Context:

Referenced when discussing the origin of the poop knife story. Wade Davis, described as an ethnobotanist and anthropologist, was on the Diane Rehm Show promoting this book about ego tourism. The speaker heard the story as a teenager and it inspired him to study anthropology.

Context:

Referenced in discussion of historical hunting practices. Parkman wrote the definitive History of the French and Indian War and traveled west in 1846, likely with the Oglala Sioux, including a description of hunting bighorn sheep by rolling rocks down on them in the Black Hills.

Context:

Highly recommended book about human evolution and diaspora out of Africa 70,000 years ago. Discussed extensively regarding hunter-gatherer band sizes, population dynamics, and the pace of human migration across continents. The speaker notes it has 'some sloppy mistakes' but is 'highly regarded.'

Context:

Referenced as Peter Freuchen's autobiography where he claimed to have broken out of an ice trap using a chisel made from frozen feces. Discussed in context of evaluating the credibility of the poop chisel story and Freuchen's personality as someone who sought fame and attention.