The C Word

20/06/2024

New Episode 📣📣

Get ready for an exciting episode where Kloe, Phedra, and Jill Carruthers dive into the world of brand NEW museums! 🏛️✨

🔍 Discover what it takes to open a fresh-faced museum with insights from Matt Turtle of the Museum of Homelessness and Eleni Loizides of the Cyprus Archaeological Museum.

🌿 Meanwhile, Solange has a fascinating chat with James Hogg from the Yorkshire Natural History Museum.

📚 Plus, don’t miss Jenny’s review of ‘Conservation Skills for the 21st Century’!

Listen here: https://thecword.show/podlove/file/1491/s/download/c/select-show/the-c-word-S14E07.mp3

15/06/2024

The 24 Conference is just 2 weeks away!! Come see us at our table set-up to have a chat and grab some merch!

10/06/2024

If you can’t get enough of our latest episode, head on to Patreon, where you will find 15 extra minutes of this interview, including Jonathan’s personal Museum recommendations and a very interesting conversation about the motivation to collect musical instruments.

For as little as $1.00 per month you can benefit from
bonus content like this, and more!!

https://www.patreon.com/thecword?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator

St Cecilia's Hall: Concert Room & Music Museum

08/06/2024

Aprons? Weights? Tote bags? Cards? Key chains? Let us in the comments!!

The Institute of Conservation

31/05/2024

New episode 📣 📣

Liz and Phedra are joined by Jonathan Santa Maria Bouquet from St Cecilia's Hall: Concert Room & Music Museum to talk about the conservation of musical instruments: From tuning and treatment considerations to ethics and philosophy. Also tune in (pun somewhat intended) for an interview from Solange with Emma Hardy, violin maker and repairer. There’s even some lovely music at the end played by Violinist Rosie Butler Hall 🎶🎵

Listen here:

https://thecword.show/podlove/file/1488/s/download/c/select-show/the-c-word-S14E06.mp3

29/05/2024

Don’t forget to submit your nominations for The Marsh Conservation Awards 2024 by June 2nd, and join us at The Institute of Conservation Icon24 Conference in London for the awards ceremony on July 2nd.

The categories are:
- Award for Heritage Conservation in Action
- Award for Research in Conservation
- Award for Innovation in Conservation
- Award for Environmental or Sustainability Focus in Conservation
- Award for Early Career Conservators
- Award for Outstanding Student Conservators

29/05/2024

Have you had the chance to listen to S14E5: Using AI episode? 💬

In this episode Solange, Jenny, Phedra and guest host Luisa Casella delve into the realm of AI and its potential implications for conservation professionals. Solange and Phedra later review a recent lecture on AI usage in the art conservation world.

Listen here: https://thecword.show/podlove/file/1485/s/download/c/select-show/the-c-word-S14E05.mp3

24/05/2024

We’re coming to Icon 2024!!

We’re very excited to announce that The C Word Podcast will be at the triennial Institute of Conservation conference this year in London.

Will you join us?!

03/05/2024

New episode 📣📣

In our sixth edition of “working with…” we are joined by Dr. Marysia Tarnowska who shares their journey from the realm of chemistry to the wild and wonderful world of museums.

How does one become a heritage scientist? What do heritage scientists do? 🥼🔬

Discover the power of interdisciplinary collaboration through Jenny’s interview with Dr. Josep Grau-Bové from the Icon Heritage Science Group.

Catch Liz's review of 'Soft Paint and the Care of Paintings'. 🎨

And finally, hear out Kloe's reminder to nominate for The Institute of Conservation Marsh Conservation Awards. 🏆

Listen here:

https://thecword.show/2024/05/01/s14e04-working-with-heritage-scientists/

18/04/2024

New episode! 📣📣

Join Jenny, Liz, and Kloe as they dive into the captivating world of historic houses 🏠🏚️

In this episode they discuss:
- the new approach that they need,
- why they can sometimes feel intimidating,
- and, of course, their personal favourites!

But wait, there is more! Get ready for:
- an exclusive interview with Jane Wilkinson from the Soanes,
- a captivating virtual tour of a historic house museum in ,
- a quick chat with Helen Antrobus from the !



