Welcome to Episode 8 of Nooks and Crannies!

Calipers, Craft Beer and Gun Control

This week Evan tells us how he learned Lebanese people do not enjoy having highly contentious political discussions while driving him to and from work! In our first segment (4:55) we thankfully hear the conclusion of the racist history of Anthropology but not before we hear all about Eugenics (6:31) and Phrenology (16:03), Evan and Matt wrap things up with a bit of a broader conversation about how these ideas from the 19th century still resonate (17:55).

Going forward we will be leaving this history where it belongs and continuing our march through the annals of anthropology with Boas, Malinowski and that whole gaggle of characters, so…I dunno, hold onto the edge of your seats for that I guess.

After this Evan and Matty decided that they needed at least 1 drink, so they recorded their thoughts and here they are (23:40). After Evan finished his Manhattan he decided to listen to the proud Floridian Paul ‘Cosmo’ Csomo, co-host of the amazing animal podcast Varmints, graciously kick off the “Where’s There Like?” mini-ethnographic segment (27:28). We covered a lot of ground here; from ‘cosmo’politan cuisine to the lack of road gators, the futility of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and ended things on a not really at all-contentious gun conversation (40:40). Honestly, Ol’ Matty actually got a bit of a schooling, thanks Paul, twas fascinating. Listen for the conclusion of Paul and Matt’s chat on Ep9.

If that all was not enough, Matt decided to bring back Matty’s Corner from the Podstuff Podcast (48:06)! On this edition, Matty recommends The Skip and Josh Podcast because it is like two friends who are much more knowledgeable about all sports, including hockey, then Evan is, having an in-depth yet approachable conversation about all sports and hockey which of course Evan, being a Sens fan and all, would have no chance keeping up with. Because his team sucks, this is what I am trying to say. Matthew then recommends the Edge of Sports Podcast by Dave Zirin, which is like a one-stop-shop for all things Politics of Sport. Evan retorts with a New York Times op-ed by Lara Bazelon that suggests Kamala Harris may not, in fact, be a progressive prosecutor (51:06).

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