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From big cities to small towns, museums are everywhere. From natural history to art and everything in between, museums speak to different interests and backgrounds. Now peek behind the curtain and learn more about the museum world. Welcome to The M Files! Listen in as three museum professionals share and discuss professional topics and news impacting the museum world, along with interviews from museum colleagues from across the United States.

The M Files Podcast John Woodward, Valerie Innella Maiers, Patti Wood-Finkle

    • Society & Culture
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From big cities to small towns, museums are everywhere. From natural history to art and everything in between, museums speak to different interests and backgrounds. Now peek behind the curtain and learn more about the museum world. Welcome to The M Files! Listen in as three museum professionals share and discuss professional topics and news impacting the museum world, along with interviews from museum colleagues from across the United States.

    Episode 46 - Tara Damron (White Hair Memorial, Osage County, Oklahoma)

    Episode 46 - Tara Damron (White Hair Memorial, Osage County, Oklahoma)

    This edition of the M Files takes us to Osage County, Oklahoma, to speak with Tara Damron from the White Hair Memorial. A member of the Osage Nation, Tara has been a museum professional for over twenty years working with the history of her people and the State of Oklahoma. Join us as she shares more about the history and mission of the White Hair Memorial along with its connection to the events chronicled by author David Grann in his 2017 book "Killers of the Flower Moon."

    (There are some slight audio distortions in the episode.)

    For more information about the White Hair Memorial -
    https://www.okhistory.org/sites/whitehair
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    • 32 min
    Episode 45 - Levi Saulnier (Canterbury Shakers Village, Canterbury, NH)

    Episode 45 - Levi Saulnier (Canterbury Shakers Village, Canterbury, NH)

    Welcome back to episode 45 of the M Files. On this edition, we are chatting with Levi Saulnier. Levi is a recent graduate of the museum studies program at Casper College (WY) and a senior at Plymouth State University (NH). He is an emerging museum professional who is working as an inventory curator at the Canterbury Shakers Village in Canterbury, NH. Listen in as we chat with Levi about his experiences so far in the museum world and some advice he has for students interested in working in the field.

    For more information about the Canterbury Shakers Village
    www.shakers.org
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    • 27 min
    Episode 44 - Andrew Dunehoo (Mountain Plains Museum Association)

    Episode 44 - Andrew Dunehoo (Mountain Plains Museum Association)

    Welcome back to season 4 of The M Files! We are kicking the season off with an interview with Andrew Dunehoo. Andrew was our guest several years ago. On this edition, we check in and see about his work as the new president of the Mountain-Plains Museum Association. Besides talking about MPMA's recent conference in Corpus Christi, Texas, we chat about the association and its role in continuing museum education.

    For more information about the Mountain-Plains Museum Association
    https://www.mpma.net
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    • 36 min
    Episode 43 - John Simmons (Museologica)

    Episode 43 - John Simmons (Museologica)

    Hey, museum it's the final episode of season 3! In this edition we're chatting with museum professional and consultant John Simmons. John is a consultant with Museologica. Our conversation explores his background and training with natural history collections before launching into his perspectives on the museum world from a consultant's point of view.

    **Please note we had some technical issues with the recording for one of our co-hosts. Their feed cuts out about halfway through the episode.**

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    • 39 min
    Episode 43 - Laura Barry (Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Art Museum, Colonial Williamsburg)

    Episode 43 - Laura Barry (Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Art Museum, Colonial Williamsburg)

    For this edition of The M Files we're chatting with Laura Barry from the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Art Museum at Colonial Williamsburg. Laura talks about the museum's history and connection to one of the most recognizable historic campuses in the United States. Besides the museum, we also chat about working and living at Colonial Williamsburg.

    For more information about our guest's institutions:
    Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Art Museum at Colonial Williamsburg - https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/explore/art-museums/
    Colonial Williamsburg -
    https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/

    For more information about the M Files
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    Email - themfilespodcast@gmail.com

    • 41 min
    Episode 42 - Katy Malone (McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture)

    Episode 42 - Katy Malone (McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture)

    On this edition we're heading to the Volunteer State to chat with Katy Malone at the McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Katy is the Curator of Academic Programs. Listen in as Katy talks about how the McClung serves as a resource to academic audiences.

    For more information about our guest's institutions:
    McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture - https://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/

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    • 34 min

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