Best R Paget Podcasts (2024)

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#366/By Design's Mike Chapman + IBM Archivist Jamie Martin + Musical Guest Paget Moren 1:00:24

2h ago1:00:24

1:00:24

Today we’re talking about an architecture TV series spanning the globe and a new design documentary. Joining us is ByDesign’s Mike Chapman and IBM archivist Jamie Martin, who is featured in the new documentary Modernism Inc. Later, musical guest Paget Moren.By george smart

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#366/By Design's Mike Chapman + IBM Archivist Jamie Martin + Musical Guest Paget Moren 1:00:24

18m ago1:00:24

1:00:24

Today we’re talking about an architecture TV series spanning the globe and a new design documentary. Joining us is ByDesign’s Mike Chapman and IBM archivist Jamie Martin, who is featured in the new documentary Modernism Inc. Later, musical guest Paget Moren.By george smart

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#365/Fu Tung Cheng + Remembering Jimmy Van Heusen 42:22

1d ago42:22

42:22

In this our next to last show from Modernism Week 2024, George talks with San Francisco concrete designer and architect Fu Tung Cheng, and later Marisa Mulder + Jim Burns + Brooke Babcock on composer and arranger Jimmy Van Huesen, who with Frank Sinatra as his muse carried the great American songbook to new heights in the 1950’s and 1960’s.…

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#365/Fu Tung Cheng + Remembering Jimmy Van Heusen 42:22

1d ago42:22

42:22

In this our next to last show from Modernism Week 2024, George talks with San Francisco concrete designer and architect Fu Tung Cheng, and later Marisa Mulder + Jim Burns + Brooke Babcock on composer and arranger Jimmy Van Huesen, who with Frank Sinatra as his muse carried the great American songbook to new heights in the 1950’s and 1960’s.…

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#364/Modernist Auctions with Luke Newbold + Federal Preservation with Sara Bronin + Musical Guest Roslyn Kind 1:04:00

8d ago1:04:00

1:04:00

When the internet came along, many industries changed forever, and one of them was the auction business. Remember how exciting eBay was when everything was up for bid? Traditional auction houses had to move quickly to adapt, and the opportunities of moving from a local to a regional or national or international market through the internet were imme…

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#364/Modernist Auctions with Luke Newbold + Federal Preservation with Sara Bronin + Musical Guest Roslyn Kind 1:04:00

8d ago1:04:00

1:04:00

When the internet came along, many industries changed forever, and one of them was the auction business. Remember how exciting eBay was when everything was up for bid? Traditional auction houses had to move quickly to adapt, and the opportunities of moving from a local to a regional or national or international market through the internet were imme…

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#363/Architecture Documentaries: Jake Gorst + Kirk Brown + Musical Guest Laura Pursell 51:11

15d ago51:11

51:11

If there’s one thing architecture fans love as much as tours and parties, it’s architecture documentaries, and we’ve been covering dozens of those over the years. Recorded at Modernism Week 2024, George talks with author and Emmy-winning filmmaker Jake Gorst on his new film New England Modernism. Following that, a chat with Kirk Brown of DesignOnSc…

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#363/Architecture Documentaries: Jake Gorst + Kirk Brown + Musical Guest Laura Pursell 51:11

15d ago51:11

51:11

If there’s one thing architecture fans love as much as tours and parties, it’s architecture documentaries, and we’ve been covering dozens of those over the years. Recorded at Modernism Week 2024, George talks with author and Emmy-winning filmmaker Jake Gorst on his new film New England Modernism. Following that, a chat with Kirk Brown of DesignOnSc…

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#362/California Modernism: Leo Marmol + Wally Cunningham + Monika Haefelfinger + Drew Pedrick 1:23:50

22d ago1:23:50

1:23:50

Oh California, where the sun is warm. Where the winds from Santa Ana make you feel like you belong. California, wherever you may roam. California keeps calling you home. Those words from the 1978 movie If Ever I see You Again, a tribute to California. Are you pining to live in the Golden State? Joining us are today are well-known California archite…

