Best Eugene Weaver Podcasts (2024)

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Eugenics, Part 2 39:02

2y ago39:02

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In this episode we describe some of the early roots of eugenics and Erik describes his three-ingredient model for eugenics.By Speaking of Race

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A Deeper Sickness 36:59

2y ago36:59

36:59

In this episode we interview Erik Peterson about the book he recently released with fellow historian, Margaret Peacock, about the crazy pandemic year of 2020. Race features prominently throughout!Some resources:The website that accompanies the book: https://adhc.lib.ua.edu/pandemicbook/The book: https://www.amazon.com/Deeper-Sickness-Journal-Americ…

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Top 5 Scientific Racisms 27:23

2y ago27:23

27:23

In this episode we respond to a listener question about our top 5 examples of scientific racism. Unfortunately, in the five years of this podcast, we’ve only discussed two of these people/topics, so we’ve got a lot of work to do to get up to speed. The transcript includes references and resources for these topics: http://speakingofrace.ua.edu/uploa…

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Great is whose sin? 43:22

2+ y ago43:22

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At least since Stephen Jay Gould's 1981 classic Mismeasure of Man, Darwin has been characterized as a kindly anti-racist while Morton has been characterized as a founding father of scientific racism. We argue that the two men were much more alike in their views on both slavery and race.By Speaking of Race

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Episode 366: Stay Puft Pillows 1:30:18

2+ y ago1:30:18

1:30:18

Army of Thieves v Gaia on the roulette, and we chat Cowboy Bebop (2021), Red Notice, Tiger King 2, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, and much more!By Erik Marner and Eugene Weaver

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Racism Not Race 32:38

2+ y ago32:38

32:38

In this episode, we talk with evolutionary biologist Joe Graves and biological anthropologist Alan Goodman about their roles as thought leaders on public education around race, racism, and science (https://cup.columbia.edu/book/racism-not-race/9780231200660). They tell us about how they came to collaborate on their new book Racism not Race: Answers…

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Eugenics, part 1 44:40

2+ y ago44:40

44:40

Eugenics: the science and practice of promoting “good breeding” among humans. An early-20th-century movement so steeped in white supremacy that even some white people don’t count, much less people of color. Here we begin a series with more than you ever wanted to know about the sinister history of eugenics, including mass sterilization campaigns in…

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Episode 365: You Make Me Hate Christmas 1:25:48

2+ y ago1:25:48

1:25:48

The Harder They Fall v The Laughing Dead on the roulette, and we chat Old, Paranormal Activity 7: Next of Kin, Red Notice, Dune (2021), Titane, Knocking, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, and much more!By Erik Marner and Eugene Weaver

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Episode 364: Tubesocks 1:42:24

2+ y ago1:42:24

1:42:24

Onibaba v The Land Unknown on the roulette, we discuss our top ten comedies of all time, and chat Megan is Missing, No Retreat No Surrender, Nocturnal Animals, and much more!By Erik Marner and Eugene Weaver

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Episode 363: Hal and Steve Shoot at the T-Rex 1:32:44

2+ y ago1:32:44

1:32:44

Voyagers v Skull: The Movie on the roulette, and we chat V/H/S '94, My Son (2021), The Legend of Bruce Lee (2008), The Night House, The Many Saints of Newark, Step Brothers, Midnight Mass, Dune (2021), and much more!By Erik Marner and Eugene Weaver

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Episode 362: Love and Fantastic and Stellar and Deep 1:39:02

3y ago1:39:02

1:39:02

Bad Dreams v Riders of Justice on the roulette, our top ten movies with witches/warlocks, and we chat No Retreat No Surrender, River's Edge, No Time To Die, Halloween Kills, The Jinx, The Way Down, Kin, and much more!By Erik Marner and Eugene Weaver

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Episode 361: Stop Calling Me! 1:36:07

3y ago1:36:07

1:36:07

Sea Fever v Spell on the roulette, our top 10 home invasion movies, and we chat Adams Family 2, Seance (2021), The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst, Raised by Wolves, and much more!By Erik Marner and Eugene Weaver

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Race and Ancestry in Forensic Anthropology 32:53

3y ago32:53

32:53

The idea that race is a biological reality has hung on longest and strongest in the parts of biological anthropology that deal with skeletal remains. In this episode we talk with two forensic anthropologists, Sean Tallman and Allysha Winburn, about how typological notions of race and ancestry have changed over time in this segment of the discipline…

