The Sensational Museum

A welcome to the TSM multisensory interpretation Toolkit , produced and recorded by The Sensational Museum team members, Dr Alison Eardley and Dr Charlotte Slark.

Alison speaks authoritatively and enthusiastically. She has a north London accent and speeds up when she’s excited. While her voice is not particularly high pitched, it is a much lower octave in her head than in reality.

Charlotte speaks animatedly and talks faster when she’s excited. She has a southern English accent, which a local person would identify as a somewhat polished combination of Slough and Staines upon Thames (think quite hard consonants!). It’s the accent of someone from a working-class background who has spent a lot of time having to fit-in in middle class spaces.

Alt text: [On a navy blue background, the image shows the words 'Sensational Shorts' in white in the centre, with the first 'S's using The Sensational Museum's branded logo 'S'. The words are circled by the 5 TSM icons in TSM colours. Moving clockwise, starting at the top: pink hands, peach ear, chartreuse eye, peach book, and chartreuse nose.]

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This is a podcast episode, produced and recorded by The Sensational Museum Postdocs, Dr Sophie Vohra and Dr Charlotte Slark, providing a final round up of the progress of the project and how the principles of TSM can be embedded into museum practices.

Sophie speaks in a clear and considered way, with a lyrical, soft and lower vocal tone… and occasionally some loud laughs! Putting on her more ‘formal voice’, here she speaks with a ‘non-typical’ north-western accent (aka suspend your disbelief that everyone there sounds like they are from Liverpool, Manchester or Bury), with dropped ‘a’s and stronger enunciation. She often wonders if her different code-switching voices that make up critical parts of her identity (day-to-day, Macclesfield, Yorkshire, academic/telephone, British Indian, Spanish) come through.

Charlotte speaks animatedly and talks faster when she’s excited. She has a southern English accent, which a local person would identify as a somewhat polished combination of Slough and Staines upon Thames (think quite hard consonants!). It’s the accent of someone from a working-class background who has spent a lot of time having to fit-in in middle class spaces.

Find the full descriptive transcript at: www.sensationalmuseum.org/resources/postdoc-podcast-glasgow-retreat

Alt text: [The image shows the words 'The Sensational Museum', below which is The Sensational Museum ear icon to indicate this is an audio output logo. Below the ear reads 'Postdoc Podcast' to indicate what series it is, and finally, below that reads 'Glasgow', as this episode was recorded in preparation for the first TSM retreat there in January 2024.]

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This is Sensational Shorts podcast episode on identity was produced and recorded by The Sensational Museum Postdoc, Dr Sophie Vohra and her guest, Surya Bowyer, a curator, historian and Collaborative Doctoral Award Student with Birkbeck, University of London and the Science Museum.

They discuss the complexities of personal identity, how cultural backgrounds and experiences shape us, and how this can be reflected in and on how we codify, engage with, and record museum collections.

Alt text: [On a navy blue background, the image shows the words 'Sensational Shorts' in white in the centre, with the first 'S's using The Sensational Museum's branded logo 'S'. The words are circled by the 5 TSM icons in TSM colours. Moving clockwise, starting at the top: pink hands, peach ear, chartreuse eye, peach book, and chartreuse nose.]

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This is a transcription of the Audio Description episode of the Sensational Shorts podcast, produced and recorded by The Sensational Museum team members, Dr Alison Eardley and Dr Charlotte Slark

Alison speaks authoritatively and enthusiastically. She has a north London accent and speeds up when she’s excited. While her voice is not particularly high pitched, it is a much lower octave in her head than in reality.

Charlotte speaks animatedly and talks faster when she’s excited. She has a southern English accent, which a local person would identify as a somewhat polished combination of Slough and Staines upon Thames (think quite hard consonants!). It’s the accent of someone from a working-class background who has spent a lot of time having to fit-in in middle class spaces.

Alt text: [On a navy blue background, the image shows the words 'Sensational Shorts' in white in the centre, with the first 'S's using The Sensational Museum's branded logo 'S'. The words are circled by the 5 TSM icons in TSM colours. Moving clockwise, starting at the top: pink hands, peach ear, chartreuse eye, peach book, and chartreuse nose.]

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This is the co-creation episode of the Sensational Shorts podcast, produced and recorded by Dr Charlotte Slark featuring a special guest host, Amy Thraves-Conner.

Charlotte speaks animatedly and talks faster when she’s excited. She has a southern English accent, which a local person would identify as a somewhat polished combination of Slough and Staines upon Thames (think quite hard consonants!). It’s the accent of someone from a working-class background who has spent a lot of time having to fit-in in middle class spaces.

Amy has a Midlands accent and speaks in a slow considered, and occasionally deadpan way.

Alt text: [On a navy blue background, the image shows the words 'Sensational Shorts' in white in the centre, with the first 'S's using The Sensational Museum's branded logo 'S'. The words are circled by the 5 TSM icons in TSM colours. Moving clockwise, starting at the top: pink hands, peach ear, chartreuse eye, peach book, and chartreuse nose.]

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This is a transcription of the Disability Equity episode of the Sensational Shorts podcast, produced and recorded by Dr Charlotte Slark featuring a special guest host, Kyle Lewis Jordan.

Charlotte speaks animatedly and talks faster when she’s excited. She has a southern English accent, which a local person would identify as a somewhat polished combination of Slough and Staines upon Thames (think quite hard consonants!). It’s the accent of someone from a working-class background who has spent a lot of time having to fit-in in middle class spaces.

