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The Tragic Story of Ota Benga; Cylinder Seals
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On today’s show, award-winning journalist Pamela Newkirk talks about her new book, Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga (Amistad/HarperCollins, June 2015). Ota Benga was a young man from the Congo, kidnapped and put on display at the St. Louis World’s Fair and the Bronx Zoo at the dawn of the 20th century. Newkirk explores how Ota Benga came to be exhibited there and the public’s reaction, as well as Benga’s long-term legacy. Later in the hour, Mark Hay brings us the story of what may be the earliest form of identity theft.
Music this hour:
- “Forgiven Not Forgotten” by Jahzzar, from the album Kuddelmuddel
- “Soldiertype (militarised)” by Ketsa, from the album What’s Without’s Within
- “Private Hurricane (Instrumental Version)” by Josh Woodward, from the album Breadcrumbs
- “Chance, Luck, Errors in Nature, Destruction As a Finale” by Chris Zabriskie, from the album Reappear
136 episodes
Archived series ("Inactive feed" status)
When? This feed was archived on November 20, 2020 00:10 (). Last successful fetch was on June 02, 2020 18:09 ()
Why? Inactive feed status. Our servers were unable to retrieve a valid podcast feed for a sustained period.
What now? You might be able to find a more up-to-date version using the search function. This series will no longer be checked for updates. If you believe this to be in error, please check if the publisher's feed link below is valid and contact support to request the feed be restored or if you have any other concerns about this.
Manage episode 156124742 series 1177358
On today’s show, award-winning journalist Pamela Newkirk talks about her new book, Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga (Amistad/HarperCollins, June 2015). Ota Benga was a young man from the Congo, kidnapped and put on display at the St. Louis World’s Fair and the Bronx Zoo at the dawn of the 20th century. Newkirk explores how Ota Benga came to be exhibited there and the public’s reaction, as well as Benga’s long-term legacy. Later in the hour, Mark Hay brings us the story of what may be the earliest form of identity theft.
Music this hour:
- “Forgiven Not Forgotten” by Jahzzar, from the album Kuddelmuddel
- “Soldiertype (militarised)” by Ketsa, from the album What’s Without’s Within
- “Private Hurricane (Instrumental Version)” by Josh Woodward, from the album Breadcrumbs
- “Chance, Luck, Errors in Nature, Destruction As a Finale” by Chris Zabriskie, from the album Reappear
136 episodes
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