Latest Museums Podcast Episodes
REBROADCAST......how can robots work together? (with Kirstin Petersen)
Ever Wonder? from the California Science Center - April 24, 2024 15:00 - 19 minutesWe are starting a new series on robots! We've seen some pretty amazing advances in robotics in just the past few years. Maybe you've seen videos of humanoid robots that do backflips or robot hummingbirds that can hover in midair. Now, a video of a single back-flipping robot is pretty amazing. Bu...
Between war and peace: military involvement in peacebuilding
Visualising War and Peace - April 24, 2024 01:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, Visualising Peace student Teddy Henderson interviews Lieutenant Colonel Henderson and Major McCord MBE about their experiences and understanding of Peace Operations within the British Military. Lt Col Henderson is currently the Commanding Officer of Aberdeen and Tayforth Offic...
105. Building a Better Visitor Experience with Open Source Software
Museum Archipelago - April 15, 2024 15:45 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsWhile working at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History during the pandemic, Dr. Morgan Rehnberg (https://www.morganrehnberg.com) recognized the institution's limited capacity to develop new digitals exhibits with the proprietary solutions that are common in big museums. This challenge led...
137: Battle of Alcatraz
Hometown History - April 15, 2024 04:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 340 ratingsIn today's episode of Hometown History, we dive deep into the turbulent waters surrounding Alcatraz Island, unearthing the harrowing saga of the Battle of Alcatraz. This tale, far removed from its Hollywood depictions and video game incarnations, reveals the true face of what was considered the ...
...how some Monarch butterflies live longer than others? (with Isis Howard)
Ever Wonder? from the California Science Center - April 10, 2024 15:00 - 5 minutesIn an earlier episode, we chatted with Isis Howard, who works at the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. She told us about the multi-generational migration of Monarchs across 3 different countries. Here she further explains why some monarchs live a few weeks, while other monarchs live...
136: The Female Pirates of the Caribbean
Hometown History - April 08, 2024 04:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 340 ratingsWelcome to another episode of Hometown History, where we dive deep into the lesser-known corridors of our past, bringing to light the stories that shaped our world in ways we seldom acknowledge. Today, we're setting sail on the turbulent waters of the Caribbean, far from the Hollywood glamorizat...
135: The Whiskey Ring of 1875
Hometown History - April 01, 2024 04:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 340 ratingsIn the shadowy corridors of post-Civil War America, the Whiskey Ring scandal of 1875 emerges as a riveting saga of corruption, intrigue, and the battle for justice. This episode of Hometown History transports listeners to St. Louis, a city pulsing with the spirit of commerce and the undercurrent...
Peace and Politics with Lord Jim Wallace
Visualising War and Peace - March 27, 2024 21:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, Visualising Peace researcher Harris Siderfin interviews Lord Jim Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness, about his career and the relationship between peace and politics in the UK. Lord Wallace is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician with a long career of service in the House o...
REBROADCAST...what goes on at the JPL Mars Yard? (with Hallie Abarca)
Ever Wonder? from the California Science Center - March 27, 2024 15:00 - 6 minutesIt’s been a year since NASA JPL’s Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter landed on Mars on February 18, 2021, bringing us spectacular new images and videos of The Red Planet. And in honor of this milestone for Percy and Ginny, we’re bringing you an unaired clip from our past interview with ...
134: The Real Stories of Project Blue Book
Hometown History - March 25, 2024 16:23 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 340 ratingsIn today's episode of Hometown History, we pull back the curtain on the secretive Project Blue Book, an effort by the United States Air Force to explore the unknown: unidentified flying objects (UFOs), from 1952 to 1969. Tucked away at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, this project aimed ...
Dr. Matthew Kasson - Mycologist + Plant Pathologist
Specimens - March 22, 2024 16:29 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsIn episode 046 Elle chats with Dr. Matthew Kasson: Mycologist and Plant Pathologist who studies fungus biodiversity centered around tree diseases and fungus-arthropod interactions. Socials: https://x.com/ImperfectFunGuy https://twitter.com/plantdisease Research, Sci-Comm and related pre...
The Otherworldy Power of a Total Eclipse
Soonish - March 18, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 79 ratingsThe most important piece of advice David Baron ever got: “Before you die, you owe it to yourself to see a total solar eclipse.” The recommendation came from the Williams College astronomer Jay Pasachoff, a beloved teacher and textbook author, after Baron interviewed him for a 1994 radio story. ...
133: The Winchester Mystery House
Hometown History - March 18, 2024 04:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 340 ratingsIn this episode we delve into the enigmatic world of the Winchester Mystery House, a sprawling Victorian mansion in San Jose, California, shrouded in intrigue and lore. Constructed by Sarah Winchester, the widow of gun magnate William Wirt Winchester, the mansion is an architectural anomaly, fea...
REBROADCAST ...how your favorite exhibit got made? (with Kathy Marsailes)
Ever Wonder? from the California Science Center - March 13, 2024 15:00 - 13 minutesFor the last three episodes of this podcast, we’ve been taking you behind-the-scenes of the California Science Center to meet some of the people who design and develop exhibits. Many of you probably already love visiting science centers and museums. Odds are you have a favorite exhibit--someth...
Illuminating the Past: A Time Travel Tour of Downtown Wabash, Indiana
Hometown History - March 11, 2024 19:14 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 340 ratingsWelcome to a special bonus episode of Hometown History, where I'm doing something a bit different. Join me for a historical guided audio tour, an immersive journey through the heart of a city that shines bright with tales of innovation, inspiration, and historical milestones. As the first elec...
