Halfway Docent

Mar 08 2024 26 ep. 39 mins

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A halfway decent podcast about art history through the lens of someone who took a lot of art history classes, and someone who did not. Join Mike and Sarah and they travel around history and give you a layman's guide to art. Music by the band formerly known as My Girl My Whiskey and Me (now Wilder Things Than Us). www.wilderthingsthanus.com

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"The Bad Boy of Art History" (Taking of Christ - Caravaggio)

Mar 08 2024 37 mins

Join us as we examine the painting "Taking of Christ" by Caravaggio. As always, thank you to Wilder Things Than Us, formerly My Girl, My Whiskey and Me for our intro and outro music.

"American Mona Lisa" (American Gothic)

Feb 23 2024 22 mins

Join us as we talk about the iconic painting, American Gothic. Thank you, as always, to Wilder Things Than Us (formerly My Girl, My Whiskey and Me) for the use of our intro and outro music.

A Hellish Episode (Garden of Earthly Delights)

Feb 02 2024 64 mins

We juuuust scratch the surface of the wildly-complex and detailed painting The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch. WARNING: We talk a lot about sex/genitalia/etc. in this one Check out the Wikipedia image Thank you, as always to our friends Wilder Things Than Us (formerly My Girl, My Whiskey, and Me) for our intro and outro music.

Beneath the Wave off Kanagawa... or... The Great Wave

Jan 19 2024 38 mins

We're talking about Japanese woodcuts again, but we actually know our stuff this time, and we're talking all about The Great Wave by Hokusai. Intro and outro music by our friends Wilder Things Than Us (formerly My Girl My Whiskey and Me).

Are you Haring this? (Keith Haring)

Jan 18 2024 25 mins

Don't know the name Keith Haring? We're pretty sure you've seen his art even if you haven't! Learn about Keith's life and art in today's episode.

Casa Cassatt - PART 2! (In the Loge)

Jan 12 2024 11 mins

Join us for another episode talking about another famous Mary Cassatt painting called In the Loge. Thank you to Wilder Things Than Us (formerly My Girl, My Whiskey and Me) for our intro and outro music.

Casa Cassatt (The Child's Bath)

Jan 05 2024 21 mins

Join us as we discuss the painting A Child's Bath by Mary Cassatt.

Some Old Christmas Baby 2: Baby Returns

Dec 22 2023 30 mins

A re-release of our Christmas episode from a few years ago where we discuss the symbolism of Nativity art through the ages. Check out our Instagram page to see some of the images we talk about. Thanks to Wilder Things Than Us (formerly My Girl My Whiskey And Me) for our intro and outro songs.

What the heck is that thing in the middle of the floor? (The Ambassadors)

Dec 15 2023 36 mins

Welcome to the "House of Holbein"! We're reviewing one of the most famous portraits by Hans Holbein and answering all your burning questions about it: Who are these guys? What are all the things on those shelves? What the heck is that thing in the middle of the floor?

If you didn't already have anxiety... (The Scream)

Nov 17 2023 34 mins

Learn about Edward Munch's most famous piece of art, The Scream.