A very special encore in memory of our favorite Museologist, Ronnie Cline. In this 2018 episode, we talked about the life and work of a great dude and a good pal who passed away this morning. On the agenda of his legendary episode: Museums! Mummies! Paintings! Hot dogs! Alie sits down with her dear internet friend and museologist Ronnie Cline, who manages 30 ... Show More
Feb 4
Genealogy (FAMILY TREES) Encore with Stephen Hands
Histories, mysteries, memories and families: it’s time to clamber up our ancestral trees. Author and genealogist Stephen Hanks -- who teaches genealogy classes in Portland, Oregon and has contributed to PBS genealogy documentaries -- sits down to chat in this encore episode about ... Show More
1h 8m
Jan 28
Asinology (DONKEYS) with Faith Burden
Tall ears. Huge teeth. Underestimated wit. And vocalizations that would make a songbird envious. Let’s talk donkeys with researcher and Director at The Donkey Sanctuary, Asinologist Dr. Faith Burden. We cover pop culture donkeys, their road to domestication, how much they can car ... Show More
1h 15m
Jan 21
Paleohistology (WHY TEETH EXIST) with Yara Haridy
Excuse me, why do you have teeth? How did they get in your mouth and where did they come from? Let’s ask researcher, tooth enthusiast, and Paleohistologist Dr. Yara Haridy. She opened up the archives at Chicago’s Field Museum to chat about ancient skulls, drawers of bones, and th ... Show More
1h 24m
Aug 2024
Country Music Classics, Terrific Teachers and Gothic Mysteries - Therapy Crouch #AMA
<p>On today’s episode of The Therapy Crouch #AMA, Abbey and Peter have taken a pause from listening to their joint audio books on the sun lounger to come (almost) live and direct to answer anything and everything that has been on your mind!</p><br><p>Today, we discuss some of Abb ... Show More
29m 42s
Aug 2024
Re-Air: Andrew Bolton, The Reanimator: Life, Death, and Sleeping Beauties at the Met
There is a lot to unpack—literally and figuratively—in the Metropolitan Museum’s Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” which closes on September 2. It’s about nature and the cycle of life (and as it turns out, there is a lot about death). It also touches on chemistry, biology, ... Show More
38m 43s
Jul 2025
Stephen Fry on ODYSSEY and Allison Anders on GRACE OF MY HEART & PARIS, TEXAS
In this episode of Kermode on Film, Mark welcomes two legendary guests for a lively film conversation, recorded at the BFI Southbank on Monday 14th July 2025.This is Part 2 of that show, in which Mark is joined by Allison Anders, the director of Gas Food Lodging and Grace of My H ... Show More
43m 35s
Jul 2024
58: Professor Broski Spills Tea on WWII
<div>This week on The Broski Report, Fearless Leader Brittany Broski shows off her wares from her trip to London, discusses her favorite war-based media, lists some surprising facts about WWII, and elaborates on the suppression of art under the Nazi Regime. <br>
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48m 16s
Jun 2021
13 - The Sandman & the Art Addict - Alexander Calder, “Silver Bedhead”, 1946 for Peggy Guggenheim
<p>This week, Stephanie Dueñas and Russell Shoemaker tread through the fascinating history behind the sculpture work “Silver Bedhead” from 1946 by Alexander “Sandy'“ Calder, mobile master, commissioned by Peggy Guggenheim, a woman whose art addiction influenced Modern Art His ... Show More
1h 4m