Speaking of Anthropology

Kevin and Dillon, catch-up on-air! Discussing a variety of topics relating to the university experience as a student and staff. Exploring what it truly means, of course.

Tune-in for a discussion with Juancruz Montalvo a friend of the show and host of 'Two Peas in the Snow' (https://rss.com/podcasts/twopeasinthesnow/) we discuss cultural values, linguistic understandings, and deliberate on our shared experiences.

Welcome to 2022, Dillon and Kevin discuss the new year and what it is all about.

Kevin and Dillon discuss final term papers, the end of the year, and Christmas.

Kevin and Dillon discuss a new 2021 release, Dennis Villeneuve's Dune.

Kevin and Dillon are joined by Evans Callis to discuss important elements of successful science communication, and Evans' work at HAARP.

Kevin and Dillon chat with Dr. Georgeie Reynolds, a former Alaskan arachaeologist who has recently written an account of her first year in-state, "Tundra: A Memoir of Alaska".

Kevin and Dillon are once again joined by Sheri to chat about where everyone is at in their buregeoning anthropological careers.

Kevin and Dillon discuss anthropology and an anthroplogical perspective in New York City.

Kevin and Dillon inagurate the Fall 2021 semester by discussing where they are at and what they are up to.

Kevin and Dillon sit down together in person for the first time in a year and a half to discuss anthropology in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Kevin and Dillon are joined by PhD student Varpu Lotvonen to discuss her work and career, including her research on connections between Sami reindeer herding in Northern Fennoscandia and reindeer herding in Alaska.

In this film review episode, Kevin and Dillon discuss the documentary film "The Split Horn", about a Hmong shaman and his family and community in Appleton, Wisconsin.

For the 50th episode of Speaking of Anthropology, every preceeding reponse to the final question of "What is anthropology?" are compiled into together.

Kevin and Dillon chat with aracheology MA student Audra Darcy about the field and its interdisciplinary facets.

Kevin and Dillon discuss working at the UA Museum of the North, and museum design in general.

For this film review epiosde Kevin and Dillon ar agian joined by Sheri, this time to discuss the 2016 Dennis Villenuve film "Arrival".

Kevin and Dillon celebrate Kevins graduation for UAFs undergraduate anthropology program.

Kevin and Dillon catch-up with each other about where they're at and what they've been up to, and Kevin reads another poem.

For this film review Kevin and Dillon discuss the experimental Soviet silent film documentary "Man with a Movie Camera".

Kevin and Dillon are joined by ethnobotanist Lisa Strecker to discuss ethnobotany and anthropology, as well as her career and interests.

Kevin and Dillon chat with UAF anthropology student Brooke about how she became interested in studying the field and how she has found her time in the program so far.

Kevin and Dillon chat with UAF engineering student Tauseef about his experiences with anthropology in his daily life.

For this film review Kevin and Dillon discuss the documentary "Dawson City: Frozen in Time".

Kevin and Dillon chat about their current work and interests as they pertain to anthropology and other domains like poetry.

Kevin and Dillon chat with UAF's newest archaeology professor Dr. Justin Cramb to discuss his career and work.

Kevin and Dillon are joined by Sheri to discuss the Netflix historical archaeological drama "The Dig".

Kevin and Dillon talk with biological anthropologist Dr. Brain Hemphill the field and his career.

Kevin and Dillon are joined by UAF student Bella to discuss what it's like to be a freshmen in the Anthropology program.

For this film review episode, Kevin and Dillon discuss the ethnographic documentary "The Drums of Winter". (For a prior intreview with the director of the film, Len Kamerling, listen to episode 16)

Kevin and Dillon chat with UAMN archaeology collections curator Dr. Josh Reuther to discuss his work and career.

For theiur inagural film review eiposde, Kevin adn Dillon discuss the documentary "Bending the Arc", about Partners in Health and the humanitarian and applied medical anthropological work they do.

Kevin and Dillon usher in the new year with a discussion of where they're at and where they'd like to go.

Kevin and Dillon close out 2020 by chatting with Kendrick McCabe, UAF alumnus, about his first semester in his graduate program.

Kevin and Dillon discuss their writing techniques for assignments and final papers.

Kevin and Dillon chat about their final exams and papers for the Fall 2020 semester.

Kevin and Dillon are joined by lingustic anthropology professor Dr. Robin Shoaps to discuss her work and what linguistic anthropology is.

Kevin and Dillon chat about the behind-the-scenes stuff they do to produce and air Speaking of Anthropology.

Kevin and Dillon discuiss the similarites and differences between in-person classes and research vs. Zoom classes and research.

Kevin and Dillon catch up with UAF undergrad Sheri about her Fall 2020 semester.

Kevin and Dillon chat about their workflows, the moment when one wonders how you got to where you are, and the importance of understanding the history of anthropology.

Kevin and Dillon usher in the Fall 2020 semester by discussing where they're at and what they're up to.

Kevin and Dillon chat with Tara, a linguistic anthropology PhD student, and Gabriela, a cultural anthropology PhD student, about the pandemic and its consequences, realized and potential.

Dillon and Kevin chat with their friend and fellow UAF undergrad Taylor Vollman about her senior year and the conclusion of her research project.

Dillon and Kevin chat about the present moment with the burgeoning pandemic and what that means for them and their academic studies, as well as opportunities for the discipline as a whole.

Dillon sits down with UAF cultural anthropology professor Dr. David Koester to dicuss his work in the Circumpolar North and how he got into the field.

Dillon sits down with ethnographic filmmaker and UAMN film curator Len Kamerling to discuss his work.

Dillon meets with Kellie Lynch to discuss Ethnomusicology, and her studies and work within it, at UAF. Lynch's Javanese Gamelan music is also featured.

Dillon sits down with Dr. Jamie Clark to discuss her work as a UAF aracheologist who does research across the world and outside the Circumpolar North.

Dillon sits down with Kendrick to chat about anthropology and the world in general.

Kevin and Dillon sit down to discuss the New Year and what it might hold for them.