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  • Venus Williams sits in a chair wearing a dress and smiling and looking to her right.
    Ep. 20

    Blink: First, Put The Camera Down

  • Black and white photograph of a woman wearing dark dress and white head wrap.
    Ep. 19

    Blink: First Photo Of A First Lady

    with Ann Shumard
  • Young man in a black shirt standing in a subway station
    Ep. 18

    From the Vault: Social Media and the Subway

    with Devon Rodriguez
  • A tall three-paneled series of paintings underneath the Brilliant Exiles exhibition entrance sign.
    Ep. 17

    Blink: The Secret Language of Flowers

    with Robyn Asleson
  • Bust length photo of a man in a blue suit
    Ep. 16

    From the Vault: Lincoln Hiding in Plain Sight

    with Ted Widmer
  • Large work of art within an exhibition
    Ep. 15

    Blink: Small Doors, Big Art

    with Jennifer Wodzianski, Wayne Long & Peter Crellin
  • woman in a black dress speaking to an audience
    Ep. 14

    Bonus: Face Value

    with Lizzie Peabody
  • woman with long, curly gray hair in a black dress
    Ep. 13

    Hags and Witches

    with Kiki Smith
  • waist length photos of two older women
    Ep. 13

    A Cover Like No Other

    with Gloria Steinem and Suzanne Braun Levine
  • bust length photo of a young woman with dark hair
    Ep. 12

    From The Vault: The Woman Who Knocked Science Sideways

    with Jada Yuan
  • Graphic of lungs, a woman kissing a baby and a chromosome
    Ep. 12

    Bonus: The Case of the Missing Portrait

    with Katie Hafner and Scott Baird
  • Portrait of Walter Alvarez.
    Ep. 12

    Asteroid Strike

    with Kirk Johnson and Taína Caragol

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