Podcasts by A History of the Caribbean in 100 Objects
This is a podcast about the rich history of the cultures and societies of the Caribbean told through objects from the earliest period to modern times.
Further podcasts by Alice Samson and Angus Mol
Podcast on the topic Gesellschaft und Kultur
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Episode 18 - Currency from Redonda from 2017-03-30T15:18:12
We talk about real and totally not April Foolish Redondan coins. Although as with any joke, if you carry on for too long it becomes difficult to distinguish fact from fiction, and this particular o...
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Episode 17- A Cuban Idol from 2017-03-23T21:52:03
We’re back! This time we are featuring two Cuban idols: the Idolo del Tabaco and Fidel Castro. Both this object and leader are symbols of larger historical processes that have some positive aspects...
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Episode 16 - A Hurricane from 2016-12-13T23:12:48
We start out with Alice chatting about the weather and Angus apologizing for one of his very rude namesakes. Beware though: the rest of the episode is going to be much more volatile as we discuss C...
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Episode 15 - A Hutía Mandible from 2016-11-14T20:28:09
The special item on the menu today is Hutía. This fluffy animal is about the size of a cat, with teeth the size of toothpicks. Aside from being the largest land mammal in the Caribbean islands, and...
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Episode 14 - A Bat-Shaped Vomit Spatula from 2016-10-29T09:31:23
Alice and Angus go batsh*t crazy over this carved, bone object. But what do bats have to do with the ghosts of the dead, vomit, spiritual assaults, and archaeologists running away screaming like li...
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Episode 13 — The Pigorini Zemie from 2016-10-10T04:51:33
We're back! After a nice long summer break, Alice and Angus are once again ready to talk you through what is undoubtedly one of the most fascinating of Caribbean objects: the Pigorini Zemie.
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Episode 12 - A Body Stamp from Nisibón from 2016-07-11T12:59:59
In this episode Alice stamps out Angus his silly belief that these brown, decorated discs are cookies. At least he was not as wrong as those silly 16th century Spaniards when they claimed the indi...
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Episode 11 — A Pelican Bowl from 2016-06-19T21:35:57
Help yourself to a giant beakful of Caribbean history as we talk pelicans past and present with John Crock. As you will hear John has a voice that was made to be on the radio, but fortunately for u...
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Episode 10 — A Baldric Buckle from 2016-06-02T21:16:13
Buckle up! This week we look at an early 19th century military buckle from the Cabrits on Dominica, AKA the Gibraltar of the Caribbean, the Unfortunate Garrison or the Black Garrison. Why was this ...
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Episode 9 — Taguabo and Maicabo from 2016-05-21T21:06:35
Two for the price of one this week! We talk with Dr. Jorge Ulloa about two figurines from Cuba, found exactly one year apart in the same cave in Antilla, Holguín, One is called Taguabo, the other...
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Episode 8 — A Coin from St. Kitts from 2016-05-13T23:34:38
Archaeologists don’t dig for coins, but we do dig coins! This object we are talking about is a relatively common coin from 1806, which has nonetheless a very special story to tell. With us to tell ...
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Episode 7 — A Blue Bead from Statia from 2016-05-07T08:38:31
Take out your magnifying glass and inspect this beauteously blue bead. This object may be small, but it has become the symbol of an entire island: the Dutch Caribbean St. Eustatius, also known as t...
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Episode 6 — A Greenstone Frog from Argyle 2 from 2016-04-29T22:48:58
In this episode Alice and Angus find themselves on a bit of a slippery slope as they have to make sense of a Greenstone Frog. Why is it that we can find highly similar objects all across the Caribb...
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Episode 5 — Three Statues in front of the Museo del Hombre from 2016-04-22T20:03:58
Three statues of three men stand in unison in a symbolically laden place in the centre of Santo Domingo: The Museo del Hombre. Who are they? Why are they there? What do they have to do with the Dom...
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Episode 4 — An Iron Petaloid Axe from Cuba from 2016-04-15T07:35:41
At first glance, Angus isn't very impressed by an iron axe that Alice says looks like a muddy potato. However first impressions can be deceiving and it quickly becomes clear there is more to this a...
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Episode 3 — Grater teeth from Bengal from 2016-04-01T12:39:44
This week Alice and Angus are having a friendly yet sharp discussion on grater teeth. Curious what these teeth would have been grating and what they have to do with the Rio Bueno in Jamaica, maggot...
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Episode 2 — An Adorno from Brighton Beach from 2016-03-22T12:01:22
In this episode we will discuss the ceramic faces that adorned the rims, handles and walls of pots made by the indigenous people of the Caribbean. The object that is central to this episode comes f...
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Episode 1 — A Guaíza from El Cabo from 2016-03-17T20:34:04
In the very first episode of this podcast Alice and Angus discuss the guaíza, an enigmatic artefact excavated at El Cabo de San Rafael on the eastern tip of the Dominican Republic.
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Episode 0 — Introduction from 2016-03-17T20:33:43
In this introductory episode we introduce ourselves, our research and why we want to reach out to you with our perspective on the fascinating history of the beautiful Caribbean Islands as told thro...
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