Episode #40: Art & Oligarchs April 4, 2022
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Show Topics
- Words matter
- Travel and Catherine don't mix
- Oligarchs and art
- Saving art in times of war
- Good Grammy
Show Notes
- 00:07 - "Hanging out" is not dating, and words matter!
- 01:05 - James berates Catherine's (lack of) travel
- 01:20 - Pissing on the Midwest
- 02:25 - Exploring Hong Kong before Google maps
- 04:15 - "It's the oligarchs' (art) world, we just paint in it?"
- 05:35 - Guardians of ambiguity
- 06:45 - Hold that auction!
- 08:30 - Gatekeepers of moral responsibility?
- 10:00 - Catherine mistakes a soccer team for a neighborhood in New York
- 11:00 - The global presence of Philips (not light bulbs)
- 11:45 - James defines "art washing"
- 13:20 - Don't collude with bad guys
- 14:05 - There are no cushions, even for art
- 15:13 - Dr. Evil was not evil or effective
- 15:30 - Disclosure laws needed, case closed
- 17:25 - Keeping collecting safe in "The Garage"
- 18:25 - Even ugly history repeats itself
- 19:50 - Destroying art erases humanity's connections
- 21:45 - Prohibiting "wanton destruction" since 1899
- 23:35 - Drunk dialing an Italian article that will not be shared here
- 24:50 - James is (not) a word criminal
- 25:37 - The Grammys, BTS, President Volodymyr Zelensky
- 26:45 - Make your own damn art!
- 27:06 - Stop the war!