One Thousand Words: the world art created

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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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  • Nov 17, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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1-10 - Morton's Maypole Dance

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 14:24


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

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 10:39


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

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2020 11:37


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

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 8:58


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

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 10:45


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

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 11:22


The Death of Cleopatra shocked America with its brilliance and revolutionary form, and then disappeared for a century - listen to hear what happened to it, and a theory as to why. 

1-4 - The Voyager Golden Record

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 12:09


Number one priority when sending a probe into space? Make sure it's got some Bach on there for the aliens. 

1-3 - The AIDS Memorial Quilt

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 11:06


So your government is mishandling a pandemic resulting in the unnecessary deaths of hundreds of thousands of people? Listen to our newest episode, and let's follow the lead of our LGBTQ+ siblings and get quilting!  Support the National AIDS Memorial at https://www.aidsmemorial.org/donate

1-2 - The Astor Place Riot

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2020 9:42


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

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 9:22


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. 

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