Kloe and Phedra cosy up for fireside Christmas chats and reflect on the past year

00:10 – Introductions

00:30 – Are you feeling christmassy?

03:41 – Object of the year

07:24 – Predictions 2024

18:48 – Predictions 2025

23:20 – Talking points with Solange

43:56 – Your heritage christmas object

50:24 – Merry Christmas everyone!

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Join Liz and Phedra, and guest hosts Ayan and Valentina on the ground at the 2025 IIC S&ECC in Brazil, for both an international and an early career special!

C is for Conference!

00:03 – Intro

02:30 – Ayan’s on the ground reporter interview with Juliana

04:19 – How international was the conference?

09:44 – ⁠IIC SECC online meeting

14:26 – ⁠Hot topics from the conference

17:37 – ⁠Valentina’s on the ground reporter interview with Chilean attendees

23:37 – ⁠Teachers supporting students

25:17 – ⁠Sounds from the IIC panel

25:42 – ⁠Valentina’s on the ground reporting

28:22 – ⁠Valentina’s panel message from the second session

43:16 – ⁠IIC SECC online meeting

47:54 – ⁠Excursion

50:36 – ⁠Interview on site

53:46 – ⁠Conservation challenges and acceptance

56:00 – Wrap up

57:29 – Thank you and goodbye!

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Solange and Phedra explore Cyprus!

00:17 Hello from Solange

01:03 Welcome to Cyprus

05:27 Preservation of an archaeological landscape

06:38 Destruction of sites under occupation

08:49 Thoughts on the Agents of Deterioration

12:25 Collaboration with worldwide collections

13:00 Looking on the bright side

17:30 Department of handicrafts

18:35 Solange’s favourite cultural activity

22:37 Fieldtrip

28:00 Inside the church

31:07 Historic Graffiti

34:50 Second church visit

36:00 Saint Solange and Saint Phedra

40:00 Admiring the wall paintings

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Solange and Kloe visit Eyam Plague Village with their families for a spooky Halloween Special

C is for Contagious

00:36 Introductions

03:11 History of Eyam

06:27 Survival of the domestic

07:38 Plague Cottages

13:36 Museum shop delights

16:28 Eyam Museum

22:35 Montpesson Letters

26:00 Gift shop fixes all

28:25 Education changes

30:38 Ghost Stories with Kloe

36:34 Review of Children of Winter with Solange

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Liz and Phedra are joined by Ayesha Fuentes to discuss working with sacred and religious objects in museum, heritage, and cultural contexts; and Phedra interviews Senior Expert Art Conservator and Restorer Venizelos Gavrilakis on conservation as devotion.

00:22 introductions

01:00 Ayesha’s academic background

05:32 definition of ritual objects

14:10 working with stakeholders

19:00 theology vs. religious studies

25:50 objects in museums

29:24 dissociation

33:08 does Ayesha have a favourite object?

36:27 protecting yourself

39:00 final thoughts

41:10 Phedra Interviews Venizelos Gavrilakis

Dr Ayesha Fuentes

Isaac Newton Trust Research Associate in Conservation

Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

University of Cambridge

[email protected]

https://www.venisstudios.com/about-us/venizelos-g-gavrilakis

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Kloe and Solange chat with fellow podcasters Roxy and Lindsey from the AIC sustainability group podcast Green Tea to talk all things podcasting and staying sustainable

01:03 Introduction from Roxy and Lindsey

04:18 Origin story

06:02 Sponsorship and staying sustainable

13:02 Play to your strengths

16:45 Adapting process and working with collaborators

21:52 Choosing topics

24:35 Find your overlap

20:01 Reception

33:32 Cross disciplines with the archaeology of plastics

36:24 Podcast plug

38:03 Sustainability tips and resource segment!

41:39 Eco friendly houseplants with Solange

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Hosted by Solange Masher, Kloe Rumsey, Roxy Sperber, and Lindsey Williams.

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Welcome to season 17! Kloe and Liz are joined by furniture conservator Abi Tudor to discuss the specialism.

00:36 Welcome back Kloe

01:31 Introduction from Abi

07:38 Definitions

11:00 Methods and techniques

13:02 Related disciplines

16:01 Landscape of freelance furniture conservation

20:40 Authenticity and Originality

25:27 Hidden compartments and time capsules

29:12 Use and re-use

33:55 Old school techniques

35:50 Skill time travel

37:33 Life after conservation

42.01 Materials

44:49 Life and personality

48:02 Interview with Philip Burrows

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Jenny, Solange and Liz get philosophical at the end of the season and talk about object use, facsimiles, and the human connection.

00:33 Straight into philosophy

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Jenny, Solange and Liz share their thoughts on finding clients, while some of our listeners in private practice reveal what really works for them. Also tune in for a book review from Phedra!

00:53 Let’s get into it!

Show Notes:

Previous business and freelancing episodes:

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