132: The Underground Railroad
Hometown History - March 11, 2024 04:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 340 ratingsIn this episode of Hometown History, we dive into the heart of The Underground Railroad, revealing the struggle for freedom by those enslaved in the United States. Through stories of harrowing escapes and the individuals who risked everything to help, like Harriet Tubman and Levi Coffin, we high...
131: The Lost Colony of Roanoke
Hometown History - March 04, 2024 05:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 340 ratingsIn today's episode of Hometown History, we delve into the Lost Colony of Roanoke, a mystery that has puzzled historians and enthusiasts for centuries. This story takes us back to the late 16th century, when a group of English settlers vanished without a trace from Roanoke Island, leaving behind ...
What's on Reading Mar 24
What's on Reading Podcast - March 01, 2024 01:00 - 12 minutesWhat’s On in March 2024 As spring will soon be rearing it’s head, we thought it was a good time to catch up with Kathryn from Green Feather Flowers (instagram.com/greenfeatherflowers), who tells us all about her foraged floristry workshops coming up this month, combining art with our natural he...
REBROADCAST...if our kelp tank fish eat... other fish? (with Erin Shusterman)
Ever Wonder? from the California Science Center - February 28, 2024 16:00 - 5 minutesIf you ever visit the kelp tank at the Science Center, you might notice that we have a complete ecosystem on display, including both predators and prey. So, naturally, people often ask our staff if the fish eat each other. Ever wonder if our kelp tank fish eat… other fish? It is a rare event. ...
104. What Large Institutions Can Learn From Small Museums
Museum Archipelago - February 26, 2024 20:30 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 92 ratingsThe Murney Tower Museum (https://www.murneytower.com) in Kingston, Ontario, Canada is a small museum. Open for only four months of the year and featuring only one full-time staff member, the museum is representative of the many small institutions that make up the majority of museums. With only a ...
130: The Monkey Trial: A Nation Divided
Hometown History - February 26, 2024 05:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 340 ratingsHello friend, today we are exploring the Scopes ‘Monkey’ trial, a riveting legal battle that erupted in the small town of Dayton, Tennessee, during the sweltering summer of 1925. This episode delves into the heart of a national debate that questioned the intersection of science, religion, and ed...
Children, Childhoods and Child-Soldiering: critical lenses on war
Visualising War and Peace - February 21, 2024 12:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this podcast Alice interviews Dr Jana Tabak, an Assistant Professor at the Department of International Relations at the State University of Rio de Janeiro. Jana’s work focuses on children’s experiences of conflict in both the global south and the global north, and also on the role that our co...
Looking Back at 50 Episodes of Soonish
Soonish - February 19, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 79 ratingsAfter a long hiatus, Soonish is back for a celebration: this is the 50th full episode of the show! (I’m not counting a few bonus episodes in that total.) Tamar Avishai, creator and host of the Hub & Spoke podcast The Lonely Palette, joins this time as co-host to help us take a look back at the f...
129: The Leopold and Loeb Case
Hometown History - February 19, 2024 05:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 340 ratingsIn this episode we delve into the sinister world of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, two prodigiously intelligent young men from affluent backgrounds who believed themselves to be above the law. Their story unfolds in 1924 Chicago, a city alive with the Jazz Age's vibrancy but also a backdrop to...
...how the fossilized past uncovers the dynamic present of Ecosystems? (with Lucy Chang)
Ever Wonder? from the California Science Center - February 14, 2024 16:00 - 22 minutesOn this first Ever Wonder? episode of the year, we would like to introduce you to California Science Center’s Curator of Life Science and Paleobiologist Lucy Chang. In today’s episode, Lucy takes us on an exploration into the fascinating world of paleobiology, explaining to use how the foss...
For the Love of Audio: It's the Hub & Spoke Radio Hour
Soonish - February 14, 2024 15:12 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 79 ratingsHey listeners! A new, original episode of Soonish is coming very soon. Meanwhile, I wanted to share a Valentine's Day treat. As the philosopher Haddaway once asked, "What is love?" Well, it can be anything that stirs the heart: passion, grief, affection, kin. The desire to consume; the poignanc...
Transitional place-making: Palestinian refugee experiences in Lebanon
Visualising War and Peace - February 14, 2024 02:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThis episode is a follow-up to an earlier conversation with Anne Lene Stein which focused on peace activism in Israel and Palestine. We invited her back onto the podcast to share another important strand of research with us, based on her recent work with Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. As se...
128: Hollywood Used to be in Florida
Hometown History - February 12, 2024 05:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 340 ratingsIn this intriguing episode we uncover a forgotten chapter of the American film industry that places Jacksonville, Florida, at the heart of early 20th-century movie-making. Before the glitz and glamour settled in California, Jacksonville was the burgeoning center of silent films, dubbed the "Wint...
What's on Reading Feb 24
What's on Reading Podcast - February 05, 2024 21:00 - 10 minutesThis month we climb aboard The Narrowboat and chat with Kirsty about how the former Bel & The Dragon has become a welcoming pub with a real community spirit and lots of interesting things going on, from stand-up comedy to art workshops and much more! Plus our round-up of what else is on #inrdg t...
127: The Teapot Dome Scandal
Hometown History - February 05, 2024 05:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 340 ratingsIn this episode, we dive deep into the murky waters of the Teapot Dome Scandal, a pivotal moment in American history that epitomizes the intersection of politics, greed, and corruption in the early 20th century. As we peel back the layers of this complex story, we explore how the scandal unfolde...
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