Found Objects - a history podcast Katy Bellotte
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Things aren’t always as they appear. And some bombshells might be hiding in plain sight. On 'Found Objects', a storytelling history podcast, Katy Bellotte digs up old tales from the deepest wells and the dustiest bookshelves to share each Wednesday.
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10: The stolen art - history of the monuments men
During World War II, tens of thousands of priceless paintings, sculptures + other art mediums (think: Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Rembrandt…) were stolen by Nazi forces. Plucked off of walls, ripped out of the hands of private collectors, discarded in rubble, burned in bonfires.. and yet, today, many of the stolen works are safely and legally hanging on the walls of museums. How were these priceless artworks rescued? Enter: “Protect what’s left. Find what’s missing.” — That was the motto of the Monuments Men, a group of men and women who risked their lives during wartime to recover the stolen artwork. And today on Found Objects, I share their heroic, often unknown, story.
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SOURCES:
allthatsinteresting.com/looted-okinawa-artifacts.
encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/degenerate-art-1.
www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2014/02/07/the-true-story-behind-the-monuments-men.
www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/provenance-research-resources/monuments-men. Accessed 12 Apr. 2024.
www.smithsonianmag.com/history/true-story-monuments-men-180949569/.
www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2002/summer/nazi-looted-art-1.
www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/monuments-men.
historycollection.com/10-pieces-art-stolen-nazis-still-missing-today/.
www.dailyartmagazine.com/the-story-of-the-lost-raphaels-portrait-of-a-young-man/.
www.britannica.com/topic/Volk -
9: The famous feud - history of Jackie Kennedy & Lee Radziwill
Today on Found Objects, we explore one of the most famous (and most complicated) pair of sisters in history. Jackie Kennedy and Lee Radziwill. Find out why Jackie left Lee out of her Will. TLDR; It’s an all-too-familiar tale of: she loves me… she loves me not.
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SOURCES:
www.vogue.com/article/weddings-jackie-kennedy-aristotle-onassis-katie-holmes.
www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/04/jackie-kennedy-lee-radziwill-sisterhood.
www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/life-of-jacqueline-b-kennedy. Accessed 6 Apr. 2024.
www.vogue.com/article/jackie-kennedy-wedding-to-john-f-kennedy.
www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a46587141/lee-radziwill-feud-capote-vs-the-swans-true-story/.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjT-WcZBpsc. -
8. Heiress or terrorist? - history of Patty Hearst
The strange tale of Patty Hearst is one fraught with a stealthy kidnapping, a supposed change of heart, a girl gone wild, and one of the longest FBI manhunts in recent history. Today on Found Objects, we will unpack the events of Patty’s life from 1974 to 1975, from the kidnapping of a helpless college student to a criminal capture. Did this heiress go from good girl to terrorist? Tune in to find out.
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SOURCES:
apnews.com/article/patty-hearst-kidnapping-anniversary-stockholm-syndrome-1e155ada27b2b0ab8940c2fc70d9b7d1
www.britannica.com/biography/Patty-Hearst
www.britannica.com/science/Stockholm-syndrome
www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/patty-hearst#:~:text=They’d%20already%20shot%20two,newspaper%20magnate%20William%20Randolph%20Hearst.
people.com/archive/cover-story-the-california-heiress-turned-hostage-vol-17-no-4/.
content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,913456-7,00.html.
www.washingtonpost.com/history/2024/02/04/patty-hearst-kidnapping-50-years/.
www.npr.org/2016/08/03/488373982/whose-side-was-she-on-american-heiress-revisits-patty-hearst-s-kidnapping. -
7: A dangerous collection - history of the cabbage patch riots
Let’s take a trip down memory lane to the 1970’s and consider where some experts think obsessive consumerism really began. Who remembers Cabbage Patch Kids? Cabbage Patch dolls? The story behind these dolls and their rise to popularity is wild. Things got.. dangerous. There’s magic, intrigue and lawsuits involved in today’s episode of Found Objects.
