Science, culture and everything in between. Feel the heat. All species welcome.
More than 154 million treasures fill the Smithsonian’s vaults. But where the public’s view ends, Sidedoor begins. With the help of biologists, artists, historians, archaeologists, zookeepers and astrophysicists, host Lizzie Peabody sneaks listeners through the Smithsonian’s side door, telling stories that can’t be heard anywhere else. Check out si.edu/sidedoor and follow @SidedoorPod for more info.
The National Air and Space Museum contains the largest and most significant collection of air- and spacecraft in the world. Behind those amazing machines are thousands of stories of human achievement, failure, and perseverance. Join Emily, Matt, and Nick as they demystify one of the world’s most visited museums and explore why people are so fascinated with stories of exploration, innovation, and discovery.
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National Leprechaun Museum Talking Stories


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National Leprechaun Museum Talking Stories
National Leprechaun Museum Talking Stories
Talking Stories is a podcast of stories, folklore, mythology, and chat from the Storytellers of the National Leprechaun Museum, on the 1st and 15th of every month. The National Leprechaun Museum, the first ever attraction dedicated to Irish mythology, opens up a fun and magical world full of fascinating folklore, mythology and enchanting stories.
Famous faces take their best mate, their mum, their neighbour (whoever they want) for an afternoon at a favourite museum or gallery. As well as getting a peek behind the scenes, seeing what makes a museum tick, it's also the starting point for some great conversations about life, the universe and everything. As well as a chance to eat lots of cake in the cafe. Meet Me at the Museum is published by Art Fund, the UK’s national charity for art, which raises money for museums and galleries throu ...
The National Museums Liverpool Podcast weaves together stories from our collections with the experiences of people in Liverpool today, exploring connections between the past and the present.
Litigation Nation, a new podcast hosted by Jack Sanker, is weekly roundup of the most important and interesting legal developments, delivered as a punchy, 15-minute episode that comes out every Tuesday. We summarize the newsletters you don't have time to read and dive into the headlines to bring you what you need to know, whether you work in the industry or not.
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National Public Housing Museum (NPHM) Podcasts


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National Public Housing Museum (NPHM) Podcasts
National Public Housing Museum
The National Public Housing Museum is the only institution that shares the diverse stories of public housing from across the United States. Our flagship podcast, Out of the Archives, shares stories from current and former public housing residents that expand our idea of public housing and are all too often left out of the mainstream narrative. You can also listen to our mini-series, Legally Stolen, which focuses on the legal theft of wealth from Black residents in Chicago's Englewood neighbo ...
Australia's only national museum of film, video games, digital culture and art - situated at the heart of Melbourne in Fed Square. Listen to our latest podcasts of live events, playlists associated with exhibitions, and more. Located at Fed Square. Open daily. #acmimelbourne www.acmi.net.au
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National Museum of Australia – Audio on demand program


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National Museum of Australia – Audio on demand program
National Museum of Australia
The National Museum of Australia's audio series explores Australia's social history: Indigenous people, their cultures and histories, the nation's history since 1788, and the interaction of Australians with the land and environment. The series includes talks by curators, conservators, historians, environmental scientists and other specialists.
The Modern Art Notes Podcast is a weekly, hour-long interview program featuring artists, historians, authors, curators and conservators. Pulitzer Prize-winning art critic Sebastian Smee called The MAN Podcast “one of the great archives of the art of our time.” When the US chapter of the International Association of Art Critics gave host Tyler Green one of its inaugural awards for criticism in 2014, it included a special citation for The MAN Podcast.
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Scuttlebutt and a Cup o’ Joe
National Museum of the American Sailor, Tricia Menke
Take a peek through the porthole with the National Museum of the American Sailor. Each month, Curator of Education Tricia Menke sits down with sailors and historians to discover the history and culture of the U.S. Navy’s enlisted sailors. Grab a cup of joe and discover stories of the Navy.
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Scuttlebutt: The Official Podcast of the National Museum of the Surface Navy


