Podcast appearances and mentions of james smithson

Nina Burleigh is a journalist, best-selling author, documentary producer, and publisher of a Substack on politics called American Freakshow.  A contributing editor at The New Republic and frequent contributor to the New York Times and New York Magazine, she is the author of eight books on an array of topics including archaeological forgery, scientists in 18th Century Egypt, James Smithson, Amanda Knox in Italy, the Trump women, and the pandemic response. Her latest book, and first novel, is called Zero Visibility Possible.In this conversation with Greg Olear, Nina discusses the ravages of climate change, her recent travels, access journalism and the Olivia Nuzzi imbroglio, her novel and the inspiration behind it, Melania Trump and the mystery of her activities in the 1990s, the current covid situation, and how Trump's phalanx of evil attorneys plan to f*ck with the election results, no matter the result.Follow Nina: https://x.com/ninaburleighBuy her book:https://www.amazon.com/Zero-Visibility-Possible-Nina-Burleigh/dp/B0D95GSJH4Subscribe to American Freakshow:https://www.americanfreakshow.news/ Subscribe to The Five 8:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0BRnRwe7yDZXIaF-QZfvhACheck out ROUGH BEAST, Greg's new book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D47CMX17ROUGH BEAST is now available as an audiobook:https://www.audible.com/pd/Rough-Beast-Audiobook/B0D8K41S3T Would you like to tell us more about you? http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=BffJOlI7qQcF&ver=short

When a 200-year-old legal document anonymously arrived at his office, Smithsonian Libraries and Archives conservator William Bennett assumed it would be full of boring legal jargon. Instead, he found a juicy tale of family betrayal that would forever change what we thought we knew about the founding of the Smithsonian. In honor of the Smithsonian's 177th birthday, we're sharing one of our favorite stories from the Sidedoor collection. Guests: William Bennett, conservator at the Smithsonian Institution Libraries and Archives Social: @rwilliab (Instagram), @SirWilliamB (Twitter) Heather Ewing, author of The Lost World of James Smithson, and Associate Dean at New York Studio School Social: @HPealeEwing Richard Kurin, Smithsonian Distinguished Scholar and Ambassador-at-Large

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 849, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: what's my line? 1: Mickey D's doesn't have a maitre d', which is short for this. maitre d'hotel. 2: In the Who song "My Generation", this line follows and rhymes with "Things they do look awful cold". "Hope I die before I get old". 3: Longfellow called this Italian city a "white phantom city whose untrodden streets are rivers". Venice. 4: Nelson Algren advised, "Never play cards with a man called Doc. Never eat at a place called" this. Mom's. 5: As one of these, The Toledo Blade might feature a banner line. a newspaper. Round 2. Category: in a word 1: It's how you play certain instruments, like a guitar. strum (in instruments). 2: In ligament you'll find this slang term for a woman's shapely leg. a gam (in ligament). 3: What she felt when she wasn't hired. ire (in hired). 4: Hidden in the chandelier is the name of this famous composer. Handel (in chandelier). 5: Take your medicine and tell us the name of this once powerful family of Florence, Italy. Medici (in medicine). Round 3. Category: the "west" is the best 1: All Don Knotts' greatness lay ahead of him when he was born July 21, 1924 in Morgantown in this state. West Virginia. 2: Jim and Artie's most diabolical for on this TV show was the evil Dr. Loveless, played by Michael Dunn. Wild Wild West. 3: It's the southernmost city in the 48 contiguous states. Key West, Florida. 4: This large territory would make up the majority of a proposed Palestinian state. the West Bank. 5: Paul Baumer is the literary narrator of this classic novel of World War I. All Quiet on the Western Front. Round 4. Category: leftovers 1: His remains lie in the main entrance of the original Smithsonian building. (James) Smithson. 2: Andy Warhol said of these, "Plastic's better than dirty, used money". credit cards. 3: Though it's usually called "deadly", this solanum plant is eaten as a vegetable in the West Indies. nightshade. 4: This has been the official name of the Mounties since 1920. the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. 5: In a church or cathedral, it's the main or central hall. nave. Round 5. Category: branded 1: "I Am Stuck On" this brand and it's "Stuck On Me". Band-Aid. 2: In the classic ad jingle, these hot dogs are even enjoyed by kids with chickenpox. Armour hot dogs. 3: An ex-Dupont chemist from New Hampshire introduced this brand of popular food storage containers in 1946. Tupperware. 4: It's the nationality that follows "K" in the name of the sneaker brand founded by the Brunner Brothers. Swiss. 5: Toyota dropped this provocative name for its new Celica sports model days after a December 2004 natural disaster. a Tsunami. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/

