The C Word (M4A Feed)

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November 14, 2025 S17E05: Natural History Museum Denmark Takeover Special!
We are delighted to present this takeover from the Conservation team at the Natural History Museum in Denmark, join them for this first instalment!
CHAPTERS:
00.20- Welcome to the Natural History Museum! and Introduction
04.40- Meet the team
05.37- Natural History Conservation training opportunities
12.26- What makes our collections different to other collection types
17.20- Objects or Specimens??
19.57- Fresh Preparations
22.40- Natural History Conservation as a speciality
26.30- A different approach to treatments and museum culture
30.00- Welcome to curator Dr Mark Scherz and his lovely leatherback turtle!
LINKS:
The Leatherback Turtle story: https://www.seaturtlestatus.org/articles/leatherback-in-denmark
Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) : https://spnhc.org/
Natural Sciences Collections Association (NatSCA) : https://www.natsca.org/
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43min
October 30, 2025 S17E04: Halloween Special

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

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/discover/virtual-visit/podcasts/back-when-history-podcast
https://countrysidebooks.co.uk/blogs/news/free-chapter-from-haunted-places-of-derbyshire-eyam?srsltid=AfmBOoqQW9E6EuZVX-tkh6SfskKdRrnVBBvJwjlx5-g60k7fgj2J8yMR

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Hosted by Solange Masher and Kloe Rumsey. Intro and outro music by DDmyzik, used under a Creative Commons Attribution license.
Made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license.
A Wooden Dice production, 2025.
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46min
October 15, 2025 S17E03 Conserving the Sacred

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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Hosted by Liz Herbert, Phedra Komodromou, and Ayesha Fuentes. Intro and outro music by DDmyzik, used under a Creative Commons Attribution license.
Made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license.
A Wooden Dice production, 2025.

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55min
October 01, 2025 S17E02: Being Sustainable with The Green Tea Podcast
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.
Intro and outro music by DDmyzik, used under a Creative Commons Attribution license.
Made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license.
A Wooden Dice production, 2025.