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Scuttlebutt: The Official Podcast of the National Museum of the Surface Navy
National Museum of the Surface Navy
Scuttlebutt is the official podcast of the National Museum of the Surface Navy at the Battleship IOWA - an inspirational dive into the daily challenges, sparks of passion, and unwavering dedication our crew and supporters encounter daily. We also interview thought leaders in both the public and private sectors to hear their inspirational stories and opinions on current and relevant topics.A new episode will be released weekly. Connect with and get to know the cast of characters who give the ...
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Virginia Museum of History & Culture Podcast
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This series contains audio from lectures given in person or online at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture by renowned authors on historical topics. The content and opinions expressed by guest lecturers in these presentations are solely those of the speaker and not necessarily of the Virginia Museum of History & Culture.To view a video of the lecture, visit VirginiaHistory.org/video. The Virginia Museum of History & Culture is owned and operated by the Virginia Historical Society — a pri ...
This is Quite Unsuitable For Females, a podcast series where we reveal the secrets, tackle the stereotypes and bust the myths about women in football. Community producers Rosy, Meg, Uma and Debs delve into the National Football Museum's archive to bring women's football off the bench and onto the pitch.
State and national history, locally. Recorded from The Clement Railroad Hotel Museum in beautiful downtown Dickson, Tennessee.
Neil MacGregor, director of the British Museum, explores 600 years of Germany's complex and often challenging history using objects, art, landmarks and literature.
Steve Hall: executive director of the Mustang Owner's Museum, and John Clor: Director of Ford Performance Enthusiast Communications interview influential people in the Mustang world.
Welcome to The Lonely Palette, the podcast that returns art history to the masses, one painting at a time. Each episode, host Tamar Avishai picks a painting du jour, interviews unsuspecting museum visitors in front of it, and then dives deeply into the object, the movement, the social context, and anything and everything else that will make it as neat to you as it is to her. For more information, visit thelonelypalette.com | Twitter @lonelypalette | Instagram @thelonelypalette.
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Athena Art Foundation
Fitzwilliam Museum, Colnaghi Foundation and Athena Art Foundation
Athena Asks is a new podcast series from the Athena Art Foundation featuring artists, art historians and collectors talking about great art works from across the centuries and the collections which host them. We passionately believe that looking closely at this art helps us to reflect on life today and to imagine the world tomorrow. What are museums for? Whose stories do they tell? How do they decide which aspects of the past to preserve and represent? Join Luke Syson, Director of the Fitzwi ...
Hello! Welcome to the Sheffield Gaming Podcast - the show that brings together those who play, work, love and live everything games related in the Steel City. You can expect discussions on all of the gaming related events that are popping up across Sheffield and Yorkshire more generally. If you love games, and love Sheffield, this is your go to podcast for all that is going on. Not only that, but we'll also be getting the inside track and views from The National Videogame Museum, Meltdown Es ...
An audio guide to the world’s strange, incredible, and wondrous places. Co-founder Dylan Thuras and a neighborhood of Atlas Obscura reporters explore a new wonder every day, Monday through Thursday. In under 15 minutes, they’ll take you to an incredible place, and along the way, you’ll meet some fascinating people and hear their stories. Our theme and end credit music is composed by Sam Tyndall.
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What Drives Reno? is a weekly interview podcast with the movers & shakers in the Reno/Sparks areas, providing a behind-the-scenes look at what’s coming up in Northern Nevada and who’s making it happen! Broadcasting LIVE from the National Automobile Museum in Downtown Reno, your host and Executive Director of the Auto Museum, Phil MacDougall, takes the wheel each episode to pose the question…What Drives Reno?
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Artists, Curators, Museum Directors Talk Art · Creative Process Original Series
Art episodes of the popular The Creative Process podcast. We speak to artists, curators, museum directors about their work & how they made their creative careers. To listen to arts episodes across a variety of disciplines, follow our main podcast: “The Creative Process · Arts, Culture & Society”. You’ll find us on Apple: tinyurl.com/thecreativepod, Spotify: tinyurl.com/thecreativespotify, or wherever you get your podcasts! Exploring the fascinating minds of creative people. Conversations wit ...
Skip the Queue is for visitor attraction owners, directors and suppliers who want to improve their organisations and deliver a better experience for their guests. Each episode we speak with inspiring industry experts who share their knowledge of what really makes an attraction successful. This podcast is brought to you by Rubber Cheese, a digital agency that builds remarkable systems and websites for attractions that helps them increase their visitor numbers.
A history podcast ft. academics, activists and more. Empire Museum acts against the national neglect of our imperial past, examines forgotten historical chapters and reflects on legacies still reverberating today. An unsanitized appraisal of Britain's past.
The British Museum is famous for its objects, which represent over 2 million years of human history and culture. The objects speak to us thanks to the experts who have helped to tell their stories for well over two centuries. This podcast takes a fresh look at some of the tales that have shaped the Museum’s story – both famous and less well known.
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Reminiscing on Railways - National Railway Museum Port Adelaide oral histories


