In this podcast, Professor Burlingame recommends one classic book -- Deborah Tannen's You Just Don't Understand - to those intrepid souls who are searching for an opportunity to read and learn from anthropology. The insights into language, culture and gender that you can gain from this book, and the life skills you can learn from them, can support …

In this the first podcast episode in the Tales From Anthropology series, Professor Burlingame discusses the seemingly contradictory ways that the science of anthropology looks at the subject of human cannibalism. This podcast is a must for anyone looking for inspiration to better recognize the complexities of their own humanity. (11 minutes and 42 …

In this first podcast episode of Season 5 (originally aired on May 31, 2023), Professor Burlingame takes you on a journey to understand cancel culture in a holistic fashion through an anthropology lens. You'll find out if cancel culture is really just bullying, if it's a good thing and if it has the possibility to bring about positive cultural chan…

In this the third podcast episode in the Tales From Anthropology series, and the final episode of Season 5, Professor Burlingame tells the fascinating and colorful story of Piltdown Man, an infamous scientific discovery of a would-be human ancestor that wasn't all that it seemed. This podcast episode is a must for anyone interested in how knowledge…