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52min
September 18, 2025 S17E01: Furniture Conservation
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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Hosted by Liz Hébert, Kloe Rumsey, and Abi Tudor.
Intro and outro music by DDmyzik, used under a Creative Commons Attribution license.
Made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license.
A Wooden Dice production, 2025.
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1h 1min
July 03, 2025 S16E08: Objects for Use
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
06:21 What do we value?
10:14 But use is damage, right?
14:20 What about future use?
15:55 Renaissance Disneyland
20:38 Interacting with collections
32:17 Familial connections
35:11 Message from Jenny
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Hosted by Liz Hébert, Solange Masher, and Jenny Mathiasson.
Intro and outro music by DDmyzik, used under a Creative Commons Attribution license.
Made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license.
A Wooden Dice production, 2025.
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37min
June 11, 2025 S16E07: Finding Clients
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!
05:05 Bragging about yourself can be hard
06:28 Listener contributions
08:07 Business cards, fairs and open studios
18:36 Should we tell people where we are?
21:27 Listener contributions
23:03 Social media
33:25 Websites and price transparency
42:59 Old-fashioned advertising
47:05 Listener contributions
54:51 Review: Ancient Glass in the J. Paul Getty Museum
Show Notes:
– Ancient Glass in the J. Paul Getty Museum: https://shop.getty.edu/products/ancient-glass-in-the-j-paul-getty-museum-978-1606069196 and https://www.getty.edu/publications/ancient-glass/
Previous business and freelancing episodes:
– S16E06 Early Career Freelancing: https://thecword.show/2025/05/29/s16e06-early-career-freelancing/
– S13E05 Being in Business: https://thecword.show/2023/05/17/s13e05-being-in-business/
– S11E04 Building a Business: https://thecword.show/2022/05/04/s11e04-building-a-business/
– S02E03 Freelancing: https://thecword.show/2017/09/22/s02e03-freelancing/
Support us on Patreon!
Hosted by Liz Hébert, Solange Masher, and Jenny Mathiasson.
Intro and outro music by DDmyzik, used under a Creative Commons Attribution license.
Made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license.
A Wooden Dice production, 2025.
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1h 4min
May 29, 2025 S16E06: Early Career Freelancing
Liz is joined by Isabella Rossi and Sophie McAloone for another emerging professional special – this time about being in private practice! Or freelance. Or whatever you’d like to call it! (We talk that one out too.) Can you go at it alone as an ECP? Spoilers: yes!
00:36 BevArt chat with Jenny and Solange
08:28 New kids on the block
11:26 The appeal of going solo
17:28 The delicate balance of working with clients
23:08 Learning from each other
29:39 Getting started
41:49 Changes seen and hoped for
Show Notes:
– BevArt: https://www.bev.art/
– BevArt’s new Pro sensor: https://www.bev.art/blog/bev-art-launches-pro-sensor-industry-leading-discreet-climate-monitor
– Follow Sophie: https://www.instagram.com/thenorthernconservator/
– Fine Art Restoration Co: https://fineart-restoration.co.uk/
– Follow Isabella: https://www.instagram.com/rossiconservation/
– Rossi Conservation: https://rossiconservation.com/
– Icon Private Practice Group: https://www.icon.org.uk/groups-and-networks/private-practice.html
– Icon PPG on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558105327720
– Icon PPG on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iconprivatepracticegroup/
– Icon PPG on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13023584/
Support us on Patreon!
Hosted by Liz Hébert, Sophie McAloone, and Isabella Rossi.
Intro and outro music by DDmyzik, used under a Creative Commons Attribution license.
Made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license.
A Wooden Dice production, 2025.
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47min
May 14, 2025 S16E05: Bioplastics
Jenny and Solange are joined by conservation scientist Panagiotis Morfis as we talk bioplastics: what are they, where do they crop up, and how can we look after them? Also tune in for a review of ‘Experimental Design and Scientific Data Analysis’ from Jenny.
01:03 Feeling out of our depth is okay
05:00 What ARE bioplastics?
07:25 Information and identification
14:09 Bringing in the science
17:06 3D printing
25:28 Survey time!
29:46 3D printers in every home
31:07 The place of 3D printers in conservation
38:51 A return to making
48:44 Review: Experimental Design and Scientific Data Analysis
Show Notes:
– S02E05 Modern Materials (our old plastics episode!): https://thecword.show/2017/10/18/s02e05-modern-materials/
– Research overview from Panos: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18vNefVxMUH2urWH62RSkoMkJ6LrfSxVo/view?usp=sharing
– FTIR: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourier-transform_infrared_spectroscopy
– Raman spectroscopy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raman_spectroscopy
– Liquid chromatography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-performance_liquid_chromatography
– Panos’ survey: https://forms.office.com/r/XJv81gneMW
– Experimental Design and Scientific Data Analysis: https://www.routledge.com/Experimental-Design-and-Scientific-Data-Analysis/Skipper-Skipper/p/book/9781032501635
Recommended Reading from Panos:
– ‘Sustainability at Christmas: Considering single use items, traditional plastics and bioplastics’: https://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/design-innovation/sustainability-at-christmas
– MoDiP projects: https://www.modip.ac.uk/projects
– A curator’s guide to plastics: https://www.modip.ac.uk/projects/curators-guide-plastics
Support us on Patreon!
Hosted by Jenny Mathiasson, Solange Masher and Panagiotis (Panos) Morfis.
Intro and outro music by DDmyzik, used under a Creative Commons Attribution license.
Made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license.
A Wooden Dice production, 2025.
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54min
May 01, 2025 S16E04: Heritage Trust Network Youth Forum Takeover
In this takeover special folks from the Heritage Trust Network Youth Forum get real about being emerging and early career professionals in heritage: sharing thoughts on resilience, broad skill sets, and whether or not we’re over the whole ‘digital’ thing. Are we maybe done with instant gratification? Also tune in for a book review from Liz!
00:13 BevArt update!
01:45 Introducing our takeover crew
02:55 Meet Grace, Becca, Emily, and Kate
13:46 How do you get experience?
20:01 Discovering a hidden community
26:38 Let’s talk digitisation in heritage
42:02 Our own collections
44:35 Review: Gesina ter Borch
Show Notes:
– BevArt: https://www.bev.art/
– Heritage Trust Network Youth Forum: https://heritagetrustnetwork.org.uk/heritage-trust-network-youth-forum/
– Gesina ter Borch by Adam Eaker: https://shop.getty.edu/products/gesina-ter-borch-978-1606069462
Support us on Patreon!
Hosted by the people at the Heritage Trust Network Youth Forum in collaboration with The C Word team.
Intro and outro music by DDmyzik, used under a Creative Commons Attribution license.
Made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license.
A Wooden Dice production, 2025.
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52min

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