Explain It to Me Again

Explain It to Me Again

Explain It to Me Again is a podcast where two siblings explain a topic they are super interested into the other because they were not listening the first time. From Anthropology to Zoro, each episode is a look into a topic that each host has studied and explained endlessly. Now, we actually have to pay attention.

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December 14, 2023 46 mins
Who were the first women in film? In this episode we dive into the history of early film production and the people who made revolutionary changes to the industry. Janine explains the first motion camera, the first narrative film, the lives of Alice Guy-Blache, Louis Weber, Frances Marion and the incredible Dorothy Arzner. There is also a very lively discussion about the first ever talkie, the Jazz Singer.

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Does language change how we think? This episode dives into the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis and the different theories about the ways language alters our thoughts. We also discuss the men behind the theories and the languages they studied. Roxanne teaches linguistics 101 and Janine talks about how language relates to identity.

Sources
Chandler, D. (1994). The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis. Visual Memory. http://visual-memory.co.uk/daniel/Document...
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November 23, 2023 72 mins
In this episode, Roxanne discusses the origin of the vampire myth. Were vampires based on a man, a woman, or a legend? We go through the etymology of the Vampire, the people suspected to be vampires, and what truly spawned the myth of the vampire.

Warning: Language and Graphic Content (decomposition)

Sources:
(2022). Cholera. Mayo Clinic. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/cholera/symptoms-causes/syc-20355287(2022).
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November 15, 2023 63 mins
For the first episode of Explain It to Me Again, Roxanne is going to dive deep into the revolutionary ideas of a pivotal cultural anthropologist, Franz Boas. We discuss the previous old school thoughts on studying culture, the early life of Boas, his studies, his students, and how he revolutionized the study of culture.

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Sources:
Erickson, P. A, & Murphy, L. D. (2016). A History of Anthropological Theory (5th ed....
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