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[Encore] Why Do We Care About TV People? (feat. Arianna Haut of Jeopardy & Master Minds)
An anthropologist, a game show champion, and an increasingly unhealthy relationship with television investigate why celebrities feel like friends, whether violent media changes us, and what TV is doing to modern human life.
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Dec. 8, 2025
Dan and Michael Are a Little Stressed (With Michelle Rensel): Stress, Snacks, and Mild Emotional Collapse.
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.
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Nov. 3, 2025
Dan and Michael Eat Too Much (feat. Saanchi Shah) — Paleo Panic, Raw Meat Bros & The Golden Toilet Heist
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, fixing public restrooms, and whether one can literally become pizza.
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Nov. 10, 2025
Dan and Michael Are Not Your Type: Corporate astrology, MBTI madness, and the myth of the measurable self
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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Aug. 31, 2026
[Encore] Why Do We Care About TV People? (feat. Arianna Haut of Jeopardy & Master Minds)
An anthropologist, a game show champion, and an increasingly unhealthy relationship with television investigate why celebrities feel like friends, whether violent media changes us, and what TV is doing to modern human life.
Aug. 24, 2026
[Encore] Dan and Michael Touch Grass: Social media, crypto wages, and a house with 13 doors walk into a podcast
Politicians posting bread, waiters demanding crypto, and a guy installing 13 doors to keep the cosmos aligned. Just another week on People Stuff — the anthropological advice show where touching grass means thinking deeply about why humans do the weird things we do.
Aug. 17, 2026
[ENCORE] Dan and Michael Heard it through the Grapevine | Urban Legends, Rumors, and Why Politicians Talk Like Marketers
Halloween myths, indirect political speech, and deer in the suburbs — all through the lens of anthropology and humor.
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Aug. 10, 2026
Honor, Shame, Friendship & Job Hunting | Why Losing Face Hurts More Than You Think
Why your best friend can call you an idiot, why job hunting feels humiliating, HOA politics, honor cultures, and whether the internet deserves to die.
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Aug. 3, 2026
Dan and Michael Consider the Fruit of the Vine | Wine, Hospitality, Catholic Rituals & Why Gen Z Quit Drinking
Wine snobs, communion wine, gift etiquette, Gen Z sobriety, globalization, and why every dinner invitation comes with a tiny anthropological tax.
July 27, 2026
[Encore] Dan and Michael Are Not Your Type: Corporate astrology, MBTI madness, and the myth of the measurable self
Dan and Michael take on workplace personality tests, IQ tracking, and pop psychology’s obsession with turning people into types.
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