NHM Dialogues
20 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsNHM Dialogues is a fresh, relevant look at Greek history, art, and culture. Join NHM Resident Scholar Dr. Katie Kelaidis, and Manager of Programs Cairo Dye as they discuss multi-faceted narratives, build bridges between the ancient and the modern, and talk with scholars, artists, and other experts who are shaping the conversation about Hellenism - past and present.Created by Cairo Dye & Katie KelaidisProduced & Edited by Cairo Dye
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Episodes
Greek Diaspora Women in Comedy: Funny is in the Details
March 15, 2022 10:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBIn this episode, Katie & Cairo discuss Greek women in the comedy scene like Tina Fey & Nia Vardalos and how they find universal humor in the specificity of their own experiences. This episode is part of our special programming for Women's History Month. Click Here to support the National Hellenic Musem. Our content is only made possible through the support of members of our community like you. Lindsey Ellis' Video Mel Brooks, The Producers and the Ethics of Satire about N@zis https://www...
The Fires in Greece
September 03, 2021 15:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBIn this episode of NHM Dialogues, Katie and Cairo discuss the recent catastrophic fires in Greece and place them in a historical - and global - context. They are briefly joined by fire ecologist Dr. Camille Stevens-Runnmann, an assistant professor at Colorado State University and the assistant director of the Colorado Forest Restoration Institute. Her work focuses on post-wildfire recovery. Click Here to support the National Hellenic Musem. Our content is only made possible through the sup...
Oral History, at NHM & Beyond with Jeremy Bucher
August 06, 2021 16:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBIn this episode, Katie & Cairo sit down with NHM's Collections & Archives Manager, Jeremy Bucher, to discuss NHM's Oral History Program and Oral History and the discipline as an increasingly valuable resource for historians more broadly. NHM's Kamberos Oral History Center: https://www.nationalhellenicmuseum.org/exhibits/oral-history-project/ Chicago Cultural Alliance (CCA) Stories of Arts Resilience with StoryCorps: https://www.chicagoculturalalliance.org/chicagoculture/presenting-our-sto...
Inside Our Collections & Building a Digital Exhibit with Jeremy Bucher
July 02, 2021 16:00 - 46 minutes - 32 MBIn this episode, Katie & Cairo sit down with NHM's Collections & Archives Manager, Jeremy Bucher, to discuss NHM's collection of Greek American Artifacts and his work on creating NHM's digital exhibitions. Aragon Ballroom/Andrew Karzas Collection https://collections.nationalhellenicmuseum.org/Detail/entities/7958 Candy Industry https://collections.nationalhellenicmuseum.org/Gallery/431 Becoming a Spy: Helias Doundoulakis, the OSS, and the Second World War (Free Digital Exhibition) https:...
Comedy: From Aristophanes to Mel Brooks
June 18, 2021 16:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MBIn this episode, Katie & Cairo discuss ancient Greek comedy & satire as a genre and its resonances in comedy throughout history, and how it is reflected in writers across time, from Mel Brooks to William Shakespeare. Lindsey Ellis' Video Mel Brooks, The Producers and the Ethics of Satire about N@zis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62cPPSyoQkE Books by Kwame Anthony Appiah The Honor Code: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780393340525 Cosmopolitanism: https://www.indiebound.org/book/97803933...
Inside Yannis Tsarouchis' Studio with Ashley Janke & Philip Tarlow
June 04, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 51.2 MBThis episode focuses on Yannis Tsarouchis, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest Greek painters of the 20th Century. Katie & Cairo are joined by Ashley Janke, the Program & Education Coordinator at Wrightwood 659, and Philip Tarlow, a painter and Tsarouchis' 'American Protégé', to discuss Tsarouchis' life, works, and Tarlow's experiences with his late mentor & friend. This episode is in collaboration with Wrightwood 659 for their current exhibit, Yannis Tsarouchis: Dancing in Real ...
Inside Yannis Tsarchouchis' Studio with Ashley Janke & Philip Tarlow
June 04, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 51.2 MBThis episode focuses on Yannis Tsarouchis, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest Greek painters of the 20th Century. Katie & Cairo are joined by Ashley Janke, the Program & Education Coordinator at Wrightwood 659, and Philip Tarlow, a painter and Tsarouchis' 'American Protégé', to discuss Tsarouchis' life, works, and Tarlow's experiences with his late mentor & friend. This episode is in collaboration with Wrightwood 659 for their current exhibit, Yannis Tsarouchis: Dancing in Real ...
Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me a Match: Matchmaking and Greek Culture
May 21, 2021 17:00 - 53 minutes - 36.9 MBIn this episode, Katie & Cairo discuss the origins of the Proxenia, or Matchmaker, and matchmakings history and evolution in Greek Culture. Enjoying NHM Dialogues? Check out the other ways to engage with NHM below! NHM YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/NatlHellenicMuseum NHM Online Exhibitions: https://nhmdigitalexhibitions.omeka.net/exhibits NHM's Online Collection: https://collections.nationalhellenicmuseum.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hellenicmuseum/ Facebook: h...
The Evolution of Democracy in Classical Athens - Part 2
May 06, 2021 19:00 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MBIn this second part of our two-part series on the origins & evolution of democracy in Classical Athens and its relationship to Athenian Citizenship, Katie & Cairo talk about the political life & legacy of Pericles in Athenian Democracy. The Perpetual Immigrant And The Limits Of Athenian Democracy by Demetra Kasimis: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781107670464 Enjoying NHM Dialogues? Check out the other ways to engage with NHM below! NHM YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/NatlHelle...