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Reminiscing on Railways - National Railway Museum Port Adelaide oral histories
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Hear some of South Australia's railway workers and enthusiasts discuss their history with the railways in Australia.
Discover Iowa’s role in the advancement of civil rights. Learn how landmark Iowa court cases, the Iowa Underground Railroad, Iowa towns like Buxton, and Iowa civil rights pioneers like Alexander G. Clark, Ralph Montgomery, Edna Griffin, and more guided the future of the state and the nation. We will look at how the nation’s path forward might be discovered by gleaning the wisdom of Iowa history. For any questions or suggestions, please email Erick at iacivilrightshistorypodcast@gmail.com
The Lecture Series features an exciting array of speakers who impart a diversity of perspectives on USAF heritage. Lecturers include active duty or retired military members, specialists in research, development and technology, and historians and authors.
Discover the joy of the journey with the AMERICAN ROAD. AMERICAN ROAD with Thomas and Becky Repp, co-hosted by Foster Braun is a talk show that celebrates travel across the two-lane highways of North America. This unique broadcast is an extension of AMERICAN ROAD, an internationally distributed magazine, which celebrates the people and places along America's two-lane jewels.
From big cities to small towns, museums are everywhere. From natural history to art and everything in between, museums speak to different interests and backgrounds. Now peek behind the curtain and learn more about the museum world. Welcome to The M Files! Listen in as three museum professionals share and discuss professional topics and news impacting the museum world, along with interviews from museum colleagues from across the United States.
Mrs. Devine 7th grade Social Studies class created podcasts to act as an audio guide for each grade level's art show projects.
A weekly podcast with reviews and updates on what's on at museums the coming week in the UK, with occasional detours into museums further abroad.
Voices on the Prairie Wind is produced by The Legacy of the Plains Museum in Gering, Nebraska, and dives into the history of the panhandle of Nebraska, eastern Wyoming, and branches out into the High Plains Region. We will have stories and historical discussions about early settlement, Oregon/Mormon/California Trails, Native American history, Agricultural, local industries, daily life, and many more topics.
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Lecture Series - National Museum of the USAF
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
The Lecture Series features an exciting array of speakers who impart a diversity of perspectives on USAF heritage. Lecturers include active duty or retired military members, specialists in research, development and technology, and historians and authors.
took a stroll through the national museum of natural history. the rest is history...
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Korean War Tour - National Museum of the USAF

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Korean War Tour - National Museum of the USAF
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
During the Museum Audio Tour, you'll enjoy background information about the aircraft on display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force and learn about the people who flew them and the crews that maintained them.
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Podcasts from The National World War II Museum
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The Motor Pool is a podcast which focuses on the vehicles that made a difference in World War II and what significance they played
The Spelman College Museum of Fine Art is the only museum in the nation emphasizing art by and about women of the African Diaspora. This original podcast series highlights Black women cultural producers and our exhibitions and programs.
Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
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Sotheast Asia Tour - National Museum of the USAF

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Sotheast Asia Tour - National Museum of the USAF
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
During the Museum Audio Tour, you'll enjoy background information about the aircraft on display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force and learn about the people who flew them and the crews that maintained them.
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Cold War Tour - National Museum of the USAF

