Fri, 06 Mar 2026 07:58:14 -0500 http://www.theanonymousanthropologist.com en-us c.2012 The Anonymous Anthropologist yes bf04f175-69ad-5ff1-b9aa-a03e1b08981b The Anonymous Anthropologist episodic no Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) anthropology,evolution,science,and,religion,social,science,sociology,politics,culture,education https://storage.buzzsprout.com/x2ujz47lmqkcw16vfic6q9wihed1?.jpg http://www.theanonymousanthropologist.com I'm a lefty, liberal, secular, progressive anthropologist who teaches in a conservative place. The blog and podcast are my sanity. Follow me on Twitter @AnonymousAnthro or read the blog at theanonymousanthropologist.com. . . because I have to say SOMETHING.theanonymousanthropologist@gmail.comThe Anonymous Anthropologist The Anonymous Anthropologist Podcast 18: The Truth about Islam The Anonymous Anthropologist 332316 Wed, 09 Dec 2015 00:00:00 -0500 1866 Islam, Muslim, ISIS, hajib, veil, religious extremism, fundamentalism, Donald Trump full false theanonymousanthropologist@gmail.com (The Anonymous Anthropologist) The Anonymous Anthropologist Podcast: Episode 17 The Anonymous Anthropologist 319313 Tue, 27 Oct 2015 00:00:00 -0400 1966 gender, trans, transgender, transsexual, FTM, female to male, anthropology, culture, identity, hormones, psychology full false theanonymousanthropologist@gmail.com (The Anonymous Anthropologist)A Transgender FAQ for Non-Trans People, wherein I answer the first four questions that people tend to ask when you tell them you are transgender - including the one about "the surgery." The Anonymous Anthropologist Podcast: Episode 16 The Anonymous Anthropologist 317226 Mon, 19 Oct 2015 00:00:00 -0400 2010 anthropology, anthropologist, FTM, professor, transgender, transman, transsexual, coming out, gender, identity, berdache, two spirit, gender identity, trans, full false theanonymousanthropologist@gmail.com (The Anonymous Anthropologist)Podcast 16 - The Transgender Anthropologist. In which, at the age of 49, I come out as transgender and explain a bit about what that means. The Anonymous Anthropologist Podcast: Episode 15 The Anonymous Anthropologist http://www.buzzsprout.com/7469/80398-the-anonymous-anthropologist-podcast-episode-15.mp3 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0500 2118 government, sequester, cultural materialism, Grover Norquist, democracy, capitalism, divine king, tribe, chiefdom, state, political anthropology, entitlements, direct entitlement, indirect entitlement, archaeology, prehistory full false theanonymousanthropologist@gmail.com (The Anonymous Anthropologist)What is government for? This episode looks at the role of government from an anthropological perspective, across cultures and throughout time. Needless to say, it's to DO STUFF. The Anonymous Anthropologist Podcast: Episode 14 The Anonymous Anthropologist http://www.buzzsprout.com/7469/76702-the-anonymous-anthropologist-podcast-episode-14.mp3 Sat, 09 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500 1819 culture, language, food sharing, primates, chimpanzee, humanity, diversity, cooking, raw food diet, Homo sapiens, Homo erectus full false theanonymousanthropologist@gmail.com (The Anonymous Anthropologist)What is Culture? While central to the definition of humanity, “culture” itself is notoriously difficult to define. Inspired by a listener question, this podcast covers the rationale for its application to humans alone among all animals. The Anonymous Anthropologist Podcast: Episode 13 The Anonymous Anthropologist http://www.buzzsprout.com/7469/73941-the-anonymous-anthropologist-podcast-episode-13.mp3 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500 1998 DNA, Mendelian, genetics, dominant and recessive, race, brown eyes and blue eyes, polygenic, inheritance of traits, genetic inheritance full false theanonymousanthropologist@gmail.com (The Anonymous Anthropologist)DNA and the Inheritance of Traits. In this episode, I lay the groundwork for later discussions about "race," sexuality, and a whole host of other topics by explaining the basics of genetic inheritance. In other words, I tell you why your science teacher was