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Pygmalion
Listen to an audio retelling about a man who carved a statue to escape Aphrodite's demands—and ended up falling in love with his creation. A version of the Greek myth "Pygmalion" provides the story's text so readers can follow along with...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Honky Tonks, Hymns and the Blues
Audio story focuses on the unique traditions in American music including country music, blues, and gospel.
BBC
Bbc Podcasts: Episode 95: Suffragette Defaced Penny 15 Oct 2010
A defaced coin from 1903. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, explores the rise of mass political engagement in Britain and the emergence of the suffragettes by examining a penny coin, on which the image of Edward VII has...
BBC
Bbc Podcasts: Episode 39: Admonitions Scroll 27 May 2010
Chinese scroll with advice for palace ladies on correct behavior. Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, explores this eleven foot painting based on a poem, which attempted to define the proper behavior for women during the...