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WAFFLE takes on Belgian and all its bounty. 3 girls, two cities, one mission.
In the first half, we visit the the fine Art Museum of Ghent and hear an expert Art Historians discuss cutting edge Flemish and Dutch art, they will discuss Bruegel, Frans Hals to they will passionately defend Still Life. All warming up to the one of greatest masterpieces in Western art: the Ghent Altarpiece.
The second part is In Bruges. It may not be two Irish Assassins trying to make peace with themselves, but two British Artists share pretty philosophical thoughts in churches and in front of stunning art pieces by the GOAT Michelangelo and the lesser known yet arguably more impressive Hans Memling.
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"And that's why they called me the Incorruptible…..”
Robespierre speaks proudly about his days in the public office during the French Revolution. No regrets, just major concerns about the feeble and weak minded men surrounding him.
Reincarnated from the 1780’s, things are looking a bit different for Robespierre. But he can certainly relate to the contradictory Tweets and irrational politics.
Robespierre in the hot seat.
The man who saw himself as a moral reformer, a fixer of corruption, a builder of a new Jerusalem. Instead, he signed away thousands of lives… and ultimately lost his own, executed by the people he once called his friends.
Wearing a red blood waist coat with a loose bandaged jaw, he is entering the studio….
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SHE HAS RISEN. MARIE ANTOINETTE HAS RISEN AGAIN.
She's hot, she's cross and she's a bun. On this glorious Easter Sunday, we celebrate the eating of chocolate cake as well as contradicting and confirming famous Versailles myths and legends.
Was Marie the reckless queen who let France starve while she indulged in shoes and strange theatrical performances? Or was she the victim of extreme misogyny who functioned as a scapegoat for France's political failures?
She's back (with a head) from 1793 both restore and redeem her reputation. She is entering the studio...
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Alexander the Great graced us with his dishevelled but delightful presence in the Sibyl Service studio. Hands shaking for the bottle and wounds reeking of sepsis, he let it all out. Loud and proud. His father’s assassination (or patricide!?) his obsession with Persia, his belief that Zeus was his own father, his teachings from Aristotle and his vast empire.
Giving therapy to 'One of the Greats' taught me many things. 1. Even the greatest imperialists of all time need love and affection.
2. Being a philosopher king makes you an excellent battle strategist.
3. In 350BC, 'I was so drunk last night' basically justified everything.
We explore the vast legacy he left behind after his death in Babylon in 323 BCE: an empire stretching across territories that now form modern-day Greece, Egypt, Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and parts of Pakistan and India.
Alex the Great is entering the studio.....
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A British person, especially a man, who treats other people very badly and has no moral principles. This is Jeremy Thorpe. But this witty, flamboyant man from the 1970's liberal politics movement did not plan on being the first British MP to stand trial for murder, he planned on stopping the Apartheid in South Africa and creating positive social reform.
So how did it all go wrong? And will Jeremy continue to deny his attempted murder or will he come clean?
Sibyl Service has returned after two years of dead people quaking in their graves because of mistruths, misinformation and misguided modern individuals. Jeremy is back from the dead and in the studio.
Music by the very talented Tertia.
Jeremy Thorpe played by Jim Crossland.
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Welcome to an episode of Sappho, sex, rock and roll. Discover the first female voice of Western literature.
This singer-songwriter from Lesbos pioneered female poetry and music. Only 1 percent of her work is left so this exclusive interview is seriously exclusive. It is a common misconception that Sappho wrote about desire, childbirth, the beauties of the natural world, and just girly things. But the reality is she wrote about politics, tyranny, and sexuality. This was all burnt by some angry, prudish Christians.
We ask compelling questions such as, what constitutes the female gaze, and how does it differ from the male gaze? And, how different were female drinking parties from male 'symposiums?'
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This is the ultimate guide to Istanbul. Meet lovely men from Istanbul selling us garments. Listen to three Syrian brothers debate the modification of Christianity, Judaism and Islam, and their Holy scriptures. Be enlightened by Refik Anadol’s digital art world.
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Louise Walsh tells the fascinating story behind her 'Monument to the Unknown Woman Worker.' This sculpture sparked the longest ever debate in the Belfast city council.
The controversy was all about sex work, the commemoration of women, and sectarian politics.
This expression is thrown around a lot, but Walsh does truly talk for Ireland. Enjoy.
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Spinoza is back to make everyone wake up and smell the coffee - you are never free until you recognise that you are not free.
He questioned the Torah's sacredness and was excommunicated from his Jewish community at only 23 years old.
Fear not; his relationship with God and spider-fighting is explored and analysed.
