SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human

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Flapper of the South Seas

In 1925, Margaret Mead set sail for American Samoa. What she claimed she found there—teenagers free to explore and express their sexuality—instantly captivated her audience in the U.S. Her book became a bestseller, and Mead skyrocketed to fame.  But what were her actual methods and motivations? We trace Mead’s legendary nine-month journey in the South Pacific. Season 6 of the SAPIENS podcast was co-produced by PRX and SAPIENS, and made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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  Introducing: Homegoings

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  The Ancient Child Who's Changing Archaeology

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  Comics As a Medium for Women’s Rights

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  Smartphones Are Bicycles For Our Minds

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  When Scientists Take to the Streets

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  A Dam’s Downstream Consequences

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  Why Do We Eat at Funerals?

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  Chatter That Matters

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  The Problems of Digital Evidence in Terrorism Trials

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  Learning from Handy Primates

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  Moving Through Deaf Worlds

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  Untangling the World’s First-Known String

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  In Search for the First Cyborg

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  Black Influencers Beyond the Screens

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  Cultures of Technology: Season 7 Trailer

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  Can We Understand One Another?