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Transform Your Life by Asking Better Questions

Deconstructing Masculinity with Ruth Whippman.

From Automation to Revolution: Exploring the Future of Conversational AI

Navigating the Labyrinth of Perception: Wisdom, Language, and Post-Trauma Growth

Understanding Tribal Signals: A Conversation with an Evolutionary Anthropologist

They're not Binging TV, they're Feasting: Rethinking Media, Honor and American Culture with Grant McCracken

On Finding Awe and Being a Human in the Cosmos with Sasha Sagan

Build Better Worlds: Anthropology for Game Design, Film and Writing

Cyberpsychology: How Life Online Shapes our Minds and What We Can Do About It w Julie Ancis

Are Emojis and Hieroglyphs Universal Language?

Happiness and the Good Life According to the Aztecs w/ Dr. Ryan Collins

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Dec. 2, 2024

Stop Chasing Success—Find Fulfillment Instead

Have you ever felt successful on the outside but empty on the inside? In this episode of This Anthro Life, host Adam Gamwell speaks with Dr. Nethra Samarawickrema about the struggles of modern work-life, the tension between …

Nov. 27, 2024

Urban Visionary: We Need to Redesign Our Cities

How do our physical spaces shape the way we live, connect, and thrive? In this episode of This Anthro Life, we delve into how design and the built environment impact today’s biggest challenges—climate change and social divis…

Nov. 25, 2024

4th Generation Farmer: 45,000 Farms Vanish Every Year, But We Can Change That

How are America’s family farms disappearing at such a rapid rate, and what does this mean for the future of our food, families, and rural identity? In this episode of This Anthro Life, Adam Gamwell sits down with Brian Reisi…

Nov. 19, 2024

Transform Your Life by Asking Better Questions

Have you ever thought about the power of questions in shaping your relationships? In this episode of This Anthro Life, we explore how Emmy-winning filmmaker Topaz Adizes uses questions to create connection, trust, and clarit…

Nov. 11, 2024

Stop Chasing Goals – Do THIS Instead

Hey everyone! In this episode of This Anthro Life, I’m thrilled to sit down with Dr. Anne-Laure Le Cunff, neuroscientist, founder of Nest Labs, and author of Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World.

Oct. 7, 2024

Design for the Future: Ethics, Evolution, and Anthropology with Michael Leube

In this episode of This Anthro Life, host Adam Gamwell talks with anthropologist and design educator Michael Leube about how design, ethics, and anthropology intersect to shape the future of human behavior and culture.

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About the Host

Dr. Adam Gamwell

host, creator & producer

Dr. Adam Gamwell is an award-winning storyteller who makes anthropology matter in the modern world. As a cultural anthropologist, media creator, and founder of innovation storytelling consultancy Anthrocurious, he transforms human insights into stories that drive change. When he's not hosting This Anthro Life, Adam helps Fortune 1000 companies and startups harness the power of anthropological thinking through co-creating knowledge-sharing tools that leverage AI to amplify human expertise, culture and community interaction. His work spans award-winning documentaries, multilingual audio series, and pioneering research on everything from Peruvian quinoa farmers to climate tech innovation. As interim Editor-in-Chief of Anthropology News and creator of multiple anthropology-focused media projects, Adam is on a mission to make anthropology's relevance impossible to ignore.

Reviews

An inspiration!

"This Anthro Life has been a big inspiration for my studies over the last two years. Now, I'm stepping into the field hoping to put Anthropology to practice myself and it great to continue listening t…"

Harmen Pelders | May 19, 2021

Engaging and insightful

"I love this podcast. It helps keep me engaged with Anthropology in a way that is consumable, insightful, and illuminating. I love starting my day listening in as I learn more about the world around m…"

Aurorii | April 8, 2021

Required listening for anthro students

"Fantastic dialogue across all topics and substances. Learned more from this podcast than I did during my B.A. years. Makes me want to return to academia for a Masters in Anthropology."

Taraya | Feb. 8, 2021

Engaging

"This podcast is awesome! There are so many insightful lessons from different experts, all led by Adam Gamwell's entertaining interviewing approach. You'll fall in love with this Anthro Life right awa…"

Adarcus | Aug. 17, 2022

Love this!

"Adam’s fascinating insights into the human condition and our place in the cosmos is amazing. With episodes exploring diverse topics such as the Cryptocurrency Revolution, Happiness according to the A…"

Bona and Team Capsho | July 14, 2023

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