People Stuff
By Michael Scroggins, Dan Souleles
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Episodes: 47
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People Stuff is a write-in, anthropology advice podcast wherein we answer all sorts of questions with the weird and wonderful wisdom that anthropology offers. From whether you should make your bed to what you owe to the dead, no dilemma is too tiny, no conundrum too vast for a little bit of anthropology. After all, as a species, we've been human-ing for like 300,000 years already. Surely we've figured some stuff out.
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Honor, Shame, Friendship & Job Hunting | Why Losing Face Hurts More Than You Think
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Aug 11, 2026 |
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Dan and Michael Consider the Fruit of the Vine | Wine, Hospitality, Catholic Rituals & Why Gen Z Quit Drinking
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Aug 04, 2026 |
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[Encore] Dan and Michael Are Not Your Type: Corporate astrology, MBTI madness, and the myth of the measurable self
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Jul 28, 2026 |
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Heat waves, AI layoffs, Finnish saunas, and why Americans can't relax
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Jul 21, 2026 |
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Home Cooking, Kitchen Gadgets, Dinner Party Etiquette & Food Culture | Dan and Michael Left the Oven On (feat. Bryan Haut)
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Jul 07, 2026 |
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[Encore] Dan and Michael Get Spooked: The Anthropology of Fear and Other Modern Hauntings
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Jun 30, 2026 |
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Why Do We Care About TV People? (feat. Arianna Haut of Jeopardy & Master Minds)
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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Why Is Los Angeles Like This? Traffic, Identity, Hollywood, and the Meaning of LA (feat. Saanchi Shah)
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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Camping Isn’t Survival: Hiking, Hunting, REI Culture, and the Outdoors
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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Why Humans Need Privacy | Shelter, Office Design, and the Anthropology of Space (feat. Gretchen Pfeil)
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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Dan and Michael Go to Home Depot | DIY Culture, Hardware Stores, and Why Every Project Requires 4 Trips
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May 26, 2026 |
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Dan and Michael Never Could Have Been Contenders (feat. Justin Dang) | Competition, Hiring Hell, and Finance Club Hunger Games
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May 19, 2026 |
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Home Is Where the Asset Is: FIRE Roommates, Haunted Houses, and Billionaires Who Don’t Pay Taxes
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May 12, 2026 |
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Dan and Michael Get Back in the Saddle (with Jennifer Van Tiem) | Horses and the Anthropology of Riding
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May 05, 2026 |
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Is It Really Human Nature? Gender, Boys, Parenting & Bad Anthropology | People Stuff feat. Agustín Fuentes
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Dan and Michael Read a Book: Why We Treat Books as Sacred (and When They’re Just Trash)
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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Dan and Michael Glimpse Paradise (feat. Jeff Greger) | Utopias, Communes, Gatekeeping & Why Perfect Systems Fail
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Dan and Michael Are Connecting the Dots | Conspiracies, Ghosts, QAnon & Why Humans See Patterns Everywhere
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Dan and Michael Are Trivial (feat. Mike Dawson) | Trivia, Fandom, Fascism & the Meaning of Useless Knowledge
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Season 3 Is Coming (Probably): Listener Mail, Hobbits at Palantir, and the Return of People Stuff
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Dan and Michael Are a Little Stressed (With Michelle Rensel): Stress, Snacks, and Mild Emotional Collapse.
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Dan and Michael Talk Sports (with John Florio): Sports, Scandals & the Gods of the Game
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Dan and Michael Ruin the Economy (feat. Steve Black): Car-price delusion, medieval rec letters, and the AI rat with the huge penis.
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Dan and Michael Take a Punch (with Scott Freeman): Violence, Horses, Billionaires, and Swords
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Dan and Michael Are Not Your Type: Corporate astrology, MBTI madness, and the myth of the measurable self
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Dan and Michael Eat Too Much (feat. Saanchi Shah) — Paleo Panic, Raw Meat Bros & The Golden Toilet Heist
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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Dan and Michael Are Definitely Out of Place: Why Some Places Feel Wrong, Why Seats Matter, and Why the Dead Deserve Space
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Dan and Michael Sweep it Under the Rug: The Anthropology of Dirt and Disorder
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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Dan and Michael Raise Someone Else’s Kid: Communal Parenting, Gender Panic, and Imaginary Friends
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Dan and Michael go to Therapy: AI therapists, broken psychology, and the long history of trying to fix ourselves
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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[ENCORE] Dan and Michael Get Abducted
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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[ENCORE] Dan and Michael Get Spooked
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Dan and Michael Ponder The Human Condition: Are We Individuals or Just Social Mush?
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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[ENCORE] Dan and Michael Go To Ikea
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Dan and Michael Are Not Into Instagramming Their Food: Conspicuous consumption, Instagram attention economies, and the anthropology of standing in line.
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Dan Has a Programming Note
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Dan and Michael Park a Car (and Other Suburban Taboos)
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Dan and Michael Heard it through the Grapevine | Urban Legends, Rumors, and Why Politicians Talk Like Marketers
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Dan and Michael Destroy Democracy: Tech Kings, High School Elections, and the Tyranny of Tote Bags
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Dan and Michael Get Abducted: UFOs, Body Doubles, and the Weird Ways We Explain the Unexplainable
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Dan and Michael are not That Into Labels: Why naming things is both anthropology and chaos management
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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Dan and Michael Learn a Trade: College, Craft, and the Cult of Work
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Dan and Michael Touch Grass: Social media, crypto wages, and a house with 13 doors walk into a podcast
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Dan and Michael Refuse:Why We Say No — to Politics, Vaccines, and Tamales
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Dan and Michael Get Spooked: The Anthropology of Fear and Other Modern Hauntings
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Season 1 Trailer
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Dan and Michael Go To Ikea: Love, Death, and Flat-Pack Furniture
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May 08, 2025 |