The Evolution of Democracy in Classical Athens - Part 1
April 23, 2021 16:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBIn Part One of this Two-Part Episode, Katie & Cairo discuss the origins & evolution of democracy in Classical Athens and its relationship to Athenian Citizenship. In this first part, Katie & Cairo talk about the establishment of Draco's Constitution and Solon's reforms. Enjoying NHM Dialogues? Check out the other ways to engage with NHM below! NHM YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/NatlHellenicMuseum NHM Online Exhibitions: https://nhmdigitalexhibitions.omeka.net/exhibits NHM's Onl...
Growing Up Greek & Cuban with Nicole Amiridis
April 09, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBKatie & Cairo are joined by Nicole Amiridis to discuss her experiences being Greek & Cuban and growing up in a bi-cultural household. Follow Nicole on instagram @nicoleamiwriting and check out her podcast @creatorstablepod or at their website, https://creatorstablepodcast.com/ Enjoying NHM Dialogues? Check out the other ways to engage with NHM below! NHM YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/NatlHellenicMuseum NHM Online Exhibitions: https://nhmdigitalexhibitions.omeka.net/exhibits N...
Art & Identity in the Greek Diaspora with Tom Megalis & Anthony Roberts
March 26, 2021 15:00 - 59 minutes - 40.9 MBKatie & Cairo are joined by artist Tom Megalis & poet Anthony Roberts to discuss the ways in which their Greek heritage have helped to shape their lives, identity, and work. This episode of NHM Dialogues is a part of NHM's week of digital programming in honor of the Bicentennial of Greek Independence. Find the rest of our Bicentennial Programs here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmVl4AZiDaQJO6SaTHmt2fS43_C8GTu9L Find Tom Megalis: Website: http://www.tommegalis.com/ Intstagram...
Coal Mining Communities & Family Heritage with Mark Dye
March 12, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 56 MBKatie & Cairo are joined by Cairo's dad, Mark Dye, to discuss their family history in Appalachian coal mines and compare it to Katie's similar family history in the coal mines of the Inner-Mountain West. The three discuss the ways in which those communities have been historically similar and different in various regions of the country, and the ways in which the communities have evolved differently over time. This episode of NHM Dialogues is a companion piece to NHM's video "Greek Mining Co...
Orthodoxy & Greek Identity with Menios Papadimitriou
February 26, 2021 10:00 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MBKatie & Cairo are joined by special guest Menios Papadimitriou, a PhD candidate in Fordham University's Department of Religion, to discuss Orthodoxy and its relationship to Greek Identity. Menios focuses his research on the history of American Orthodox Christianity and its contemporary issues. His work is driven by questions regarding the engagement of religion and modernity and the tension between institutional religious structures and everyday religious expression. He holds an M.Th and ...
Orthodoxy and Greek Identity with Menios Papadimitriou
February 26, 2021 10:00 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MBKatie & Cairo are joined by special guest Menios Papadimitriou, a PhD candidate in Fordham University's Department of Religion, to discuss Orthodoxy and its relationship to Greek Identity. Menios focuses his research on the history of American Orthodox Christianity and its contemporary issues. His work is driven by questions regarding the engagement of religion and modernity and the tension between institutional religious structures and everyday religious expression. He holds an M.Th and ...
What Canon? with Dr. Sebastian Matzner
January 29, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 42.8 MBKatie & Cairo are joined by special guest Dr. Sebastian Matzner of King's College London for a conversation about his life, work, and the classical canon. Sebastian Matzner is Senior Lecturer in Comparative Literature and Director of Queer@King’s (Centre for Research and Teaching in Gender and Sexuality Studies) at King’s College London. Trained in both Classics and Comparative Literature, his research focuses on interactions between ancient and modern literature and thought, especially in ...
What Classical Canon? with Dr. Sebastian Matzner
January 29, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 42.8 MBKatie & Cairo are joined by special guest Dr. Sebastian Matzner of King's College London for a conversation about his life, work, and the classical canon. Sebastian Matzner is Senior Lecturer in Comparative Literature and Director of Queer@King’s (Centre for Research and Teaching in Gender and Sexuality Studies) at King’s College London. Trained in both Classics and Comparative Literature, his research focuses on interactions between ancient and modern literature and thought, especially in ...
Gender in Mythology: Part 2
January 15, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 43.6 MBKatie & Cairo focus on men & masculinity in Greek Mythology in the second of a two part episode on gender in mythology. Enjoying NHM Dialogues? Check out the other ways to engage with NHM below! NHM YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/NatlHellenicMuseum NHM Online Exhibitions: https://nhmdigitalexhibitions.omeka.net/exhibits NHM's Online Collection: https://collections.nationalhellenicmuseum.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hellenicmuseum/ Facebook: https://www.facebook....
Gender in Mythology: Part 1
December 28, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 42 MBKatie & Cairo focus on women & femininity in Greek Mythology in the first of a two part episode on gender in mythology. Enjoying NHM Dialogues? Check out the other ways to engage with NHM below! NHM YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/NatlHellenicMuseum NHM Online Exhibitions: https://nhmdigitalexhibitions.omeka.net/exhibits NHM's Online Collection: https://collections.nationalhellenicmuseum.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hellenicmuseum/ Facebook: https://www.facebook....
The History of Oxi Day
December 11, 2020 16:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBIn this first episode of NHM Dialogues, Katie and Cairo talk about Oxi Day and how celebration and identity, especially in an immigrant context, are often intimately connected. NHM Dialogues is a “behind the scenes” look at the conversations and controversies that inspire, complicate, and create the National Hellenic Museum’s work. With topics from Greek Holidays to Classical Mythology, come join us for more casual conversations with NHM Resident Scholar Dr. Katherine Kelaidis & Manager of...