Episode notes
Alex Schmidt, Katie Goldin, and special guests Brea Grant and Mallory O’Meara explore why The Mona Lisa is secretly incredibly fascinating.
Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources, handy links, and this week’s bonus episode.
LINKS FOR BREA GRANT AND MALLORY O’MEARA:
- ‘Reading Glasses’ podcast (Maximum Fun)
- The No-Pressure Book Journal by Mallory O’Meara and Brea Grant — pre-order now!
- Daughter of Daring: The Trick-Riding, Train-Leaping, Road-Racing Life of Helen Gibson, Hollywood’s First Stuntwoman by Mallory O’Meara — pre-order now!
- music video for “Up And Away” by Cursive, directed by Brea Grant
- Letterboxd page for “MLM” (short film), directed by Brea Grant
BOOK TIPS:
- The Art Thief: A True Story Of Love, Crime, And A Dangerous Obsession by Michael Finkel
- The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova
LINKS FOR KATIE GOLDIN:
- Katie Goldin on Twitter
- @ProBirdRights
- ‘Creature Feature’ podcast (iHeartRadio)
- When Is a Bird a ‘Birb’? An Extremely Important Guide (Audubon)
RESOURCES USED TO INFORM THE EPISODE’S LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
- native-land.ca
- U.S. Department Of Arts And Culture
- The True Native New Yorkers Can Never Truly Reclaim Their Homeland (Smithsonian)
- “Finding Lenapehoking” (YouTube / Hudson River Maritime Museum)
- Why Do They Call It Beacon? (The Highlands Current)
- Dutch & Native American Heritage In The Hudson River Valley (National Park Service)
RESEARCH SOURCES:
- Leonardo: The Complete Paintings And Drawings by Frank Zollner and Johannes Nathan
- The Thefts of the Mona Lisa: The Complete Story of the World’s Most Famous Artwork by Noah Charney
- UVA Art Professor Joins a Big Debate Over a Tiny Detail (UVA Today)
- Leonardo’s ‘claw hand’ stopped him painting (BBC News)
- All the Leonardo Da Vincis in the world: rated (The Guardian)
- How many Leonardo da Vinci paintings are there? (Encyclopedia Britannica)
- biography of Isabella d’Este (Brooklyn Museum)
- Why there is no case for returning The Mona Lisa to Italy (The Art Newspaper)
- How Jackie Kennedy brought Mona Lisa to US (BBC News)
- The Theft That Made The ‘Mona Lisa’ A Masterpiece (NPR)
- When Picasso Went on Trial for Stealing the Mona Lisa (Artsy.net)
- This is one source (Woodbin.com) describing how and why wood shrinks over time.
- Dan Brown fan wikia page for the character Robert Langdon
In this episode...
Guests
- Brea Grant
- Mallory O'Meara
About the show
A weekly podcast about the history, science, lore and surprises that make everyday things secretly incredibly fascinating. Hosted by comedy writer, emoji creator, and ‘Jeopardy!‘ champion Alex Schmidt. Join Alex & his co-host Katie Goldin for a joyful deep dive into seeing the world a whole new way!
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