Ethnocynology with David Ian Howe
Episodes
ENCORE - Why this Ice Age Bone Needle is so Important. - Ep 09
06 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have your pens at the ready? It’s pop-quiz time! Since David’s away for this episode, he’s given you a refresher on why bone needles are ...
Promo - Life Along the Trails: 19th Century Nebraska Archaeology with Nolan Johnson - Plains 30
22 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Please enjoy this Promo episode from the Great Plains Podcast this week!In this episode, I sit down with Nebraska archaeologist Nolan Johnson to talk ...
The Dogs of Mesoamerica with Zac Lindsey - Ep 27
08 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode David sits down with Zach Lindsay, a Mayanist archaeologist and board member of the Institute of Maya Studies, to explore the intersec...
Horses (Part 3) The Pawnee, the Plains, and the Spanish Caribbean with Dr. Carlton Shield Chief Gover - Ep 26
25 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this third installment of the “Horse Series,” David sits down with Dr. Carlton Shield Chief Gover to explore the intersections of Indigenous or...
Remembering Jane Goodall with Primatologist Carson Black - Ep 25
11 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Remembering Jane Goodall with Primatologist Carson BlackIn this deeply heartfelt episode, David speaks with Primatologist, Biological Anthropologist, ...
Horses (Part 2) | Horses in Early Contact North America with Cassidee Thornhill - Ep 24
27 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Ethnocynology with David Ian Howe, I sit down with my good friend and former graduate school cohort member Cassidee Thornhill, Coll...
Horses (Part 1) | Hoof Beats with Dr. William Taylor - Ep 23
13 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Ethnocynology, host David Ian Howe sits down with archaeologist and anthropologist Dr. William Taylor (University of Colorado Bould...
The Old Copper Culture with North02 - Ep 22
30 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Ethnocynology, host David Ian Howe sits down with friend and creator North02 to dive into one of North America’s most fascinating...
ENCORE - Talking Dogs, Data, and Mental Health (but mostly dogs) with Dr. Angela Perri - Ruins 101
16 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of A Life in Ruins Podcast, David and Connor talk to Dr. Angela Perri about her lengthy CV and her academic/professional career. Dr. P...
Anthro Chat with Stefan Milo - Ep 21
02 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An Anthro Chat With Stefan Milo.In this episode of ethnic psychology, David sits down with good friend Stefan Milo, archaeologist, YouTuber, and overa...
ENCORE - A Discussion with Dr. Todd Surovell - Ruins 107
19 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of A Life In Ruins podcast, David interviews his former advisor Dr. Todd Surovell. Todd served as an advisor to David and was a commit...
Meme Archaeology with Gaius Flavius - Ep 20
05 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of ethnic psychology, David sits down with a friend of the pod, Artur Hulu. But you may know him by his Instagram pseudonym Gaius Flav...
Jonny Devaney Returns…from Italy! Pompeii, the Vatican, and Roman dogs! - Ep 19
21 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Ethnocynology with David and Howe, David sits down with good friend Jonny Devaney! Jonny recently got back from an extended trip to...
Audience questions answered! - Ep 18
07 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, David answers questions he received from a Q&A on Instagram. While some are archaeological, most are on dogs. The questions range fro...
ALPHA: a prehistoric movie about the first dog - Ep 17
24 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, David finally discusses the 2018 film “Alpha.” Alpha is a movie that takes place 20,000 years ago in France, in which a boy is se...
Ancient Anthologies: David reads some of his writings - Ep 16
10 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, David reads some selected short stories and posts from his Instagram that helped build his account. If you've been following him fo...
Direwolf Science with Dr. Shield-Chief Gover - Ep 15
26 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Ethnocynology, David chats with friend, colleague, and former A Life in Ruins host, Dr. Carlton Shield Chief Gover.David and Carlto...
Is Colossal Biosciences lying to you about direwolves? - Ep 014
12 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, David talks about the recent news about the direwolves that were “brought back from extinction.” However, as he explains, no dire...
Wolf Photography with Hannah Rheaume - Ep 13
29 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Ethnocynology with David Ian Howe, David sits down with friend and wildlife photographer Hannah Rheaume.Hannah, born in Maine, but ...
(Part 2) On Tattoos, Nashville, and the Civil War? - Ep 12
15 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David then discusses the Bellemeade Mansion and the Hermitage in Nashville, and how these powerful Southern families partook in the war.But mainly, Da...
On Tattoos, Nashville, and the Civil War? (Part 1) - Ep 11
01 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Episode, David discusses his recent travels to California and Connor’s visit to Nashville the week before.David and Connor met up with Aaron...
Ethnocynology in the Apocalypse: Children of Men - Ep 10
15 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As laid out in Episode 4, David will be doing deep dives into movies, TV shows, and books that have to do with anthropology and dogs in the apocalypse...
Why this Ice Age Bone Needle is so Important. - Ep 09
08 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Ethnocynology, David highlights a recent paper published about a bone needle he helped excavate in the summer of 2022.While David w...
Salukis and German Shepherds with Jonny Devaney - Ep 08
18 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, David chats with good friend and guest Jonny Devaney.David had interviewed Jonny on the David Ian Howe Show a few months ago and on t...
Encore - Fantastic Domesticates and Where to Find Them - Dogs - Ruins 63
04 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode of Just the Boyz, we kick off our series on animal domesticates, starting with the oldest known domesticated animal: the dog. We are ...
ENCORE - Social media bifaces - Tea Break 5
21 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this month's episode, Matilda chats with fellow podcaster and well-known YouTube anthropologist David Ian Howe all about ancient arrowheads. Probab...
Strider's Passing - Ethno 07
07 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, David shares the news of Strider’s passing, and discusses the two other times he has had to say goodbye to dogs in his life.Segment...
Dogs in Ancient Greece with Dr. Alyce Cannon (Part 2) - Ep 06
23 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of ethnocynology David sits down with Dr Alyce Cannon for part two of their episode on dogs in ancient Greece.In the previous episode,...
Dogs in Ancient Greece with Dr. Alyce Cannon (Part 1) - Ep 005
09 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of ethnocynology David sits down with recently minted PhD, Dr Alyce Cannon.David and Elise have known each other for the past 5 years ...
Ethnocynology and the Apocalypse - Ep 04
26 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Ethnocynology with David Ian Howe, David gives an introduction to an idea he’s had for a while to discuss and explore the anthrop...
I excavated a mammoth! Ep 3
12 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Ethnocynology with David Ian Howe. David takes his listeners through a POV descriptions of what it’s like to scientifically excav...
How I created Ethnocynology (Part 1) - Ep 01
28 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this premiere episode of Ethnocynology with David Ian Howe, David speaks for 30 minutes straight with almost 0 pauses about his favorite subject—...
How I created Ethnocynology (Part 2) - Ep 2
28 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In part 2 of these premiere episodes of Ethnocynology with David Ian Howe, David speaks for another 30 minutes straight (with maybe 3 pauses) about hi...
Introducing the Ethnocynology Podcast with David Ian Howe - Ep 0
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ethnocynology is the study of dogs in human cultural contexts. This podcast, hosted by anthropologist and comedian David Ian Howe, explores the histor...