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#362/California Modernism: Leo Marmol + Wally Cunningham + Monika Haefelfinger + Drew Pedrick 1:23:50

22d ago1:23:50

1:23:50

Oh California, where the sun is warm. Where the winds from Santa Ana make you feel like you belong. California, wherever you may roam. California keeps calling you home. Those words from the 1978 movie If Ever I see You Again, a tribute to California. Are you pining to live in the Golden State? Joining us are today are well-known California archite…

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#361/New Palm Springs Modernism: Michael Kiner + Mark Daniels 44:44

29d ago44:44

44:44

We’ve had many shows on the great midcentury architects of Palm Springs, people like Chambers, Clark, Cody, Frey, Krisel, Sackley, Wexler, White, Williams, and the last man standing, Hugh Kaptur. But that was the 20th century, and we’re in the 21st. In fact, we’re pretty near mid-century in the 21st, so today, you’ll hear from two of today’s Palm S…

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#361/New Palm Springs Modernism: Michael Kiner + Mark Daniels 44:44

29d ago44:44

44:44

We’ve had many shows on the great midcentury architects of Palm Springs, people like Chambers, Clark, Cody, Frey, Krisel, Sackley, Wexler, White, Williams, and the last man standing, Hugh Kaptur. But that was the 20th century, and we’re in the 21st. In fact, we’re pretty near mid-century in the 21st, so today, you’ll hear from two of today’s Palm S…

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#360/New York Times Architecture Critic Michael Kimmelman + Musical Guest Monika Ryan 57:29

1M ago57:29

57:29

Michael Kimmelman is the architecture critic for the New York Times. He writes on design, housing and homelessness, neighborhood development, cities, the environment, and civil society. Then it's a delightful visit with returning musical guest Monika Ryan.By george smart

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#360/New York Times Architecture Critic Michael Kimmelman + Musical Guest Monika Ryan 57:29

1M ago57:29

57:29

Michael Kimmelman is the architecture critic for the New York Times. He writes on design, housing and homelessness, neighborhood development, cities, the environment, and civil society. Then it's a delightful visit with returning musical guest Monika Ryan.By george smart

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#359/Kirsten Reoch of the Glass House / Marina Coates on TV Houses / Musical Guest Andrea Carter 50:10

1M ago50:10

50:10

Kirsten Reoch is the new executive director of Philip Johnson’s Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut. Then, take a ride down memory lane with Marina Coates, creator of the YouTube series Behind the Scenes, featuring tours of your favorite TV and movie houses. Later on, musical guest Andrea Carter.By george smart

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#359/Kirsten Reoch of the Glass House / Marina Coates on TV Houses / Musical Guest Andrea Carter 50:10

1M ago50:10

50:10

Kirsten Reoch is the new executive director of Philip Johnson’s Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut. Then, take a ride down memory lane with Marina Coates, creator of the YouTube series Behind the Scenes, featuring tours of your favorite TV and movie houses. Later on, musical guest Andrea Carter.By george smart

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#358/Richard Meier's Douglas House: Mike McCarthy + Marcia Myers + Musical Guest Darius Brubeck 44:54

2M ago44:54

44:54

Designed by Richard Meier, with project architect Tod Williams, the 1973 Douglas House is a towering white residence built on a steep, conifer-covered slope overlooking Lake Michigan. In 2007, retired Proctor & Gamble executives Mike McCarthy and Marcia Myers became the fourth owners and embarked on its second restoration, doing a deep dive to brin…

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#358/Richard Meier's Douglas House: Mike McCarthy + Marcia Myers + Musical Guest Darius Brubeck 44:54

2M ago44:54

44:54

Designed by Richard Meier, with project architect Tod Williams, the 1973 Douglas House is a towering white residence built on a steep, conifer-covered slope overlooking Lake Michigan. In 2007, retired Proctor & Gamble executives Mike McCarthy and Marcia Myers became the fourth owners and embarked on its second restoration, doing a deep dive to brin…

