Bonus Episode: Experiencing the Uncanny: the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic

https://soundcloud.com/coffeeandcocktails/bonus-episode-experiencing-the-uncanny-the-museum-of-witchcraft-and-magic As promised, Dr Helen Cornish (Goldsmiths, London) is back to discuss the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in Boscastle, Cornwall. In her talk she explores how contemporary witches navigate the ‘unfamiliar’ by experiencing the uncanny through magical consciousness as part of their occult practice. By focusing on St Nectan’s Glen, the labyrinth of Rocky…

Guest Talk: Italy’s decision not to tear down statues, with Dr Hannes Obermair

*Now available* Guest Talk: Italy's decision not to tear down statues, with Dr Hannes Obermair How do we deal with preserving memory when the historical past can be so controversial? In this Patreon-only guest talk for the Coffee & Cocktails® Podcast, Dr Hannes Obermair from Eurac Research gives us his perspectives on the role of statues and how…

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…

Bonus Episode: The art world’s hidden figures

For this month's bonus episode on the Coffee & Cocktails® Podcast, I give you Dr Banu Karaca, who talks about the darker side of the art world through the eyes of its hidden figures: gallerists, art collectors, and corporate sponsors (sometimes referred to as neo-liberalists) in Istanbul (Turkey) and Berlin (Germany). With the history of…

How to find employment with an Anthropology degree- NOW AVAILABLE!

For those of you who were unable to attend October's LIVE panel discussion on the Coffee & Cocktails® Podcast, it's FINALLY here! Our discussants were anthropologists, Dr Laurens Bakker of the University of Amsterdam, and Senior Advisor, Masja Cohen of Haute Equipe who provided us with super helpful advice for soon-to-be graduates on how to…

Bonus episode now available on Patreon!

On Patreon this month we have a new bonus episode for the Coffee & Cocktails® Podcast with the lovely, Dr Helen Cornish of Goldsmiths, London. This month she is back to discuss the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in Boscastle, Cornwall. In her talk she explores how contemporary witches navigate the ‘unfamiliar’ by experiencing the uncanny through…

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…

Ep. 31: The Gothic suppression of Victorian women: a look into ‘A Gothic Cookbook’

For the Controversies & Contraband series: Alessandra Pino (aka: Allie) is the co-author of ‘A Gothic Cookbook’ and in this episode we explore the hidden world of the Gothic Victorian era. While her book focuses on the ‘relationship between food and the supernatural’, there are other elements to Gothic literature that connect food to violence,…