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Origin Stories is my favorite science podcast because as a lover & teacher of paleoanthropology, it provided both a breadth of topics AND provides deep meaningful dives into them with both iconic names in the field as well as new, rising stars. Even if you only have a passing interest in human origins, there are great episodes here for you to get hooked on - both with the science as well as the quirky history of this great science.

Origin stories has easily been my favourite podcast for years! I try to save new episodes to listen to on my runs - few things get me quite as excited to go for yet-another run/lap just to keep listening. But caution: I've gotten a few weird looks in moments where the podcast caught me off-guard and had me burst out snorting/laughing while running (thanks for emphasising the detail in chimpanzee field notes by contrasting it to our general ignorance of our close friends' copulatory frequency). Something about thinking of Neanderthal fates, the magic happening within our skin, or the ocean of knowledge yet-to-be discovered makes it easy to appreciate the body I'm given to operate right now - as it is sweating, stretching, absorbing sunlight, propelling me forward- and excited to use my (in comparison with evolutionary scales now) glaringly obvious short life to learn more. A sincere thank-you for producing this podcast! (: I promise this is not a sponsored review - I just really, really love this podcast.

Origin Stories is something special. You wont find anything else like it on the market. The combination of rich storytelling mixed with fascinating and accurate history and anthropology it is truly a blessing to hear. Meredith's voice is so tender to the ear and is calming to hear. The stories we hear are rich tales from eons passed, from our first ancestors to Lucy, and the painted cave walls of France. Origin Stories is the place to be for anyone looking for an Anthropology podcast.