The Luminous Podcast is a discussion series featuring artists, designers, and engineers active in the new media art scenes. Join the host Robb Pope, cofounder of Digital Ambiance and longtime visual artist, on a journey exploring the landscape of modern new-media arts. The guests range from VJ’s to Sculptural Artists, Lighting techs, VR Designers and everyone in between. The discussions featured on the podcast are an honest, in-depth look at the lives and challenges facing today's most accom ...
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A history and comedy podcast about the overlooked and underrepresented people and events from ancient to modern history. Join comedians Cass and Natalie for an educational, entertaining and sometimes irreverent romp through history as they share the tales your textbooks glossed over, whitewashed, man-washed...or left out completely.
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111 - Hard Out Here for a Pope (feat. Alex DiVirgilio & Jim Vozzella)
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We've seen the white smoke, and it is time for a Pope-a-palooza! From Pope #1 and the 13 other Pope Leos to lady popes and baller popes, we cover a LOT of papal history in this, the final episode of season 7 and Cass's last season as co-host! We're joined by returning guests and friends, Jim Vozzella (ep. 48) and Alex DiVirgilio (ep. 96 & ep. 100) …
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This episode is about the Jane Addams Hull House and all of the residents who passed through, and about hot, smutty classical music. Maybe we'll write a clever description later, but for right now that is all you need to know. Complete citations on our website. SOCIALS: Follow Shared History at @SharedPod on Instagram, @…
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109 - Croc Rock & Turtle Lore (feat. Frank 'Alligator' Robb)
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Maybe we should call this our first ever episode of Shared Science, but once we got talkin' crocs with Frank 'Alligator' Robb we just couldn't help ourselves! Join us on a journey through crocodilians of the distant past (fighting dinosaurs), recent past (How Frank caught Chicago's 'Chance the Snapper'), and near future (as the key to unlocking a c…
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[York (Lewis & Clark exp) & Essanay Film Studios] -- This week we give credit where credit is due. Pushing the boundaries of the United States? That credit goes to York, a man enslaved to William Clark, who was the MVP of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Pushing the boundaries of the film industry? Those kudos belong in the midwest and not the west …
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107 - A Boulanger-ie Jamboree (feat. Heidi Joosten)
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[Nadia Boulanger] - For a baked good, you might hit up the boulangerie, but for an exceptional music education? For that, you'd hit up Nadia Boulanger. Award-winning music director and composer, Heidi Joosten, joins to discuss the strengths and shortcomings of this complicated icon of the music industry...and also the strengths and shortcomings of …
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Crack open a cold one and/or crack open a good book, Cass and Nat are here to tell you about the Lager Beer Riot (Chicago, 1855) and the history of Penguin Publishing...plus a brief explanation of where we disappeared to for months, and a few luke-warm takes on home library organization. Mayor William B. Ogden Mayor Levi Boone 1858 photo of riot si…
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105 - Fortune Favors the Whoopsies (feat. Sarah Whittle)
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If at first you don't succeed, try, try again...OR maybe you've just failed productively? Social Media Darling, Sarah Whittle joins us to share a hilarious history of items invented by accident and we even discuss a few brilliant inventions of our own devising. So listen to this episode and steal our ideas! Our guest, Sarah Whittle Spelling Bee-kin…
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104 - Don't Matter if You're Black or White
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What does hockey's first organized league and a colony of creative rabbits have in common? One was black, one was white, but both buck expectations and deserve some overdue recognition for being really freaking good in their fields. Listen and learn about The Colored Hockey League and The White Rabbits (women sculptors) of the 1893 Chicago World's …
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103 - Everday War (feat. Dr. Greta Uehling)
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What the networks deem "newsworthy" barely scratches the surface of what it means to be a nation at war, a community at war, a civilian at war. Cultural anthropologist Dr. Greta Uehling joins us to provide a window into life for noncombatant civilians in Ukraine looks like during the current conflict, and the humor and humanity that gets them throu…
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Today we're talking about two ladies who've got rhythm and music: black singer, composer and music critic, Nora Holt; and fierce beast of falmenco, Carmen Amaya. Nora Holt Carmen Amaya Complete citations on our website. SOCIALS: Follow Shared History at @SharedPod on Instagram, @SharedHistory on TikTok, @sharedhistorypod on Mastad…
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101 - Celebrities, They're Just Like Us! (feat. Lanny Jones)
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As we explore overlooked figures from history, we often find ourselves shouting about how these folks should have been celebrities, either in their time or in history books. But this week we're taking a step further back to examine the history of celebrity itself. And who better to lead us on that journey than former managing editor of People and M…
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100 - In Da Club: A Shared History Musical Spectacular!
