The Bone Club

When Science Goes Bad: The Innocence Project, Wrongful Convictions, & the Policy to Prevent Them (w/Tebah Browne, PhD)

Forensic science can answer an awful lot of questions, but misused, can also do an awful lot of damage in the process. On this episode of The Bone Club, Stephanie and Ashley sit down with Dr. Tebah Browne, PhD, a Science Policy Specialist with the New York Innocence Project, as we discuss everything from how forensic science can be misused to wrongfully convict innocent individuals, as well as the processes by which that science is used to exonerate them, the in's & out's of getting good policy passed, and even examining the role of artifical intelligence in exonerations and forensic science. For more information from Dr. Browne, she can be reached at: tbrowne@innocenceproject.org

Live...ish from New Orleans (sorta), it's A.A.F.S!

Join Ashley and Stephanie as we welcome our friends Hannah Carson (U. Montana) & Thomas Delgado (U. Utah) and reminisce about the 2026 American Academy of Forensic Science Conference held in New Orleans. We discuss some of our highlights and lowlights and look forward to 2027 and Florida.

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: A conversation on the need and implications of DEI in anthropology (w/Sean Tallman, PhD)

Of the many topics effecting forensic anthropology (academia and government service), one of the stickiest is the rise, fall, and implications of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion programs. Join us as we have a conversation with Dr. Sean Tallman about how DEI programs have come about and changed, its relationship to meritocracy, and the implications they have had on the field. NOTE: The opinions and views expressed are those of the individuals in their personal capacity and do not represent the positions of their respective institutions. To reach Dr. Tallman directly, email: tallman@bu.edu

Finding The Missing: Please Bring Me Home (w/Nick Oldrieve & Brett Robinson)

Join the Jenna and Ashley with a special episode of The Bone Club as we have a conversation with Nick Oldrieve and Brett Robinson of Please Bring Me Home on how non-profit/non-governmental organizations can work to help in the search for missing persons. We go in depth into how Please Bring Me Home operates and the strengths and difficulties such organizations face in their search for answers of Canada's historic missing. For more information please visit: pleasebringmehome.com [https://pleasebringmehome.com/] For annonymous tips call: +1 (226) 702-2728

Yes, Trans People Exist! Forensic Anthropology and Gender (w/Samantha Blatt, Ph.D.)

Join the Bone Club on this special Canadian Thanksgiving edition where we discuss the thorny issue of gender and forensic anthropology from the lens of transgender people and communities with our special guest Dr. Samantha Blatt. Our conversation touches on the issues of theory, definitions, and even how to assess gender in a forensic context. If you have any questions for Dr. Blatt or any of us, or if you have any ideas or suggestions for future episodes or guests for The Bone Club, please email us at: boneclubpodcast@gmail.com