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Episode 360: A Conundrum of Feelings 1:36:23

3y ago1:36:23

1:36:23

The Deep Ones v Blood for Dracula on the roulette, and we chat Malignant, The Medium, Star Wars: Visions, What If?, Resurrection (1999), Black Widow, and much more!By Erik Marner and Eugene Weaver

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Episode 359: Born for Hell, It's Gonna Be Great, Car Cheese 1:32:23

3y ago1:32:23

1:32:23

Lovelace v 12 Hour Shift on the roulette, and we chat 9/11: One Day in America, Run Silent Run Deep, Behind You, Schumacher, Horizon Line, and much more!By Erik Marner and Eugene Weaver

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Episode 358: Cold Place in Hell 1:31:16

3y ago1:31:16

1:31:16

Nocturnal Animals v All That We Destroy on the roulette, and we chat The Green Knight, Ghost, Star Trek 1-4, Malignant, Open Water 2: Adrift, Fast Company, Kate, Carrion, Don't Breathe 2, Mail Order Murder, Lone Wolf and Cub 1-6, and much more!By Erik Marner and Eugene Weaver

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Episode 357: Some Mara 1:29:21

3y ago1:29:21

1:29:21

Raging Phoenix v My Super Psycho Sweet 16 on the roulette, we rabbit trail about live action Cowboy Bebop cast, Spider-Man: Far From Home trailer, and chat The Green Knight, Rupture, Crown Vic, Reminiscence, and much more!By Erik Marner and Eugene Weaver

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Episode 356: It's A Joint Effort 1:16:09

3y ago1:16:09

1:16:09

The Getaway (1972) v Alone on the roulette, and we chat Batman: The Long Halloween, Rogue One, Resevoir Dogs, Consenting Adults, What If...?, Mechanic 2: Resurrection, and much more!By Erik Marner and Eugene Weaver

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Firmin 43:03

3y ago43:03

43:03

Racial equality is a new idea, right? Wrong! Meet Anténor Firmin, renegade Haitian intellectual of the late 19th century. He traveled all over the world, duked it out with elite scientific racists, hung out with Frederick Douglass, even ran for president -- but was exiled. Twice. On this episode, we discuss the Haitian anthropologist whose work is …

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Episode 355: The Red Episode 1:24:57

3y ago1:24:57

1:24:57

The Star Chamber v Kandisha on the roulette, and we chat The Swarm, Val, Fear Street Trilogy, Yi Yi, The Suicide Squad, Beverly Hills Cop 1 and 2, Honest Thief, X-Men: First Class, and much more!By Erik Marner and Eugene Weaver

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Episode 354: ...So We Did It On Him... 1:33:14

3y ago1:33:14

1:33:14

Gunpowder Milkshake v A Classic Horror Story on the roulette, and we chat Black Widow, Jolt, Woodstock '99, Jungle Cruise, The Last Mercenary, Blood Red Sky, X-Men 3: The Last Stand, and much more!By Erik Marner and Eugene Weaver

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Episode 353: Provoking My Thoughts 1:27:07

3y ago1:27:07

1:27:07

The Russia House v Carnival of Souls on the roulette, and we chat Tinker Tailer Soldier Spy, The Forever Purge, No Sudden Move, Talladega Nights, Things Heard and Seen, X-Men, X-Men 2: X-Men United, G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation, Noah, and much more!By Erik Marner and Eugene Weaver

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Episode 352: Space C**k 1:39:53

3y ago1:39:53

1:39:53

The Big Chill v Horsehead on the roulette, and we chat War of the Roses, Loki: Season One, Fear Street Part One: 1994, Fear Street Part Two: 1978, Fear Street Part Three: 1666, The Ice Road, Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness, Mom and Dad, and much more!By Erik Marner and Eugene Weaver

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Episode 351: Moogany Fusks 1:35:01

3y ago1:35:01

1:35:01

The Revenger (1990) v Don't Listen on the roulette, we both bring a mystery top ten, and chat Till Death, The Tomorrow War, and much more!By Erik Marner and Eugene Weaver

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Episode 350: Breaking the 3rd Wall 1:32:56

3y ago1:32:56

1:32:56

Bloodline v The 13th Floor on the roulette, and we chat The Mummy (1999), Basic Instinct, The Resurrected, Batman: The Long Halloween: Part One, Crawlers, School Spirit, and much more!By Erik Marner and Eugene Weaver

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Episode 349: Labyrinth of Misery 1:31:59

