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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.
November 07, 2020Episode 9: Xan and Joe Journey Through The Ball PitOn today's tour, we pass by our tour guides Xan and Joe preparing and installing a new exhibition on internet culture. Amidst the construction and installation, they take a moment to reflect and discuss what they remember about the internet, primarily focusing on tumblr. Looking back at some of the most famous and bizarre moments on the popular social media site. Ranging from shipping wars to censorship, and recalling the absolute failure of Dashcon. All of this, while staring at the infamous ball pit…This is part 1 of a 2 part series....more1h 41minPlay
October 31, 2020Episode 8: Spooky Soup: A Halloween SpecialOn this very special Halloween tour, the Uncanny County Museum is hosting its first ever Horror Film Festival! Featuring our guest curator David Neal, we take a look into some of the most famous and infamous horror films ever made. Discussing the impact horror films have on society, viewing them in a theater versus by yourself, film quality, and the deeper meanings embedded within them. All the while, waiting in line for the film festival to begin......more1h 49minPlay
October 24, 2020Episode 7: Who Is It For? Art in the Public SphereOn today's tour, we will be visiting a one day only exhibit, featuring an installation based on Roman Ondaks work titled Loop. Taking the museum's outdoor landscape and placing inside the exhibit. Within this seemingly unreal space, our tour guides Xan and Joe lead a discussion regarding artwork in public spaces, versus the museum or gallery space. Focusing on artists such as Adrián Villar Rojas, Mary Mattingly, Stefania Galegati, and others working in the contemporary art world. Contrasted against monuments and other popular public works. A major question arises which asks, for whom is this for? ...more1h 27minPlay
October 17, 2020Episode 6: Get Me an Imagine Dragons!On today's tour, we will be heading to the Uncanny County Museum’s music archives, a crowded space filled with filing cabinets that contain any and all music storing devices, such as vinyl, cassettes, cd’s, ect. Our tour guides Xan and Joe lead a discussion on how music should be archived and exhibited in a museum. All the while, sharing their musical tastes and opinions, discovering music by streaming vs. vinyl, and if Oasis is in fact better than Nickleback......more1h 21minPlay
October 10, 2020Episode 5: Dead Parrots SocietyOn today's tour, we will be heading to one of the Uncanny County Museum’s underground cellars to take a look at some rare and preserved taxidermied animals. Our tour guides, Xan and Joe will be leading a lecture and discussion regarding human caused animal extinctions throughout history. Taking a closer look at animals such as the dodo, the great auk, the thylacine, and other less familiar animals lost to time....more1h 32minPlay
October 03, 2020Episode 4: Xan and Joe Get BakedOn today's tour, we will be heading to the Uncanny County museum’s bakery for a chilled out, pastry filled discussion regarding the creation of bread. We look at how bagels became the ultimate travel food, how multiple cultures figured out baking by trial and error, and how bread is essentially alive......more1h 13minPlay
September 26, 2020Episode 3: Jesus Chrysler! An Exploration Into CodingOn today's tour, we will be visiting an exhibit on the musical, Starlight Express! Featuring guest curator Allison Dempsey, we take a closer look at coding in musical theater, science fiction, fantasy genres in pop culture, and the impact it leaves. All the while, questioning why Pixar's Cars seem to have organs......more1h 43minPlay
September 19, 2020Episode 2: Show Me The Cursed Facts!On this spooky tour, we will be visiting the Uncanny County Museum's haunted auction! Where we have a very peculiar and haunted artifact on display for one day only. While leading the auction, our tour guides Xan and Joe share some insight on cursed objects throughout history, crystals, and their own ghost stories....more1h 23minPlay
September 12, 2020Episode 1: A Whole Land Bridge Full of LemursFor today's tour, we will be headed to a remote jungle to take a look at some leftover dinosaur bones and an ancient Olmec sculpture. All the while, discussing Creationist and Ancient Alien theories, secret Christopher Columbus conspiracy theories, and the power of human creativity. Make sure to pack some bug spray....more1h 32minPlay
FAQs about The Uncanny County Museum:How many episodes does The Uncanny County Museum have?The podcast currently has 139 episodes available.