Kyle speaks in a calm and confident tone of voice, his words becoming softer and clearer as he settles into the conversation. He becomes more upbeat and employs emphasis when drawing attention to key concepts and ideas. He has a fairly standardised British accent, described by his friends as "The right amount of posh”; “clever, but not self-important"; "Direct impact, but not like a bell, more like timber”.

Alt text: [On a navy blue background, the image shows the words 'Sensational Shorts' in white in the centre, with the first 'S's using The Sensational Museum's branded logo 'S'. The words are circled by the 5 TSM icons in TSM colours. Moving clockwise, starting at the top: pink hands, peach ear, chartreuse eye, peach book, and chartreuse nose.]

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This is a podcast episode, produced and recorded by The Sensational Museum post-doctoral researchers, Dr Charlotte Slark and Dr Sophie Vohra, discussing how they want and need to support lasting mindset changes in museum practice to support the implementation of trans-sensory thinking and practice, as well as fully equitable access the museum collections, content and spaces.

Charlotte speaks animatedly and talks faster when she’s excited. She has a southern English accent, which a local person would identify as a somewhat polished combination of Slough and Staines upon Thames (think quite hard consonants!). It’s the accent of someone from a working-class background who has spent a lot of time having to fit-in in middle class spaces.

Sophie speaks in a clear and considered way, with a lyrical, soft and lower vocal tone… and occasionally some loud laughs! Putting on her more ‘formal voice’, here she speaks with a ‘non-typical’ north-western accent (aka suspend your disbelief that everyone there sounds like they are from Liverpool, Manchester or Bury), with dropped ‘a’s and stronger enunciation. She often wonders if her different code-switching voices that make up critical parts of her identity (day-to-day, Macclesfield, Yorkshire, academic/telephone, British Indian, Spanish) come through.

Find the full descriptive transcript at: www.sensationalmuseum.org/resources/postdoc-podcast-cardiff-retreat

Alt text: [The image shows the words 'The Sensational Museum', below which is The Sensational Museum ear icon to indicate this is an audio output logo. Below the ear reads 'Postdoc Podcast' to indicate what series it is, and finally, below that reads 'Cardiff', as this episode was recorded in preparation for the second TSM retreat there in June 2024.]

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This is the Disability Gain episode of the Sensational Shorts Podcast, produced and recorded by The Sensational Museum post-doctoral researchers, Dr Charlotte Slark and Dr Sophie Vohra.

Charlotte speaks animatedly and talks faster when she’s excited. She has a southern English accent, which a local person would identify as a somewhat polished combination of Slough and Staines upon Thames (think quite hard consonants!). It’s the accent of someone from a working-class background who has spent a lot of time having to fit-in in middle class spaces.

Sophie speaks in a clear and considered way, with a lyrical, soft and lower vocal tone… and occasionally some loud laughs! Putting on her more ‘formal voice’, here she speaks with a ‘non-typical’ north-western accent (aka suspend your disbelief that everyone there sounds like they are from Liverpool, Manchester or Bury), with dropped ‘a’s and stronger annunciation. She often wonders if her different code-switching voices that make up critical parts of her identity (day-to-day, Macclesfield, Yorkshire, academic/telephone, British Indian, Spanish) come through.

Alt text: [On a navy blue background, the image shows the words 'Sensational Shorts' in white in the centre, with the first 'S's using The Sensational Museum's branded logo 'S'. The words are circled by the 5 TSM icons in TSM colours. Moving clockwise, starting at the top: pink hands, peach ear, chartreuse eye, peach book, and chartreuse nose.]

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This is the Multisensory episode of the Sensational Shorts Podcast, produced and recorded by The Sensational Museum post-doctoral researchers, Dr Charlotte Slark and Dr Sophie Vohra.

Charlotte speaks animatedly and talks faster when she’s excited. She has a southern English accent, which a local person would identify as a somewhat polished combination of Slough and Staines upon Thames (think quite hard consonants!). It’s the accent of someone from a working-class background who has spent a lot of time having to fit-in in middle class spaces.

Sophie speaks in a clear and considered way, with a lyrical, soft and lower vocal tone… and occasionally some loud laughs! Putting on her more ‘formal voice’, here she speaks with a ‘non-typical’ north-western accent (aka suspend your disbelief that everyone there sounds like they are from Liverpool, Manchester or Bury), with dropped ‘a’s and stronger annunciation. She often wonders if her different code-switching voices that make up critical parts of her identity (day-to-day, Macclesfield, Yorkshire, academic/telephone, British Indian, Spanish) come through.

Alt text: [On a navy blue background, the image shows the words 'Sensational Shorts' in white in the centre, with the first 'S's using The Sensational Museum's branded logo 'S'. The words are circled by the 5 TSM icons in TSM colours. Moving clockwise, starting at the top: pink hands, peach ear, chartreuse eye, peach book, and chartreuse nose.]

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Sophie Vohra (Strand A post-doc) shares her encounter with a peculiar mirror in a bathroom at a writing retreat she attended with Strand B post-doc, Charlotte Slark, noting its various descriptive and evocative, sensory features. She associates the mirror with cultural references, including Harry Potter and spiritualism, and expresses a mix of fascination and unease.

Head to our website for the amazing descriptive transcripts: www.sensationalmuseum.org/resources/podcast-bonus-epsiode-2

Alt text: [The image shows The Sensational Museum ear and ear icons overlaid on TSM's hands icon, to indicate this is an audio output about an object that is being seen and touched, with the words 'The Mirror' below, the title of the episode]

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