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Nomads, Past and Present
December 27, 2022
An Introduction to Digital Nomads
Maggie Freeman
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Maggie Freeman
Welcome to Digital Nomads! This episode introduces your host, Maggie, and gives a brief overview of the aims, future of, and inspiration behind this podcast. Music in this episode: Desert …
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Nomads, Past and Present
May 22, 2023
Embracing Landscape
Living with Reindeer and Hunting among Spirits in South Siberia
Selcen Küçüküstel
Hosted by
Maggie Freeman
Examining human-animal relations among the reindeer hunting and herding Dukha community in northern Mongolia, Embracing Landscape: Living with Reindeer and Hunting among Spirits in South Siberia (Berghahn Books, 2021), focuses …
Nomads, Past and Present
April 3, 2023
Nomad, Nomad
Jonan Pilet
Hosted by
Maggie Freeman
In his debut short story collection, Nomad, Nomad (Bound to Brew, 2021), Jonan Pilet explores the lives of Mongols and expats looking for a sense of home within the nomadic …
Nomads, Past and Present
March 31, 2023
The Transformation of Livestock Herding in Socialist Mongolia
Kenny Linden
Hosted by
Maggie Freeman
Between 1956 and 1960, leaders in the Mongolian People’s Republic embarked on a collectivization campaign to change the way in which Mongolians interacted with animals and the environment. Collectivization in …
Nomads, Past and Present
February 13, 2023
Jangar: The Heroic Epic of the Kalmyk Nomads
An interview with Dr. Saga Bougdaeva
Saga Bougdaeva
Hosted by
Maggie Freeman
Saga Bougdaeva is the translator of the first English version of Jangar (University of California Press, 2023), the heroic epic of the Kalmyk nomads. The Kalmyks are the Western Mongols …
Nomads, Past and Present
February 10, 2023
Star Wars: Andor’s Aldhani and its Real-World Parallels
An interview with Kenneth E. Linden
Kenneth E. Linden
Hosted by
Maggie Freeman
In this episode, Dr. Kenny Linden, an environmental and animal historian of Mongolia and Inner Asia, joins me to discuss the Disney+ Star Wars prequel series Andor and its real-world …
Nomads, Past and Present
January 27, 2023
Words Like Daggers: The Political Poetry of the Negev Bedouin
Kobi Peled
Hosted by
Maggie Freeman
For generations, the composition and recitation of poetry has been a key mode of expression among Bedouin populations in the Middle East, reflecting social norms, religious practices, relationships with the …
Nomads, Past and Present
January 24, 2023
Pastures of Change
Contemporary Adaptations and Transformations among Nomadic Pastoralists of Eastern Tibet
Gillian G. Tan
Hosted by
Maggie Freeman
Tibetan nomads have developed a way of life that is dependent in multiple ways on their animals and shaped by the phenomenological experience of mobility. These pastoralists have adapted to …
Nomads, Past and Present
January 12, 2023
The Sámi in "Frozen" (Part 2)
An interview with Niina Niskanen
Niina Niskanen
Hosted by
Maggie Freeman
The traditional folklore and animistic beliefs of the Sámi, the Indigenous nomadic peoples of northern Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Russia, are under-studied and their cultural significance rarely acknowledged, even in …
Nomads, Past and Present
January 11, 2023
The Sámi in "Frozen" (Part 1)
An interview with Aili Keskitalo
Aili Keskitalo
Hosted by
Maggie Freeman
Despite the box-office and critical success of Walt Disney Animation Studios' 2013 film Frozen, it also drew criticism and backlash for how it incorporated elements of the culture and heritage …
Nomads, Past and Present
January 10, 2023
The Fremen in "Dune"
An interview with Kara Kennedy
Kara Kennedy
Hosted by
Maggie Freeman
Despite being set in the distant future on a remote desert planet, the story of resource extraction, power, politics, ecology, and religion told in Frank Herbert's sci-fi series Dune bears …
Nomads, Past and Present
January 9, 2023
Romani Representation in Pop Culture
An interview with Vicente Rodriguez Fernandez
Vicente Rodriguez Fernandez
Hosted by
Maggie Freeman
Roma figures have been an essential part of European folklore, myths, and literary traditions for centuries, with writers from Cervantes to Shakespeare to Victor Hugo drawing on the stereotype of …
Nomads, Past and Present
January 8, 2023
Roma in the Medieval Islamic World
An interview with Kristina Richardson
Kristina Richardson
Hosted by
Maggie Freeman
Medieval Arabic sources are full of references to the Banu Sasan (Sons of Sasan) and the Ghuraba' (Strangers), an enigmatic but captivating group who begged, told fortunes, trained animals, and …
Nomads, Past and Present
January 7, 2023
Bordering the Bedouin
Hosted by
Maggie Freeman
Contemporary issues like the refugee crisis, climate refugees, and global restrictions on movement caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have brought into stark relief the extent to which our movements, lives …
Nomads, Past and Present
January 6, 2023
Pastoralism and French Environmental Policy in the Mediterranean
An interview with Andrea Duffy
Andrea Duffy
Hosted by
Maggie Freeman
For most of human history, the Mediterranean was home to a significant number of pastoralists, who herded livestock along seasonal migratory routes. Today, traces of this pastoralist presence have all …
Nomads, Past and Present
January 5, 2023
The Bedouin and the Formation of Iraq's National Borders
An interview with Carl Shook
Hosted by
Maggie Freeman
The British occupation of Iraq after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire led to the creation of Iraq's national boundaries, a process with profound and long-lasting implications for the inhabitants …
Nomads, Past and Present
January 4, 2023
Rock Art in the Nomadic Landscape of the Black Desert
An interview with Nathalie Brusgaard
Hosted by
Maggie Freeman
The "Black Desert" in the northern Arabian Peninsula is home to thousands of pieces of rock art - both written inscriptions and figural images - left there by the region's …
Nomads, Past and Present
January 3, 2023
The 'Queens of the Arabs' during the Neo-Assyrian Period
An interview with Ellie Bennett
Ellie Bennett
Hosted by
Maggie Freeman
Eight women appear in Neo-Assyrian sources from the 7th and 8th centuries BCE with the ambiguous but intriguing title 'queen of the Arabs.' Despite providing a rare glimpse of power …
Nomads, Past and Present
January 2, 2023
Iraqi Bedouin and Intangible Cultural Heritage
An interview with Salah Hatem and Jaafar Jotheri
Salah Hatem and Jaafar Jotheri
Hosted by
Maggie Freeman
A conversation with Dr. Salah Hatem and Dr. Jaafar Jotheri, professors of archaeology at al-Qadisiyah University, about their research project documenting the intangible cultural heritage of the Bedouin in southern …
Nomads, Past and Present
January 1, 2023
Bonus Episode: "Nomadland"
Hosted by
Maggie Freeman
A special bonus episode in honor of the 93rd Academy Awards on April 25, 2021! One of the most-nominated films at this year's Oscars is "Nomadland," adapted from a book …
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