In this, our second bonus episode for Season 3, we take you behind the scenes of the Crafting Communities project. Join us to learn how crafting has helped us both build a community and deepen our knowledge of nineteenth-century material culture.
Hosted by Vanessa Warne
With Guests Andrea Korda, Rebekah Stretch, Jacqueline Kublik, Jocelyn Diemer, Priscilla Adebanji, Lucie von Schilling, Kalea Furmanek-Raposo, Jane Nederlof, and Mary Elizabeth Leighton
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Dec 2, 2022
58 min
In this, our first of two bonus episodes, we invite you to think alongside some gifted educators about how making and material culture enrich teaching and learning.
Hosted by Vanessa Warne, Jessie Krahn, and Natalie LoVetri
With Guests Leith Davis, Tommy Mayberry, and Claire Battershill
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Nov 25, 2022
54 min
Embracing the spectacular, this episode explores the material histories of a spectral substance, a stolen diamond, and an awe-inspiring fire.
Hosted by Vanessa Warne and Jessie Krahn
With Guests Christopher Keep, Amanda Shubert, and Anne Sullivan
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Nov 17, 2022
1 hr 3 min
From Australia to Canada to Spain, this episode explores connections between migration, place, and material history.
Hosted by Vanessa Warne, Jessie Krahn, and Anne Hung
With Guests Veronica Alfano, Christine Olson, and Allison Fizzard
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Nov 3, 2022
42 min
This episode features conversations with three talented people whose modern-day creations shine a light on nineteenth-century material culture. Prepare to be inspired by them to make a cheese tart, a textile, or a storytelling machine.
Hosted by Vanessa Warne
With Guests Charlene Van Buekenhout, Drew McKevitt, and Elly McCausland
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Oct 27, 2022
42 min
In this episode, we explore both the Victorian-era origins of many museums and the complicated cultural work done by and in museum spaces.
Hosted by Vanessa Warne, Anne Hung, and Jessie Krahn
With Guests Julie Hollenbach, Amy Woodson-Boulton, and Nicola Watson
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Oct 20, 2022
57 min
We begin Season 3 of Victorian Samplings with three conversations surrounding the material and cultural history of machines, from microscopes to machine guns.
With Guests Meegan Kennedy, Richard Menke, and Jason Camlot
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Oct 13, 2022
54 min
In this episode, we continue our exploration of nineteenth-century material culture but we're shaking things up to celebrate the end of Season Two. Listen to hear our hosts share conversations on topics of special interest to them.
With Guests Pamela Gilbert, Graham McMonagle, and Sarah Bull
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Aug 25, 2022
45 min
In this episode, we consider drawn and painted images, crafted three-dimensional objects, and, in a first for our podcast, a poem inspired by a work of visual art.
With Guests Danielle Skeehan, Shijia Yu, Kylee-Anne Hingston, and Caley Ehnes
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Aug 19, 2022
48 min
Reproduction raises questions about materials and methods, and also about originality and fidelity. In this episode, we explore an initiative to recreate a set of historical samplers damaged by water, how tracing paper featured in the work of Gottfried Semper, and a beadwork artist’s plans to recreate a family heirloom.
With Guests Andrea Reichert, Elena Chestnova, and Cynthia Boehm
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Aug 11, 2022
47 min
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