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#357/Exploring Palm Springs: John Stark + Trevor O'Donnell + J. R. Roberts 59:00

2M ago59:00

59:00

Today, we’ll talk to three people who live in Palm Springs: the folks who work to document, share, and safeguard Palm Springs’ heritage – and gladly share their stories. First, expert tour guides John Stark and Trevor O’Donnell. Later on, the President of the Palm Springs Plaza Theatre Foundation, JR Roberts, working to bring back the theatre to it…

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#357/Exploring Palm Springs: John Stark + Trevor O'Donnell + J. R. Roberts 59:00

2M ago59:00

59:00

Today, we’ll talk to three people who live in Palm Springs: the folks who work to document, share, and safeguard Palm Springs’ heritage – and gladly share their stories. First, expert tour guides John Stark and Trevor O’Donnell. Later on, the President of the Palm Springs Plaza Theatre Foundation, JR Roberts, working to bring back the theatre to it…

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#356/Scott Specht + Ste Murray + Bad Architecture's Sara Tietje-Mietz and Erin Kennealy 1:03:53

2M ago1:03:53

1:03:53

In the Modernist kitchen today, we’ve got a full course meal, starting with architect and author Scott Specht, architecture photographer Ste Murray, and wrapping up for dessert, the always delightful hosts of the podcast Bad Architecture, Sara Tietje-Mietz and Erin Kennealy.By george smart

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#356/Scott Specht + Ste Murray + Bad Architecture's Sara Tietje-Mietz and Erin Kennealy 1:03:53

2M ago1:03:53

1:03:53

In the Modernist kitchen today, we’ve got a full course meal, starting with architect and author Scott Specht, architecture photographer Ste Murray, and wrapping up for dessert, the always delightful hosts of the podcast Bad Architecture, Sara Tietje-Mietz and Erin Kennealy.By george smart

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#355/Modernist Art: Danny Heller + SHAG + Musical Guest Stacey Kent 1:04:34

3M ago1:04:34

1:04:34

Let’s talk art, maybe one of the paintings you could buy from today’s guests. The height of Modernist architecture was around 1962 but those butterfly roofs, dressing up for martini parties, sculpted tailfins, and even tiki décor have never been more popular. Artists Danny Heller and Josh Agle, aka Shag, each brilliantly capture that midcentury vib…

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#355/Modernist Art: Danny Heller + SHAG + Musical Guest Stacey Kent 1:04:34

2M ago1:04:34

1:04:34

Let’s talk art, maybe one of the paintings you could buy from today’s guests. The height of Modernist architecture was around 1962 but those butterfly roofs, dressing up for martini parties, sculpted tailfins, and even tiki décor have never been more popular. Artists Danny Heller and Josh Agle, aka Shag, each brilliantly capture that midcentury vib…

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#354/Where No Furniture Has Gone Before Part 2: Ray Tesi + Vic Mignogna + Musical Guest Amanda Carr 1:00:39

3M ago1:00:39

1:00:39

In 1966 the first episode of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek launched a franchise still going strong nearly 60 years later. Star Trek adapted midcentury Modern furniture for set design, from the Bridge to the Conference Room to buildings on the planets they landed on. In a follow up to Where No Furniture Has Gone Before, where we interviewed Dan Chavk…

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#354/Where No Furniture Has Gone Before Part 2: Ray Tesi + Vic Mignogna + Musical Guest Amanda Carr 1:00:39

3M ago1:00:39

1:00:39

In 1966 the first episode of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek launched a franchise still going strong nearly 60 years later. Star Trek adapted midcentury Modern furniture for set design, from the Bridge to the Conference Room to buildings on the planets they landed on. In a follow up to Where No Furniture Has Gone Before, where we interviewed Dan Chavk…

