Tag: 18th century

Episode 27: The Incredible Flying Kris

Published August 9, 2021

The podcast returns as sharp as ever with a discussion of an example of a Malaysian blade called a kris! Allyson talks about the transition from Hinduism to Islam in Southeast Asia, tales from the Mahabharata, and the impact of colonialism (again).

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Transcript of Episode 27: The Incredible Flying Kris

Published August 9, 2021

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Episode 26: The Case of Ingapirca

Published February 22, 2021

Allyson returns refreshed after a quarantine-induced slump to tell you all about Ingapirca, an Inka archaeological site whose function has been obscured by time and imperialism.

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Transcript of Episode 26: The Case of Ingapirca

Published February 22, 2021

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Transcript of Episode 22: Gilded Gingerbread

Published December 24, 2019

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Episode 22: Gilded Gingerbread

Published December 24, 2019

An icon of the head of John the Baptist (c. 1680) from Yaroslavl is the focus of this last episode of 2019, prompting a discussion of how Russia has been viewed across history.

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Transcript of Episode 9: Fiends, Frankenstein, and Fuseli

Published October 29, 2018

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Episode 9: Fiends, Frankenstein, and Fuseli

Published October 29, 2018

We’re getting spooky in this episode and looking at Henry Fuseli’s 1781 painting The Nightmare, by far one of the eeriest paintings in Western art history! Perhaps this image reminds you of something…

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Episode 3: In Love with the Rococo

Published April 14, 2018

In a very self-indulgent episode, Allyson talks about her favorite period in art history, and one of her favorite artists: Rosalba Carriera, who did a sexy pastel with a parrot in it once.