Dr. Monique Chism is the Undersecretary for Education at the Smithsonian Institution. Dr. Chism is repsonsible for coordinating educational programming throughout all of the Smithsonian facilities. She has spent her life working in education including the Department of Education. She is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all facets of work and life. Dr. Chism has a PhD in American Studies.Episode NotesDr. Monique Chism shares the fascinating history of the Smithsonian Institute and why she considers it to be one of the most accessible and relevant museums in the country. She talks about her role as the Undersecretary of Education at the Museum - what she does, the programming she is involved in, some of the fascinating people she gets to meet (she had just Mae Jemison the night before our interview). We talk about the intersection of art an science (which is at the core of the Smithsonian's history) and the importance of both.The Smithsonian Institution is made up of 60 museums - not all of them are located in the Washington DC area. It is the largest museum complex in the world. Dr. Chism explains about the educational programming the Smithsonian has (and there is a lot - almost all free!!) and their goal of bringing the Smithsonian to every American. There's so much great work and programming going on at the Smithsonian, both on site and virtually! (So, here's a side note...I love the Smithsonian - I try to visit at least one museum everytime I'm in DC. I thought I knew a lot about it, but I have apparently just scratched the surface. I learned so much about the museum and the institute both by meeting Dr. Chism in person at the Smithsonian Castle where she works - I rarely have gotten to meet my guests in person and through our conversation)Music used in the podcast: Higher Up, Silverman Sound StudioAcronyms, Definitions, and Fact CheckSmithsonian Museums, Galleries, and ZooSmithsonian Institution Research CentersIF/Then CollectionMae Carol Jemison is an American engineer, physician, and former NASA astronaut. She became the first black woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour. (Wikipedia)The space shuttle Discovery is the centerpiece of the James S. McDonnell Space Hangar at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va.“The Smithsonian Institution”―When most people hear the name, museums, scientific research, even Dorothy's ruby slippers and the Wright brothers' plane come to mind. But many don't know how, or for that matter, who created the Smithsonian. The Institution is now 169 years old, but its true beginning happened 250 years ago with the birth of a seemingly ill-fated boy named James Smithson. Smithson (c. 1765–1829), the founding donor of the Smithsonian, was an English chemist and mineralogist. He was the illegitimate son of Hugh Smithson, the first Duke of Northumberland, and the wealthy widow Elizabeth Hungerford Keate Macie. His exact birthday remains a mystery because he was born secretly in Paris, where his mother had gone to hide her pregnancy. He was born James Lewis Macie, but in 1801, after his parents died, he took his father's last name of Smithson. Toward the end of his life, under a clause in his will, he left his fortune to the United States. It was to be used to found “an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge…” in Washington, D.C. and it was to be named the Smithsonian Institution. 

On this day in 1846, thanks to an unusual bequest from British scientist James Smithson, the Smithsonian Institution was established in the United States.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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================================================== ==SUSCRIBETEhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNpffyr-7_zP1x1lS89ByaQ?sub_confirmation=1================================================== == DEVOCIÓN MATUTINA PARA ADOLESCENTES 2022“UN SALTO EN EL TIEMPO”Narrado por: DORIANY SÁNCHEZDesde: PERÚUna cortesía de DR'Ministries y Canaan Seventh-Day Adventist Church  10 DE AGOSTOEL INSTITUTO SMITHSONAR«El principio de la sabiduría es el temor de Jehová; los insensatos desprecian la sabiduría y la enseñanza» (Proverbios 1: 7, RV95).Un día como hoy, en 1846, nació el Instituto Smithsoniano. Y ahora el Smithsoniano es el mayor complejo de museos del mundo. Asi es como sucedio. En 1829, James Smithson, de Inglaterra, dejó todo su patrimonio a su sobrino, y un testamento con una petición muy peculiar: si el sobrino moría sin él. redero, el patrimonio pasaría a los Estados Unidos de América. Smithson quería que el dinero se destinara a la construcción de un museo de aprendizaje en América, llamado Instituto Smithsoniano. ¿Por qué?, se preguntaba todo el mundo; y la historia atrajo mucha atención a ambos lados del Atlántico. Pero a pesar de su donación y de su influencia en la historia de la ciencia estadounidense, sabemos poco de los primeros años de la vida de Smithson.Seis años después de recibir la herencia, el sobrino de Smithson murió, y sin hijos. En 1836, el Congreso de los Estados Unidos probablemente no obstante el donativo de Smithson. Dos años más tarde, el regalo llegó a los Estados Unidos: 11 cajas que contenían una fortuna en oro por valor de 500.000 dólares. Hoy en día esa cantidad supondría más de 100 millones de dólares. El primer edificio, llamado The Castle, se construyó en 1855. Pronto le siguieron otros.En la actualidad, el Instituto Smithsoniano cuenta con diecinueve museos y galerías y millones de objetos expuestos. Entre ellos se encuentran los museos de Historia y Cultura Afroamericana, de Historia Natural, de Historia Americana, del Aire y del Espacio, una Galería Nacional de Arte y un parque zoológico. Qué honor rindió Smithson a los Estados Unidos con su donativo, y en qué testimonio se convirtió en el museo de que todo el mundo merece una educación. Hoy se honra a John Smithson, y su cuerpo está enterrado en el edificio Smithsonian.El Instituto Smithsoniano es uno de los museos más visitados del mundo. Una visita a Washington DC no está completa sin ver al menos una parte. Esto nos recuerda que la sabiduría comienza con Dios. En su omnipotencia, Dios creó todas las cosas. Por su omnisciencia, él conoce todas las cosas. El primer paso para aprender, sin lugar a dudas, es reconocer esto e inclinarse ante Dios. Solo los tontos se burlan de tal poder y sabiduría.

