The 2 Best A Story of Us Podcast Episodes
1) S3E1 - Identity in Death
What happens when someone dies? How do people mourn and how does it differ based on who the deceased was? This episode discusses mourning, burial practices, grave goods, and the importance of the iden...Show More
2) S4E4 - Interview with Dr. Steadman (Forensic Anthropology)
Do raccoons have a preference on what they scavenge? How does our environment and what we consume in our lifetime affect how we decompose? In this bonus episode, we talk with forensic anthropologist D...Show More
3) A Story of Us with John Gurche (Paleoartist)
In this episode of A Story of Us, Nagarathna Balakrishna chats with renowned paleoartist John Gurche (https://gurche.com/) as he candidly reflects on his early journey into reconstructing our ancestor...Show More
4) A Story of Us with Julia R. Frost (Archaeology)
In this episode, we sit down with Julia (frost6603@gmail.com), an undergraduate in the Anthropology Department at The Ohio State University, to talk all things archaeology, art, and ancient plants. Fr...Show More
5) A Story of Us with Dr. Habiba Chirchir (Biological Anthropology)
In this episode, Dr. Habiba Chirchir, a biological anthropologist, discusses her research on skeletal anatomy and behavior and its implications for understanding human evolution. She explores what it ...Show More
6) A Story of Us with Andrew Mitchell Cultural Anthropology
For our first episode of the year, our new host, Nagarathna Balakrishna, sits down with fellow PhD candidate and former podcast host, Andrew Mitchell (mitchell.13@osu.edu), to discuss his dissertation...Show More
7) A Story Of Us Katie Zejdlik October 1 2024
This episode Andrew Mitchel sits down with Associate Clinical Professor Dr. Katie Zejdlik. They discuss the joys of reading fiction as a way to decompress, Dr. Zejdlik's work on mortuary contexts in R...Show More
8) Ben Mertus A Story of Us September 30 2024
This episode Andrew Mitchel sits down with Ohio State PhD Candidate Ben Mertus. They discuss the article Beyond Wiindigo Infrastructure (https://grangehallpress.com/Enbridgeblog/wp-content/uploads/202...Show More
9) Butch Wright A Story of Us September 16 2024
This episode Andrew Mitchel sits down with Ohio State PhD Candidate Harold "Butch" Wright. They discuss readings on commensality (https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/commensality-from-everyday-food-to-feast...Show More
10) Madee Green A Story of Us September 10 2024
This episode Andrew Mitchel sits down with Ohio State PhD Candidate Madelyn (Madee) Green (green.1365@osu.edu). They discuss research on isolation in islands, Madee's fieldwork in Japan with prehistor...Show More