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Museums in Strange Places

by Hannah Hethmon

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A new podcast from Hannah Hethmon, creator of We the Museum and Museums in Strange Places. Produced for the Federation of State Humanities Councils, Humanities = is a show about real individuals, organizations, and communities making a…
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One of the many projects I've been working on through my new production company (Better Lemon Creative Audio) is a podcast for the Vagina Museum in London. I'm so passionate about the work this museum is doing, and I think you're going to…
BONUS: London is Ok I Guess

November 13, 2019 · 30 min

[A pilot for a new show I developed about living in London. I'm really proud of how it turned out, but I just don't have the time to make more episodes, so it's going to live here on the Museum in Strange Places feed. I meet up with…
The (Pop-Up) Anti-Trump Museum of Atlantic City

September 23, 2019 · 25 min

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Poe Belongs to Baltimore, Baltimore to Poe

July 23, 2019 · 39 min

He’s the master of macabre, the man who created mystery fiction, the face on the socks and beer bottles of everyday Baltimoreans. He’s Edgar Allan Poe, and he belongs to Baltimore. Join me on a visit to the Poe House in Baltimore, the tiny…
Slavery in Maryland: Facing Our Whole History at Sotterley Plantation

July 1, 2019 · 44 min

So much of Maryland was built on the back of enslaved Africans, yet it’s easy to avoid confronting the history of slavery in Maryland’s former plantation country. Historic Sotterley is trying to change that. The plantation was built in…
Museum on Main Street: A Love Letter to Small-Town America (02/09)

June 18, 2019 · 40 min

About half of all museums in the US are in small towns in rural America. Each of these museums holds stories and objects that are worth preserving and sharing, but they don’t always have the funding and infrastructure they need to operate…
Baltimore’s Jewish Roots ft. Harry Houdini (S02/E08)

April 24, 2019 · 43 min

What do Baltimore, Russian Jews, the third oldest synagogue in America, Eastern European Catholics, seances, and Harry Houdini have in common? You’ll find out in this episode, a visit to the Jewish Museum of Maryland, an institution that…
Why We Work: Improving the Way Museums Work at The Baltimore Museum of Industry (S02/E07)

February 28, 2019 · 31 min

S02/E07: Located in a waterfront 1860s oyster cannery in the Baltimore Harbor, The Baltimore Museum of Industry is trying to inspire and engage their visitors around the concept of work by telling the stories of historical workers. But in…
A Secular Gathering Place: The Sandy Spring Museum (S02/E06)

January 30, 2019 · 29 min

The Sandy Spring Museum describes itself as “community-activated.” They want to be a secular gathering places, where people of different backgrounds can come together and build a sense of place and belonging. I visit the museum to speak…
BONUS: 17th Century Ships are Like Classic Cars

January 29, 2019 · 5 min

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About the show

I believe that museums are one of the best ways to discover a place, whether it’s your first time visiting or you’ve lived there your whole life. Join me on this adventure as I get to know the world….one museum as a time. I’m your host, Hannah Hethmon. In each episode, I visit a different museum to discover its stories, discuss challenges and triumphs with fascinating museum professionals (and volunteers), and get to places through their museums. Season 1 is all about museums in Iceland. Season 2 is all about museums in the state of Maryland. NOTE from the creator: This show is no longer active. I hope you enjoy all the past episodes. I produce lots of other museum (and museum-adjacent) podcasts. You can find them at BetterLemonAudio.com. Also check out We the Museum, my podcast for museum workers. Interested in starting a podcast at your organization? Find out more about my editing and production services at BetterLemonAudio.com.