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Cold War Tour - National Museum of the USAF
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
During the Museum Audio Tour, you'll enjoy background information about the aircraft on display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force and learn about the people who flew them and the crews that maintained them.
A New York Minute In History is a podcast about the history of New York and the unique tales of New Yorkers. It is hosted by State Historian Devin Lander, Saratoga County Historian Lauren Roberts and Don Wildman. Jesse King and Jim Levulis of WAMC produce the podcast. A New York Minute In History is a production of the New York State Museum, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and Archivist Media. Support for the project comes from The William G. Pomeroy Foundation, the National Endowment for the Hu ...
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Other Galleries Tour - National Museum of the USAF
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
During the Museum Audio Tour, you'll enjoy background information about the aircraft on display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force and learn about the people who flew them and the crews that maintained them.
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World War II Tour - National Museum of the USAF

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World War II Tour - National Museum of the USAF
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
During the Museum Audio Tour, you'll enjoy background information about the aircraft on display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force and learn about the people who flew them and the crews that maintained them.
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Early Years Tour - National Museum of the USAF

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Early Years Tour - National Museum of the USAF
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
During the Museum Audio Tour, you'll enjoy background information about the aircraft on display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force and learn about the people who flew them and the crews that maintained them.
The Book, presented by Museum of the Bible, is a unique one-minute podcast that features unusual stories and interesting facts about the bestselling book of all time, the Bible.
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National Corvette Museum Sinkhole Re-Listen
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Eight rare vehicles at the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky vanish, thanks to a massive sinkhole. Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/national-corvette-museum-sinkholeBy Witness Docs & Atlas Obscura
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Bruce DD MacRae: UPS Vice President of Government Affairs
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There is no shortage of stand-out characters around Battleship IOWA, and for this episode we rounded up one of the most larger-than-life: Vice President of Government Affairs for UPS and Battleship IOWA board member Bruce D.D. MacRae. We talked to Bruce about how he got involved with the ship, his role in the recent presidential visit, and more... …
In this episode of Out of the Archives, we're revisiting Episode 12, "Full of Life," and have added more historical context behind the stories narrators share! This episode feature stories about finding yourself through the arts and recreation, reclaiming and growing after trauma, and more. A special thanks to the storytellers from this episode, in…
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George Ezra performs, TV drama Sherwood reviewed, Norway's National Museum opens
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Fresh from performing at the Queen's platinum jubilee concert, singer-songwriter George Ezra plays in the Front Row studio from his new album, Gold Rush Kid.James Graham's new BBC drama, Sherwood, is set in a Nottinghamshire mining village still scarred by the 1984 strike. Former BBC correspondent and journalist Triona Holden, who reported on the d…
Join Storytellers Naoise and Mark as they sit down this month for a new old tale from the one and (thankfully "only") Paudie. Even the great Warriors of Ireland deserve a day off .... but unfortunately for them it seems there really is no rest for the wicked!If you have any question you'd like us to answer, topics you'd like us to discuss, or stori…
Revealing hidden stories about sex, power and desire. Take a fresh look at adult sex education and empowerment, find out why there is a biscuit tin in our LGBTQ+ collections and learn about the devastating legacy of the Buggery Act, the first UK law to make sex between men illegal, put in place by Henry VIII.…
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Litigation Nation


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Former president of Louvre museum charged in art trafficking case - Ep. 24
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Tennessee to Make Homeless Camps on Public Land a Felony, Idaho legislator asks U.S. Congress to close Yellowstone’s ‘zone of death’ loophole, former president of Louvre museum charged in art trafficking case.By SmithAmundsen
A number of tiny, mysterious doors scattered throughout Atlanta, Georgia ask viewers to imagine what might be found on the other side. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/tiny-doors-atlBy Witness Docs & Atlas Obscura
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The Innocent Man - Ken Nixon(Bonus)
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On September 21, 2005, the court asked a 19-yr old Kenneth Nixon if he had anything to say to the court before he was sentenced to life in prison for 2 counts of murder, 4 counts of attempted murder, and 1 count of arson. Ken told the judge and the court “your honor, you are about to sentence an innocent man to prison for the rest of his life for t…
From July 22-31, visitors to Wyoming’s famous Cheyenne Frontier Days return to the Cowboy state for the 126th year – kicking up dust and bringing 10 days of nonstop rodeo action and live entertainment. You can enjoy the world’s largest outdoor rodeo and Western celebration – from a thrilling carnival and chuckwagon cookoff to world-class country mu…
Two clips of Barbara Kruger discussing works she has made that address abortion. The first work(s) is from 1991 and 1992; the second addresses Kruger's recent engagements with her 1989 masterpiece "Your Body is a Battleground." Nota bene: This mini-episode is available *only* via feed, including at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, etc.…
Join host Dylan Thuras and producer Harry Huggins as they visit the unruly architecture of The House on the Rock - one of the inspirations for Atlas Obscura. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/house-rockBy Witness Docs & Atlas Obscura
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Science Friction


