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The C Word (M4A Feed) episodes

May 12 Bonus: Return to Work
In this Bonus Episode we welcome Jenny back from Maternity Leave and discuss with the team’s mums the priorities and privilege of having children.
00:30 Welcome
00:57 News!
04:54 Returning to Work
06:28 Solange
17:28 Phedra
19:26 Kloe
28:37 Jenny
38:48 Bedtime
41:00 Priorities
43:21 The need to fund
47:29 Changing our destiny!
50 min
December 19, 2025 S17E08: A Christmas Chat
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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Hosted by Kloe Rumsey and Phedra Komodromou
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.
54 min
December 11, 2025 S17E07: IIC S&ECC in Brazil!

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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Hosted by Liz Herbert and Phedra Komodromou, with huge thanks to guest hosts Ayan and Valentina, and everyone who spoke to them during the event.
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.
1 hr 2 min
November 27, 2025 S17E06: Road trip Special - Cyprus!
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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Hosted by Solange Masher and Phedra Komodromou. 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.

48 min
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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43 min
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.
46 min
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.

55 min
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.

52 min
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.
1 hr 1 min
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
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.
37 min