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The Transect

by Kody, Sean, and Ian

Three archaeologists talk shop, host guests, get serious, get silly, and record it all!

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  1. The Transect Part XIV:

    The boys are back and they're chatting about new years, new ideas, and they got Lambo's from their new lucrative podcasting contract. Also talk about the 2019 BC Arch Forum. Why not crack open the New Year with an ice cold bottle of Transect: The Podcast?

  2. The Transect Part XIII: McThrillin'

    Dr. Al McMillan talks about his career working with First Nations on the west coast of Vancouver Island, masks, pictographs, and wolves/orcas.

  3. The Transect: Part XII

    Title says it all! Alison comes onboard to chat archaeology, politics, and epistemic humility. Must listen episode.

  4. The Transect: Part XI

    Season 2 (?) opens with Part XI: Tia Williams of Tsawwassen. Tune in as Tia discusses her anthropological experiences both home and abroad! We struggled with audio, hosts leaving mid episode, and a computer crash, but the audio survived. Thanks Tia!!

  5. The Transect: Part X - Season Recap

    It’s a celebration as Kody, Sean, and Ian wrap up Season 1 and discuss the unlikelihood of developing and hosting a podcast. They provide behind-the-scenes insights into this rambling production and solicit you, the kind listener, for ideas and suggestions for Season 2 of The Transect. This…

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  6. The Transect: Part IX - Getting Curious with George

    Part IX – Getting Curious with George It’s the New Year, and The Transect keeps rolling along. Tune is as Sean, Kody, and Ian sit down with the Chair of the Department of Archaeology at Simon Fraser University – Dr. George P. Nicholas. We chat about his early years in the northeastern United…

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  7. The Transect: Part VIII - Michael-Management

    The magnanimous Gary Shandling of archaeology – Dr. Michael Klassen – joins The Transect crew as Sean, Kody, and Ian discuss Michael’s early years in Alberta (e.g., Writing-on-Stone) which paved the way for his applied anthropological approach in archaeology here in BC. A deep thinker and sincere...

  8. The Transect: Part VII - Wayne's World

    Dear listeners, Apologies for the delay in getting this up! As a reward for your patience, this week is a real treat. At age 58, Wayne Point of the Musqueam Nation is a mischievous ranconteur and elder-in-training. His depth of archaeological practice and experience is second to none in the Lower...

  9. The Transect: Part VI - Infiltrating the Academy w/ Karen Rose Thomas

    Sean, Kody, and Ian welcome the fantastic Karen Rose Thomas of Tsleil-Waututh Nation. Karen discusses archaeology from an Indigenous perspective, her big recent grad speech, motherhood, finding accomplices in decolonizing archaeology, and her future research as she undertakes a graduate degree at...

  10. The Transect: Part V - Cold Kickin' it Live w/ Dr. Bill Angelbeck

    Sean, Kody, and Ian sit down with Dr. Bill Angelbeck in the faculty of Anthropology at Douglas College. Bill enthralls as our discussion ranges from politics, anarchy, Northwest Coast archaeology and CRM in British Columbia. Never a dull moment, Bill is true to form and his activist ethos.

  11. The Transect: Part IV - It's Incredibly Hard and Nobody Does It Well

    Prince Rupert in the house! Jay is an anthropologist who works for a First Nation and is an expert in Environmental Assessments (EA) and Cumulative Effects. Sean, Kody, and Ian try to wrap their feeble brains around the EA process in British Columbia. Discussion touches on how it works, the...

  12. The Transect: Part III - The Need for Tweed (SAA 2017 Conference Recap)

    In late March 2017, a cloud of tweed descended on Vancouver for a five-day archaeological extravaganza. This week, Kody, Ian, and Sean get into the news, fashion, and themes of the Society for American Archaeology conference.

  13. The Transect: Part II Boss-Ass Bitches

    Time to break up the sausage party. This week, tune in as Sean, Ian, and Kody welcome Aviva Finkelstein whose no-horse-shit approach to CRM archaeology brings all the girls and boys to the yard. We discuss feminism, ’bro-culture’, and ways to build a more equitable and inclusive archaeological...

  14. The Transect: Part I Origin Stories

    The first episode of the Transect discusses where archaeologists come from. Are they born in dark cinemas while adventure films play? Or do they emerge out of small town rural American bottle pits? Or maybe it's a long twisting path that ends in the click of an enrol button on a university…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Three archaeologists talk shop, host guests, get serious, get silly, and record it all!

HOSTED BY

Kody, Sean, and Ian

Produced by Kody Huard

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Three archaeologists talk shop, host guests, get serious, get silly, and record it all!

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