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Carlo Rovelli: intellectual free spirit, quantum physicist, bestselling author[REPEAT]
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There is nothing this physicist with radical roots won't think about! [REPEAT]
Episode No. 555 features artist Robert Adams. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, is presenting "American Silence: The Photographs of Robert Adams" through October 2. The exhibition, a career survey, includes about 175 pictures Adams made between 1965 and 2015. It is accompanied by a catalogue published by the NGA and Aperture. Indiebound and …
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Reviews of the plays Rock, Paper, Scissors and documentary Studio Electrophonique, The People's History Museum, Michael Rosen
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Critic Ben East and academic Catherine Love review Rock, Paper, Scissors, the trilogy of plays written by Chris Bush to mark the 50th anniversary of Sheffield Theatres and Studio Electrophonique, a documentary about Ken Patten's influential home studio in Sheffield.Saturday marks 75 years since The Diary of Anne Frank was published. Poet, writer an…
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Athena Art Foundation


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Athena Asks - Costa Petridis with host Alayo Akinkugbe
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Alayo Akinkugbe, the Nigerian art historian and figure behind @blackhistoryofart, interviews Dr Constantine Petridis, Curator of African Art and Chair of the Department of Arts of Africa and the America at the Art Institute of Chicago. They focus on his new exhibition The Language of Beauty in African Art, which challenges Western framing of this a…
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Autumn Schwalbe - Foxbody Drag Racer and Ford Marketing
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In a multi faceted episode, Autumn tells John and Mike how she got started in racing and how that led to her current position as Marketing Communications Specialist at Ford Motor Company.
A decade ago it was pretty rare to see an all-electric car on the road. Now that you see them all. the. time. we wondered – what about electric vehicles in the *sky*? Several companies are working to overcome the challenges of all-electric flight, and it’ll likely be a long time before your commercial plane goes electric. But smaller, shorter-dista…
The strange story of Catalina Island’s herd of bison, and the harrowing story of producer Sarah Wyman’s encounter with these intimidating residents. Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/catalina-island-bison-herdBy Witness Docs & Atlas Obscura
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Front Row


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Rowan Atkinson, Windrush Sculptures, Susanne Bier
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Rowan Atkinson is associated with a lot of ‘B’s – Blackadder, Bean, bumbling British spies... and now bees. He plays an inept house-sitter in a luxury mansion chasing after an insect in Netflix’s new Man Vs Bee. He talks about this, his iconic characters, and why making comedy isn’t always that fun.Artist Thomas J Price’s Warm Shores, a pair of 9 f…
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Attraction partnerships and rivalries, with Dominic Jones
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Skip the Queue is brought to you by Rubber Cheese, a digital agency that builds remarkable systems and websites for attractions that helps them increase their visitor numbers. Your host is Kelly Molson, MD of Rubber Cheese. Download our free ebook The Ultimate Guide to Doubling Your Visitor Numbers If you like what you hear, you can subscribe on iT…
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Live music festivals; Roy Williams' play The Fellowship; The Horniman Museum
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As Glastonbury returns this week after a two year pandemic hiatus, a summer of festivals gets under way while some festivals are forced to cancel due to difficult conditions. We look at how the festival sector has struggled through the challenges of the last two years, and consider the importance of live music festivals to the UK economy and cultur…
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Litigation Nation


