This episode of the Here We Are podcast was recorded live at the Mind Under Matter Campout Festival in Raleigh, NC at the beautiful Lakeside Retreats. I decided to invite one of my favorite guests and good friend, Herman Pontzer, to talk about some of the evolutionary underpinnings of why we come together and celebrate at festivals.

Herman is an Associate Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology at Duke University, and author of the book, "Burn: New Research Blows the Lid Off How We Really Burn Calories, Lose Weight, and Stay Healthy", which you can check out at here. 

If you're ever in the Raleigh, NC area and in need of a peaceful getaway, swing by our friends at Lakeside Retreats and enjoy yurt rentals, glamping, fishing, paddle boarding, live music, disc golf, biking or walking, and more!

Thank you for watching and being an inquisitive being.

Timestamps:

00:00 Brief Backstory of Here We Are

3:05 Herman's background

5:05 The Hadza Hunter-gatherers

12:07 Best time in history to be human

16:20 Hadza's work week

19:11 Do the Hadza have festivals?

22:05 Hadza religion and culture

24:28 Jobs within Hadza community

27:41 Medicine workers

31:01 Storytelling

39:24 Energy and Play

44:02 How living with the Hadza has changed Herman

48:15 Why the Hadza don't Farm

49:43 Seasonal celebrations

52:22 Hadza love nature documentaries

54:07 Stages of life

54:42 Mind-altering substances

55:48 Seasonal influence on pregnancy

57:41 Outro