Behind the Scenes Minis: Friedrich and the Greensboro Sit-ins
Holly and Tracy discuss one of Caspar David Friedrich's paintings that wasn't part of the episode on him. They also discuss Tracy's experience in school not including the Greensboro sit-ins, and how t...
31 Jan 202016min
Upcoming Special Edition of The Soundtrack Show
David W. Collins recently sat down for a conversation with Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez to talk about their Oscar-nominated songwriting work on "Frozen II" and their shared love of music. T...
30 Jan 20203min
The Lunch Counter Sit-ins, Greensboro and Beyond
On Feb. 1, 1960, four students sat down at a segregated lunch counter at the F.W. Woolworth’s in Greensboro, North Carolina. It started with just four of them, but others joined, and sit-ins were taki...
29 Jan 202037min
Caspar David Friedrich
Friedrich's painting career, most closely associated with the German romantic movement, continues to influence and inspire artists today. In his own time, his work was both lauded and controversial, a...
27 Jan 202029min
SYMHC Classics: Wallis Simpson & Nazi King
This is two 2010 classics from previous hosts Katie and Sarah, covering the relationship of Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, the abdication crisis that resulted, and their sympathies for the Nazi party...
25 Jan 202034min
Behind the Scenes Minis: Lord Elgin
In today's casual Friday chat, Tracy and Holly discuss the Elgin marbles and the complex issues that museums face regarding the repatriation of artifacts. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://...
24 Jan 202014min
Lord Elgin and the Parthenon Sculptures, Part 2
Today's episode covers how the removal of Ancient Greek artifacts from Greece by Lord Elgin played out, how these sculptures became part of the collection of the British Museum, and why the controvers...
22 Jan 202043min
Lord Elgin and the Parthenon Sculptures, Part 1
Starting in 1801, the Seventh Earl of Elgin removed many classical Greek sculptures from Greece, particularly from the Parthenon and other monuments at the Acropolis in Athens. Pt. 1 covers the events...
20 Jan 202034min
