Curator's Choice
Like history? Love museums? From ancient relics to modern marvels, each episode of this show features a new museum and a sampling of some amazing artifacts housed there. What makes Curator's Choice truly special is our exclusive interviews with the unsung heroes of museums—the curators themselves. These guardians of history will share insights, anecdotes, and the often untold stories that breathe life into the artifacts they protect.
Through this podcast, our mission is to dispel the notion of museums as static, old, and dull spaces. Instead, we aim to reveal them as vibrant repositories brimming with mystery and wonder, one artifact at a time.
New episodes are released every two weeks, and you can tune in anywhere you get your podcasts!
Curator's Choice
Bonus Episode 4: Appalachian Glass
For the first bonus episode of October, we meet with Todd Turner at Appalachian Glass. Keeping on with last week’s glass theme, this week we learn from Todd all the tricks of the trade for handmade glass, including what elements are combined to make glass, how it is molded and colored, and the three generations of craftsman that makes Appalachian Glass so special.
Soda Lime Crystal Ingredients
- silica sand
- lyme
- soda ash
- feldspar
- selenium
- cobalt
- urbium
After doing the interview, Todd offered Dakota and me the amazing opportunity to get hands-on with the glass-making process. We made a glass tumbler and a leaf imprinted mug, and they turned out amazing!
Curator's Choice - A podcast for history nerds and museum lovers