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SOURCES:
Bird, David. “‘Adoptable’ Dolls Aren’t Having Any Trouble Finding Homes.” New York Times, 29 Nov. 1983, p. 17.
cabbagepatchkids.com/pages/our-history
www.usatoday.com/story/life/shopping/2024/01/04/winter-pink-starbucks-x-stanley-cups-are-selling-out-at-target-where-to-buy-in-delaware/72105916007/
wpde.com/news/nation-world/reliving-the-cabbage-patch-doll-craze-of-1983-zayre-walmart-dolls-mob-coleco-christmas-new-york
www.fastcompany.com/90981007/cabbage-patch-kids-billion-dollar-babies-andrew-jenks
www.usatoday.com/story/money/shopping/2024/01/13/stanley-cup-obsession-explained/72176008007/
www.theguardian.com/film/2023/nov/23/billion-dollar-babies-cabbage-patch-kids-documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSk84zU1RuM
www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/01/04/whats-up-with-the-stanley-cups/72108927007/
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-07-12-mn-5746-story.html -
6: The war on pasta - history of the pasta ban + more
Can you believe there was a time when Mussolini tried to BAN PASTA in ITALY?! Today on Found Objects podcast, we dive into modern food trends, and then instances of crazy, outright food bans - whether they were justified or not. But spoiler: it didn’t matter - people found a way to eat what they wanted to eat regardless of the bans! Pasta, alcohol, absinthe, and milk… all that and more on today’s episode of Found Objects.
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SOURCES:
https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-should-know-about-prohibition
bigthink.com/the-past/pasta-italy-mussolini/
food52.com/drinks/spirits-liquor/27829-the-history-of-absinthe
www.britannica.com/biography/Filippo-Tommaso-Marinetti
www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/the-devil-in-a-little-green-bottle-a-history-of-absinthe/
www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/benito-mussolini
www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/07/03/raw-milk-legalized-states-unpasteruized-disease-risks-public-health/70369454007/
americadomani.com/that-time-mussolini-tried-to-ban-pasta-in-italy/
worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/raw-milk-legal-states
www.britannica.com/art/Futurism
thebeaconbeat.org/2022/12/22/american-food-vs-european-food-why-is-there-such-a-difference/ -
5: The imperfect crime - history of the largest diamond heist
In examining one of the biggest known diamond heists in history, today on Found Objects, we will ponder the question: how far are you willing to go for money? Leonardo Notarbartolo was practically a thief straight out of the womb, but in his later years he would go on to become a criminal mastermind as the ringleader of 'The Antwerp Diamond Heist'. In 2003, Leonardo and his team stole loose diamonds, gold, silver and other types of jewelry valued at more than $100 million. How did he pull it off? And, where are the gems now?
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SOURCES:
$100 Million Diamond Heist | History’s Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDIhoG4-P6E
www.wired.com/2009/03/ff-diamonds-2/
economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/the-untold-story-of-a-100mn-diamond-heist-and-how-it-happened/articleshow/60217597.cms
thecinemaholic.com/leonardo-notarbartolo-now-where-is-antwerp-heist-mastermind-today/
www.cnn.com/travel/article/antwerp-diamond-district-belgium/index.html
Customer Reviews
Love!
I really do love this new podcast Katy just put out because it’s cool learning some thing and I love a history lesson. I do feel like some of the stories in podcast or a bit long winded. I wish she had a bit of a better format.
I could listen to Katy read the phone book
I could definitely listen to Katy read the phone book (do they even make those anymore lol) or read the dictionary. Katy has such a soothing and calm voice and is an exquisite story teller!!! I’ve already told everyone I know about the podcast and there are only two episodes!!! I can’t get enough. I’m so excited for the next one. As a not-really history buff, Katy makes this history-esque podcast so entertaining and I want to know more!!
Thank you Katy for adding a little bit of joy to my midweek commute 💜
so good!!
I’ve listened to Katy since she was doing thick & thin and was so sad when that podcast ended since it was one of my favs. I was so excited when she started this one, and it does not disappoint!!!!