Best Women In Archaeology Podcasts (2024)

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WIA with PEARL: Pollen, Careers, and Archaeology, Oh My! 1:01:43

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Tune in while Kirsten, Chelsi, and Emily discuss cool projects, career paths in archaeology, and starting a business with Dr. Angela Perrotti of the Palynology and Environmental Research Lab. Angela goes deep with what palynology is, what we can learn from pollen in the archaeological record, and how she got the coolest job! She explores... Continu…

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30. My Dragons Know What You Did in the Dark (Light 'Em Up) 58:24

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Send us a text In this season's penultimate episode, Hannah takes us on one last journey through time and space on the backs of dragons. Did you know that there is more than one kind of alligator? Did you know the 793 AD Viking raid on Lindisfarne was foretold by dragons appearing in Northumbria? Did you know the Book of the Netherworld found in Tu…

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#125. Immigrant Workers Take on America's Largest Meatpacking Company 53:11

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Alice Driver is a writer from the Ozark Mountains in Arkansas. She is the author of More or Less Dead: Feminicide, Haunting, and the Ethics of Representation in Mexico, published in 2015, and the translator of Abecedario de Juárez, published in 2022. Her latest book, The Life and Death of the American Worker: The Immigrants Taking on America's Larg…

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Red Chidgey and Joanne Garde-Hansen, "Museums, Archives and Protest Memory" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024) 59:18

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In Museums, Archives and Protest Memory (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024), Red Chidgey and Joanne Garde-Hansen address the emergence of ‘protest memory’ as a powerful contemporary shaper of ideas and practices in culture, media and heritage domains. Directly focused on the role of museum and archive practitioners in protest memory curation, they make a co…

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29. One Day Women Will All Become Mermaids 1:04:52

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Send us a text This week, we learn all about the difference between sirens and mermaids, how Starbucks is pagan worship, Pliny the Elder's death in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, our favorite bones, and whether or not Christopher Columbus actually boinked a manatee. What a wild ride! Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski. Sou…

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#124. Hypochondria: A Personal Story and Historical Exploration 57:38

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Caroline Crampton is a writer and a podcaster, and the author of two books. The Way to the Sea, published in 2019, recounts the stories, literature, and history about the Thames Estuary in the U.K. Her second book, published in 2024 and the subject of today’s interview, is A Body Made of Glass: A Cultural History of Hypochondria. Crampton creates a…

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28. What's It Feel Like To Be A Ghost Ship 48:03

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Send us a text YARRR MATIES it's time to learn about the Flying Dutchman and the S.S. Ourang Medan! If you don't believe in fata morgana, then this is the episode for you. Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski. Sound design by Shannon Webster. Inspired by your mom's pillow talk. For further reading: https://r.mtdv.me/articles/…

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Elizabeth A. Wahler and Sarah C. Johnson, "Creating a Person-Centered Library: Best Practices for Supporting High-Needs Patrons (Bloomsbury, 2023) 1:00:23

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Creating a Person-Centered Library: Best Practices for Supporting High-Needs Patrons (Bloomsbury, 2023) provides a comprehensive overview of various services, programs, and collaborations to help libraries serve high-needs patrons as well as strategies for supporting staff working with these individuals. While public libraries are struggling to add…

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#123. Space Archaeology: Preserving Artifacts on the Moon 56:49

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Beth O’Leary is a Professor Emerita at New Mexico State University, whose areas of interest include both cultural anthropology and archaeology. She is one of the creators and experts in Space Archaeology and Heritage, investigating the heritage status of the Apollo 11 Tranquility Base site on the Moon. In 2010, she and colleagues successfully nomin…

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#122. The Life, Times, and Philosophy of Baruch Spinoza, a Founding Thinker of the Enlightenment 53:40

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Ian Buruma is a Professor of Human Rights and Journalism at Bard College. Originally from the Netherlands, he is a prolific writer with broad interests, including Japanese and Chinese culture and history, organized religion and religious intolerance, and intellectual and political freedom or lack thereof. He has been a regular contributor to the Ne…

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27. Baby, You Wouldn't Last A Minute On The Kraken 40:50

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Send us a text Is it a giant crab? Is it a squid? Is it in an island whale? No, it's just the Kraken. Or... maybe it is a squid after all? Tune in to find out! Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski. Sound design by Shannon Webster. Inspired by your mom's pillow talk. For further reading: https://www.livescience.com/terrifying-…

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#121. Doing Philosophy with Children 55:16

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This interview is dedicated to Samantha Keleher Bursum, who died on March 1 of 2024 in a car accident at the age of 14. She participated in this interview, at age 11, with her mother, Lori Keleher, who is a philosophy professor at New Mexico State University. Together they share the joys and benefits of philosophical conversations with children, st…

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26. La Llorona's Thirst for Revenge is Unquenchable 50:29

