Camping Isn’t Survival: Hiking, Hunting, REI Culture, and the Outdoors
Why do we camp if we're not actually trying to survive? Dan and Michael explore the culture of the outdoors, from suburban dads dressed for an expedition at school pickup to couples arguing about whether hiking and hunting are basically the same activity. Along the way they unpack camping, outdoor identity, public lands, conservation, and the strange modern dream of escaping civilization while carrying civilization on your back.
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Dan and Michael Are a Little Stressed (With Michelle Rensel): Stress,…
Stress is biological, cultural, symbolic—and everywhere. Dan, Michael, and guest scientist Michelle Rensel tackle hunting anxiety, high-school panic patterns, the cult of self-discipline, and why everyone feels one layoff away from catastrophe. Smart, funny, and a little too real.
Dan and Michael Eat Too Much (feat. Saanchi Shah) — Paleo Panic, Raw …
Dan and Michael welcome genetic counselor and professional vegetarian Saanchi Shah to explore why humans attach so much identity to food — from paleo diet mythologies to prepper gardening obsessions to the gym bro who thinks raw meat makes you a better person. Also: a stolen 18-karat gold toilet, f…
Dan and Michael Are Not Your Type: Corporate astrology, MBTI madness,…
Anthropologists Dan and Michael take on workplace personality tests, IQ tracking, and pop psychology’s obsession with turning people into types.
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