Christopher Ryan
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Sep 8, 2026
Rich SummersGUEST
But kind of going from a hunter-gatherer society to agriculture...
Rich SummersGUEST
And I read a book about four years ago by a guy called Christopher Ryan.
Rich SummersGUEST
And it's called Civilized to Death.
Rich SummersGUEST
Okay.
Andrew SageHOST
Yeah, yeah.
Andrew SageHOST
I think it's, it's curious because when I look at, for instance, there's his book Civilised To Death by Christopher Ryan, and-
James StoutGUEST
Mm-hmm
Andrew SageHOST
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Andrew SageHOST
Yeah, yeah.
Andrew SageHOST
I think it's curious because when I look at, for instance, there's this book, Civilized Death by Christopher Ryan, and he uses this concept of human domestication.
Andrew SageHOST
And he argues that, you know, just as humans selectively bred and conditioned animals to fit into environments that we designed for our own purposes, civilization shaped us to fit the needs of these large hierarchical systems.
James StoutHOST
You
Andrew SageHOST
Yeah, yeah.
Andrew SageHOST
I think it's curious because when I look at, for instance, there's this book, Civilized Death, by Christopher Ryan, and he uses this concept of human domestication.
Andrew SageHOST
Okay.
Andrew SageHOST
And he argues that, you know, just as humans selectively bred and conditioned animals to fit into environments that we designed for our own purposes, civilization shaped us to fit the needs of these large hierarchical systems.
Kyle TiermanHOST
This one is with a man that many of you will be familiar with.
Kyle TiermanHOST
Mr. Christopher Ryan, or shall I say Dr. Christopher Ryan, uh, is a man who came into my life eight or nine years ago, right when, uh, this podcast was just finding its legs.
Kyle TiermanHOST
Um, and by...
Kyle TiermanHOST
He came into my life, what I mean by that is that I forced my way into his life.
6 MINS LATER
Kyle TiermanHOST
All right, that's it for now.
Kyle TiermanHOST
Keep being a good person.
Kyle TiermanHOST
Go get out in the water, whatever body is closest to you, and welcome to the podcast Dr. Christopher Ryan.
Kyle TiermanHOST
Kyle Tierman here.