Scattered: One Person’s Search for the Story Behind Human Remains
This is a podcast about human remains and the dead. There are many parts to this story. Join me as I explore the story, piece together often disparate parts, and attempt to gain some insight into this obscure topic.
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As of December 2022, this podcast has been downloaded +60k times, and currently ranks within the top 5-10% of podcasts (Buzzsprout global stats, March 2023).
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Scattered Episode 18: Predictive Modelling with DNA – Interview with Dr. Ellen Greytak
Scattered Episode 17: Collaboration and Respecting the Dead – Interview with Andrew Bernie
Scattered Episode 16: The Scavenging Project – Interview with Dr. Shari Forbes
Scattered Episode 14: A Service to the Dead – Interview with Lara Indra & Dr. David Errickson
Scattered Episode 13: Putting Humanity into Archaeology – Interview with Sarah Woodman
Scattered Episode 11: For the Love
Scattered Episode 10: Christine Hymanyk – Student Experiment
Scattered Episode 09: Shari & the Pig Trials – The Search & Results
Scattered Episode 08: A Police View on Scattered Remains – Interview with A/Det. Amanda Johnson
Scattered Episode 07: Shari & the Pig Trials – The Set-up
Scattered Episode 06: Bears – Interviews with Dan, Dave and Lyle
Scattered Episode 05: Mountain Lions – Interview with Kevin Blecha
Scattered Episode 04: Tales of a Forensic Anthropologist – Interview with Pamela Mayne Correia
Scattered Episode 03: Coyotes – Interview with Dr. Shelley Alexander
Scattered Episode 02: A Path to Forensic Archaeology – Interview with Dr. Alexandria Young
Scattered Episode 01: Introduction & the Chandra Levy Case
Music by Bensound.com and by Coma-Media from Pixabay

Yvonne Kjorlien: Host, Producer & Writer
I’m a physical anthropologist and archaeologist who studies scattered and scavenged remains. I do this to help increase the recovery rate of human remains in outdoor contexts, to help law enforcement personnel close forensic cases and provide closure for families.