3y ago1:31:59

1:31:59

Robin Hood and the Sorcerer v Tentacles on the roulette, and we chat Luca, Raya: The Last Dragon, Soul, Cradle 2 the Grave, The Rocketeer, Karate Warrior, Midnight Kiss, Hook, Culture Shock, New Year, New You, and much more!By Erik Marner and Eugene Weaver

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Skin Color, part 2 48:16

3y ago48:16

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In this episode we finish our discussion of skin color with genetic and evolutionary models proposed throughout the 20th and into the 21st century. Spoiler alert: It's complicated!Script and resources available here: http://speakingofrace.ua.edu/uploads/1/1/0/5/110557873/skin_color_-_2.pdfBy Speaking of Race

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Episode 348: Heroes DO Do That 1:19:34

3y ago1:19:34

1:19:34

Blade of the Immortal v The Skyhawk on the roulette, and we chat Love, Death + Robots 2, Caveat, Pilgrim, Castlevania: Season Four, Jupiter's Legacy: Season One, Breach, Donny's Bar Mitzvah, and much more!By Erik Marner and Eugene Weaver

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Episode 347: It's a Pee Pee Knife 1:36:04

3y ago1:36:04

1:36:04

Charley Varrick v Open 24 Hours on the roulette, and we chat The Conjuring 3, The Unholy, Uncut Gems, Nobody, Wrath of Man, Block Island Sound, Flying Guillotine 2, The Watch, Drunken Master 2, and much more!By Erik Marner and Eugene Weaver

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Episode 346: They Wanted To Sex Each Other 1:24:45

3y ago1:24:45

1:24:45

Torpedo: 235 v What Lies Below on the roulette, and we chat Mission: Impossible 2-6, Those Who Wish Me Dead, Greenland, Oxygen, Army of the Dead, The Bad Batch, The Woman in the Window, Fried Barry, and much more!By Erik Marner and Eugene Weaver

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History of Skin Color 59:06

3y ago59:06

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Skin color is probably THE key thing we think of when we think about race these days, but it wasn't always that way. In this episode, we ask: where and when did skin color become the trait most associated with race? There's so much to talk about that we don't quite make it up to the present day--stay tuned for a sequel where we discuss contemporary…

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Episode 345: The Clean and Jerk 1:16:06

3y ago1:16:06

1:16:06

Land of Doom v Psycho Gore Man on the roulette, we rabbit trail about the state of post pandemic cinema, movies that we changed our minds on, sportsball, and chat Cowboy Bebop, Love Death + Robots 2, Those Who Wish Me Dead, Moxie, Into the Grizzly Maze, Wrath of Man, Tucker and Dale vs Evil, and much more!…

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Episode 344: We'll Blame it on the Die 1:34:41

3y ago1:34:41

1:34:41

Stowaway v A Blade in the Dark on the roulette, and we chat Tom Clancy's Without Remorse, Mortal Kombat (2021), Mission: Impossible, and much more!By Erik Marner and Eugene Weaver

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Episode 343: Quitters Never Win and Winners Never Quit 1:34:25

3+ y ago1:34:25

1:34:25

Shadow in the Cloud v Stay Out of the F**king Attic on the roulette, and we chat Bloody Sunday, '71, Fright Night (2011), Mortal Kombat (2021), Violation, The Falcon and The Winter Soldier: Season One, Crimes of the Black Cat, The Men's Club, and much more!By Erik Marner and Eugene Weaver

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Episode 342: My Man Keanu 1:25:41

3+ y ago1:25:41

1:25:41

Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars v Panic Beats on the roulette, our Top 10 '90s Action Movies, and we chat The New Mutants, Jacob's Wife, and much more!By Erik Marner and Eugene Weaver

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Episode 341: I Ma'am 1:28:47

3+ y ago1:28:47

1:28:47

Kentucky Fried Movie v Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia on the roulette, and we chat The Final Countdown, The Last Blockbuster, Godzilla vs Kong, Blown Away, Game of Death (2017), The Hunt, and much more!By Erik Marner and Eugene Weaver

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Decolonizing 46:54

3+ y ago46:54

46:54

What does it mean to “decolonize” teaching and scholarship? Why would we want to do that? And how? We take on these questions and more in a panel discussion with social scientists and established scholars of race Lance Gravlee, John L. Jackson Jr., Stephanie McClure, and Yolanda Moses. Some Resources:Blum, Susan D., and Alfie Kohn, eds. (2020). Ung…

