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Season 5

Being human is complicated. We require food and shelter. We have histories to contend with. We create rituals to control fate. We steal. We fight. We kill. We love. Join host Eshe Lewis, on our latest journey to explore what it means to be human through the lens of anthropology.

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Episode 1 • March 21, 5 min

Lessons from Human Cultures

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Produced by

House of Pod
SAPIENS

Funded by

The John Templeton Foundation

Hosted by

Eshe Lewis

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Episode 2 • March 28, 36 min

A Story of Icelandic Skulls

An anthropologist journeys to the Arctic Circle and finds a surprising story about the human remains that end up in museum collections.

Episode 3 • April 4, 33 min

I Do This for You, Mom

One day, a woman in Baltimore received a text message from her mother wishing her a happy holiday. But something didn’t feel quite right.

Episode 4 • April 11, 26 min

The Power of Criminal Prosecutors

“Criminal.” It’s a label that can follow someone around for much of their life. But how does a person become a criminal?

Episode 5 • April 18, 34 min

People of the Peppers

Meet Katherine Chiou, an archaeologist who conducts research in Mexico and Peru to search for clues about humanity’s spicy romance with hot chili peppers.

Episode 6 • April 25, 23 min

The Conversion of Julio Tiwiram

What is shamanic power? And how does it affect modern politics in Indigenous Amazonia? In this episode, we follow the life of a young Indigenous activist fighting for his ancestors’ land.

Episode 7 • May 2, 29 min

Aného’s Disappearing Coast

How do people adapt when the ground beneath their feet starts to wash away? All over the world, coastal communities are facing the same challenges: rising sea levels and vanishing coastlines.

Episode 8 • May 9, 27 min

Finding Mrs. Jackson

From your backyard to a hill by the ocean, you can come upon an archaeological find just about anywhere. But what happens when that object was a keepsake meant to stay in the ground?

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