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EPISODE · Aug 5, 2025 · 49 MIN

What does a playful anthropology look like? with Mike Sullivan

from In the Thick of It · host The Public Ethnography Lab

What does a playful anthropology look like? In this episode, we talked with Mike Sullivan about this. He is a creative community catalyst with over 20 years of experience as an executive director, an educator, a performer, a project manager, and an entrepreneur. Mike holds a BA in Anthropology and an MA in Public Anthropology. He has received two awards from Capital of Children for co-creation and entrepreneurship. He is the Founder of Anthroplayology and the creator of WhatBox, a mobile pop-up adventure playground.   Resources: Lifelong Kindergarten: https://www.media.mit.edu/groups/lifelong-kindergarten/overview/ Experimentarium: https://www.experimentarium.dk/en/ The Exploratorium: https://www.exploratorium.edu/ City Museum of St. Louis: https://citymuseum.org/ Line Rider: https://www.linerider.com/   Music Credits: "Study And Relax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

What does a playful anthropology look like? In this episode, we talked with Mike Sullivan about this. He is a creative community catalyst with over 20 years of experience as an executive director, an educator, a performer, a project manager, and an entrepreneur. Mike holds a BA in Anthropology and an MA in Public Anthropology. He has received two awards from Capital of Children for co-creation and entrepreneurship. He is the Founder of Anthroplayology and the creator of WhatBox, a mobile pop-up adventure playground.   Resources: Lifelong Kindergarten: https://www.media.mit.edu/groups/lifelong-kindergarten/overview/ Experimentarium: https://www.experimentarium.dk/en/ The Exploratorium: https://www.exploratorium.edu/ City Museum of St. Louis: https://citymuseum.org/ Line Rider: https://www.linerider.com/   Music Credits: "Study And Relax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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