Museum of Everything
Museum of Everything is a podcast hosted by co-curators Dan and Josh Gelernter, who explore topics spanning culture, art, history, and technology. Each episode connects these themes to items in their Museum of Everything Collection. The hosts also invite listeners to donate interesting objects or get in touch with the museum via email.
Episodes
Met Museum: Part 2 (the European Galleries)
Josh and Dan discuss which artists and pieces to see in the 19th-century European galleries at the Met Museum in NYC. Artists covered include Degas, Albert Bartholome, Manet, Rodin, Cezanne, Van Gogh, Gaugin, Matisse, Picasso and Gustav Klimt.
Met Museum: What to See (Part 1)
Dan and Josh discuss what to see at the Met Museum of Art in NYC. In this episode they cover Ancient Egypt including the Temple of Dendur and Ancient Greece and Rome. As always, they kick everything off with MoE Pub Trivia, where this week questions range from early American sitcoms to types of whales.
Bond Films: Part 4 (The Super-GOAT)
Dan and Josh wrap up their ranking of the entire Bond films franchise with their picks for top-5 greatest Bond films of all time, kicking things off as usual with a round of pub trivia in which they range from classical music to Cary Grant.In this episode:The Living DaylightsDoctor NoGoldfingerThunderballFrom Russia With Love
Bond Films: Part 3 (The GOAT)
Dan and Josh get into the top 10 Bond-films. But they begin as always with a round of Museum of Everything Pub Trivia, touching on WW2 History, Renaissance Art, and General Motors. Discussed in this episode:10 - License to Kill9 -- The Spy Who Loved Me8 -- Skyfall7 -- Tomorrow Never Dies6 -- Goldeneye#bond #bondfilms #jamesbond #cinema #moviehistory #debate
Bond Films: Part 2 (The Moat)
Josh and Dan start with a round of Museum of Everything Pub Trivia covering World War 2 History, General Motors, and French artillery pieces, before continuing with their ranking of James Bond Films. In this episode:MoonrakerFor Your Eyes OnlyThe World Is Not EnoughYou Only Live Twice#bondfilms #jamesbond #movies #film #rankings #culture #museumofeverything
Bond Films: Part 1 (the WOAT)
Dan and Josh rank all the James Bond films from worst to best. Featured in this episode, the worst James Bond films...25: Spectre24: No Time to Die (tied with Spectre as the worse Bond film of all time)23: Diamonds Are Forever22: A View to a Kill21: Quantum of Solace20: On Her Majesty's Secret Service19: Live and Let Die18: Die Another Day17: The Man With the Golden Gun16: Casino Royale15: Octopus
Zeppelins: Part 2
After a round of Museum of Everything Pub Trivia, Dan and Josh complete their conversation on Zeppelins with an in-depth discussion of the Graf Zeppelin, the Hindenburg, and the legacy of Zeppelin visionary Dr Hugo Eckener.#museumofeverything #history #culture #art #zeppelins #airships #goldenage
Zeppelins: Part 1 (A Zeppisode)
Dan and Josh delve into the fascinating history of the Zeppelin. It was the first means of crossing the oceans by air, likely the first vehicle to reach the north pole. How dangerous were they -- and why do they no longer exist?#history #museumofeverything #zeppelin #flight #aircraft #ww1 #ww2
Mercury 7 Legends
In this episode: Museum of Everything Pub Trivia, Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions, and the vision for the Museum of Everything.00:00 – Museum pub trivia begins with history, art, military, and geography questions.12:18 – Josh and Dan turn to honorable mention space missions, beginning with Mercury and Alan Shepard.20:55 – Gus Grissom's Liberty Bell 7 mission and a defense of his legacy.26:30 –
Landing on the Moon
Dan and Josh finish their countdown of the top ten greatest space missions of all time. As always, they begin with a discussion of what they've recently been reading, touching on Walter Scott's Waverly novels and the calming effects of reading Chaucer when you're on a delayed flight out of LaGuardia.The final four missions discussed on this episode:4 -- Apollo 103 -- Gemini 32 -- Apollo 81 -- Apol
Moon Missions Ranked
Dan and Josh begin a new countdown of the top 10 most important space missions of all time, starting with the back half of the list. They open, as always, with what they’ve been reading—this time a detour through 19th-century travel writing, American manners, Flashman, and George MacDonald Fraser’s gleefully irreverent view of empire, history, and literary adventure. From there, they move into a d
10 Most Beautiful Things: Part 3, the Finale
Dan and Josh continue their “most beautiful man-made objects in history” series with a wide-ranging honorable-mentions episode. They open with Franz Ferdinand’s travel diaries, hunting, Teddy Roosevelt, Hemingway, Ian Fleming, and Salinger, then return to the beautiful-objects list to cover the great things that did not quite make the top ten. The conversation moves from the Sistine Chapel and Ven
10 Most Beautiful Things: Part 2
Dan and Josh continue their series on the ten most beautiful man-made objects in history. This time they open not with books but with music—Glenn Gould, Bach, temperament, Beethoven, and the limits of describing music in words—before returning to their lists. The episode ranges from Duccio and Fra Angelico to Bernini, firearms design and engineering, crayons, Gothic glass, and the Saturn V’s might
10 Most Beautiful Things: Part 1
Dan and Josh launch a new series: THE TEN MOST BEAUTIFUL MAN-MADE OBJECTS IN HISTORY. As usual, they begin with a lively reading segment—ranging from Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s travel diaries to history, architecture, and aesthetics—before turning to the list itself. The discussion moves across aircraft, ships, automobiles, sacred books, Renaissance architecture, temples, and submarines, asking wh
Greatest Movies: Part 4, the Finale
Dan and Josh conclude their multi-part discussion of the greatest movies of all time with picks #16–20, then move into a long and wide-ranging honorable mentions section. The episode ranges from Golden Age musicals and courtroom dramas to Shakespeare, Bond, noir, war films, Hitchcock, and a few later favorites like Apollo 13 and Die Hard. As in the earlier episodes, the fun is in both the overlap
Greatest Movies: Part 3
Dan and Josh return for Part 3 of their all-time greatest movies discussion, moving through picks #11–15. They begin with another lively books segment and reflections on recent reading, then continue their rankings with more spirited disagreement and overlap. This episode ranges from classic war epics and golden-age comedies to Hitchcock suspense, Bond, action blockbusters, and holiday favorites—s
Greatest Movies: Part 2
Dan and Josh return for Part 2 of their all-time greatest movies countdown. They open with what they’ve been reading lately—from Agatha Christie to the Russian classics—then recap the previous episode’s #1–5 selections before diving into picks #6–10. Expect spirited debate on Hitchcock, classic war films, Shakespeare on screen, golden-age Hollywood craftsmanship, and what separates “great art” fro
Greatest Movies: Part 1
The 20 Greatest Movies Ever Made (Part 1)Join Josh and Dan for the first installment of an ambitious countdown as they reveal and debate their respective lists of the 20 greatest movies ever made. Steeped in a lifelong education from Turner Classic Movies, the duo explores why the Golden Age of Hollywood continues to outshine modern cinema, which they argue has become increasingly homogenous and l
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