This man is gentle, fascinating, and pretty controversial.
This episode was originally on a radio show.
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Diogenes the dog is an exclusive interview with the 5th-century cynic who lived in a barrel (sorry, wine casket.)
I ask him a plethora of questions, such as "why did you remain single by choice?" and "what's up with you masturbating and defecating in public?"
Adored by Alexander the Great and hated by Plato, this man will shock and baffle you.
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How does the etymology of avocado relate to the word protestant? What do the words genetics, genesis, and genuine all share in common? Does crocodile mean a pebble worm, and squirrel the 'shadow-tailed' and why?
Plenty more of this available right here, right now.
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This episode is fact and fun-fueled.
Pt 1 - The rip-roaring Romans popping off after winning the euros, followed by a quick sidetrack of a history of parks from Ancient Rome to Mussolini’s fascist regime.
Pt 2 - The Circus Maximus - what raucous activities went down here then?
Pt 3 - An interview with Aldo Giannotti - the curator of the exhibition “Safe and sound” in the Mambo Art museum. The exhibition explores surveillance. Why do we feel safe with cameras watching us?
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They say curiosity killed the cat, and that’s why Advice from Aristotle Pt.2 is back.
Aristotle gets a bad rep, but maybe his 'reason conquering all' is a useful logic to bring to the table?
Why did Aristotle the investigator say “You can find beauty in the tiniest, ugliest thing?”
So what’s up with moths the size of birds? What animals do you intuitively dislike?
Who would you rather sit down for a meal with, Plato or Aristotle?
Why do journalists do courses on Aristotle? Can Aristotle cancel “cancel” culture?
How fine a line it is between patriotism and nationalism?
Listen to the whole spectrum with me and the fantastic Olivia Fane.
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What’s the difference between Plebeians and Patricians? Was emperor Claudius the first pro-immigration leader? Did dolphins disrupt fishing? Who are those fellas, Romulus and Remus then? Was Cicero such the cream of the crop?
All these questions are answered and discussed walking around the ancient site of Ostia Antica.
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Did Aristotle think women need to have orgasms to get pregnant? Or that masters can be more 'slavish' than their own slave? Does Aristotle like 'ugly' animals?
There is no ancient thinker who can speak more directly to the concerns and anxieties of contemporary life than can Aristotle.
Olivia Fane and I deliberate Aristotle’s approach to slavery, women, and animals. We chat about how his advice teaches us not to compare ourselves to others, to train ourselves to be good people and to have the different parts of our soul in harmony.
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Paris the Pacifist? Paris just stressed, depressed and Helen obsessed? Paris the love warrior?
This interview with Paris of Troy really changed my perspective on the man. He is more than the cowardly home wrecker that meets the eye. Ipso facto, Paris has some inspiring insights on women in the Homeric Age of Greece, on the gods' intervention in war, imperialism, and the greed of men.
You can listen and decide for yourself whether he wanted to liberate Helen from the shackles of Menelaus and what society expected of her. Or whether he wanted the most beautiful woman in the world as his own property.
He is entering the studio, I repeat, he is entering the studio…
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Apart from sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, a freshwater system, and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us?
Victor Principe and I compare and contrast religion and plagues in Ancient and Modern Rome.
Ever wondered about the transition from Paganism to Christianity in the Roman Empire? Ever wondered how the Ancient Romans dealt with their equivalent of Covid-19? Ever wondered about religious practices in the Roman Empire?
Then we are your gateway to that knowledge.
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'Therapy with Frida' delves under the skin of the iconic painter. The Daughter of the Mexican revolution.
We discuss her self-portraits, her relationships with Diego Rivera and Trotsky, her communism, and the fatal moments that led to her famous quote “Doctor, if you let me drink this tequila, I promise I won’t drink at my funeral.”
She is entering the studio, I repeat, she is entering the studio…
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Most people know her as the wife of Oscar Wilde, but Constance was a phenomenon in her own right.
She wrote many of Oscar's plays (classic,) campaigned for women's rights, and pioneered fashion designs, even inventing the divided skirt.
This episode explores Constance, as an individual, and investigates why she stayed so loyal to Oscar despite his public affairs and exile from society.
She is entering the studio, I repeat, she is entering the studio...
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The tantalising thing about Cleopatra is that little evidence survives from century Egypt itself.
So “The Cleoportrait” conquers Roman propaganda painting her as a debauched temptress using sex appeal as a political weapon.
We ask her about her marriage to her brother and her relationships with Caesar and Mark Anthony right up until the Battle of Actium.
She is entering the studio, I repeat, she is entering the studio…
- Visa fler
