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On this podcast, the Curious Curators explore different historical topics in a laid-back discussion format. Your hosts are Hope Vollm and Curator of Education, Lindsay Shirkey, Curator of Collections.... more
FAQs about The Curious Curators:How many episodes does The Curious Curators have?The podcast currently has 46 episodes available.
March 16, 2021The Curious Curators Episode 45: THE FINAL PODCASTThanks so much for your support guys! This will be our final podcast on for the museum but keep your eyes and ears open for what we have coming next!...more25minPlay
March 09, 2021The Curious Curators Episode 43: Historically Inaccurate Movies: A League of Their OwnFor this month's Historically Inaccurate Movies, the Curious Curators tackle A League of Their Own, a 1992 film about the All American Girls' Professional Baseball League. The curators discuss the fictionalized characters with their historical backdrop to explore the history of women's baseball. Museum Center at 5ive Points website: http://www.museumcenter.org/ Museum Center Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MuseumCenter/ Museum Center Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/museumcenter5 Museum Center Twitter: https://twitter.com/MuseumCenter5 Curious Curators Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/curiouscurators...more42minPlay
March 02, 2021The Curious Curators Episode 43: Warrior Womenhe power. The passion. The danger. To open up women's history month, the Curious Curators are talking about warrior women in history. From warrior queens to samurai, we're going to chakram our way through the story Museum Center at 5ive Points website: http://www.museumcenter.org/ Museum Center Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MuseumCenter/ Museum Center Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/museumcenter5/ Museum Center Twitter: https://twitter.com/MuseumCenter5 Curious Curators Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/curiouscurators....more56minPlay
February 23, 2021The Curious Curators Episode 42: African Kingdoms and EmpiresWith stories worthy of the grittiest HBO or Showtime TV series, it is surprising the history of Africa and its empires are overlooked. The Curious Curators now take on a handful of the empires that have existed in thousands of years of African history, from an empire older than the Egyptians to Shaka Zulu.Museum Center at 5ive Points website: http://www.museumcenter.org/Museum Center Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MuseumCenter/Museum Center Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/museumcenter5Museum Center Twitter: https://twitter.com/MuseumCenter5Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/curiouscurators...more48minPlay
February 16, 2021The Curious Curators Episode 41: Historically Inaccurate Movies: Hidden FiguresThe Curious Curators tackle the 2016 movie Hidden Figures for Historically Inaccurate Movies. While we can't vouch for whether the math is correct, seeing as we are not rocket scientists, we can talk about the social movements that frame the narrative of the movie and the history behind it. Museum Center at 5ive Points website: http://www.museumcenter.org/ Museum Center Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MuseumCenter/ Museum Center Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/museumcenter5/ Museum Center Twitter: https://twitter.com/MuseumCenter5 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/curiouscurators...more48minPlay
February 09, 2021The Curious Curators Episode 40: The Harlem RenaissanceThe Roaring Twenties were a time of gangsters, speakeasies, flappers, and a resurgence of black culture, centered in a New York City neighborhood called Harlem. On this episode, the Curious Curators jump into the Harlem Renaissance, from famous figures to its beginnings and to its decline.Museum Center at 5ive Points website: http://www.museumcenter.org/Museum Center Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MuseumCenter/Museum Center Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/museumcenter5/Museum Center Twitter: https://twitter.com/MuseumCenter5Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/curiouscurators...more39minPlay
February 02, 2021The Curious Curators Episode 39: AnastasiaOne of the greatest mysteries of the early 20th century, made into more than one feature-length film, dozens of imposters, and a very simple solution. Yes, the Curious Curators are taking on the Romanovs and the mystery of the Lost Duchess, Anastasia. From Rasputin to the Bolshevik Revolution, we're ready to uncover the mystery that had been answered all along.Museum Center at 5ive Points website: http://www.museumcenter.org/Museum Center Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MuseumCenter/Museum Center Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/museumcenter5/Museum Center Twitter: https://twitter.com/MuseumCenter5Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/curiouscurators...more1h 7minPlay
January 26, 2021The Curious Curators Episode 38: MummiesNo, we're not talking about our mothers. We're talking about the dead. Mummies have a history dating back nearly 10,000 years, predating even the famous Egyptian practice. Definitions of bogs, ethical debates, and thoughts of drinking mummy juice abound on this episode of the Curious Curators.Museum Center at 5ive Points website: http://www.museumcenter.org/ Museum Center Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MuseumCenter/ Museum Center Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/museumcenter5/ Museum Center Twitter: https://twitter.com/MuseumCenter5 Curious Curators Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/curiouscurators...more1h 18minPlay
January 19, 2021The Curious Curators Episode 37: VersaillesScandals, sex, gossip, and money. No, this isn't the latest season of the Bridgertons, it's Versailles. The Curious Curators look at the lives of Louis XIV, XV, and XVI through the lens of their opulent palace residence, and the overspending and overindulgence that would lead to the French Revolution and, for many nobles, the guillotine.Museum Center at 5ive Points website: http://www.museumcenter.org/Museum Center Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MuseumCenter/Museum Center Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/museumcenter5/Museum Center Twitter: https://twitter.com/MuseumCenter5Curious Curators Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/curiouscurators...more54minPlay
January 12, 2021The Curious Curators Episode 36: PompeiiIn 79 AD, in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, sat the city of Pompeii, which would be forever shrouded in ash and stone. In 2021 AD, in the shadow of some fluorescent lights, the Curious Curators will be forever immortalized on the internet when they discuss Pompeii this episode.Museum Center at 5ive Points website: http://www.museumcenter.org/ Museum Center Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MuseumCenter/ Museum Center Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/museumcenter5/ Museum Center Twitter: https://twitter.com/MuseumCenter5Curious Curators Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/curiouscurators...more1h 4minPlay
FAQs about The Curious Curators:How many episodes does The Curious Curators have?The podcast currently has 46 episodes available.