Being located at the tip of one point of the Bermuda Triangle, it's not surprising that Puerto Rico has some strange legends, disappearances and hauntings. The island is today a United States territory, but for years it was under Spanish rule. This is a place with a vibrant culture mixing Afro-Caribbean, Spanish and American influences. On this episode we explore the history of the island and several of the haunted locations on Puerto Rico. The Moment in Oddity features talking mushrooms and This Month in History features James Smithson establishing the Smithsonian Institute. Our location was suggested by Kelly Crews. This episode sponsored by Best Fiends! Download Best Fiends FREE today on the App Store or Google Play! Check out the website: http://historygoesbump.com   Show notes can be found here: https://historygoesbump.blogspot.com/2022/06/hgb-ep-440-haunted-puerto-rico.html    Become an Executive Producer: http://patreon.com/historygoesbump Music used in this episode:  Main Theme: Lurking in the Dark by Muse Music with Groove Studios (Moment in Oddity) Vanishing by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4578-vanishing License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license (This Month in History) In Your Arms by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3906-in-your-arms License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Outro Music: Happy Fun Punk by Muse Music with Groove Studios All other music licensing: PODCASTMUSIC.COM License Synchronization, Mechanical, Master Use and Performance Direct License for a Single Podcast Series under current monthly subscription. And https://www.purple-planet.com/ El Toro

The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum, education, and research complex. It is a beloved part of American culture. But its founder, a British scientist named James Smithson, never once set foot on American soil. So, who would do that? Steven Turner tried to find out. Turner is the author of the book “The Science of James Smithson – Discoveries from the Smithsonian Founder." While researching Smithon’s science he also learned a lot about Smithson’s personality. Steven Turner is a historian of science and curator emeritus of physical sciences at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Also, we’ll also meet an unlikely scholar and spend an Academic Minute on brain-based learning. Photo courtesy of Smithsonian Books.

The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum, education, and research complex. It is a beloved part of American culture. But its founder, a British scientist named James Smithson, never once set foot on American soil. So, who would do that? Steven Turner tried to find out. Turner is the author of the book “The Science of James Smithson – Discoveries from the Smithsonian Founder." While researching Smithon's science he also learned a lot about Smithson's personality. Steven Turner is a historian of science and curator emeritus of physical sciences at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Also, we'll also meet an unlikely scholar and spend an Academic Minute on brain-based learning. Photo courtesy of Smithsonian Books.

When a 200-year-old legal document anonymously arrived at his office, Smithsonian Libraries and Archives conservator William Bennett assumed it would be full of boring legal jargon. Instead, he found a juicy tale of family betrayal that would forever change what we thought we knew about the founding of the Smithsonian. Speakers: William Bennett, conservator at the Smithsonian Institution Libraries and Archives Social: @rwilliab (Instagram), @SirWilliamB (Twitter) Heather Ewing, author of The Lost World of James Smithson, and Associate Dean at New York Studio School Social: @HPealeEwing Richard Kurin, Smithsonian Distinguished Scholar and Ambassador-at-Large

