Beste Culture Evolution Podcasts (2024)

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8. Moby Diglett : Biogeography 30:09

4d ago30:09

30:09

Episode Description: Welcome to this brand new episode of Adapt or Die! The evolutionary biology of pop culture hosted by Austin Ashbaugh. The current cultural phenomenon we are discussing this season is Pokémon and todays episode is focused on the ground type. Our evolutionary connection to the psychic type is biogeography. In the Safari Zone, I g…

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7. Brave Mew World : Nature Vs. Nurture 47:41

18d ago47:41

47:41

Episode Description: Welcome to this brand new episode of Adapt or Die! The evolutionary biology of pop culture hosted by Austin Ashbaugh. The current cultural phenomenon we are discussing this season is Pokémon and todays episode is focused on the psychic type. Our evolutionary connection to the psychic type is nature Vs. nurture. In the Safari Zo…

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6. The Marowak in Black : Non-natural selection 52:31

1M ago52:31

52:31

Episode Description: **TRIGGER WARNING - I discuss Residential Schools and how a regional variant may be able to educate on an international level about how Canadian history has its own darkness** Welcome to this brand new episode of Adapt or Die! The evolutionary biology of pop culture hosted by Austin Ashbaugh. The current cultural phenomenon we …

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5. Pride, prejudice, rats, and cane toads: Competition CORRECTION 0:56

2M ago0:56

0:56

I accidentally used "Trans extremist radical feminist" instead of "Trans exclusionary radical feminist" on the latest episode - apologies folks!Von Austin Ashbaugh

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5. Pride, Prejudice, Rats, and Cane toads: Competition 43:18

2M ago43:18

43:18

**CORRECTION** I mention in the contest spectacular section that shiny zoaroark almost looks as if it would align with trans extremist radical feminists - this was a major mistake/misspeaking of my own. I meant to say Trans EXCLUSIONARY radical feminists of the J.K. Rowling variety. I apologize deeply for anybody who was offended by this mistake. E…

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4. A Tale of Two Fishes: Biodiversity 45:14

2M ago45:14

45:14

Episode Description: Welcome to this brand new episode of Adapt or Die! The evolutionary biology of pop culture hosted by Austin Ashbaugh. The current cultural phenomenon we are discussing this season is Pokémon and todays episode is focused on the water type. Our evolutionary connection to the water type is biodiversity. In the Safari Zone, I get …

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3. The Last of Us - Paras edition: Coevolution 44:12

2M ago44:12

44:12

Episode Description: Welcome to this brand new episode of Adapt or Die! The evolutionary biology of pop culture hosted by Austin Ashbaugh. The current cultural phenomenon we are discussing this season is Pokémon and todays episode is focused on the grass type. Our evolutionary connection to the normal type is coevolution. In the Safari Zone, I get …

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2. Of Meowth and Men: Artificial Selection 40:16

3M ago40:16

40:16

Episode Description: Welcome to this brand new episode of Adapt or Die! The evolutionary biology of pop culture hosted by Austin Ashbaugh. The current cultural phenomenon we are discussing this season is Pokémon and todays episode is focused on the normal type. Our evolutionary connection to the normal type is artificial selection. In the Safari Zo…

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1. The Eye of the Tauros: The Survival of the Fittest 37:52

3M ago37:52

37:52

Episode Description: Welcome to this brand new episode of Adapt or Die! The evolutionary biology of pop culture hosted by Austin Ashbaugh. The current cultural phenomenon we are discussing this season is Pokémon and todays episode is focused on the Fighting type. Our evolutionary connection to the fighting type is the survival of the fittest. In th…

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Adapt or Die! - The Trailer 1:19

4M ago1:19

1:19

Darwin did not expect to have "his" theory applied to pixelated creatures...this is payback for taking the limelight over Wallace. On Adapt or Die, Austin (a PhD candidate in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) explores topics in popular culture that can be dissected with evolutionary theories and ideas. We will ask questions like "Does Pokémon evolu…

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Introducing: Exploring Kabbalah 12:17

8M ago12:17

12:17

Check out this new series from JTS Podcasts, Exploring Kabbalah. Dr. Eitan Fishbane shares the complext history of Jewish mystical thought from the Torah to Hasidism. Subscribe now: RSS: https://www.spreaker.com/show/3550593/episodes/feed Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exploring-kabbalah/id1739159484 Hosted by: Dr. Eitan Fish…

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2.6 Evolution of Torah: Christian Spain 14:00

1+ y ago14:00

14:00

All the legal cultures we discussed in this season come together in Christian Spain in the 14th Century. Rabbi Asher ben Yehiel (the Rosh) is one of the rabbis leading the integration of the legal culture of Muslim Spain, with the interpretative work of France and the rabbinic authority that was standard in Germany. This episode traces the Rosh’s i…

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2.5 Evolution of Torah: Germany 14:21

1+ y ago14:21

14:21

The German Jewish community was at once highly organized and prosperous. At the same time, they were subject to the potentially violent whims of non-Jewish community around them. These parallels of strength and challenge are at the core of this episode about rabbinic culture in the Germanic provinces in the 13th century. We will focus on the specif…