Listen here: https://thecword.show/podlove/file/1472/s/download/c/select-show/the-c-word-S14E03.mp3

14/04/2024

We were thrilled to read Sharra Grow’s new article on the latest issue of News in Conservation (issue 101 pp.10-17) 🙌

Our very own Kloe & Jenny were quoted (S10E5 « Aches and Pain ») mentioning the lack of conversation regarding physical strain in our workplace as conservators.

The ECP Co-Hosts were also very happy to see the author’s allusion to the fact that students & ECPs may sometimes be reluctant to mention personal physical health concerns in their new workspace.

Read the article here:
https://issuu.com/nic_iiconservation/docs/nic-april-may-2024

Listen to the episode here:

https://thecword.show/podlove/file/1179/s/download/c/select-show/the-c-word-S10E05.mp3

11/04/2024

What secret skills can we bring to our CVs? 🤔

Check out our Patreon for a full 10 minutes of extra content from our latest episode.

patreon.com/thecword

04/04/2024

New episode! 📣📣

This is an ECP takeover episode where Liz, Phedra, and guest host Alexis Drapanas share their story as ‘newly emerged’ professionals: From international adventures to making your own opportunities -- and what happens if you'd like to leap straight to freelancing? 👀

Kerith Koss Schrager & Adrienne Gendron share their thoughts on the importance of Health & Safety when first starting a career in the field. 🦺🥽

Finally, our answers a question about getting into unusual specialisms.

LISTEN HERE:

C is for: Career-Starting Liz and Phedra join forces with freelance paintings conservator Alexis Drapanas as they tackle an ECP special! Phedra also interviews conservator Kerith Koss Schrager and intern Adrienne Gendron about health and safety for emerging professionals. And don’t forget to tune ...

02/04/2024

It’s Bingo time!! 🧩

Which tools have y’all used today?!

Screenshot this bingo card and use your stories drawing tool to mark your tool companions of the day.

Share it to your stories and tag us for a chance to win a stylish C-Word keychain and a buttery bone folder.

End on Friday April 5th

28/03/2024

In the latest episode of The C-Word the newly formed team shares their ‘favourites’.
Some things, such as our favourite tools, can be difficult to describe with words alone.

Wonder what Solange’s buttery bone folder collection looks like? Just how “little” is Kloe’s “little mini spatula”? How thin are Phedra’s acupuncture needles? Which dental tool has Jenny been using lately?
What tools does Liz’s antique men’s grooming kit comprise?

Well here are some photos to help you understand why we love these little ustensiles so much!

20/03/2024

📣📣 Time to meet the dream team!!! Season 14 kicks off with a cozy get to-know-us chat:
Jenny and Kloe ask their new colleagues Liz, Phedra, and Solange about their new roles and their favourite objects, tools, and adhesives. 🖼️📖🧵🏺

C is for: Ch-ch-changes Meet the dream team! It’s a crowded recording session today: Jenny and Kloe ask their new colleagues Liz, Phedra, and Solange about their new roles and their favourite objects, tools, and adhesives. What ARE a few of our favourite things? Also tune in for a review of ‘Con...

14/03/2024

Not long until the release of S14 E1!

08/03/2024

The C-Word team wishes all the hardworking badass women of the museum field a happy Women’s Day and a lifetime of achievements !

08/03/2024

29/01/2024

ANNOUNCEMENT TIME! 📢

We're super excited to tell you that we've actually scooped up not two but THREE new colleagues following our recent recruitment drive/gentle appeal for volunteers.

New to 'The C Word' team are:
📘 Solange Masher, book conservator based in Sheffield, as our glamorous Production Coordinator
🖼️ Liz Hébert, freelance paintings conservator based in Amsterdam, as ECP Co-Host
🏺 Phedra Komodromou, antiquities conservator based in Cyprus, as ECP Co-Host

Please join us in giving Solange, Liz and Phedra a warm welcome to the show! We can't wait to bring you our 14th season this spring.

Huge thank you (again) to everyone who took the time to apply, we loved hearing from each one of you.

31/12/2023

Happy New Year! 🎆

We love this time of year: some of our platforms send us little feel-good emails full of stats and summaries of the year that's gone.

This one's from Spotify: we freakin' LOVE that we're the top podcast for so many of you! 🥳

Thank you for listening and supporting us this year, folks!

22/12/2023

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all our listeners and supporters around the world! May it be a chill time of year whenever possible, and hopefully an acid-free new year. See you all in 2024! 🥳

06/12/2023

📢 We're recruiting!

