The Curious Curators
The Curious Curators
Museum Center at 5ive Points
On this podcast, the Curious Curators explore different historical topics in a laid-back discussion format. Your hosts are Hope Vollm and Curator of Education, Lindsay Shirkey, Curator of Collections. Each host has their own unique input and viewpoint, and uses their expertise to both entertain and educate listeners. The Curious Curators Podcast is brought to you by the Museum Center at 5ive Points in Cleveland, TN.
The Curious Curators Episode 45: THE FINAL PODCAST
Thanks so much for your support guys!  This will be our final podcast on for the museum but keep your eyes and ears open for what we have coming next!
Mar 16, 2021
24 min
The Curious Curators Episode 43: Historically Inaccurate Movies: A League of Their Own
For this month's Historically Inaccurate Movies, the Curious Curators tackle A League of Their Own, a 1992 film about the All American Girls' Professional Baseball League. The curators discuss the fictionalized characters with their historical backdrop to explore the history of women's baseball.   Museum Center at 5ive Points website: http://www.museumcenter.org/​​    Museum Center Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MuseumCenter/​​    Museum Center Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/museumcenter5   Museum Center Twitter: https://twitter.com/MuseumCenter5​​  Curious Curators Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/curiouscurators
Mar 9, 2021
41 min
The Curious Curators Episode 43: Warrior Women
he power. The passion. The danger. To open up women's history month, the Curious Curators are talking about warrior women in history. From warrior queens to samurai, we're going to chakram our way through the story   Museum Center at 5ive Points website: http://www.museumcenter.org/​    Museum Center Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MuseumCenter/​    Museum Center Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/museumcenter5/​    Museum Center Twitter: https://twitter.com/MuseumCenter5​   Curious Curators Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/curiouscurators.
Mar 2, 2021
55 min
The Curious Curators Episode 42: African Kingdoms and Empires
With stories worthy of the grittiest HBO or Showtime TV series, it is surprising the history of Africa and its empires are overlooked. The Curious Curators now take on a handful of the empires that have existed in thousands of years of African history, from an empire older than the Egyptians to Shaka Zulu. Museum Center at 5ive Points website: http://www.museumcenter.org/ Museum Center Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MuseumCenter/ Museum Center Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/museumcenter5 Museum Center Twitter: https://twitter.com/MuseumCenter5 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/curiouscurators
Feb 23, 2021
47 min
The Curious Curators Episode 41: Historically Inaccurate Movies: Hidden Figures
The Curious Curators tackle the 2016 movie Hidden Figures for Historically Inaccurate Movies. While we can't vouch for whether the math is correct, seeing as we are not rocket scientists, we can talk about the social movements that frame the narrative of the movie and the history behind it.    Museum Center at 5ive Points website: http://www.museumcenter.org/​​  Museum Center Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MuseumCenter/​​  Museum Center Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/museumcenter5/  Museum Center Twitter: https://twitter.com/MuseumCenter5​​  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/curiouscurators
Feb 16, 2021
47 min
The Curious Curators Episode 40: The Harlem Renaissance
The Roaring Twenties were a time of gangsters, speakeasies, flappers, and a resurgence of black culture, centered in a New York City neighborhood called Harlem. On this episode, the Curious Curators jump into the Harlem Renaissance, from famous figures to its beginnings and to its decline. Museum Center at 5ive Points website: http://www.museumcenter.org/ ​Museum Center Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MuseumCenter/ ​Museum Center Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/museumcenter5/​ Museum Center Twitter: https://twitter.com/MuseumCenter5​ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/curiouscurators
Feb 9, 2021
38 min
The Curious Curators Episode 39: Anastasia
One of the greatest mysteries of the early 20th century, made into more than one feature-length film, dozens of imposters, and a very simple solution. Yes, the Curious Curators are taking on the Romanovs and the mystery of the Lost Duchess, Anastasia. From Rasputin to the Bolshevik Revolution, we're ready to uncover the mystery that had been answered all along. Museum Center at 5ive Points website: http://www.museumcenter.org/​ Museum Center Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MuseumCenter/ ​Museum Center Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/museumcenter5/ ​Museum Center Twitter: https://twitter.com/MuseumCenter5​ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/curiouscurators
Feb 2, 2021
1 hr 6 min
The Curious Curators Episode 38: Mummies
No, we're not talking about our mothers. We're talking about the dead. Mummies have a history dating back nearly 10,000 years, predating even the famous Egyptian practice. Definitions of bogs, ethical debates, and thoughts of drinking mummy juice abound on this episode of the Curious Curators. Museum Center at 5ive Points website: http://www.museumcenter.org/    Museum Center Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MuseumCenter/    Museum Center Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/museumcenter5/    Museum Center Twitter: https://twitter.com/MuseumCenter5  Curious Curators Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/curiouscurators
Jan 26, 2021
1 hr 17 min
The Curious Curators Episode 37: Versailles
Scandals, sex, gossip, and money. No, this isn't the latest season of the Bridgertons, it's Versailles.  The Curious Curators look at the lives of Louis XIV, XV, and XVI through the lens of their opulent palace residence, and the overspending and overindulgence that would lead to the French Revolution and, for many nobles, the guillotine. Museum Center at 5ive Points website: http://www.museumcenter.org/ Museum Center Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MuseumCenter/ Museum Center Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/museumcenter5/ Museum Center Twitter: https://twitter.com/MuseumCenter5 Curious Curators Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/curiouscurators
Jan 19, 2021
53 min
The Curious Curators Episode 36: Pompeii
In 79 AD, in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, sat the city of Pompeii, which would be forever shrouded in ash and stone. In 2021 AD, in the shadow of some fluorescent lights, the Curious Curators will be forever immortalized on the internet when they discuss Pompeii this episode. Museum Center at 5ive Points website: http://www.museumcenter.org/  Museum Center Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MuseumCenter/  Museum Center Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/museumcenter5/  Museum Center Twitter: https://twitter.com/MuseumCenter5 Curious Curators Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/curiouscurators
Jan 12, 2021
1 hr 3 min
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