The Morbid Anatomy Transmission

Morbid Anatomy Museum
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The Morbid Anatomy Transmission is the official podcast of the Morbid Anatomy Museum in Brooklyn, New York.The Morbid Anatomy Museum is an exhibition, library, and event space that explores "the intersections of death, beauty, and that which falls between the cracks." On this podcast, host Molly McBride Jacobson interviews event hosts, experts, and eccentrics on topics relating to death culture and obscure history.

  1. 02/18/2016

    The Morbid Academy Series, with Mitch Horowitz

    The Morbid Academy Series begins this month on February 25th with a conversation between authors and weird historians Mitch Horowitz and Robert Damon Schneck (that is, they study weird history; I can't speak to their personal eccentricities). The series will cover the "ill-considered and the unknown", as Horowitz, the host, invites scholars and artists alike to discuss the histories we don't talk enough about.

    19 min

  2. 02/11/2016

    Abstracted Peepshows, with M.M. Serra and Josh Lewis

    There was a point in time not so long ago when, for a nickel or so, one could enter a booth in the back of a seedy bookstore to watch a grainy film of a woman undressing. It wasn't quite porn but certainly wasn't family-friendly - it was a peep! Out of the remnants of this era M.M. (short for Mary Magdalene) Serra and Josh Lewis have created "Enduring Ornament", an avant garde take on bodies, sexuality, gender, and the medium of film itself.

    23 min

  3. 01/11/2016

    Criminal Insanity, with Judy Jackson

    The "criminally insane" defense and all its trappings (longer sentences, institutionalization and treatment, etc.) are not as old as you think they are. Judy Jackson tells us about the history of this diagnosis, and imagines what life in the asylum must have been like way back when.

    21 min
  4. Kraftwerk, with Stephen Vesecky

    12/12/2015

    Kraftwerk, with Stephen Vesecky

    4 German automatons changed music forever in the 70s. Stephen tells us how.You can listen to Stephen's music here: https://soundcloud.com/stephen-veseckyThe Kraftwerk songs featured at the end of the episode are "Uranium" and "Hall of Mirrors."

    24 min
  5. PETITE MORT 01: Rosie Sharp's "Spirit Post"

    11/01/2015

    PETITE MORT 01: Rosie Sharp's "Spirit Post"

    Dia de Los Muertos was last week, and to celebrate, here's a short, sweet interview with Rosie Sharp (sarahrosesharp.com) on the ofrenda installation she did for the Detroit Institute of the Arts. She called it "The Spirit Post", and offered visitors postcards to send to their dead. After the exhibition came down, Rosie found her job as mailman for the spirits wasn't over yet.

    13 min
  6. Sword Swallowing, with the Lady Aye

    09/29/2015

    Sword Swallowing, with the Lady Aye

    Ilise Carter, a.k.a. the Lady Aye, tells me all about the history of sword swallowing - generally and personally. From mystical beginnings to low class entertainment to a revival in burlesque and sideshow, the craft has always been hard work.Sorry for bad sound. Buy me a Tascam recorder if it bothers you! ;)

    18 min
  7. Strange Patents, with Eric Indin

    07/26/2015

    Strange Patents, with Eric Indin

    Registered patent attorney Eric Indin (not his real name) talks me through the weird world of patent research, namely the medical and "game and entertainment" divisions.

    15 min
  8. The Sacred Heart of Jesus, with Peter Nevraumont

    06/21/2015

    The Sacred Heart of Jesus, with Peter Nevraumont

    Ever wondered why Jesus is often depicted with his heart outside his torso, shining and on fire? No, it's not a congenital deformity, but rather a metaphorical depiction of... nobody's really sure. Sacred Heart enthusiast Peter Nevraumont tells me all about the mysterious appeal of the bloody, beautiful, blessed organ.

    19 min
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The Morbid Anatomy Transmission is the official podcast of the Morbid Anatomy Museum in Brooklyn, New York.The Morbid Anatomy Museum is an exhibition, library, and event space that explores "the intersections of death, beauty, and that which falls between the cracks." On this podcast, host Molly McBride Jacobson interviews event hosts, experts, and eccentrics on topics relating to death culture and obscure history.

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  • Creator
    Morbid Anatomy Museum
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2016
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2022 Morbid Anatomy Museum
  • Show Website
    The Morbid Anatomy Transmission