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SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human, the magazine's podcast, speaks with anthropologists from around the globe to help us uncover what makes us human.
SEASON 5
A mysterious image of a person facing one way and a band of cloth covering their face and pulling them in the other direction.
S5 E7 | 27 min | 9 May 2023
Finding Mrs. Jackson
An image of a coastline, where land meets sea, seen from high above.
S5 E6 | 29 min | 2 May 2023
Aného’s Disappearing Coast
A layered image of a rain forest with a church bell and bowl.
S5 E5 | 23 min | 25 Apr 2023
The Conversion of Julio Tiwiram
A layered image of chili peppers drying in the sun with a bearded man looking at them.
S5 E4 | 34 min | 18 Apr 2023
People of the Peppers
In a prison, a man has his arms up on the bars with his back to the camera.
S5 E3 | 26 min | 11 Apr 2023
The Power of Criminal Prosecutors
A layered image of a Black woman set against a city landscape.
S5 E2 | 33 min | 4 Apr 2023
I Do This for You, Mom
An abstract image of ice cracking with drawings of skulls beneath it.
S5 E1 | 36 min | 28 Mar 2023
A Story of Icelandic Skulls
A person in near silhouette stands in front on an ocean landscape with wind chime objects hanging down, all tinted orange.
S5 TRAILER | 5 min | 21 Mar 2023
SAPIENS Podcast Season 5 Trailer
SEASON 4: OUR PAST IS OUR FUTURE
A person walks on a desolate street in the open plains, with the street having two arrows pointing the direction the person is not walking towards.
S4 E7 | 44 min | 13 Apr 2022
Repatriation Is Our Future
The tip of a burning match.
S4 E6 | 37 min | 30 Mar 2022
Slavery, Sustenance, and Resistance
A forest in dark greens and blues shrouded in mist.
S4 E5 | 33 min | 16 Mar 2022
More Than a Mountain
The National Museum of African American History and Culture Museum's iron-lattice facade lit up at night.
S4 E4 | 35 min | 2 Mar 2022
Curating as Caretaking
Two people who dark skin hold each others' hands.
S4 E3 | 25 min | 16 Feb 2022
At the Heart of It All
A Black scuba diver can be seen just above the water line.
S4 E2 | 27 min | 1 Feb 2022
Redrawing the Boundaries
A woman with long black hair, turquoise necklace, and colorful skirt poses for a photograph in front of a plain building.
S4 E1 | 22 min | 20 Jan 2022
Guided by the Past
SEASON 3: GOING VIRAL
An Asian woman works at a microscope in a lab.
S3 E10 | 22 min | 8 Dec 2020
A Startling Link Between Neanderthals and COVID-19
A bright yellow flower finds life in a desert landscape.
S3 E9 | 27 min | 23 Nov 2020
Moments of Resilience Amid a Pandemic
A ghostly hand and face press against a sheer fabric.
S3 E8 | 26 min | 12 Nov 2020
Is the Pandemic Slowing Down Love?
In black and white, a round loaf of bread is designed with eight sections, seen from above.
S3 E7 | 27 min | 27 Oct 2020
When at Home, Bake as the Romans Baked
Two hands in medical gloves prepare a shot, with a needle and vial.
S3 E6 | 24 min | 14 Oct 2020
A Vaccine Will Not Be Enough
Against a green background, a hand holds up a mirror that shows a bright orange sunset.
S3 E5 | 34 min | 2 Jul 2020
The Problem With Abstract Threats
A reflection in a bus window, a Black person wears a surgical mask.
S3 E4 | 35 min | 18 Jun 2020
What Pandemics Leave Behind
People assemble at a protest holding signs and hands raised, including one in focus that has a print of black fist.
S3 E3 | 24 min | 12 Jun 2020
Police Violence and the Pandemic
A stark white mountain landscape, with jagged peaks covered in snow.
S3 E2 | 16 min | 29 May 2020
Could the Coronavirus Pandemic Be Good for the Environment?
A blood red sun glows behind thin clouds and the treeline.
S3 E1 | 29 min | 19 May 2020
Preppers and the Pandemic
SEASON 2
Orange flags are held by women all lined up in a row.
S2 E10 | 26 min | 3 Dec 2019
What Does It Mean to be Human? Your Questions, Answered
A mirror fragment set in a garden with a person holding folders.
S2 E9 | 34 min | 19 Nov 2019
Does Generosity Come Naturally?
In a stark white room, hidden mostly by a curtain, a person gives another a shot in the arm.
S2 E8 | 26 min | 5 Nov 2019
How Belonging Shapes the Vaccination Crisis
A close up of a white hand playing guitar.
S2 E7 | 35 min | 22 Oct 2019
The Deep Roots of Navajo Country Music
A close up of stadium seating, with all the seats in a uniform gray color and one seat in a bright red.
S2 E6 | 30 min | 8 Oct 2019
Are Colors Universal?
A khipu with multicolored thin, twisted strings is laid out on a table.
S2 E5 | 34 min | 24 Sep 2019
Stringing Together an Ancient Empire’s Stories
A red, blurry human face set against a black backdrop.
S2 E4 | 23 min | 10 Sep 2019
Do You Dream What I Dream?
A home pregnancy test lies in shadows.
S2 E3 | 25 min | 27 Aug 2019
What to Expect When You’re Not Expecting Down Syndrome
A close up of a whole, glossy tooth set on a white table.
S2 E2 | 28 min | 13 Aug 2019
Where Have All the Denisovans Gone?
A pile of insects with a hand reaching down to grab them.
S2 E1 | 27 min | 30 Jul 2019
Eating Insects and the Yuck Factor
SEASON 1
A glass of steaming tea sits on a marble table.
S1 E10 | 32 min | 18 Dec 2018
Being Afghan in America: In the Field With Morwari Zafar
A pile of quinoa sits next to a woman in a multi-colored blanket.
S1 E9 | 31 min | 4 Dec 2018
What’s the Cost of Quinoa?
Ghostly figures can barely be seen before a twilight blue and black landscape.
S1 E8 | 30 min | 20 Nov 2018
How to Care for the Dead
A middle aged white man in glasses is before a thin microphone speaking.
S1 BONUS | 78 min | 14 Nov 2018
BONUS: What Carl Zimmer Learned About DNA, Identity, and Heredity
An astronaut floats in space on a spacewalk holding various equipment.
S1 E7 | 33 min | 6 Nov 2018
Is Space a Human Place?
A football player is leaping in the air about to catch a football, during a night game.
S1 E6 | 27 min | 23 Oct 2018
Power Players: U.S. Football and French Rugby
An abandoned industrial space with a dirty floor, broken windows, and a ladder.
S1 E5 | 29 min | 9 Oct 2018
Closer to Home
A recreated mastodon is seen in profile in front of a blue wall.
S1 E4 | 30 min | 25 Sep 2018
The Mastodon in the Room
A bright orange sun is next to a skyscraper's glass facade.
S1 E3 | 35 min | 12 Sep 2018
Prepping for TEOTWAWKI
A robot sits with crossed legs with various wires extending from its back, attached to a large hovering brown disk.
S1 E2 | 31 min | 28 Aug 2018
Is Robot Empathy a Trap?
A blue glove holds a petrie dish.
S1 E1 | 39 min | 14 Aug 2018
Is Your DNA You?
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