wrong when he told you that brown eyes are dominant and blue eyes are recessive. The Anonymous Anthropologist Podcast: Episode 12 The Anonymous Anthropologist http://www.buzzsprout.com/7469/72152-the-anonymous-anthropologist-podcast-episode-12.mp3 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500 1953 homosexuality, sexual inversion, Havelock Ellis, Krafft-Ebing, Radclyffe Hall, Well of Loneliness, bisexuality, gay, lesbian, LGBTQ, GLBTQ, capitalism, industrial revolution, history of psychology, sexology full false theanonymousanthropologist@gmail.com (The Anonymous Anthropologist)Homosexuality Isn't a Choice, It's an Option! This episode explains the origin of the term "homosexual" and attempts to place it in historical and cultural context. As it discusses sex and sexuality, it is not safe for work (NSFW) and not appropriate for children. The Anonymous Anthropologist Podcast: Episode 11 The Anonymous Anthropologist http://www.buzzsprout.com/7469/70178-the-anonymous-anthropologist-podcast-episode-11.mp3 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 2037 Sandy Hook Elementary School, school shooting, gun control, massacre, gun rights, 1st amendment, right to bear arms, American Revolution, military history, draft, selective service, teachers full false theanonymousanthropologist@gmail.com (The Anonymous Anthropologist)Guns. In the wake of the Connecticut school shooting on December 14, 2012, it was impossible to talk about anything else. Why do Americans love their guns so much? And why do they shoot them in schools? The Anonymous Anthropologist Podcast: Episode 10 The Anonymous Anthropologist http://www.buzzsprout.com/7469/69145-the-anonymous-anthropologist-podcast-episode-10.mp3 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 2144 gender, transgender, berdache, two-spirit, division of labor, cultural materialism, Margaret Mead, Kate Bornstein, third gender, structuralism, Claude Levi-Strauss, binary oppositions, George Devereaux, Mojave, alyha, hwame, homosexuality, Native American full false theanonymousanthropologist@gmail.com (The Anonymous Anthropologist)Why gender? While sex is determined by biology, gender is constructed by culture and differs, as such, from place to place. Why then do we have it in the first place? The Anonymous Anthropologist Podcast: Episode 09 The Anonymous Anthropologist http://www.buzzsprout.com/7469/68201-the-anonymous-anthropologist-podcast-episode-09.mp3 Sun, 02 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 1605 Klinefelter syndrome, Turner syndrome, trisomy, monosomy, nondisjunction, XXY syndrome, XYY syndrome, chromosomes full false theanonymousanthropologist@gmail.com (The Anonymous Anthropologist)Let’s Talk About Intersex, part two. Picking up where the previous podcast left off, this episode discusses the effects of having one too many or one too few sex chromosomes. The Anonymous Anthropologist Podcast: Episode 08 The Anonymous Anthropologist http://www.buzzsprout.com/7469/67042-the-anonymous-anthropologist-podcast-episode-08.mp3 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 1964 Herculine Barbin, intersex, ISNA, hermaphrodite, XY female, XX male, androgen insensitivity syndrome, AIS, CAIS, PAIS, masculinization, sex determination, fetal development full false theanonymousanthropologist@gmail.com (The Anonymous Anthropologist)Let's Talk About Intersex, part one. This episode explains how the human fetus becomes male or female or, more often than you might think, someone somewhere on the margin between the two. The Anonymous Anthropologist Podcast: Episode 07 The Anonymous Anthropologist http://www.buzzsprout.com/7469/66127-the-anonymous-anthropologist-podcast-episode-07.mp3 Mon, 12 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500 1391 extreme weather, hurricane, Sandy, Katrina, Rockaway, Breezy Point, New Orleans, climate change, Maya, Anasazi, Ancestral Pueblo, global warming, collapse, civilization, archaeology, risk, flooding, Mississippi, infrastructure, urban planning, drought full false theanonymousanthropologist@gmail.com (The Anonymous Anthropologist)Let's Talk About the Weather. This episode is posted