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The Lonely Palette
by Tamar Avishai
Today: #193 in Arts on our combined chart.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | #193 | #163 |
About the show
Welcome to The Lonely Palette, the podcast that returns art history to the masses, one painting at a time. Each episode, host Tamar Avishai picks a painting du jour, interviews unsuspecting museum visitors in front of it, and then dives deeply into the object, the movement, the social context, and anything and everything else that will make it as neat to you as it is to her. For more information, visit thelonelypalette.com | Twitter @lonelypalette | Instagram @thelonelypalette.
Latest episodes
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Episode 72: Joe Rosenthal's "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima" (1945)
September 11, 2026 · 41 min“While the men prepared to replace the first flag, I was able to position myself for a picture, the elements of which were composed by the men themselves, and the wind, weather, midday lighting, and the luck of timing.” - Joe Rosenthal…
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Episode 71: Looking Back on 10 Years of The Lonely Palette (with Julie Shapiro)
June 23, 2026 · 1 hr 28 min"Art isn't what you see. It's what you help others see." - Edgar Degas | "Close your eyes/sometimes it helps." - Rhianna A little over ten years ago, on May 4th, 2016, I swallowed hard and hit publish on my very first episode of The…
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TLP Interview with Helena De Groot, Audio Producer and Sound Artist
April 7, 2026 · 1 hr 36 min"The deeper you go, the less indulgent it will be.” - Helena's stickie note Helena De Groot is an audio maker, but, really, she’s an audio artist. Her series, Creation Myth, just dropped in full as part of the CBC’s show, Personally…
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TLP Interview with The Cheeky Scholar
September 26, 2025 · 1 hr 22 minEarlier this year, I had a really, really great conversation with Dr. Lara Ayad, host of the podcast The Cheeky Scholar - and I'm proud to share it today. We cast our net really wide, talking at first about the role of artists in society…
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Bonus - Why Public Radio Matters: A Conversation Between Rumble Strip's Erica Heilman and Jay Allison
September 5, 2025 · 26 minIt's September, and time to get back to work. That means defending public radio against federal defunding, exploring its core values, and taking an honest look at how we got here. I'm proud to share this conversation between my Hub &…
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In Plain Sight - Ep. 3: "Go Deeper"
August 7, 2025 · 21 min"You don't go look at a Rothko; you go inside a Rothko." - Claire, visitor, National Gallery of Art Modern art. Two little words that strike so much fear in the heart of the average museum goer. When you're used to straightforward, legible…
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In Plain Sight - Ep. 2: "Listen Closer"
July 31, 2025 · 25 min"Questions and the search for answers, and the appreciation of beauty, and then wanting to share it with other people, to go look at it closely together. Then you realize you've got something that can feed you for the rest of your life as…
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In Plain Sight - Ep. 1: "Look Longer"
July 24, 2025 · 26 min"There are different levels of looking. And it's exciting to bring people to the different levels." - Estelle Quain, docent, National Gallery of Art How do YOU feel when you walk into an art museum? Is it familiar? Intimidating? Do you…