA, culture, environment? SAPIENS hosts Jen Shannon, Esteban Gómez, and SAPIENS.org Editor-in-Chief Chip Colwell speak with anthropologists from around the globe to help us uncover what makes us human.MORE Hosts Jen Shannon, Chip Colwell, Esteban Gomez, Eshe Lewis
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 75.5KTwitter 25.8KInstagram 9.1K Avg Length 30 min Get Email Contact
5. This Anthro Life
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Life is complicated, but we love simple answers. AI and robotics are changing the nature of work. Emojis change the way we write. Fossil Fuels were once the engine of progress, now we're in a race to change how we power the planet. We're constantly trying to save ourselves...from ourselves. Join Anthropologist and culture expert Dr. Adam Gamwell for curated conversations with humanity's top makers and minds on our creative potential through design, culture, business and technology. Change your perspective.MORE Host Dr. Adam Gamwell
Producer/Network Anthrocurious, LLC
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 2.7KTwitter 7.7KInstagram 1.6K Avg Length 48 min Get Email Contact
6. Anthro to UX with Matt Artz
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The Anthro to UX podcast is for anthropologists looking to break into user experience (UX) research. Through conversations with leading anthropologists working in UX, you will learn first hand how others made the transition, what they learned along the way, and what they would do differently. We will also discuss what it means to do UX research from a practical perspective and what you need to do to prepare a resume and portfolio.MORE Host Matt Artz
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Apple Rating 5/5Twitter 71 Avg Length 34 min Since Jan 2021 Get Email Contact
7. Anthropology in Business with Matt Artz
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The Anthropology in Business podcast is for anthropologists and business leaders interested in learning more about the many ways anthropology is applied in business and why business anthropology is one of the most effective lenses for making sense of organizations and consumers. It is hosted by Matt Artz, a business anthropologist specializing in design anthropology and working at the intersection of product management, user experience, and business strategy.MORE Host Matt Artz
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Apple Rating 5/5Twitter 3.4K Avg Length 35 min Since Jan 2021 Get Email Contact
8. AnthroDish
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AnthroDish is a weekly show about the intersections of food, culture, and identity. Each Tuesday, host and anthropology PhD student Sarah Duignan interviews guests on topics that relate to their experiences or expertise. If you're curious about the new and exciting food research coming out of academia, or you're interested in the unique and fascinating lives of everyday people who have been shaped by their relationship with food, this show is for you!MORE Producer/Network Sarah Duignan
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 644Twitter 563Instagram 1.8K Avg Length 35 min Since Jun 2018 Video Podcast YouTube
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9. AnthroBiology Podcast
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The AnthroBiology Podcast sits down with biological anthropologists every other week to learn about what they do and why it's rad. Want to know more about our evolutionary past? Or what your bones say about you? Maybe chimps are more your speed? If it's anthropology and it's about humans, we'll cover it.MORE Host Gaby Lapera
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Twitter 316Instagram 2.9K Avg Length 55 min Since Jan 2020 Get Email Contact
10. The Familiar Strange
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The Familiar Strange is a podcast about doing anthropology: that is, about listening, looking, trying out, and being with, in pursuit of uncommon knowledge about humans and culture. Brought to you by your familiar strangers: Ian Pollock, Jodie-Lee Trembath, Julia Brown, Simon Theobald, Kylie Wong Dolan; produced by Deanna Catto and Matthew Phung.MORE Producer/Network Your Familiar Strangers
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 1.4KTwitter 4.2KInstagram 511 Avg Length 40 min Since Nov 2017 Get Email Contact
11. A Story of Us
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An original podcast brought to you by the graduate students of the Department of Anthropology at The Ohio State University. Join us once a month as we explore the human experience! Our humanity, our history, and our department from the Graduate Students of Anthropology.MORE Host Andrew Mitchel
Producer/Network Ohio State Anthropology graduate students
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 770Twitter 208 Avg Length 30 min Since Jul 2016 Get Email Contact
12. AnthroPod
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AnthroPod is produced by the Society for Cultural Anthropology. Each episode, we explore what anthropologists and anthropology can teach us about the world and people around us.