in tribute to the victims of hurricanes Sandy and Katrina, and all those who are dealing with extreme weather events throughout the US. The Anonymous Anthropologist Podcast: Episode 06 The Anonymous Anthropologist http://www.buzzsprout.com/7469/64962-the-anonymous-anthropologist-podcast-episode-06.mp3 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0400 2137 Mormon, ex-Mormon, COJCOLDS, Jesus Christ, Jews, Joseph Smith, Latter Day Saints, Native Americans, Mitt Romney, bleeding the beast full false theanonymousanthropologist@gmail.com (The Anonymous Anthropologist)The ExMo Files, part two. This episode completes the interview I did with an ex-Mormon friend and his wife. We discuss the political and missionary activities of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, as well as the impact that Mitt Romney's faith might have on his performance as President. The Anonymous Anthropologist Podcast: Episode 05 The Anonymous Anthropologist http://www.buzzsprout.com/7469/64406-the-anonymous-anthropologist-podcast-episode-05.mp3 Sun, 28 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400 1746 ExMo, Mormon, ex-Mormon, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, COJCOLDS, cult, Joseph Smith, Moroni, Book of Mormon, Mormon theology full false theanonymousanthropologist@gmail.com (The Anonymous Anthropologist)The ExMo Files, part one: This episode showcases the first half of an interview I did with an ex-Mormon friend of mine and his wife. They define the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints as a cult, then go on to explain the origin of the Book of Mormon and a good deal of Mormon theology. The Anonymous Anthropologist Podcast: Episode 04 The Anonymous Anthropologist http://www.buzzsprout.com/7469/63905-the-anonymous-anthropologist-podcast-episode-04.mp3 Tue, 23 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400 1501 Ayn Rand, Paul Ryan, Ron Paul, Rand Paul, libertarian, objectivism, social Darwinism, survival of the fittest, evolution, cultural evolution, Herbert Spencer, William Graham Sumner, Gilded Age full false theanonymousanthropologist@gmail.com (The Anonymous Anthropologist)This episode tackles the mistaken notion of "survival of the fittest" and its relationship to Social Darwinism, which eventually winds its way toward Ayn Rand and today's libertarian GOP. The Anonymous Anthropologist Podcast: Episode 03 The Anonymous Anthropologist http://www.buzzsprout.com/7469/62574-the-anonymous-anthropologist-podcast-episode-03.mp3 Thu, 11 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400 1743 Charles Darwin, evolution, natural selection full false theanonymousanthropologist@gmail.com (The Anonymous Anthropologist)Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection was no surprise to scientists of the day; many of them were men of faith who saw evolution as divine action. It is, however, wildly inaccurate to sum it all up as “survival of the fittest,” despite the fact that so many professionals do. The Anonymous Anthropologist Podcast: Episode 02 The Anonymous Anthropologist http://www.buzzsprout.com/7469/61218-the-anonymous-anthropologist-podcast-episode-02.mp3 Sat, 29 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400 1847 birth control, abortion, pro-choice, anti-abortion, pro-life, population control, demographic transition, women’s rights, civil rights, industrialism, family size, single mothers, paternal responsibility, child support full false theanonymousanthropologist@gmail.com (The Anonymous Anthropologist)A look at birth control and abortion. Pro-choice or pro-life, a must-listen for all young women! The Anonymous Anthropologist Podcast: Episode 01 The Anonymous Anthropologist http://www.buzzsprout.com/7469/60004-the-anonymous-anthropologist-podcast-episode-01.mp3 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400 1766 science and religion, evolution, religions of the book, oral religion, multiple truths, anthropology, culture, politics, community college full false theanonymousanthropologist@gmail.com (The Anonymous Anthropologist)In the inaugural episode of the podcast, I explain its purpose and perspective.