We'd like to expand our little team of two into one of four, so we're looking for:
💜 an Emerging Professional Co-Host
💜 a glamorous Production Coordinator

⏰ Deadline: December 15th

All the details are here:
https://thecword.show/recruitment/

Spread the word!

09/11/2023

New episode! (Yes, really.) 👀

It's a bonus one full of special announcements, so you don't want to miss this one. 📢

We've been awfully quiet this autumn, and it's because we needed a little hiatus - and because we're recruiting! That's right, we want YOU (well potentially) to join our podcast team. 🫵 Check out the show notes for a link!

Also tune in for a glamorous award ceremony, and a Dear Jane about cotton swabs (admittedly mostly in video format). 🏆

Listen here:

C is for: Changes and Canapés In this special bonus episode we make a couple of overdue announcements, take you with us to an award ceremony in Cardiff, and profess our undying love for our listeners. Would you like to join us on The C Word team? Get in touch! 00:57 We’re having a break - and we....

06/10/2023

Yesterday we got awarded one of the prizes for Innovation at the Cardiff University 2023! ✨

Naturally we turned up in our most glamorous purple clothes (we DID promise you glam, didn't we?) and dazzled everyone with our colour coordination.

It was a really special evening amongst some really inspirational people.

Thank you so, so much to everyone (and there were quite a few of you!) who nominated us. 💜 You absolutely rock.

28/09/2023

Oh look, it's us 👀🏆🥳

We can't overstate how chuffed we are that YOU GUYS (okay, we know who the primary conspirators were) made this happen! 💜

Thank you to everyone who nominated us and supported the nomination and just generally cheered us on! 🎉

Expect glam photos next week, folks.

29/06/2023

New episode! 🖌️

In the last episode of the season we’re joined by Professor Aviva Burnstock and Polly Saltmarsh as we uncover the topic of paintings conservation: something that certainly mystifies both Jenny and Kloe. 🎨 What can paintings be? How do we examine them? And what do we do when sticky toffee pudding sauce gets involved?

Also tune in for a review of ‘On Canvas: Preserving the Structure of Paintings’ by Stephen Hackney. 🖼️

Listen here:

C is for: Canvas In this one we talk to Professor Aviva Burnstock about what paintings can be and we chat with Polly Saltmarsh about communicating conservation and the joys of sticky toffee pudding sauce. Also tune in for a review of ‘On Canvas: Preserving the Structure of Paintings’ by Stephen ...

27/06/2023

It's that time of year again: the British Podcast Awards has opened the vote for the Listeners' Choice Awards and we'd just LOVE it if you could spare a moment to vote for us. 🗳💜

To vote:
💻 Go to the website below
🔎 Search for our podcast and click the correct logo
🗳️ Vote by providing a name and email (to prevent cheating)

Easy peasy!

Cast your vote here:

CAST YOUR VOTE BELOWType your favourite Podcast in below and have your say on who you want to win the Listeners' Choice Award. Please note, to qualify for the Listeners' Choice Award, podcasts must have been available by 1 June 2023 listed in the Apple Podcasts directory.

15/06/2023

New episode! 🔊

In this one we have a soothing chat with techy conservator and fellow podcaster Cass Fino-Radin about time-based media: what it is, what enticing challenges it can throw up, and how to approach them in the quest for preservation. 🕹️

Also tune in for a chill bit of poetry as Jenny reviews a new pamphlet called ‘Accessioning’ by northern author Charlotte Wetton. 📔

Listen here:

C is for: Continuation We’re joined by special guest host Cass Fino-Radin as we talk about time-based media: what it can be, what the challenges are, and what we can do to preserve it. From mechanical components to maintaining software, we geek out about everything that’s wonderful about this ty...

31/05/2023

New episode! 👋

This is an odd one as it starts with a correction, Jenny is barely in it, and then Kloe takes us on an adventure at Manchester Museum as she and co-hosts Nerys Rudder and Jane Henderson go around the galleries AND attend a conference. 🤯

Listen here:

C is for: Conference, Cultural Ownership, and Correction In this episode Jenny and Kloe address a correction before launching into a takeover special: join Kloe, Nerys Rudder and Jane Henderson as they go to the ‘Changing the World: Approach, Strategy and the Future of University Museums’ UMG co...