On this week's episode, we have Isabella Bobrow and Dr. Vasiliki Meletaki of Penn Neuroaesthetics:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/upenn.neuroaesthetics/
• Website: https://neuroaesthetics.med.upenn.edu

// Show Notes:

• Philadelphia Ballet's The Nutcracker runs from December 5 - 31, at Academy of Music: https://www.ensembleartsphilly.org/tickets-and-events/resident-companies/philadelphia-ballet/george-balanchines-the-nutcracker-2
• BalletX is offering counterprogramming to all of The Nutcracker, with their programming at Bryn Mawr from December 12th through 14th: https://www.balletx.org/seasons/balletx-in-bryn-mawr-2025/
• One night only on the 14th, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents Julliard Quartet, featuring Marc-Andre Hamlin on the piano at the Kimmel Center https://www.pcmsconcerts.org/concerts/juilliard-quartet-hamelin/
• One night only on the 16th, Philadelphia Chamber Music Society presents Matthew Polenzano, tenor, and Ken Noda on the piano, also at the Kimmel Center: https://www.pcmsconcerts.org/concerts/matthew-polenzani-2025/
• This is your last moment to check out Steve Riedell's I Want the West at Larry Becker Contemporary Art; it closes on the 20th: https://www.artnet.com/galleries/larry-becker-contemporary-art/-i-want-the-west-
• Colors of the Season, the Muse Gallery Annual Members Show: https://www.musegalleryphiladelphia.com/exhibitions/2025/colors-of-the-season
• PII Gallery's Patricia Moss-Vreeland's The Stillness Between Us: https://piigallery.com/index.html
• 3rd Street Gallery under $500 show, an annual members show: http://www.3rdstreetgallery.com
• Materiality, a group show at Bridgette Mayer Gallery: http://www.bridgettemayergallery.com/exhibitions/materiality