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Episode 340: Calm Down!! 1:20:13

3+ y ago1:20:13

1:20:13

Body Double v Shattered on the roulette, and we chat Versus, Flashpoint Paradox, Antebellum, and much more!By Erik Marner and Eugene Weaver

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Episode 339: Wolfgang Verbinski 1:20:44

3+ y ago1:20:44

1:20:44

Riot v Lucky on the roulette, we rabbit trail a bit about Wolfgang Peterson, and do a big breakdown on Zack Snyder's Justice League!By Erik Marner and Eugene Weaver

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Episode 338: Anti-Villain 1:37:08

3+ y ago1:37:08

1:37:08

The Guyver v Autopsy on the roulette, we breakdown our top 10 Gerard Butler movies, and chat Monster Hunter, Don't Look in the Basement, Goodbye Uncle Tom, and much more!By Erik Marner and Eugene Weaver

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Episode 337: Ben ******, We Love You 1:40:14

3+ y ago1:40:14

1:40:14

Python Wolf v 1BR on the roulette, we rabbit trail a bit about comic book movies and some comet movie, and chat Boss Level, WandaVision, Sator, The Mechanic (1972), and much more!By Erik Marner and Eugene Weaver

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Episode 336: Fred and Ginger Go and Do Something 1:32:30

3+ y ago1:32:30

1:32:30

New Jack City v Satan's Blood on the roulette, double bitch sesh!, and we chat Quigly Down Under, Murder in the Front Row, Saint Maud, Outside the Wire, Blade Runner, Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, and much more!By Erik Marner and Eugene Weaver

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Episode 335: See You Space Cowboy... 1:24:11

3+ y ago1:24:11

1:24:11

The Mission v It Came From Outer Space on the roulette, and we chat Cowboy Bebop, Synchronic, Avengers 2, 3, 4, Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, Willy's Wonderland, Outside the Wire, Earthquake, and much more!By Erik Marner and Eugene Weaver

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Karl Pearson and Geoffrey Morant 34:29

3+ y ago34:29

34:29

In this episode we interview historian of science Iris Clever about her research untangling the early 20th century entanglements of the biometricians, physical anthropology, and race. She pursues this topic through the exploration of work by the statistician and Galton protégé, Karl Pearson, and one of Pearson’s favorite students, Geoffrey Morant. …

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Episode 334: Shovelman The Frog 1:41:23

3+ y ago1:41:23

1:41:23

Reset v The Black Castle on the roulette, we rabbit trail about the state of comic book movies, and chat The Stand (2020), Space Sweepers, Willy's Wonderland, Forbidden Planet, Mr. Right, 30 Minutes or Less, The Big Gundown, Mulan (2020), The Taking of Pelham 123 (1974), and much more!By Erik Marner and Eugene Weaver

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Episode 333: Hi-Ya 1:30:56

3+ y ago1:30:56

1:30:56

Young Doctors In Love v Anything For Jackson on the roulette, we breakdown our top 10 of 2020, and chat Once Upon A Time In The West, The Take, and much more!By Erik Marner and Eugene Weaver

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Episode 332: iNomaly 1:40:31

3+ y ago1:40:31

1:40:31

The Midnight Sky v Luz: Flower of Evil on the roulette, we breakdown our top ten roulettes of 2020, and chat The Stand (2020), Shame, Wrong Turn (2021), and much more!By Erik Marner and Eugene Weaver

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Episode 331: Eugene Has an Erik Laugh 1:34:45

3+ y ago1:34:45

1:34:45

The Zero Theorem v Vicious Lips on the roulette, we breakdown the Scariest Horror Franchise Villains, and chat Hunter Hunter, Run (2020), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Bloodline, Night Stalker, WandaVision, and much more!By Erik Marner and Eugene Weaver

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Morton-Tiedemann-Gould 30:58

3+ y ago30:58

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In this episode we talk with Paul Wolff Mitchell, of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania, about the skull measurements of 19th century founding father of the American School of Anthropology, Samuel George Morton. Morton used his skull measurements to provide scientific support for polygenism (multiple origins of human r…

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Episode 330: Thicky 1:31:31

3+ y ago1:31:31

1:31:31

Dr. Strange (1978) v Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight, and we chat Motherless Brooklyn, Gemini Man, Shadow in the Clouds, The Descent, From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money, The Hobbit trilogy, Angry Red Planet, I, Robot, Seven in Heaven, and much more!By Erik Marner and Eugene Weaver

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