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Send us a text Ever wandered the streets alone, saw a woman dressed all in white crying about trying to find her kids? Well, do we have some news for you! We discuss themes surrounding women in storytelling and how La Llorona's story has contributed to modern Chicana feminism. Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski. Sound desig…

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#120. A Muslim Scholar, Who Converted to Islam, Promotes Interfaith Dialogue 59:42

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Celene Ibrahim is a multidisciplinary scholar specializing in Islamic intellectual history, gender studies, and ethics. Her 2020 monograph, Women and Gender in the Qur'an, won the Association of Middle East Women's Studies Book Award and was featured by the American Academy of Religion for Women's History Month. Ibrahim is also the author of Islam …

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#119. A History of American Inequality. 58:59

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Jamie Bronstein has been a history professor at New Mexico State University since 1996. She is the author of six books about American and British History: Land Reform and Working-Class Experience in Britain and the United States, 1800-1862 (published in 1999); Caught in the Machinery: Workplace Accidents and Injured Workers in 19th-century Britain …

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#118. Unjust Inequities in Bankruptcy Law 56:02

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Melissa Jacoby is a law professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she teaches commercial and bankruptcy law. Melissa is a frequent commentator in the news media and has spoken with thousands of people about debt, lending, commercial law, and bankruptcy. In 2021 the Chief Justice of the United States, John Roberts, appointe…

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Dora Osborne, "What Remains: The Post-Holocaust Archive in German Memory Culture" (Camden House, 2020) 1:02:29

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With the passing of those who witnessed National Socialism and the Holocaust, the archive matters as never before. However, the material that remains for the work of remembering and commemorating this period of history is determined by both the bureaucratic excesses of the Nazi regime and the attempt to eradicate its victims without trace. Dora Osb…

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25. Bloody Mary, Count Me In 1:01:33

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Send us a text Is that Bloody Mary in the mirror or are you just happy to see us? Tune in this week as we talk about the many origin theories of Bloody Mary and how girls just wanna have fun, and by "fun" we mean "summon supernatural creatures at sleepovers." Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski. Sound design by Shannon Webst…

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#117. A Cause Fraught with Peril: Exposing Abusive Medical Research 52:28

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Carl Elliott is a philosophy professor at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis and a recipient of the Erikson Institute Prize for Excellence in Mental Health Media. His work focuses on the influence of market forces on medicine, the ethics of enhancement technologies, research ethics, the philosophy of psychiatry, and the work of Ludwig Wittg…

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The Art of Nature (Unst, Shetland) - A Social Club Preview 19:55

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How far north can you go in Scotland? In today's episode, I'm sharing with you a bonus story that I produced for my Patreon community, the Wild for Scotland Social Club, back in season 1! 'The Art of Nature' is a short story about my first trip to Unst, the northernmost island in Shetland (and thereby in Scotland as well as the entire UK). We're vi…

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24. Tell That Lich He Just Made My List of Things to Do Today 47:37

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Send us a text Dungeons & Dragons is a huge part of Georgia and Hannah's lives, so it only makes sense for them to talk about one of the more well-known big baddies, the Lich. We just love to talk about undead things. Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski. Sound design by Shannon Webster. Inspired by your mom's pillow talk. Fo…

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#116. What is the Universe Made of and What is its Destiny? 59:04

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Harry Cliff is a particle physicist at the University of Cambridge. He is a member of an international team of around 1400 physicists, engineers and computer scientists who use the CERN particle accelerator in search of answers to some of the biggest questions in modern physics, such as the nature of dark matter and why the universe is made of matt…

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#115. Women and War 56:30

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David Jacobson, Professor of Sociology at the University of South Florida. Today's interview, focuses on his book, Of Virgins and Martyrs: Women and Sexuality in Global Conflict. Published in 2013, the book explores the interplay among cultural, political, economic, and historical forces that shape gender relations and violence, individualistic vs.…

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23. Bluebeard Is A Reasonable Man 48:19

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Send us a text Who's that knocking at your ears? It's Bluebeard! Tune in this week to hear all about Charles Perrault's fairytale, as well as a couple of characters referred to as "real life" Bluebeards - most notably Gilles de Rais (though we suspect another Elizabeth Bathory slander situtation is afoot). Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams an…

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The Ancient Child Who's Changing Archaeology 37:08

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Can museums and archaeology harm the dead? An Indigenous archaeologist from Brazil challenges traditional approaches to studying human bones. Her work reveals how standard practices—such as assigning catalog numbers to ancient bodies—are violent and biased. As she encounters the remains of a 700-year-old child in a university museum, their stories …

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Özge Çelikaslan, "Archiving the Commons: Looking Through the Lens of bak.ma" (DPR Barcelona, 2024) 39:43

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“Stories of archives are always stories of phantoms, of the death or disappearance or erasure of something, the preservation of what remains, and its possible reappearance—feared by some, desired by others,” writes Thomas Keenan. Archiving the Commons: Looking Through the Lens of bak.ma (DPR Barcelona, June 2024) is about those stories and much mor…