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US Law Firm Serves First Ever Subpoena via NFT in Crypto Exchange Hacking Case - Ep. 27
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Illinois Governor Signs Bills Expanding Contractors’ Liability for Unpaid Wages of Subcontractors’ Workers, Massachusetts high court allows AG’s Exxon Suit Claiming Climate Deception to proceed, & US Law Firm Serves First Ever Subpoena via NFT in Crypto Exchange Hacking Case.By SmithAmundsen
We're back with Todd Adams, owner of Mustang #211. Todd tells Steve how he found the car, and his initial intentions with it before he started noticing peculiar oddities that had him research the significance of the VIN ending in 211.
All summer we’ve been asking you to send us your summer travel stories. In this installment we hear a listener’s tale of a theological dispute that became a real money-maker known to some as “Old Hoaxy.” READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/cardiff-giantBy Witness Docs & Atlas Obscura
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Baz Lurhmann on Elvis, new productions of Carmen and Tom, Dick and Harry
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Director Baz Luhrmann on the making of Elvis, his new biopic of Elvis Presley, starring Austin Butler and Tom Hanks. Director Mathilde Lopez talks about drawing on her heritage for a new production of Bizet's opera Carmen at Longborough Festival Opera. Theresa Heskins, Artistic Director of the New Vic, Newcastle-under-Lyme on Tom, Dick and Harry, a…
Producer Baudelaire Ceus travels to Leimert Park, a unique neighborhood in Los Angeles characterized by its historical relationship to Black liberation.By Witness Docs & Atlas Obscura
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Science Friction


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Gene edited foods back on the menu - what are they and what's changed?
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Once fences and armed guards protected genetically modified (GM) crops. But the rules are rapidly changing. From Vitamin D-boosted tomatoes to low GI potato chips, what say should citizens have?
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Dan Holtz joins our hosts Dave Wolf and Vicki Schmitt
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Dan Holtz joins our hosts Dave Wolf and Vicki Schmitt to talk about his use of original songs to tell the stories of people, places, and things in Nebraska.By David Wolf
In the land that Patrick Henry and the Green Mountain Boys once called home, a vibrant heritage of outdoor activity alongside gracious living continues in Vermont. Haley Rice of Come Alive Outside reveals a burgeoning grassroots movement with personal health and enjoyment in mind. Vermont is famous for more than just maple!…
An audio postcard from the desert of Badain Jaran in China, home of the Booming Dunes, and possibly the coolest sand sounds you’ve ever heard. Read more in the Atlas: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/booming-dunes-badain-desertBy Witness Docs & Atlas Obscura
Episode No. 554 features artists Andrea Bowers and Suzanne Lacy. The Hammer Museum, Los Angeles is presenting a retrospective of Bowers' work. The exhibition reveals how Bowers has combined her artistic practice with activism. Both focus on structural inequities, elevating and celebrating the work of activists trying to create a more just nation an…
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Circle of Fifths, reviews of Good Luck to You, Leo Grande and The Lazarus Project
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National Theatre Wales is about to open a new production described as a live documentary performance, Circle of Fifths. With cast and stories drawn from the local community, and taking place inside and out, it combines film, performance, storytelling, live music and dance, to tell stories of life, death and grief. The director Gavin Porter joins Fr…
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Georgia O'Keeffe and Her Visit to Wiawaka | A New York Minute in History
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On this episode, Devin and Lauren discuss how the poor conditions of female textile workers in Capital Region cities led to the creation of a retreat where women could “escape” the cities. Wiawaka was founded by Mary Fuller, an advocate for women workers in Troy, and the wealthy philanthropists Katrina and Spenser Trask. Wiawaka originally included…
This sculpture in Spokane, WA was created by a"welding nun" decades ago. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/garbage-eating-goat-statueBy Witness Docs & Atlas Obscura
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Freddie De Tommaso, Women’s Prize For Fiction Winner, John Byrne, Ukrainian Antiquities
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Operatic tenor Freddie De Tommaso on his overnight breakthrough to stardom and performing at the First Night Of The Proms.We announce and speak to the winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction.John Byrne, the Scottish artist, playwright and theatre maker: arts critic Jan Patience reviews the new retrospective of his work, A Big Adventure, open now at…
Whether it's live on the Smithsonian’s National Zoo's panda cam or in front of a crowd, possibly no other animal's sex life is as closely watched as the giant pandas' is. And there's a reason. These cuddly-looking black and white bears just can't figure out how to mate. But, with a little help from science, the once-endangered giant panda is making…
For a brief period the small frontier city of Sioux Falls, South Dakota drew in socialites and celebrities who were desperate to end their marriages. For more stories from the Divorce Colony, check out April White's book: The Divorce Colony: How Women Revolutionized Marriage and Found Freedom on the American Frontier. https://thedivorcecolony.com/…
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Theaster Gates, Lightyear, Dean Atta, Music Back Catalogues
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Chicago based artist Theaster Gates on The Black Chapel - his design for this year’s Serpentine Gallery pavilion, which is created each year by world class artists who have included Ai Wei Wei, Olafur Eliasson, Zaha Hadid, and Rem Koolhaus.The latest Pixar film is Lightyear, which tells the story of Buzz, the square-jawed astronaut, before he touch…
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The Homestead Acts Effects On Native Americans
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Nancy Gillis joins the Director of the Legacy of the Plains Museum David Wolf, and Vicky Schmitt, to discuss the effects of the Homestead Act and its impact on Native Americans during the great migration across the United States.By David Wolf
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Kristen Burns-Agria: SkillBridge Intern on Transitioning from Military to Civilian Life
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Since early January we've been fortunate to have Kristen Burns-Agria with us. She's active Navy and a participant in SkillBridge - an internship program from the Department of Defense, designed to help service members transition from the military to civilian worlds. In this week's episode Kristen talks about her experience both with SkillBridge and…
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Litigation Nation


