FREE class on Krampus! (Available December only!)

Meran-Merano Christmas market, December 2011 (Photo by Dr Ann Wand) As an anthropologist, I've been wanting to teach a class on the Krampus festival for many years. So this month I'm offering a FREE class on Krampus himself from December 17-22. If you're interested in learning more about the spookier side of the holiday season…

Ep. 36: Part I- Understanding Haredi and Hasidic Jewish Identity

When Dr Heather Munro initially approached me about her research on Haredi and Hasidic identity in London, New York, and Israel, I completely underestimated the complex web that makes up the ultra-orthodox community. To ‘simplify’ her work (although I use that term lightly) we decided to break apart her research into two parts with this…

Early release on Haredi and Hasidic Jewish identity!

Anthropologist, Dr Heather Munro This month's episode on the Coffee & Cocktails® Podcast was truly an educational eye-opener. While I thoroughly enjoy the research process for each and every episode, this one required a *lot* more work than I initially anticipated. That being said, I'll think you'll all enjoy this one on Haredi and Hasidic Jewish identity.…

Episode 35: ‘Sexuality in Ancient Rome’ now available!

When Pompeii was first excavated in the 18th century, the individuals involved in the re-discovery of this coastal town were surprised (or dare I say ‘shocked’) to discover the massive array of erotic male (and female) genitalia scattered throughout the ancient establishment. Considered taboo and eventually locked away into Pompeii’s now famous, ‘Secret Cabinet’, this…

Early Release: Sexuality in Ancient Rome & Pompeii’s Secret Cabinet

On Patreon the Coffee & Cocktails® Podcast Podcast has posted this month’s early release of our newest episode on ‘Sexuality in Ancient Rome & Pompeii’s Secret Cabinet’ as part of our ‘Controversies and Contraband series’. For this episode we spoke with Australia’s favourite Ancient Historians, Dr Fiona Radford and Dr Peta Greenfield, hosts of The Partial Historians…

Ep. 34: Travel photography, power, and post-colonialism

In this episode, lecturer in Pakistan Studies, Sonia Gulzeb Abbasi, takes us through a tour of the background history of travel photography in the Middle East and Africa and its potential link to modern day notions of power and post-colonialism. Nowadays a very common motif for bloggers on social media sites like Instagram, she advises…

Ep. 33: History’s Female Pirates: Mary Read, Anne Bonny, and Grace O’Malley

The history of piracy is steeped in legend, full of myth and fantastical stories. But what if I told you that some of these stories are based on actual facts? In this contraband portion of our ‘Controversies and Contraband’ series we explore the hidden world of female pirates through Mary Read, Anne Bonny, and Grace…

Call for podcast guest speakers & special guests!

Call for podcast guest speakers/ special guests The Coffee & Cocktails® Podcast is looking for a minimum of three guest speakers starting this January for our on-going ‘Controversies and Contraband series’. We’ve deliberately set up this series so that it is open to academics and professionals who are studying a myriad of topics from a…

Episode 32: Cancel vs Call-out Culture

This month for our 'Controversies and Contraband' series for the Coffee & Cocktails® Podcast, I give you our newest episode on Cancel vs Call-Out culture: What are the differences (if any) between cancel versus call-out culture? And what sort of effects can cancel culture have on an individual through the lens of social media? In this…

Bonus Episode (available now): The path to successful entrepreneurship

When serial entrepreneur, Brady Simpson, made the decision to start up and found his own businesses (Simtek and Peanut), he took his years of experience working at Facebook and LinkedIn to discover what it really takes to succeed in the tech industry. In this one-hour interview he sits down with Dr Ann Wand to discuss…