comedy
Hosted by Michael Scroggins, Dan Souleles · comedy · EN · 52 episodes
People Stuff is a write-in, anthropology advice podcast wherein we answer all sorts of questions with the weird and wonderful wisdom that anthropology offers. From whether you should make your bed to what you owe to the dead, no dilemma is too tiny, no conundrum too vast for a little bit of anthropology. After all, as a species, we've been human-ing for like 300,000 years already. Surely we've figured some stuff out.
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Signup to Generate a PitchPeople Stuff is a write-in, anthropology advice podcast wherein we answer all sorts of questions with the weird and wonderful wisdom that anthropology offers. From whether you should make your bed to what you owe to the dead, no dilemma is too tiny, no conundrum too vast for a little bit of anthropology.
People Stuff is hosted by Michael Scroggins, Dan Souleles. The show has published 52 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Your Brain on Ads: The Ancient Instincts Marketers Exploit" (1 October 2026, 44 minutes), "[Encore] Why Do We Care About TV People? (feat. Arianna Haut of Jeopardy & Master Minds)" (1 September 2026, 71 minutes), and "[Encore] Dan and Michael Touch Grass: Social media, crypto wages, and a house with 13 doors walk into a podcast" (25 August 2026, 54 minutes).
People Stuff publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 60 minutes across 52 episodes.
Booking probability for People Stuff is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. People Stuff requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. People Stuff's contact route on record: verified email.
Michael Scroggins, Dan Souleles hosts People Stuff, a comedy show with 52 episodes published.
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Episode #1
This week, Michael and Dan dissect the tried-and-true formula of negative political ads, how pharma commercials changed the doctor/patient relationship, and the mysterious consortium of billionaires trying to convince...
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Why do we care so much about people we've never met? This week on People Stuff , Dan and Michael are joined by trivia expert and television veteran Arianna Haut —whose résumé includes Jeopardy! , Who Wants to Be a...
People Stuff
This week on People Stuff , anthropologists Dan and Michael get their hands dirty with the real weirdness of modern life — from politicians oversharing on social media to waiters wanting crypto paychecks to a man who...
People Stuff
Ever wondered why people still warn you to check your kids’ Halloween candy for razor blades — even though it’s never actually happened? Or why politicians say, “a lot of people are saying…” when they clearly made it...
Episode #17
Why does wine make people unbearable—and civilization possible? This week, Dan and Michael uncork the anthropology of wine, from Roman vineyards to supermarket Pinot Noir, asking how globalization transformed taste and...
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Are you a “blue brain,” a “Phoebe,” or just a person trying to do your job? This week on People Stuff , Dan and Michael dig into the strange afterlife of psychological typing — from Jungian archetypes to workplace...
Episode #16
This week, Dan and Michael tackle one of humanity's oldest problems: staying cool. From heat waves and climate adaptation to office air conditioning, Finnish sauna culture, and the strange ways Americans think about...
Episode #14
Why do people collect ridiculous kitchen gadgets? When do dietary restrictions become impossible to cook around? Why does feeding people create friendship, obligation, and family? This week on People Stuff...
Episode #14
<p>Why do people collect ridiculous kitchen gadgets? When do dietary restrictions become impossible to cook around? Why does feeding people create friendship, obligation, and family?</p> <p>This week on People Stuff...
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<p>Highlights</p> <p>The cultural power of brutal honesty in hiring (and why job posts should repel as much as they attract).</p> <p>Vampires as symbols of modern alienation and eternal cool.</p> <p>Fascism as a false...
People Stuff
Highlights The cultural power of brutal honesty in hiring (and why job posts should repel as much as they attract). Vampires as symbols of modern alienation and eternal cool. Fascism as a false cure for loneliness and...
Episode #13
<p>Why do we care so much about people we've never met?</p> <p>This week on People Stuff, Dan and Michael are joined by trivia expert and television veteran Arianna Haut—whose résumé includes Jeopardy!, Who Wants to Be...
Episode #13
Why do we care so much about people we've never met? This week on People Stuff , Dan and Michael are joined by trivia expert and television veteran Arianna Haut —whose résumé includes Jeopardy! , Who Wants to Be a...
Episode #12
<p>What exactly is Los Angeles?</p> <p>A city? A county? A collection of freeways? A lifestyle brand with excellent tacos and terrible traffic?</p> <p>This week on People Stuff, Dan and Michael are joined by genetic...
Episode #11
<p>What is camping actually for?</p> <p>This week on People Stuff, Dan and Michael head into the wilderness to investigate one of modern life's strangest contradictions: millions of people spend thousands of dollars on...
Episode #10
<p>Why do humans need privacy?</p> <p>This week on People Stuff, Michael and Dan are joined by anthropologist and design researcher Gretchen Pfeil to explore one of the most basic—and surprisingly complicated—human...
Episode #9
<p>Home Depot may be the most American place on Earth.</p> <p>This week on People Stuff, Michael and Dan dive into the anthropology of DIY culture, suburban home repair, hardware stores, masculinity, construction work...
Episode #8
<p>Competition used to be for sports and maybe college admissions. Now it’s for internships, student clubs, networking coffee chats, LinkedIn visibility, and apparently sleep scores monitored by the national security...
Episode #7
<p>This week on People Stuff, Dan and Michael tackle one of the great contradictions of modern life: why Americans treat houses simultaneously as sacred homes, speculative assets, retirement plans, emotional support...
Episode #6
<p>Horse girls. German cowboys. Private equity bowling alleys. This week on People Stuff, we take on horses—not just as animals, but as cultural objects, status symbols, and surprisingly effective therapists.</p>...
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technology manager, nonprofit veteran, repeat Jeopardy contestant, Tewkesbury Borough council
Director of Asset Allocation, School of International Service
Brown University
UCLA
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