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2.4 Maimonides 14:47

1+ y ago14:47

14:47

For this episode, we focus solely on Rabbi Moses ben Maimon (1138–1204, Maimonides/Rambam), whose work in diverse disciplines from medicine to philosophy worked to elevate rabbinic legal culture. We examine the Mishneh Torah, Maimonides’s companion to the written Torah, which is the oldest in existence and delve into his rigorous work life. Through…

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2.3 France 13:43

1+ y ago13:43

13:43

This episode focuses on Rashi (1040 - 1105, Rabbi Solomon ben Isaac) and his intellectual (and genetic) heirs. We start by exploring the significant differences between French rabbinic culture and that of North Africa and Muslim Spain. As opposed to summarizing the law as presented in the Talmud which was the central aim of scholars like the RIF, R…

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2.2 Muslim Spain and North Africa 12:56

1+ y ago12:56

12:56

The legal culture of Muslim Spain and North Africa from the ninth to the thirteenth century focused on making the Talmud accessible through practical applications of Gaonic interpretations. This episode follows two scholars: Rabenu Hananel ben Hushiel whose approach is one of the earliest known attempt to provide a systematic commentary on the Talm…

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2.1 Journeys in Torah Study 14:02

1+ y ago14:02

14:02

How did geographic diversity and separation impact rabbinic culture? In the season opener, we begin with the story of the four captives, the story that ended season one. This narrative offers an example of how rabbinic learning spread. We introduce the challenges and opportunities that faced Jewish communities which connect our four regions: Muslim…

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The Evolution of Torah Season 2 Trailer 0:50

1+ y ago0:50

0:50

Get ready for Season 2 of the Evolution of Torah: Establishing Rabbinic CultureVon JTS

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5. The Talmud after the Talmud 16:47

5y ago16:47

16:47

How did the Babylonian Talmud become a fixed, closed book, the most influential one in the Jewish world? In this episode, we discuss the final layers of interpretation and editing that made it into the Talmud. We’ll also see how the influence of the Geonim, the heads of the Babylonian academies, together with immigration, spread the authority of th…

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4. Midrash: Making meaning 11:29

5y ago11:29

11:29

The Rabbis were not only interested in compiling and interpreting the Mishnah. In this episode, we look at some examples of Midrash, rabbinic interpretation of the Bible to derive both legal and narrative insights. We also hear how study of Midrash experienced a renaissance in the hands of modern scholars and ask if genuine Midrash can be found aft…

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3. The Talmud(s): Creating Torah through dispute 9:42

5y ago9:42

9:42

Interpreting the Mishnah evolved into a creative process where pairs of Rabbis would argue with each other. In this episode, we discuss how these debates about interpretation developed into a primary component of the Babylonian Talmud and the Jerusalem Talmud. Credits: Produced by Rabbi Tim Bernard Cover art: Rabbi Tim Bernard Theme music: Stock me…

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2. The Mishnah: the earliest voices 16:59

5y ago16:59

16:59

The Mishnah is the foundational rabbinic text. How did it come to be? Who authored it? And what’s in it? In this episode, we look at an example of a mishnah and Rabbi Schwartz also gives an overview of the role of women in and around the Mishnah. Credits: Produced by Rabbi Tim Bernard Cover art: Rabbi Tim Bernard Theme music: Stock media provided b…

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1. Who Were the Rabbis? 13:12

5y ago13:12

13:12

What led to the emergence of the group of scholars and teachers we call the Rabbis? What motivated them and what did they value? The Rabbis looked to their forebear, Hillel, as an exemplar of religious leadership, and in this episode, we’ll look at three stories they told about Hillel to see what we can learn about the Rabbis’ self-conception. Cred…

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Culture Evolution Podcasts

Podcasts, die es wert sind, gehört zu werden

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Adapt or Die! The Evolutionary Biology of Pop Culture

Austin Ashbaugh

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The Evolution of Torah: Establishing Rabbinic Culture

JTS

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8. Moby Diglett : Biogeography 30:09

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7. Brave Mew World : Nature Vs. Nurture 47:41

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6. The Marowak in Black : Non-natural selection 52:31

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5. Pride, prejudice, rats, and cane toads: Competition CORRECTION 0:56

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5. Pride, Prejudice, Rats, and Cane toads: Competition 43:18

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4. A Tale of Two Fishes: Biodiversity 45:14

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3. The Last of Us - Paras edition: Coevolution 44:12

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2. Of Meowth and Men: Artificial Selection 40:16

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1. The Eye of the Tauros: The Survival of the Fittest 37:52

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Adapt or Die! - The Trailer 1:19

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Introducing: Exploring Kabbalah 12:17

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2.6 Evolution of Torah: Christian Spain 14:00

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2.5 Evolution of Torah: Germany 14:21

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2.4 Maimonides 14:47

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2.3 France 13:43

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2.2 Muslim Spain and North Africa 12:56

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2.1 Journeys in Torah Study 14:02

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The Evolution of Torah Season 2 Trailer 0:50

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5. The Talmud after the Talmud 16:47

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4. Midrash: Making meaning 11:29

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3. The Talmud(s): Creating Torah through dispute 9:42

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2. The Mishnah: the earliest voices 16:59

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1. Who Were the Rabbis? 13:12

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