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22. My Kitsune Can Dance 40:15

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Send us a text Bonus double episode! Remember when Hannah mentioned the Kitsune in Episode 10? Listen for more info about how fox spirits may have originated in Japanese folklore, a few different kinds of Kitsune, and of course Hannah talks VERY briefly about Naruto. Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski. Sound design by Shann…

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21. The Ballad of Screaming Skulls 49:39

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Send us a text Remember when Georgia mentioned screaming skulls super early on? Well tune in to hear her dive into some of those legends, as well as some other silly stories they've inspired. You also get to hear about our depression and our stims. Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski. Sound design by Shannon Webster. Inspire…

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Comics As a Medium for Women’s Rights 29:49

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As a form of popular culture, comics have provided humor, action, and entertainment to readers of all ages and across generations. But comics also intertwine art and humor to creatively make political statements, challenge media censorship, and address controversial issues of the times. This podcast episode focuses on how comics can be tools for so…

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20. Our Ghost Made Us Change the Name of This Song So We Wouldn't Get Haunted 55:23

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Send us a text The discussion about ghosts and hauntings has finally arrived! Tune in as Georgia and Hannah talk about their experiences with ghosts and what their heaven would look like. Created and co-hosted by Georgia Abrams and Hannah Rucinski. Sound design by Shannon Webster. Inspired by your mom's pillow talk. For further reading: https://www…

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Announcement Time - Mythmatical! 5:54

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Send us a text Announce in progress - just a little message from us to apologize for the delays and getting off schedule. We miss you! Support the showBy Georgia & Hannah

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#114. Real World Harms Created by Advances in Artificial Intelligence 56:23

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Madhumita Murgia is a writer specializing in artificial intelligence and its impact on society. She was the artificial intelligence editor for Wired magazine and in February 2023 was appointed as the first A.I. Editor of the London-based Financial Times. Her recent book, Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of A.I., was shortlisted for the 2024 Wom…

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Smartphones Are Bicycles For Our Minds 26:16

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Where is your smartphone right now? If you’re like most smartphone users in the United States, it’s probably within a few feet of your reach, if not sitting in your hand. In the last 15 years, smartphones have quickly, seamlessly, and profoundly been embedded in the daily lives of most Americans. There are now few, if any, domains of modern life th…

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When Scientists Take to the Streets 29:12

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María Pía Tavella is an Argentine biological anthropologist and science writer. In conversation with host Eshe Lewis, María shares a snapshot of the multiple hurdles the scientific community is facing in Argentina and reflects on the role of science communication. How is scientific research related to our daily lives? In what ways are science contr…

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#113. A Renaissance Man Reflects on the Creative Process and the Honing of Artistic Skills 56:21

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Las Cruces’s very own renaissance man, Bob Diven -- an accomplished painter, sculptor, set designer, actor, playwright, composer, actor, satirist, cartoonist, singer-songwriter, folk guitarist; columnist, and more -- reflects on the creative process and the development of artistic skills. Recorded 2/13/21.…

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#112. Reclaiming the Vietnamese Heritage Her Refugee Father Never Shared 54:11

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Vietnamese-American Christina Vo is the author of two memoirs. The first, entitled The Veil Between Two Worlds: A Memoir of Silence, Loss, and Finding Home, was published in 2023. Our interview will focus on her second book, published this past April, entitled, My Vietnam, Your Vietnam: A Father Flees. A Daughter Returns. A Dual Memoir. This book c…

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#111. The National Park Service, Its Mission, and How it was Co-opted by the South to Celebrate the Confederacy 55:25

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Dwight Pitcaithley, the former Chief Historian of the National Park Service, discusses NPS's history and its three-fold mission of preservation, research, and education, with the last segment focusing on the controversies surrounding Civil War monuments. Recorded 2/10/21.By Stuart Kelter

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A Dam’s Downstream Consequences 26:25

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Discussions about the impacts of dams around the world are often focused on the displacement of communities due to the creation of reservoirs and the submergence of towns and cities. What happens when a dam affects more people downstream than it displaces upstream? How does a dam impact humans living downstream? In this episode, Parag Jyoti Saikia …

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19. It Was Fear Of Ghosts That Made Me Odd 46:45

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Send us a text Better late than never, our discussion of ghosts continues with Georgia bringing you different types of hauntings. From residual hauntings, intelligent hauntings, haunted objects, and poltergeists, we cover a wide array. And what does father of computing Charles Babbage have to do with ghosts? Tune in to find out! Created and co-host…

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Repost – ‘Archaeology: Cool Women Who Dig’ Book Review

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This episode was originally posted on August 20, 2017. The hosts discuss the wonderful children’s book “Archaeology: Cool Women Who Dig” by Anita Yasuda. It’s a book intended for children ages 9 through 12 and focuses on three dynamic women who are working in archaeology around the world. Check it out! The post Repost – ‘Archaeology: Cool Women Who…

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