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Remember when every TV show had a musical episode? Ring in the 100th episode of Shared History with the sweat and style of the history of house music and Chicago's notorious and naughty Everleigh club PLUS original and fully improvised songs courtesy of some of our very talented friends: the Then This Happened Podcast, S6 finale guest Alex DiVirgil…
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099 - The Most Interesting Man in the World (feat. Michael MacBride)
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Nobody puts Baby in the corner and nobody makes Merton Clivette pick a lane. Author and indie publisher, Michael MacBride, regales us with tales of painter, magician, writer and more Merton Clivette, aka Clivette the Great, aka The Man in Black, aka The Mysterious Strange. Join us to learn about all things Clivette and how/why MacBride found himsel…
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098 - This Little Horse Lord Hates Disco
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Finally, more people are talking about Scythia and, of course, Chicago! And by more people, we mean us. Listen and learn about Persian-crushing Queen, Tomyris of Scythia and vinyl-crushing mayhem, Disco Demolition Night of Chicago 1979. Handy map of Scythians during Tomyris' time Tomyris straight dunking Cyrus' head 1979 coverage of disco demolitio…
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We’re starting this season off with a bang…or at least Natalie is, as she traumatizes Cass with a harrowing tale from Chicago history: The Wingfoot Air Express Disaster before Cass shares the fashion and racism behind the Zoot Suit Riots. Wingfoot Express Leaving Grant Park Inside bank after crash Diagram of crash Composite illustration of wingfoot…
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BONUS - A Very True and Accurate 'Little Locals'/Mailbag Minisode
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In this incredibly sincere and well-researched bonus minisode, we read a note from the mailbag, explore a magical neighborhood in Wisconsin, and answer the question: "what if Nat & Cass commit to a bit for ~24 minutes?". We want to shout out our listener Melanie who sent in this request and probably didn't expect this. See y'all for Shared History …
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096 - Chasing Waterfalls (feat. Alex DiVirgilio)
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It's the season 6 finale and that calls for our signature silly finale tradition of a waterfall episode...although this time our comedy guest, Alex DiVirgilio, took that extra literally. That's right, join us for a barrel of laughs as we discuss the history of Niagara Falls! More on Alex Alex DiVirgilio is an improviser, musician and shaper of youn…
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095 - The History Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
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Everyone knows there is nothing cooler than sweet tats and sick dragons, so in this week's episode we're bringing you both. Cass takes us to the Philippines to school us in the Kalinga art of the batok tattoo, and then Nat takes us on a whirlwind adventure to prove once and for all that dragons are real. Whang-od Whang-od at work St. George and the…
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094 - Cheers, Beers & Queers (feat. Nia Ryan of Herbiery)
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We're taking beer back to it's roots, literally, with a not-so-hoppy history lesson from our friend Nia Ryan at Herbiery. Join us as we talk about the history of hops, the proven potential of hop-free beers, and what Queering Beer means to us. Learn more about Herbiery and where to find their delicious beers at Herbiery.com And look out for their t…
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Same topic, different person. It finally almost happened. Cass and Nat come in hot with ALMOST THE EXACT SAME TOPIC. Join us as we learn about Eleanor Marx and Edith Nesbit, two feminist, socialist organizers in mid-to-late 19th century London. Eleanor Marx Edith Nesbit Edward Aveling Hubert Bland The Railway Children, first edition Miss Marx movie…
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092 - The Last Badass (feat. Tehya from For The Love of History)
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If Tom Cruise is involved, it's wrong. That's one of many lessons we take away from this week's episode on samurai women warriors, or the onna-bugeisha, with Tehya from For The Love of History Podcast. Listen to Tehya's podcast here. Tomoe Gozen Woodblock printing of a warrior woman (Utagawa Kuniyoshi) Woman dressed as Tomoe Gozen at festival Ishi-…
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091 - Nobby Nat & The Unwashed Casses
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Coming up with new nicknames is an art form, and this episode is chocked full of art. Cass teaches us all about composer, conductor and family man Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (not to be confused with Samuel Taylor Coleridge). And while they may not have been lauded a fine art in their time, Nat's topic of Dime Novels (or Penny Dreadfuls) are responsibl…
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090 - Don't Wake Daddy Disney (feat. Caitlin Cadieux)
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...because he was kind of a d*ck. We're joined by motion designer and co-host of the Cartoon Feelings podcast, Caitlin Cadieux to examine some of the less than ideal labor practices of Walt Disney and his studios. Listen to Cartoon Feelings here. Cait is hosting an online event TOMORROW, Wednesday 11/2: info here More on Caitlin Caitlin Cadieux is …
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089 - Scared History 4: Scared 4 History
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Sometimes there is nothing scarier than reality. So, in this edition of Scared History, Nat & Cass is keeping things close to home with a very real local (Chicago) murder and Cass is bombarding us with scary tales of Nature. Chicago Reader headline/illustration on Ruthie McCoy murder The Death of Alexander, 323 bce Lake Nyos limnic eruption Lake Ny…
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088 - Like an Icon in the Sky (feat. Thomas Betti)
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Once the second most recognizable brand in the world after Coca-Cola, Pan Am is and was more than an airline. Historian and host of The Pan Am Podcast, Tom Betti, takes us on a journey through historical firsts, fashions and tragedies that all tie back to the innovative, iconic and inspiring: Pan American Airlines. Our Guest, Tom Betti The Pan Am M…
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