Stupid Anthropology

The Great Space Debate

Aaron, Robert, and Jonny hold a very coherent and listenable debate about whether or not space sucks. (It doesn't.) You can find Aaron's slides here.
Music by Daniel Griggs.

Israel, Palestine, and You!

Robert, Aaron, and Jonny have a completely reasonable conversation about what's happening in Gaza. While listening, why not do something productive like donate to Medical Aid for Palestinians, UNHCR, or any number of other groups trying to materially improve the conditions of people who are the latest victims of the United States military-industrial complex.
Digressions include:
Aaron is doing fine
Stardew Valley tips
We hate media trends!
Is no one else tired?
Music by Daniel Griggs.
Ominous wooshing by the Walrus-Man.

Selling Out

Jonny, Robert, and Aaron talk the ultimate sin: Selling out. Is there a counterculture? Are we all the sellout hobo from They Live? What are our personal brands? All these questions - and more - are asked in this episode of Stupid Anthropology. Oh yeah, we're Stupid Anthropology now. We will miss Rachel, but she's off to bigger and better things in [REDACTED] and Jonny will be our permanent new friend. Permanent. There was a contract, signed in blood. Music by Daniel Griggs.

Episode 30: The Gang Reads a Jehova’s Witness Book

Have you ever received a book in the mail that you didn't order and, like a maniac, chose to inflict it on friends instead of throwing it away? Aaron has! Join us as Aaron reads bits of a sadly dull Jehovah's Witness book at Shark and Rachel and the three talk about how disappointed they are. Hey, you can't always have a well-researched episode about culture. You just can't.

Episode 29: The Country Music Follow-Up

Robert and Aaron talk about two amazing contributions to human civilization.
Music by Daniel Griggs

Episode 28: The Perceptive Boys

The conclusion to our three-part series on Watchmen! Jonny takes the gang through various analyses of the comic and everyone is - still - amazed that anyone can walk away from it with a positive perception of Rorshach.
Music by Daniel Griggs

Episode 27: Who Casts the Pod Men?

Jonny takes the gang through a DETAILED (and yet not detailed enough) synopsis of the Watchmen novel. We talk through the characterizations a bit and start delving into what it all means, but more of that to come!
Music by Daniel Griggs

Episode 26: Podwatchcastmen, Part 1

Long-time listener and first-time caller Jonny Lim takes the gang on the start of their journey through Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons's Watchmen. I, Aaron, would like to reiterate that Welcome Back Kotter is a show that exists and I'm very glad that Jonny backs me up on this.

Episode 25: They Live

What?! An episode under an hour?!?!?!?
Aaron brings some serious old coot energy to another """"palette cleanser."""" This one's about John Carpenter's THEY LIVE.
Music by Daniel Griggs (good luck on the move, buddy!)
Some extra reading:
Revisiting the Dystopian L.A. of Sci-Fi Classic They Live, 30 Years Later: https://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/they-live-filming-locations-30-years/
John Carpenter’s ‘They Live’ Was Supposed to Be a Warning. We Didn’t Heed It. We Didn’t Even Understand It.: https://www.theringer.com/movies/2018/10/4/17933020/they-live-john-carpenter-america-donald-trump
John Carpenter Looks Back on ‘They Live': 'It's Not Science Fiction. It's a Documentary'
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/john-carpenter-looks-back-on-they-live-its-174619686.htm
30 Minutes on: "They Live" https://www.rogerebert.com/mzs/30-minutes-on-they-live
Influencers are faking brand deals https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/12/influencers-are-faking-brand-deals/578401/
TikTok is full of shady secret advertisements
https://www.vox.com/recode/23197348/tiktok-ad-sponcon-influencers

Episode 24: Alpha Males

The gang fails at having a relaxed conversation about the bullshit phenomenon of alpha wolves. Yet another palette cleanser that is not a palette cleanser. Ah well.