Museum Confidential podcast

Museum Confidential

Museum Confidential is a behind-the-scenes look at museums hosted by Jeff Martin. The show is a co-production of Philbrook Museum of Art and Public Radio Tulsa. New episodes every two weeks.

Museum Confidential is a behind-the-scenes look at museums hosted by Jeff Martin. The show is a co-production of Philbrook Museum of Art and Public Radio Tulsa. New episodes every two weeks.

 

#100

Filmmaker Kelly Reichardt

They say timing is everything, but acclaimed filmmaker Kelly Reichardt (First Cow, Meek's ... more

14 Nov 2025

27 MINS

27:23

14 Nov 2025


#99

The Louvre Heist

Of course we're talking about the recent theft at the Louvre Museum in Paris, which occurr... more

01 Nov 2025

28 MINS

28:10

01 Nov 2025


#98

A Patrick Gordon Retrospective

On this edition of MC, we hear from the celebrated Tulsa-based artist, Patrick Gordon. The... more

18 Oct 2025

28 MINS

28:16

18 Oct 2025


#97

Meet a Cultural Anthropologist

From time to time we look at a specific museum job or title and ask the question: what is ... more

03 Oct 2025

30 MINS

30:01

03 Oct 2025


#96

On The Road: The Peabody Essex Museum

For the Season 10 premiere of Museum Confidential, we travelled all the way to the land of... more

21 Sep 2025

35 MINS

35:34

21 Sep 2025


#95

Pop Goes the Museum

Seattle's Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) turns 25 this year. On our Season 9 finale we ligh... more

30 May 2025

31 MINS

31:01

30 May 2025


#94

America's National Churchill Museum

1946, in the wake of the Allies winning World War II, Sir Winston Churchill came to the US... more

03 May 2025

34 MINS

34:20

03 May 2025


#93

Ralph Steadman

Ralph Steadman is an English artist and illustrator best known for his long collaboration ... more

11 Apr 2025

21 MINS

21:09

11 Apr 2025


#92

On "Japonisme"

When Japan opened its borders for trade and travel in the 1850s, the goods that hit market... more

28 Mar 2025

30 MINS

30:03

28 Mar 2025


#91

What's a Creative Director?

Museum staff titles are often lengthy, so "Creative Director" seems pretty straightforward... more

14 Mar 2025

27 MINS

27:45

14 Mar 2025


#90

Crip Curation and Disability Art

Why are museums built the way they are? Why do we hang art at that height? If a disabled a... more

28 Feb 2025

26 MINS

26:55

28 Feb 2025


#89

Reimagining Native Art

As Season 9 resumes, we travel to New Jersey's Montclair Art Museum to experience the Muse... more

07 Feb 2025

27 MINS

27:04

07 Feb 2025


#88

Introducing: Immaterial

While our midseason break here at MC continues, we would like to introduce our beloved lis... more

05 Dec 2024

42 MINS

42:24

05 Dec 2024


#87

Return To Taliesin West

Four years ago, deep in the pandemic, we travelled to Frank Lloyd Wright's Arizona compoun... more

22 Nov 2024

35 MINS

35:01

22 Nov 2024


#86

Charles Gaines

A dispatch from the Phoenix Art Museum where we recently traveled to speak with acclaimed ... more

08 Nov 2024

32 MINS

32:31

08 Nov 2024


#85

Live from Tulsa

This special episode of MC was recently taped before a live audience at Philbrook Museum o... more

25 Oct 2024

32 MINS

32:39

25 Oct 2024


#84

What is American Art?

What makes American art "American"? Let's discuss. On this episode we welcome back Philbro... more

12 Oct 2024

28 MINS

28:31

12 Oct 2024


#83

From Haiti with Love

On recent trip to Washington, D.C. we stopped by the National Gallery of Art to chat with ... more

27 Sep 2024

27 MINS

27:33

27 Sep 2024


#82

Re-imagining Museums

On our Season 9 debut we talk with Stephen Reily, attorney, entrepreneur, and former Direc... more

15 Sep 2024

29 MINS

29:43

15 Sep 2024


#81

Banksy Unmasked

Psyche! We're not actually unmasking Banksy on this episode, but we are taking a closer lo... more

30 May 2024

25 MINS

25:44

30 May 2024