Museum of Clean

We visit the world’s oldest rose, which is so tough that it survived being bombed in World War II. All week, we’re featuring the stories behind a few of our favorite things – from ancient hams to mummified fingers. Want to tell us about your own favorite unusual object? Give us a ... Show More

We explore the unexpected combination of recipes and graves through the story of Naomi Odessa Miller Dawson’s spritz cookies.All week, we’re featuring the stories behind a few of our favorite things – from ancient hams to mummified fingers. Want to tell us about your own favorite ... Show More

Dylan goes on a journey to examine the preserved middle finger of astronomer, physicist, and engineer Galileo Galilei.All week, we’re featuring the stories behind a few of our favorite things – from ancient hams to mummified fingers. Want to tell us about your own favorite unusua ... Show More

Learn French with Sarah on a visit to the Cité des Enfants, a museum for exploring and discovering science. ► EXERCICE à partir d'un extrait du podcastUn musée pour les enfants : expliquer une activité | niveau B1 (exercice + PDF)► TOUS LES ÉPISODES DU PODCAST PARLEZ-VOUS PARIS ? 

Liz Waid and Bruce Gulland tell about the National Museum of Brazil. In 2018, 90% of the museum was destroyed. It provides a lesson and a warning for people around the world. 

A journalist is given special permission to stay overnight in a spooky wax museum. The Wax Museum is adapted from The Waxwork by A.M. Burrage. scarystoriespod.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scarystoriespod/support 

We meet security guard Armia Khalil, whose kindness to a visitor led to his sculpture being exhibited at New York's Met Museum. Also: new hope for Parkinson's; beer that's good for you; and Bhutan welcomes Ed Sheeran. 

Mes chers camarades, bien le bonjour !Visiter le Quai Branly pour découvrir les nombreuses œuvres d’art de nombreuses cultures, aller au Louvre pour voir des statues gréco-romaines et des sarcophages égyptiens, on ne dit jamais non ! Et pourtant, c’est souvent le résultat d’une h ... Show More

In the heart of the Pacific Ocean, over 2,000 miles from the nearest continent, lies one of the world’s most iconic archaeological treasure troves - Rapa Nui, known to the outside world as Easter Island. Famed for the towering stone faces of the moai, the island has undergone ext ... Show More

Order The Memory Palace book now, dear listener. On Bookshop.org, on Amazon.com, on Barnes & Noble, or directly from Random House.The Memory Palace is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Radiotopia is a collective of independently owned and operated podcasts that’s a part of P ... Show More

Nicholas Cullinan, the new director of the British Museum, seems to think so. “I'm not afraid of the past,” he says — which means talking about looted objects, the basement storerooms, and the leaking roof. We take the guided tour. SOURCES:Nicholas Cullinan, director of the Briti ... Show More

Aaron meets a friend at the Natural History Museum's Triceratops Exhibit and answers a question from Andy. View full episode show notes at www.MyDogRocket.com