Perhaps the most important research in anthropology is how modern humans left their birthplace in Africa and migrated to the rest of the world.
One big subset of that story is how humans managed to get to the Americas.
It is a tale that has resulted in theories being updated several times based on new evidence.
Learn more about human migration to the Ameri ... Show More
Nov 24
The Paraguayan War (Encore)
In the 1860s, one of the bloodiest wars in the Western Hemisphere took place….and it wasn’t the US Civil War.
It was a war between Paraguay and an alliance of Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil, and it was one of the bloodiest ever fought in Latin America.
It was a conventional wa ... Show More
15m 50s
Jul 2021
Is Mass Migration Making the World a Better Place?
To some, the very word ‘migration’ generates fear, suspicion and even hatred. But according to Felix Marquardt, author of the acclaimed The New Nomads, we need to look afresh at our notions of the mass movement of people around the world. Far from being abnormal, he claims, the a ... Show More
59 m
Jan 2023
Episode 62: A Latin American Marxist's perspective (Ft. Diego Ruzzarin)
<p>Today we continue our tradition of talking about events and philosophy from different parts of the world - with reputable Marxists from those parts of the world. Joined by Diego Ruzzarin we tackle Jan 8th in Brazil, Cartels, Socdems in South America, Marxism, Spinoza and much ... Show More
1h 20m