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Imagine ‘show and tell’, but about how humanity has gone wrong. A podcast about big ideas, weird history - and tat. Join Dr Kasia Tee and Dan Hancox as they get drunk in the gift shop with the Angel of History. Find us also on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Wednesday May 19, 2021
Wednesday May 19, 2021
Kasia and Dan are struggling to feel ‘mindful’ despite using their fresh-off-Amazon colouring-in wallcharts, puzzles and self-help books. Interrogating the mental health crisis and neoliberalism, they discuss ‘mindfulness’ and the ways that employers and political parties pay lip service to the health of the nation.
Key object: Labour 'colour-in-at-home' postcard.
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Theme music and production: Mr Beatnick
Artwork: Archie Bashford
Wednesday May 12, 2021
Wednesday May 12, 2021
Kasia and Dan dig into the cursed experience of being 'on the apps' - dating apps - and discuss 'tweevertising', why companies are more interested in 'driving engagement' than selling products, and how we came to live in a world where brands want nothing more than to be our mates.
Key object: Hinge bath bomb
For more: follow us on twitter and instagram @CursedObjectsUK, and if you are enjoying Cursed Objects support our Patreon patreon.com/cursedobjects
Theme music and production: Mr Beatnick
Artwork: Archie Bashford
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Dan and Kasia are having a kickabout and looking into the role of the Spanish Civil War in left-wing mythology. What connects lower league English football with the Spanish Republic of 1931-1939? Why do the International Brigades – the independent fighters who came from across much of Europe to fight against fascism – mean so much to the British Left so long after the war was lost?
Key object: Clapton CFC football shirt
For more: follow us on twitter and instagram @CursedObjectsUK, and if you are enjoying Cursed Objects support our Patreon patreon.com/cursedobjects
Theme music and production: Mr Beatnick
Artwork: Archie Bashford
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
It's episode 5, and this week Kasia and Dan are worrying about 'Agamben Toys': dystopian play-things for kids like Playmobil prisons and riot cops with tiny plastic riot shields, guns, mean-looking dogs and roadblock accessories. Why do these objects exist, why do they unsettle adults more than they do kids, and what can they tell us about the Boring Dystopia of the real world? What is the history of toy soldiers and the "pleasure culture of war", and why has Britain always been so obsessed with them both? This week's key object: a Guardia Civil toy soldier.
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Theme music and production: Mr Beatnick
Artwork: Archie Bashford
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Join Kasia and Dan as they take a walk down the 'world food aisle' of the Big Sainsburys - delving into the politics of flavour, globalisation, multiculturalism, cultural appropriation and identity, via imported spices and delicious salty snacks. Key object: Polish curry-flavoured instant ramen.
For more: follow us on twitter and instagram @CursedObjectsUK, and join our Patreon! patreon.com/cursedobjects
Theme music and production: Mr Beatnick
Artwork: Archie Bashford
Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
Dan and Kasia explore a distant memory – the DVD box set – through the nostalgic, dream-like world of the hit murder mystery Poirot. Get ready for debates on Netflix destroying our brains, poverty in seaside towns, and TV watching as an act of family negotiation. Key object: 28 disc DVD box set of ITV's Poirot
For more info: follow us on twitter and instagram @CursedObjectsUK, email us at CursedObjectsPod@gmail.com, or join our Patreon: patreon.com/cursedobjects
Theme music and production: Mr Beatnick
Artwork: Archie Bashford
Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
This week Kasia and Dan delve into the concept of 'Austerity Nostalgia'. Why is the Second World War still so important to British culture, over 80 years after it began? This week's Cursed Object: a Keep Calm and Carry On Poster
For more info: follow us on twitter and instagram @CursedObjectsUK, email us at CursedObjectsPod@gmail.com, or join our Patreon: patreon.com/cursedobjects
Theme music and production: Mr Beatnick
Artwork: Archie Bashford
Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
Tuesday Apr 06, 2021
It's Episode 1! Kasia and Dan explore the muddy world of houseplants – from their colonial histories, to their role as inhibitors of social change. This week's Cursed Object is a Thai Consellation Monstera Deliciosa.
For more info: follow us on twitter and instagram @CursedObjectsUK, email us at CursedObjectsPod@gmail.com, or join our Patreon: patreon.com/cursedobjects
Theme music and production: Mr Beatnick
Artwork: Archie Bashford
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Introducing a new podcast about big ideas, weird history, and pop culture - and tat. Come and meet hosts Dr Kasia Tee and Dan Hancox in the gift shop if you want a fight. Series 1 begins very soon!
For more info: follow us on twitter and instagram @CursedObjectsUK, email us at CursedObjectsPod@gmail.com, or join our Patreon: patreon.com/cursedobjects
Theme music and production: Mr Beatnick
Artwork: Archie Bashford