The Familiar Strange

Education Podcasts

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. Find show notes, plus our blog about anthropology's role in the...

Episodes

Ep#110: Brooms Not Cutlases: Guyana’s Histories with Dr Oneka LaBennett

Ep#107: Bittersweet Stories from Fiji with Dr Tarryn Phillips and Edward Narain

Ep#108:Walking vs Hiking and Who You Are?

Ep107# Net Zero & Bullsh*t: Corporate Sustainability Metrics with Dr Matthew Archer

World Anthropology Day With Dr Noel Salazar

TFS 2024 Update: We are Recruiting!

Ep#106: MeTooAnthro and the Witch Hunt trope

Ep#105 Podstudies: Dr Ian Cook on the Future of Academia & Podcasts

Ep#104 We let ChatGPT write this title: ""ChatGPT: The Future of AI-Assisted Conversations"

Ep#103 Handwraps & Hijabs: Dr Jasmijn Rana on Kickboxing & Piety in the Netherlands

Ep #102: Gender in the Mines & Anthro Origin Stories: This Month on TFS

Ep #101: When Anthropology Strikes Back: Strikes & Casualisation in Academia

Ep #100 The laws of Robotics & Anti-Trust Frank Pasquale on AI Law & Multidisciplinary Interactions

Ep #99 The Conference Extravaganza: AAS &AAA: This month on TFS

Ep#98 Human Centered Design & “Futurising” Insights: Dr Vaike Fors on Emergent Mobility Technologies

Ep #97: AI Art & Activist Anthropology Revisited: This Month on TFS

Theory as reproduction: Reflections on the history of feminist anthropology in Australia Part 3

Ep #96 Earthquake Temporalities & Energy Sovereignty: This Month on TFS

Ep#95: A Hex for My Ex: Witchcraft & AI Podmen: This Month of TFS

Ep #94:Social clinics of solidarity: Dr Letizia Bonanno on the Practices & Modes of Care in Athens