This is the first instalment of a three-part episode. How many women artists do you know? Despite the work of activist groups and scholars alike, women are still troublingly absent from the history of art. Historian and broadcaster Katy Hessel wants to change that. In September 2024 she came to the Intelligence Squared stage in conversation with the journali ... Show More
Yesterday
Colm Tóibín on Stories of Exile (Part One)
Colm Tóibín is widely acclaimed for the emotional restraint and quiet power of his prose. His writing explores exile, abandonment, loss and denial, the things that go unspoken and the feelings not acted upon. His novels include Nora Webster; Brooklyn, which was turned into a film ... Show More
39m 4s
Aug 11
Uncovering the Epstein Story, with Emily Maitlis and Amy Wallace (Part Two)
The Jeffrey Epstein story has created shockwaves on both sides of the Atlantic. As new documents continue to emerge, and as journalists continue to report around those documents, we’re increasingly seeing how the powerful and well-connected can evade scrutiny. At its core, this i ... Show More
34m 47s
Aug 9
Uncovering the Epstein Story, with Emily Maitlis and Amy Wallace (Part One)
The Jeffrey Epstein story has created shockwaves on both sides of the Atlantic. As new documents continue to emerge, and as journalists continue to report around those documents, we’re increasingly seeing how the powerful and well-connected can evade scrutiny. At its core, this i ... Show More
40m 18s
Jun 2022
Episode #97: Cherchez La Femme, or The Woman Behind the Art--Anna Whistler (Season 11, Episode 6)
This season on ArtCurious, we're highlighting the lives and work of the women who supported some of the world’s favorite artists. Today, you know her face, but you might not know her name, or much about her life—meet Anna Whistler, the mother of American painter James Abbott McNe ... Show More
35m 55s
Aug 2021
BONUS: ArtCurious + My Modern Met's Top Artist Podcast: Artist Making an Impact
Today, it’s a very special episode of ArtCurious! We’re joining forces with the minds over at My Modern Met, and their new podcast, Top Artist, to discuss four of our favorite impactful artists in art history. This is the second half of our conversation— the first half is over on ... Show More
40m 32s
Aug 2023
Episode #116: Modern Love--Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, Part 1
This season, I’m rounding up stories about modern artists in love, in lust, in relationships— digging into these individuals, see how their liaisons, marriages, affairs, and connections played in or on their respective works of art, and how, if anything, they affected art history ... Show More
32m 15s
May 2017
Episode #20: Sofonisba Anguissola: Great (Woman) Artist (Season 1, Episode 20)
Earlier this spring, I saw a hashtag making the rounds online, especially on Twitter and Instagram. Half the time, I only just vaguely pay attention to the trending terms on social media, but this one hit me right away. For a lot of people, including myself, it was like seeing an ... Show More
28m 46s