One Thousand Words: the world art created

Nov 17 2020 2
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One Thousand Words is dedicated to exploring the world that art has made by offering brief, meaningful looks into the historical impact of major artistic and cultural milestones. Films, music, concerts, paintings, theatre, dance, sculpture, literature, poetry and more have made our lives what they are today. Let's look back together to see how.

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1-10 - Morton's Maypole Dance

Nov 17 2020 14 mins  
Listen to the final episode of Season 1 of One Thousand Words, where we tell the story of a dance even more dramatic than your middle school homecoming. Someone's about to get banished. #podcast #ThomasMorton #maypole #dance #Americancolonies

1-9 - Silent Spring

Nov 03 2020 10 mins  
The E.P.A. The Endangered Species Act. Earth Day. You can trace it all back to one poetic science writer and a book that begins with a fable. #silentspring #rachelcarson #fables #poetry #environment

1-8 - Cato & Valley Forge

Oct 20 2020 11 mins  
A production of Cato put on by amateurs in a bakery may have been responsible for reigniting the American Revolution after a historically disastrous winter at Valley Forge. Listen to our new episode to learn more! #AmericanRevolution #theatre #podcasts #Washington #ValleyForge

1-7 - American Gothic

Oct 06 2020 8 mins  
When you see this picture, does it make you afraid? Or like you want to rough up a loser in overalls? Listen to the story of the most famous (and perhaps most controversial) American painting. #painting #americangothic #onekwords #podcast

1-6 - Rosie the Riveter

Sep 22 2020 10 mins  
What image pops into your head when you hear the words "Rosie the Riveter?" If you didn't picture four men singing to a ukelele or a hard-working lady eating a sandwich, you may not know the full story.

1-5 - The Death of Cleopatra & Edmonia Lewis

Sep 08 2020 11 mins  
The story of a statue that shocked America and then went missing for over a century - and a theory as to why.

1-4 - The Voyager Golden Record

Aug 25 2020 12 mins  
Number one priority when sending a probe into space? Make sure it's got some Bach on there.

1-3 - The AIDS Memorial Quilt

Aug 11 2020 11 mins  
How do you respond to government mismanagement of a deadly pandemic and homophobia? Make a quilt, obviously!

1-2 - The Astor Place Riot

Jul 28 2020 9 mins  
The Astor Place Riot was one of the strangest riots in history - a quarrel over the best actor to play Macbeth. Or was it more?

1-1 Uncle Tom's Cabin

Jul 13 2020 9 mins  
In the series opener, we take a look at Uncle Tom's Cabin, the explosive book that had a crucial role in the awareness white people had about the devastating impact of slavery in the United States in the 1850's and 1860's.