Venice-- it's the most serene and beautiful city in Italy, and possibly the whole world. But Venice at night-- all darkened and quiet-- takes up the most space in my imagination. I seriously love the depictions of Venice as enigmatic, shadowy, and even dangerous. Without cars or streetlights or other modern comforts, you might feel like you’ve stepped back i ... Show More
Oct 2022
NINE II MIDNIGHT - Prologue
On the Eve of Halloween, 14 storytellers make their way to the Darklight Carnival and share horrific tales of mystery and murder… but not all is as it seems.This October 30th, the feed you’re listening to now, along with all other participating shows, will post two episodes simul ... Show More
7m 40s
Oct 2021
88 — Carlo Scarpa — 2/4 — Querini Stampalia, Venetian Sci-Fi
We talked about Carlo Scarpa's work at the Querini Stampalia foundation (1959-63), a palazzo-museum in Venice. Scarpa's interventions are focussed on the ground floor spaces, including a new entrance bridge, galleries and courtyard garden. There's a very distinctive mixture of re ... Show More
53m 23s
Apr 2024
The Round-Up: On the Ground at the Venice Biennale
It is time for another edition of the Art Angle Roundup, where we look at some of the biggest headlining stories of the past month. But really, let's be honest, in the art world there's just one headlining story, and that is the 60th edition of the Venice Biennale, the so-called ... Show More
46m 1s
Aug 2023
The Assassination of Orléans: The Rise & Fall of a Medieval Detective
On the eve of the worst winter for over a century and with France on the brink of war with the English, the 1400s in Paris were a tumultuous period. With a mentally unstable king and a collection of dukes, lords and nobles all vying for power in the background, catastrophe was on ... Show More
1h 7m
Oct 2021
Venise : la fascination, le mythe et l'imaginaire, avec Elisabeth Crouzet-Pavan
Quatrième et dernier volet de notre série enregistrée aux Rendez-vous de l'histoire de Blois 2021 avec la grande historienne Elisabeth Crouzet-Pavan, auteure d'une somme magistrale consacrée à l'histoire de Venise. Pourquoi Venise nous fascine autant ? Pourquoi Venise semble avoi ... Show More
41m 25s
Sep 2023
Eighth Wonder, Vanished: The Amber Room
Last seen in 1945, the Amber Room is the world’s most valuable missing piece of art, valued as highly as $500 million. Looted by the Nazis after Operation Barbarossa, this “Eighth Wonder of the World” once symbolized peace and unity. Today, it instead represents one of art histor ... Show More
55m 8s
May 2023
The FAILED Plan to Save Venice - #44
This week we’re heading to Venice, Italy to talk about Tomorrow's Build's latest video "The Failed Plan to Save Venice From Flooding". Oh, and there's a twist... a $7BN flood defence system isn't enough to keep the iconic city afloat. Of course, we're chatting about the MOSE syst ... Show More
55m 20s
Jun 2024
Esprit es-tu là : l'histoire de Joseph Crépin, peintre médiumnique
NOUVEAU - Abonnez-vous à Minuit+ pour profiter de milliers d’histoires vraies sans publicité, d’épisodes en avant-première et en intégralité. Vous aurez accès sans publicité à des dizaines de programmes passionnants comme Crimes - Histoires Vraies, Espions - Histoires Vraies, Par ... Show More
5m 9s