“I betcha you never guess who could give $200 million dollars away. It's one way to win the space race.” Free Britney coverage from yesterday's rally at the Lincoln Memorial. Hundreds gathered to protest Britney Spears' conservatorship. Nationals Rookie RobertAnthony Cruz goes viral on TikTok surprising his dad with the news of signing with a professional team. The Washington Capitals first officially licensed Non-Fungible Token (NFT) collection, ALL CAPS All-Digital collection launched today. These NFTs are limited edition digital assets that use blockchain technology to authenticate that their owners can access genuine Caps digital collectibles. Le Dîner en Blanc is back! On Saturday, August 21 D.C. will host its seventh Le Dîner en Blanc -- the yearly spectacular that welcomes guests to don white attire from head to toe for a magical evening of dining and entertainment at an iconic DC location. Jeff Bezos is giving 200-million dollars to the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum. The Smithsonian says the donation from the Amazon founder is its biggest philanthropic gift since the Institution's founding gift from James Smithson, in 1846. The new Capital One Hall in Tysons Corner, VA will be home to a robust mix of performances, including top touring shows, internationally beloved musical concerts, comedy shows, corporate events and community arts programs. They announced a series of Broadway shows for their 2021-22 season including the Waitress, Fiddler the Roof, and An Officer and Gentleman. Harry Styles is coming to DC. His 2020 reschedule date is Saturday, September 18 at Capital One Arena. Links: Caps NFT New Nats Player Goes Viral Capital One Hall” From Real.Fun.DC. “The Tommy and Kelly Show” is produced in Washington, DC providing news, culture, playful conversation, positive energy, and a dose of morning fun any time. Download the Real.Fun.DC. APP to check out our wide array of programming Follow Kelly Collis Twitter: @CityShopGirl

The Smithsonian's Steven Turner describes the discoveries of James Smithson, the man who founded the Smithsonian. Kathryn Harkup explains the scientific discoveries that influenced Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein."

The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex. It is a beloved part of American culture. But its founder, a British scientist named James Smithson, never once set foot on American soil. So, who would do that? Steven Turner tried to find out. Turner is the author of the new book […]

James Smithson may be best known as the namesake of the Smithsonian Institution, but his scientific accomplishments are often overlooked. On this episode, Steven Turner discussed his new book, The Science of James Smithson.

On this day in 1846, the United States Congress chartered The Smithsonian Institution. Listen to part of James Smithson's will, which bequeathed the money for founding the Institution. Today is August 10, 2020. This is the Librarian's Almanac. Feel free to check out more from the Librarian's Almanac on their website: http://www.librariansalmanac.com/ I'd also love to hear from you directly. Feel free to send me an email at librarians.almanac@gmail.com

It had taken Congress eight years to agree on how to fulfil James Smithson’s desire to establish and institution ‘for the increase and diffusion of ...

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James Macie was a 16th-century scientist educated in the finest English universities, but due to being born under questionable circumstances, he never felt a part of the English high society in which his family lived.This likely factored into how he handled the vast wealth he accrued during his lifetime, which was eventually passed on to a fledgling country instead of his homeland of England.Later in life, Macie ended up taking on the last name of his actual father instead of the placeholder name he was given at birth. And millions of people have benefited from the endowment left by James Macie, who actual name was James Smithson, patron of the Smithsonian Institution. Paul reminds us in his letter to the Romans that “God does not show favoritism.” Our calling is to be kind and loving to everyone, not because of their standing in society, but because they are loved by God. Don’t show favoritism; instead, show the love of God.

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In 1829 London, England established the first modern professional police force, Andrew Jackson was sworn in as the President of the United States, and Greek War of Independence ends with the signing of the London Protocol. That same year saw the birth of clothier Levi Strauss, Apache leader Geronimo, and American President Chester A. Arthur. John Jay, first Chief Justice of the United States, died in 1829, as would James Smithson, the British scientist whose vast fortune would lay the groundwork for the establishment of the Smithsonian Institutes in the young American Republic.Fifty-three years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence and thirty-two years before the first shots of the American Civil War, 1829 is also the year that David G. Yuengling first established the what was then called the Eagle Brewery in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, an institution that has, for six generations, remained in the hands of his family and, equally, remained the touchstone of beers in eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware. Each generation buys the brewery from the previous, and this generation’s owners, a quartet of sisters, has followed suit.Today’s beer is a strange and wonderful beastie, the fourth largest beer distributor in the United States – though it serves only fourteen states – and the largest family-owned brewery in the United States.Today, on Pickled Eggs & Cold Beer, we’re talking about Yuengling.

The Last Will & Testament of English mineralogist James Smithson, who passes away On This Day in 1829 and leaves his entire fortune to the United States of America for the creation of Smithsonian Institution "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge." (repeat)

In 1829, an English scientist named James Smithson died and left his sizable gold fortune to the U.S. government to create an educational institution. They instead invested in Arkansas and Michigan... The latest in science, culture, and history from Smithsonian Channel.

James Smithson presents “Drugs, Sex and the Rock; an Exercise in Social/Religious Imagination” on August 1st, 2013. [powerpress]

James Smithson presents “Drugs, Sex and the Rock; an Exercise in Social/Religious Imagination” on August 1st, 2013. [powerpress]

Paul Pohwat shows examples from the NMNH collections of smithsonite, a mineral named after James Smithson, the founder of the Smithsonian. Paul Pohwat is the Mineral Collection Manager of the Division of Mineralogy at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.