What is it really like to live with hunter-gatherers? In this eye-opening episode, Dr. Helga Vierich—cultural and biological anthropologist—joins us to share vivid stories from her time with Indigenous communities in Africa. From hunting tales that rival action movies to deep insights into animism and ecological kinship, Dr. Vierich reveals what these ancient ways of living can teach us about human evolution, resilience, and how disconnected the modern world has become.🎙️ Expect storytelling, laughter, wonder, and a whole new lens on what it means to be human.🔍 Topics Covered: • Animistic worldviews and relational ecology • Lessons from forager societies about kinship, survival, and joy • A real hunting story you won’t forget • What modernity has lost—and what we can reclaim • Anthropology’s role in making the past matter today📌 If you’re into human origins, deep history, or anthropology with heart—this one’s for you.👣 Subscribe to The Story of Us for more conversations that bring humanity’s deep past into the present!#PaleoPost #TheStoryOfUs #WorldOfPaleoanthropology #AnthropologyPodcast #HunterGatherers #HelgaVierich #HumanOrigins #DeepHistory #Animism #CulturalAnthropology #BiologicalAnthropology #HumanEvolution #Foragers #IndigenousKnowledge