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Uvalde families in Texas take first steps to possible lawsuit against gunmaker - Ep. 26
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New York state passes first-ever ‘right to repair’ law for electronics, U.S. court will soon rule if AI can legally be an ‘inventor’, Supreme Court leak investigation heats up as clerks are asked for phone records.By SmithAmundsen
There are two miles of abandoned tunnels beneath the streets of Cincinnati, OH. A relic of an attempt to establish underground transportation in the city. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-cincinnati-subway-cincinnati-ohioBy Witness Docs & Atlas Obscura
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Meet Me at the Museum


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Join us at Meet Me at the Museum Live at Art Assembly 2022
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Join comedian Russell Kane and hip-hop MC and poet Testament for a special live recording of Meet Me at the Museum for Art Assembly at HOME in Manchester on 18 June 2022 at 11am. Tickets to the recording are just £10 (£5 for National Art Pass members) and are available via https://homemcr.org The live episode will be available to listen to here a f…
Atlas Obscura listeners share stories from places they love so much they keep going back.By Witness Docs & Atlas Obscura
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Science Friction


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Move over Mills and Boon, the HOT SCIENTISTS are here
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Meet the neuroscientist turned bestselling rom-com novelist who's exposing the underbelly of science, the passion, and the power games.
Mark Greene of CarsYeah fame recently parted with his beloved “Orange Crush” and in the process, discovered little-known insights into today’s superheated automotive market. He has lots to share about the process of buying and selling cars in the midst of persistent inflation and pent-up demand.
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Scuttlebutt and a Cup o’ Joe


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Artists in Combat with Curator Pam Overman and Artist Doug Rowe
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Art Curator Pam Overman and Navy Artist Douglas Rowe join host Tricia Menke for a deep dive into the Navy’s art program. Curator Pam is challenged to describe three pieces of art with particular color schemes. Navy Artist Doug Rowe explains how he chooses scenes to paint, his process, and his hopes for where he’ll be sent next. 2:45 Curator Pam Ove…
In the busy, traffic-packed capital city of Bolivia, we meet the zebras who keep the streets of La Paz safe for its citizens. READ MORE IN THE ATLAS: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/la-paz-cebritasBy Witness Docs & Atlas Obscura
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The Modern Art Notes Podcast


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Hayv Kahraman, Clyfford Still's materials
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Episode No. 553 features artist Hayv Kahraman and conservator and author Susan Lake. Hayv Kahraman is included in "Women Painting Women" at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. The exhibition features 46 female artists who choose women as subject matter in their works. It was curated by Andrea Karnes and is on view through September 25. The exhibit…