Producer/Network Society for Cultural Anthropology
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13. Zora's Daughters
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What is cultural appropriation? Should Black people really get 40 acres? Is abolition even possible? Learn and unlearn about these and other hot topics of interest to Black folks as Alyssa and Brendane close read pop culture through the lens of academic scholarship and colorful insight. Our hope is that you will gain new perspectives that inspire you to start conversations and make real change.MORE Producer/Network Zora's Daughters
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Facebook 151Twitter 2.9KInstagram 7.3K Avg Length 82 min Since Jul 2020 Get Email Contact
14. Anthropology Oxford University
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Podcasts from the School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography. The School is renowned for its contributions to anthropological theory, its commitment to long-term ethnographic fieldwork, and its association with the Pitt Rivers Museum and the anthropology of visual and material culture.MORE Producer/Network Oxford University
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15. Anthropologist On The Street
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How many ways are there to be human? Each week Anthropologist on the Street Dr. Carie Little Hersh invites different cultural experts to illuminate the hidden ideas, practices, and power dynamics that make our lives both familiar and strange.MORE Producer/Network Carie Little Hersh: Teaching Professor, Blogger, Podcaster
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 4.1KTwitter 454Instagram 242 Avg Length 73 min Get Email Contact
16. Speaking of Race
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How did race become such a flash point in modern society, and why does it remain contentious in our genomic age? In this first-of-its-kind trans-disciplinary podcast, biological anthropologist Jim Bindon joins with cultural anthropologist Lesley Jo Weaver and historian of science Erik L. Peterson to explore our species centuries' long debates over how to define biological and behavioral difference, and why it continues to matter today.MORE Producer/Network Speaking of Race
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 451Twitter 172Instagram 134 Avg Length 41 min Since Feb 2019 Get Email Contact
17. Anthropological Airwaves
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Anthropological Airwaves is the official podcast of the journal American Anthropologist. Building on the journal's commitment to four-field, multimodal research, we host conversations about anthropological projects, from fieldwork and publishing to the discipline's role in public debates. We aim to ask a series of fundamental questions about past, present, and future disciplinary practice, and to learn from those who chart new paths for a more broadly engaged anthropology.MORE Producer/Network Anthropological Airwaves
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18. ANTHROCHEF
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What makes us human? Humans are just animals who know how to cook. This project combines my two greatest passions in life: cooking and history. This is a study of the history of food and the humans who eat it, tracing the early origins of what we eat, cook, and how it shaped the destiny of our species.MORE Producer/Network Anthrochef
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 953Twitter 459 Avg Length 54 min Since Sep 2017 Get Email Contact
19. AnthroAlert
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AnthroAlert is a podcast recorded live on USF Bulls Radio. Each week we interview an anthropologist to learn more about their work.
Hosts René Dario Herrera, Spencer Bockover, USF Bulls Radio
Producer/Network René Dario Herrera
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20. Camthropod
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Camthropod is produced by a collective of staff and students from the Cambridge Department of Social Anthropology. We broadcast regularly during term time. Camthropod includes interviews with visiting speakers about their work, as well as audio pieces presenting aspects of our research or just things that interest us about daily life.MORE Producer/Network Cambridge Anthropology
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21. Online Gods
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Online Gods is a monthly podcast on digital cultures and their political ramifications, featuring lively conversations with scholars and activists. Presented by anthropologist Ian M. Cook, the podcast is a key initiative of the five year ERC project ONLINERPOL www.fordigitaldignity.com led by media anthropologist Sahana Udupa at LMU Munich, and co hosted by HAU Network for Ethnographic Theory.MORE Producer/Network Ian M Cook & Sahana Udupa
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22. Conversations in Anthropology
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A podcast about life, the universe and anthropology based at Deakin University in Victoria, Australia. Each episode features an anthropologist or two in conversation with David Boarder Giles and Timothy Neale. Presented with support from the Faculty of Arts & Education at Deakin University and in partnership with the American Anthropological Association.MORE Producer/Network Deakin University
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23. Asian Ethnology Podcast
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Asian Ethnology Podcast introduces the work of scholars who have contributed to, or published in, the international peer-reviewed journal Asian Ethnology. It also introduces scholars and individuals whose work aligns with the topical categories of the journal.MORE Producer/Network Asian Ethnology
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Facebook 587Twitter 770 Avg Length 30 min Since Oct 2017 Get Email Contact
Anthropology shows hosts and producers
Podcaster Name | Role | Podcast Link | Total Episodes | Twitter Handle | Twitter Followers | |
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Dax Shepard | Co Host | @daxshepard | ||||
Monica Padman | Co Host | |||||
Gabriella Campbell | Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gabby-campbell1 | 4 | @thatanthropod | 410 | |
Jen Shannon | Co Host | sapiens.org/podcast-seasons | 1 | |||
Chip Colwell | Co Host | sapiens.org/podcast-seasons | 1 | @drchipcolwell | 2.2K | |
Esteban Gomez | Co Host | sapiens.org/podcast-seasons | 1 | @curationdays | ||
Eshe Lewis | Co Host | sapiens.org/podcast-seasons | 1 | |||
Dr. Adam Gamwell | Host | thisanthrolife.org/episodes | @gamwell | 3.9K | ||
Matt Artz | Host | podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/anthro-to-ux-with-matt-artz/id1548227494 | @mattartzanthro | |||
Matt Artz | Host | mattartz.me/podcasts/anthropology-in-business-with-matt-artz | 4 | @mattartzanthro | 3.4K | |
Gaby Lapera | Host | anthrobiologypodcast.libsyn.com | 7 | |||
Andrew Mitchel | Host | u.osu.edu/astoryofus | 2 | |||
René Dario Herrera | Co Host | shows.acast.com/anthroalert-podcast | @reneherrera | 3 | ||
Spencer Bockover | Co Host | shows.acast.com/anthroalert-podcast | ||||
USF Bulls Radio | Co Host | shows.acast.com/anthroalert-podcast | @bullsunlimited | 2.5K | ||
Sarah Duignan | anthrodish.com/episodes | 64 | @anthrodishpod | 563 | ||
Anthrocurious | thisanthrolife.org/episodes | 28 | ||||
Cambridge Anthropology | socanth.cam.ac.uk/media/listen-and-view/camthropod | 4 | @camthropod | 173 | ||
Your Familiar Strangers | thefamiliarstrange.com/podcast | 4 | @tfstweets | 4.2K | ||
Society for Cultural Anthropology | culanth.org/fieldsights/contributed-content/anthropod | 4 | ||||
Anthropological Airwaves | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anthropological-airwaves | 2 | ||||
Diana Vonnak | podcasts.ox.ac.uk/series/anthropology | 1 | @oxford_anthro | 20.2K |
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