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The Bone Club

The Bone Club

By: Ashley C. Smith Stephanie Hartley Jenna MacRae
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The Bone Club brings true crime science to life with a peak behind what goes on in a real CSI from a forensic anthropological perspective. Hosted by three young forensic anthropologists in a variety of career fields and stages, we delve into the science of death investigation for a general audience, and tackle the science of true crime. Join us as we cover a range of issues related to forensic anthropology, the science, and the field.

Note: The views expressed here are those of the individual hosts and guests in their personal capacity and do not represent the views of their respective institutions, companies, and affiliations.

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Ashley C. Smith 2023
Biological Sciences Science True Crime
Episodes
  • Praedium Mortis: A Conversation About Decomposition, Research, & Facilities (w/Danny Wescott, Ph.D., D-ABFA)
    Aug 16 2025

    What happens to us when we die? To help answer that question anthropologists have developed research facilites to study human decomposition. Join Stephaine and Ashley as we talk with Dr. Danny Wescott of Texas State University's Forensic Anthropology Center about the fascinating world of decomposition, the research, facilities, and the ethics that surrounds it all.

    For more information on the Forensic Anthropology Center or on the topic rasied, you can email Dr. Wescott at: dwescott@txstate.edu or email us at boneclubpodcast@gmail.edu

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Big Scenes, Small Scenes, We Got All Scenes (with special guest Tracy Rogers, Ph.D.)
    Aug 4 2025

    Join The Bone Club as we talk with Dr. Tracy Rogers from the University of Toronto about the complexity of field and scene work in forensic anthropology. Starting with discussing her work on Pickton case in British Columbia in 2002, Dr. Rogers talks about the complexities and similarities of all sorts of scenes and how to approach field work as a forensic anthropologist.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Getting Certified: The American Board of Forensic Anthropology (with special guest Erin Waxenbaum, Ph.D., D-ABFA)
    Jul 21 2025

    Join The Bone Club as we discuss with Erin Waxenbaum, President of the American Board of Forensic Anthropology, about the role of the ABFA and certification in forensic anthropology and medico-legal death investigation. We go over everything from what the ABFA is to how students can access it's resources to progress in their studies and careers. For more information, visit https://www.theabfa.org.

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    41 mins
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