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Join Xan and Joe as they take you on a tour of a museum that contains anything and everything.... more
FAQs about The Uncanny County Museum:How many episodes does The Uncanny County Museum have?The podcast currently has 139 episodes available.
June 05, 2021Episode 39: B-Side DinosaursOn today's tour, we head to the Uncanny County Museum's Dinosaur Hall where we join our tour guides, Xan and Joe, as Xan leads a discussion regarding the representation and illustration of Dinosaurs since their discovery. Ranging from dramatic paleoart to the Disney movie Dinosaur, Xan maps out a timeline that illustrates where the images of these creatures come from. All the while, they discuss buddy cop movies, Jurassic Park, and the Dinosaur movie head finger puppets from McDonalds. ...more1h 26minPlay
May 29, 2021Episode 38: True GrittyOn today's tour, we head to the Uncanny County Museum’s old saloon where our tour guides, Xan and Joe, while dressed in their cowboy cosplays, investigate the depiction of the American West presented in Cinema and its impact on the United States' cultural mythology. They survey the use of audio, visual, and literary tropes in Westerns through the decades ranging from The Great Train Robbery to True Grit (2010). All the while, discussing the costumes in Back to the Future Part III, Dude Ranches, and making a Western starring Phildelphias own Gritty......more1h 20minPlay
May 22, 2021Episode 37: Sensual Censorship: Exploring Erotic Art With FlorizelOn todays tour, our tour guides, Xan and Joe, are joined by guest curator Florizel to discuss erotic art and the censorship that often looms over it. Through discussing Florizels artistic practice and her methods of making and researching, they discuss the censorship and shadowbanning that takes place on social media today as well as historical moments were erotic art was embraced. All the while, questioning the impact of social media sites acting as the final say on what art is or is not allowed to be.*CW: brief mention of sexual assault (1 hr 28 sec to 1 hr 11 min)...more1h 29minPlay
May 15, 2021Episode 36: A Rebar Angel's ThesisOn today's tour, our tour guides, Xan and Joe, talk under a model of a rebar angel from Chernoybl and discuss recent events in which people have returned to live on the abandoned land. They discuss the return of wildlife and the absorption of radiation by mushrooms, as well as how long it will take before the radiation reaches its halflife. All the while, they wonder if either of them could move and survive in the wild......more1h 13minPlay
May 08, 2021Episode 35: Biblical KaijuOn today's tour, we journey to the depths of the sea, the tallest peaks of the realm, and the lush valleys of the land to explore the monsters from Judaic/christian mythology. We join our tour guides, Xan and Joe, as they lead a discussion about the origins, history, and possible real versions of the famous Leviathan, Ziz, and Behemoth from these sacred texts. They describe their own theories for what these monsters may or may not represent and Xan presents a theory regarding the possibility of the behemoth actually having existed......more1h 49minPlay
May 01, 2021Episode 34: That Skunk Ape ShowOn today’s tour, we return to the infamous Cryptid hall where our tour guides, Xan and Joe, discuss the origins of Florida's beloved cryptid, the Skunk ape. Through exploring how it came to be known in popular culture they present a timeline of the first primate sightings in the U.S. While ultimately trying to wrap their heads around what came first; Bigfoot...or the Skunk Ape? All the while, being greeted by Florida man, talking about apple stealing orangutans, and wondering if Skunk Apes can swim freestyle......more1h 15minPlay
April 24, 2021Episode 33: Prime Time Slime: Art on TVOn today's tour, we join our tour guides Xan and Joe as they take us through a curated exhibition of art from TV and movies. Ranging from shows such as the Office, ICarly, How I Met Your Mother, Broad City, and the Film, Velvet Buzzsaw, they explore the artist and curator tropes presented in these productions. All the while, discussing Xans first cup of coffee, vegan Chicken and Waffles, and Slime......more1h 21minPlay
April 17, 2021Episode 32: Close Encounters of the Kitsch KindOn today's tour, we head back to the infamous Gossip Lounge at the UCM to join our tour guides, Xan and Joe, as they talk about “Kitsch”. Ranging from a $12,000 painting of Goofy surfing to the work of the infamous painter, Thomas Kinkade, they discuss where kitsch is positioned in the context of contemporary art and the global art scene. All the while, they talk about Billy Joel, cruise ship art, and the weirdest things they've received in the mail......more1h 29minPlay
April 10, 2021Episode 31: Bare Bear BonesOn today's tour, we will be heading to the Uncanny County Museums' recreation of a realistic cave complex. Our tour guides, Xan and Joe lead a discussion regarding early humans and their relationships with art, animals, and living spaces. They speculate the possible reasons as to why early humans would have painted animals and explore other theories that provide entirely different explanations and rationals. Nevertheless, considering the bias we may have towards this time period due to media/entertainment depictions and questioning if early humans even did live in caves…...more1h 20minPlay
April 03, 2021Episode 30: Art in the 20th Century, Part 3Bringing our 3 week long exhibition of Art in the 20-th Century to a close, we Join our tour guides Xan and Joe as they finalize our journey by bringing us into a recreation of a subway station.They discuss the late 1970s and the beginning of commercialism within art and the implications that it brings, following it all the way to the end of the 90’s. As they wrap up this exhibition we take a closer look at neo-conceptual artworks, the return of painting, and even Woodstock 99.This timeline will cover works from 1970 to 1999. This is our final part of Art in the 20th Century....more1h 48minPlay
FAQs about The Uncanny County Museum:How many episodes does The Uncanny County Museum have?The podcast currently has 139 episodes available.