On Display Podcast

Today we're seeing how carousels are made in an interview with Art at The Carousel Works in Mansfield Ohio! Listen in as we talk about planning a carousel, creating a community, apprentice craftsmen, and how the future may actually be looking back ---- Music Credits: Band Organ Music courtesy of Matthew Caulfield of wurlitzer-rolls.com: "Under The Big Tent," by Ned Brill "Over The Waves (Sobre Las Olas)", by Juventino Rosas

We're back! Today, we're talking about an amusement park staple: the carousel. Find out what makes these colored ponies stand out, how they were designed and made, and what the future holds for these wonderful machines. ---- Music Credits: Band Organ Music courtesy of Matthew Caulfield of wurlitzer-rolls.com: "That Hesitation Waltz; Dream Waltz," by Ted S. Barrron "Under The Big Tent," by Ned Brill "Lady Luck", by Ray Perkins "Red Moon", by Henri De Martini "Cecile Waltz", by Frank W. McKee "Over The Waves (Sobre Las Olas)", by Juventino Rosas "Light Tribal Background" Purple Planet Music (purple-planet.com)

We're going to the Rainforest! Fortunately, our entry fee is much cheaper than a plane ticket - and we'll be only a few miles away from Lake Erie. Welcome to "The Rainforest", an indoor exhibit at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo in Cleveland, OH. Today's topics include the endangered gharial, animal enrichment, and thunderstorms! Music Credits: "Rainbow", "Easy Lemon", "Cherry Blossom", "Stormfront", "Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Serengeti Song", "Light Tribal Background" Purple Planet Music (purple-planet.com) Thunderstorm Mike Koenig (soundbible.com)

We return to "Adventure! In the Valley of the Unknown" at COSI in Columbus, OH and take a walk down memory lane with Eric and Jen, who helped design and run the exhibit. Find out why the team chose to follow in Dr. Jones' footsteps, what happens to water when it doesn't do what it's supposed to, and how long it takes for a new volunteer to give up solving the puzzles themselves and reach for the guidebook! (Also: Beware Monster Elevators!) Music Credits: "Myst on the Moor", Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Serengeti Song", "Light Tribal Background" Purple Planet Music (purple-planet.com)

This week, we bring you the first of two episodes on "Adventure! In the Valley of the Unknown", an exhibit that until recently called COSI in Columbus, Ohio its home. Join us as we remember this one-of-a-kind exhibit, and talk about mad monkeys, fan pages, triumphs, and the end of an era. Music Credits: "Myst on the Moor", "Not As It Seems", "Sneaky Adventure" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ "Serengeti Song", "Trail of the Incas", "Light Tribal Background" Purple Planet Music (purple-planet.com) "Great Unknown" Audionautix (audionautix.com)

This week we talk to Linda at the Akron Zoo about how "Legends of the Wild" was designed to showcase culture and the natural world, the zoo's involvement with the Species Survival Plan, and what a jaguar's favorite scent is. Music Credits: "Serengeti Song", "Light Tribal Background" Purple Planet Music (purple-planet.com)

Welcome to the first episode of "On Display Podcast"! Join us as we take our first look at "Legends of the Wild" at the Akron Zoo in Akron, OH. This exhibit showcases animals and their importance in folklore around the world. We also talk about storytelling, temples, and how awesome bats are. Music Credits: "Serengeti Song", "Light Tribal Background" Purple Planet Music (purple-planet.com) "Carpe Diem", "Night Cave", "Perspectives", "Sneaky Snitch" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/