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Odd Anthropology

Odd Anthropology

Written by: Ivy Boyd and Taisha Koster
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 Taisha Koster (BA in anthropology) and Ivy Boyd (anthropology student) bring you fascinating stories of the stranger side of humanity. New episode every month. World
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  • 13: Ghosts!

    13: Ghosts!
    Dec 29 2025
    What is a ghost? How long have we believed in them? Have they changed over time? This month, host Ivy decides to wrap up 2025 with an episode on ghosts by sharing some history and notable examples through time.

    We owe a HUGE thank you to everyone who has tuned in this year, and we cannot wait to be back again in 2026 with more stories of odd anthropology!

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    Music by Joel Fazhari from Pixabay

    Suggested reading/videos:

    • Dr. Irving Finkel, “The First Ghosts”, Hodder, 2021
    • Dr. Justin Sledge, “The Evolution of Ghosts”, Esoterica (YouTube), 2025
    • JoAnn Scurlock, “Mortal and Immortal Souls, Ghosts and the (Restless) Dead in Ancient Mesopotamia”, Religion Compass, 2016
    • Project Gutenberg - Pliny the Younger Letters to Licinius Sura (LXXXIII)
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    40 mins
  • 12: Bipedalism and Sasquatch!

    12: Bipedalism and Sasquatch!
    Nov 12 2025
    This month, Taisha covers the basics of our bipedal (walking on two feet) evolution, using it to segway into the fascinating topic of SASQUATCH! Join us for casual conversations regarding our favorite Bigfoot theories, notable stories and encounters, and more on this illusive creature/spirit/alien... who knows!

    YouTube videos mentioned in this episode:

    Indigenous history and accounts - https://youtu.be/ApbXUAAeAWw?si=TilLw5aXXpt1l7zc

    Ape Canyon Attack - https://youtu.be/4tp0A2zg6fs?si=gtBzRA-33s7cVMF_

    Capturing Bigfoot with Nutella (Haunted Objects Pod) - https://youtu.be/js7kMSV0NuE?si=V3rXf8HdFV0ABnQ6

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    Substack: https://oddanthropology.substack.com

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    Music by Joel Fazhari from Pixabay
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    47 mins
  • 11: What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?

    11: What Caused the Salem Witch Trials?
    Oct 6 2025
    IT'S THE BEST MONTH OF THE YEEEAAR! Let's celebrate with a subject most befitting: The Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Specifically, host Ivy talks about what events actually led to this deadly event. Was it all a land grab? Misogyny? Ergot poisoning? Let's find out!

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    Substack: https://oddanthropology.substack.com

    Email: oddanthropology@gmail.com

    Music by Joel Fazhari from Pixabay

    Resources used for this episode:

    Bolitho, Riley. The New England Puritans: History, Social Order, and Gender, Perspektywy Kultury, 2021;34(3):59-72

    Linder, Douglas O. The Witchcraft Trials in Salem: An Account, UMKC School of Law, famous-trials.com/salem/2078-sal-acct. Accessed 29 June 2025.

    Parker, Geoffrey. Global Crisis: War, Climate Change and Catastrophe in the Seventeenth Century, “The Little Ice Age”, 1st ed. 2013 Yale University Press

    Schiff, S. (2015) The Witches: Salem 1692, New York, Little, Brown and Company, 2015
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    47 mins
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