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The Conservators' Podcast

  1. Halloween Special

    2D AGO

    Halloween Special

    C is for Contagious

    45 min
  2. Conserving the Sacred

    OCT 15

    Conserving the Sacred

    C is for Custodial Participation

    54 min

  3. OCT 1

    Being Sustainable with The Green Tea Podcast

    C is for Collaboration

    52 min
  4. S17E01: Furniture Conservation

    SEP 18

    S17E01: Furniture Conservation

    C is for Chair

    1 hr
  5. S16E08: Objects for Use

    JUL 3

    S16E08: Objects for Use

    Jenny, Solange and Liz get philosophical at the end of the season and talk about object use, facsimiles, and the human connection. 00:33 Straight into philosophy 06:21 What do we value? 10:14 But use is damage, right? 14:20 What about future use? 15:55 Renaissance Disneyland 20:38 Interacting with collections 32:17 Familial connections 35:11 Message from Jenny Support us on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/thecword Hosted by Liz Hébert, Solange Masher, and Jenny Mathiasson. Intro and outro music by DDmyzik, used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license. A Wooden Dice production, 2025.

  6. S16E07: Finding Clients

    JUN 11

    S16E07: Finding Clients

    Jenny, Solange and Liz share their thoughts on finding clients, while some of our listeners in private practice reveal what really works for them. Also tune in for a book review from Phedra! 00:53 Let’s get into it! 05:05 Bragging about yourself can be hard 06:28 Listener contributions 08:07 Business cards, fairs and open studios 18:36 Should we tell people where we are? 21:27 Listener contributions 23:03 Social media 33:25 Websites and price transparency 42:59 Old-fashioned advertising 47:05 Listener contributions 54:51 Review: Ancient Glass in the J. Paul Getty Museum Show Notes: - Ancient Glass in the J. Paul Getty Museum: https://shop.getty.edu/products/ancient-glass-in-the-j-paul-getty-museum-978-1606069196 and https://www.getty.edu/publications/ancient-glass/ Previous business and freelancing episodes: - S16E06 Early Career Freelancing: https://thecword.show/2025/05/29/s16e06-early-career-freelancing/ - S13E05 Being in Business: https://thecword.show/2023/05/17/s13e05-being-in-business/ - S11E04 Building a Business: https://thecword.show/2022/05/04/s11e04-building-a-business/ - S02E03 Freelancing: https://thecword.show/2017/09/22/s02e03-freelancing/ Support us on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/thecword Hosted by Liz Hébert, Solange Masher, and Jenny Mathiasson. Intro and outro music by DDmyzik, used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license. A Wooden Dice production, 2025.

    1h 4m
  7. S16E06: Early Career Freelancing

    MAY 29

    S16E06: Early Career Freelancing

    Liz is joined by Isabella Rossi and Sophie McAloone for another emerging professional special – this time about being in private practice! Or freelance. Or whatever you’d like to call it! (We talk that one out too.) Can you go at it alone as an ECP? Spoilers: yes! 00:36 BevArt chat with Jenny and Solange 08:28 New kids on the block 11:26 The appeal of going solo 17:28 The delicate balance of working with clients 23:08 Learning from each other 29:39 Getting started 41:49 Changes seen and hoped for Show Notes: - BevArt: https://www.bev.art/ - BevArt’s new Pro sensor: https://www.bev.art/blog/bev-art-launches-pro-sensor-industry-leading-discreet-climate-monitor - Follow Sophie: https://www.instagram.com/thenorthernconservator/ - Fine Art Restoration Co: https://fineart-restoration.co.uk/ - Follow Isabella: https://www.instagram.com/rossiconservation/ - Rossi Conservation: https://rossiconservation.com/ - Icon Private Practice Group: https://www.icon.org.uk/groups-and-networks/private-practice.html - Icon PPG on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558105327720 - Icon PPG on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iconprivatepracticegroup/ - Icon PPG on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13023584/ Support us on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/thecword Hosted by Liz Hébert, Sophie McAloone, and Isabella Rossi. Intro and outro music by DDmyzik, used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license. A Wooden Dice production, 2025

  8. S16E05: Bioplastics

    MAY 14

    S16E05: Bioplastics

    Jenny and Solange are joined by conservation scientist Panagiotis Morfis as we talk bioplastics: what are they, where do they crop up, and how can we look after them? Also tune in for a review of ‘Experimental Design and Scientific Data Analysis’ from Jenny. 01:03 Feeling out of our depth is okay 05:00 What ARE bioplastics? 07:25 Information and identification 14:09 Bringing in the science 17:06 3D printing 25:28 Survey time! 29:46 3D printers in every home 31:07 The place of 3D printers in conservation 38:51 A return to making 48:44 Review: Experimental Design and Scientific Data Analysis Show Notes: - S02E05 Modern Materials (our old plastics episode!): https://thecword.show/2017/10/18/s02e05-modern-materials/ - Research overview from Panos: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18vNefVxMUH2urWH62RSkoMkJ6LrfSxVo/view?usp=sharing - FTIR: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourier-transform_infrared_spectroscopy - Raman spectroscopy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raman_spectroscopy - Liquid chromatography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-performance_liquid_chromatography - Panos’ survey: https://forms.office.com/r/XJv81gneMW - Experimental Design and Scientific Data Analysis: https://www.routledge.com/Experimental-Design-and-Scientific-Data-Analysis/Skipper-Skipper/p/book/9781032501635 Recommended Reading from Panos: - ‘Sustainability at Christmas: Considering single use items, traditional plastics and bioplastics’: https://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/design-innovation/sustainability-at-christmas - MoDiP projects: https://www.modip.ac.uk/projects - A curator’s guide to plastics: https://www.modip.ac.uk/projects/curators-guide-plastics Support us on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/thecword Hosted by Jenny Mathiasson, Solange Masher and Panagiotis (Panos) Morfis. Intro and outro music by DDmyzik, used under a Creative Commons Attribution license. Made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license. A Wooden Dice production, 2025.

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The Conservators' Podcast

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  • Creator
    The C Word
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2025
  • Episodes
    139
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2025 The C Word
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