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S1E28 Radio Free History E28: Regional Champions
How Art Got Ugly continues, as we move from the Modernist aesthetics of the 1920s to the more conservative and realistic art of the 1930s. https://www.subscribestar.com/radio-free-history…
Gio Pennacchietti on Art, Memes, and Futurism
Gio joins RFH to talk about Futurism and art from 100 years ago, why some of it was profound, and the ways in which it remains relevant to the culture of today. We talk about culture on every level,…
S1E27 Radio Free History E27: The Surreal World
A continuation of the last episode, as we finish our deep dive into 1920s Paris's avant garde. We look at the Purists, the Surrealists, Art Deco, the 1925 Expo, and the legacy of 1920s Paris on…
S1E26 Radio Free History E26: We'll Always Have Paris
Our hosts continue their investigation of why modern art is ugly. Today's episode takes us through 1920s Paris, the world of Ernest Hemingway, Dada, and Surrealism.…
S1E25 Radio Free History E25: From Stern to Bauhaus/Haus of Stijl
(NOTE: We started recording before realizing that the mic wasn't properly connected, but the vibe was good, so we didn't stop. The sound gets better after about 20 minutes when we realized it) Our…
S1E24 Radio Free History E24: A Social(ist) Construct
In our hosts' ongoing quest to figure out when art started to go off the rails, they dig into Russian Constructivism and the early years of the Soviet Union. It turns out that this era is full of…
S1E23 Radio Free History E23: Such Great Heights
"How Art Got Ugly" reaches the crux of the story: The 1920s and the aftermath of WW1. We examine Modernism across the creative endeavors, and start by looking at the art before, during, and after the…
S1E22 Radio Free History E22: Lawrence Does Arabia
We look at the back-story behind the movie Lawrence of Arabia, from the Islamic Golden Age through its legacy on the Middle East conflicts going on today.…
S1E21 Radio Free History E21: Gilding the Lilies
The "How Art Got Ugly" series continues. After spending several episodes tracking the evolution of art from Michelangelo to Picasso, we take some time to survey the creative landscape in the…
S1E20 Radio Free History E20: Cube Your Enthusiasm
Episode five of our hosts' deep dive into how modern art got so ugly. This time, we look at the early 20th century, as avant garde movements pop up across Europe, from the Cubists and Fauvists in…
S1E19 Radio Free History E19: Clear as a Belle Époque
Our hosts look continue their investigation of how modern art got so ugly, and this episode takes us to Montmartre during the fin de siècle. What we now call "modern art" starts to emerge in Paris's…
S1E18 Radio Free History E18: The King of the Ring
We look at the history of professional wrestling, from its obscure origins in the British Isles through the billion-dollar business that it is today. Whether you care to admit it or not, pro…
S1E17 Radio Free History E17: The Art of the Matter
This is the second half of the conversation in the previous episode. Our investigation of modern art goes to 19th century France, when avant garde art begins to look a little less realistic, and a…
S1E16 Radio Free History E16: The Art of the Matter
Our hosts look continue their investigation of how modern art got so ugly, starting with a look at some of the entries in the 2024 Whitney Biennial. We then look at how the concept of art came about…
S1E15 Radio Free History E15: Art of Darkness
Our hosts look (with some exasperation) at the finals of the 2024 Turner Prize, and ask how modern art got so ugly. More importantly, what is art and why does it cover so many of these ugly works?…
S1E14 Radio Free History E14: God Hates Fred
Our hosts look at the life and times of Fred Phelps, the founder and face of the infamous Westboro Baptist Church. https://www.subscribestar.com/radio-free-history https://ko-fi.com/radiofreehistory
S1E13 Radio Free History E13: The Martial Spirit
In a break from the usual format, this is Radio Free History's first interview episode, where we talk to a local (and well-respected) martial arts instructor about the history of Kung Fu and martial…
S1E12 Radio Free History E12: You Only Live Twice
The conclusion of the previous episode about Francis Walsingham and the Elizabethan spy rings. In this episode, we see how Walsingham was directly involved with two historic events: the trial of…
S1E11 Radio Free History E11: On Her Majesty's Secret Service
The Elizabethan age was in inflection point, when a lot of the things we associate with England came into being. The foundations of modern English culture, art, and religion are all products of the…
S1E10 Radio Free History E10: Reform Madness
When you dig into the history of any European country, the 16th century is always an inflection point, either because of the Reformation or the Renaissance. Our hosts take a bird's eye view to see…
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