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#353/Lisa Ballinger on Aspen + Catskills with Isaac Jeffreys + Musical Guest David Weiss and The Cookers 1:08:15

3M ago1:08:15

1:08:15

Ah, Aspen. The land of clean air, brisk skiing, pensive thinktanks, and enormous wealth. Nestled in the gorgeous mountains of Colorado, you might not know that Aspen was influenced by Modernism and has special connections to the Bauhaus in Germany. Today you’ll hear from Lissa Ballinger, acting director of the Aspen Institute, about the Bauhaus-Asp…

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#353/Lisa Ballinger on Aspen + Catskills with Isaac Jeffreys + Musical Guest David Weiss and The Cookers 1:08:15

3M ago1:08:15

1:08:15

Ah, Aspen. The land of clean air, brisk skiing, pensive thinktanks, and enormous wealth. Nestled in the gorgeous mountains of Colorado, you might not know that Aspen was influenced by Modernism and has special connections to the Bauhaus in Germany. Today you’ll hear from Lissa Ballinger, acting director of the Aspen Institute, about the Bauhaus-Asp…

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#352/New York Architects Peter Eisenman + Esther Sperber + Richard Olcott 1:04:18

3M ago1:04:18

1:04:18

Welcome to USModernist Radio, where we talk and laugh with people who enjoy, own, create, dream about, preserve, love, and hate Modernist architecture, the most exciting and controversial buildings in the world. It’s especially exciting in New York City, which punches way above its weight in architecture and architects, and today we’ll talk with th…

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#352/New York Architects Peter Eisenman + Esther Sperber + Richard Olcott 1:04:18

3M ago1:04:18

1:04:18

Welcome to USModernist Radio, where we talk and laugh with people who enjoy, own, create, dream about, preserve, love, and hate Modernist architecture, the most exciting and controversial buildings in the world. It’s especially exciting in New York City, which punches way above its weight in architecture and architects, and today we’ll talk with th…

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#351/Bakersfield with David Coffey + Palm Desert with Luke Leuschner + Cape Cod with Peter McMahon 50:31

4M ago50:31

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Palm Springs and Los Angeles have thousands of Modernist houses, but there are many towns with their own midcentury architectural heritage. From Modernism Week 2024, we talk with David Coffey about Bakersfield CA; Palm Desert CA native and architectural researcher Luke Leuschner, then Peter McMahon with Cape Cod Modern House Trust, for an update on…

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#351/Bakersfield with David Coffey + Palm Desert with Luke Leuschner + Cape Cod with Peter McMahon 50:31

3M ago50:31

50:31

Palm Springs and Los Angeles have thousands of Modernist houses, but there are many towns with their own midcentury architectural heritage. From Modernism Week 2024, we talk with David Coffey about Bakersfield CA; Palm Desert CA native and architectural researcher Luke Leuschner, then Peter McMahon with Cape Cod Modern House Trust, for an update on…

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#350: Alastair Gordon + Barbara Gordon + Musical Guest Kate McGarry 1:08:15

4M ago1:08:15

1:08:15

There are lots of famous people named Gordon, people like chef Gordon Ramsay, actress Ruth Gordon, musician Gordon Lightfoot, and even Sting, whose real name is Gordon Sumner. Joining us are today are two Modernist Gordons, author Alistair Gordon and Chicago preservationist Barbara Gordon. Later, jazz with North Carolina’s own Kate McGarry.…

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#350: Alastair Gordon + Barbara Gordon + Musical Guest Kate McGarry 1:08:15

4M ago1:08:15

1:08:15

There are lots of famous people named Gordon, people like chef Gordon Ramsay, actress Ruth Gordon, musician Gordon Lightfoot, and even Sting, whose real name is Gordon Sumner. Joining us are today are two Modernist Gordons, author Alistair Gordon and Chicago preservationist Barbara Gordon. Later, jazz with North Carolina’s own Kate McGarry.…

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