Wolfgang Puck at the Newseum
Frank and Sonya go behind the scenes with Wolfgang Puck Catering to talk crab cakes, “party-vators,” and memorable special events at the Newseum.
Jul 25, 2014•18 min
Newseum Podcast
Hosts Frank Bond and Sonya Gavankar take listeners behind the scenes of some of the Newseum's most popular artifacts and exhibits and share details about the production of many of the museum's award-winning films.
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Today's Front Pages
Frank and Sonya talk with Online Managing Editor Sharon Shahid about the Newseum’s Front Pages exhibit and the daily Top Ten web feature.
Jul 18, 2014•15 min
Media Memories
Frank and Sonya recall their earliest memories of broadcast history and debut a new podcast feature, "How Is That a Thing?"
Jul 11, 2014•7 min
Summer Learning at the Newseum
Senior Education Manager Maggie Crawford talks about kid-favorite experiences in the Newseum, resources for teachers, and the Newseum's Kids Free Summer Fun Deal.
Jul 03, 2014•12 min
Tales from Radioland
Frank and Sonya sit down with CBS broadcast journalist Sam Litzinger, who recounts some of his best interviews and a few nervous moments behind the microphone during his prolific career.
Jun 27, 2014•13 min
Freedom Summer
Frank and Sonya chat with Newseum exhibits staffer Patty Rhule about "Civil Rights at 50" and the Newseum's collection of Ted Polumbaum's photos from Freedom Summer in 1964.
Jun 20, 2014•10 min
'1995: The Year the Future Began'
Frank and Sonya welcome author W. Joseph Campbell to the Newseum Podcast to talk about the major stories and decisive moments that made 1995 a big year for news.
Jun 13, 2014•5 min
Tiananmen Square 25th Anniversary
Frank Bond and Sonya Gavankar talk with Newseum exhibit writer John Powell about the events that took place in China's Tiananmen Square 25 years ago and the new section of the Time Warner World News Gallery that examines the protests and response through historic artifacts and powerful images.
Jun 06, 2014•10 min
Covering Tiananmen Square
Frank Bond talks with former journalist and Newseum trustee Bette Bao Lord, who was born in Shanghai and was in China to cover the Tiananmen Square protests.
May 30, 2014•10 min
'Inside Tim Russert's Office' Moving to Buffalo
Frank Bond and Sonya Gavankar talk with the Newseum's curator of collections, Carrie Christofferson, about "Inside Tim Russert's Office." The popular Newseum exhibit is closing June 15, and will reopen this fall in its new, permanent home at The Buffalo History Museum in Buffalo, N.Y.
May 23, 2014•7 min
'One Nation With News for All'
Frank Bond and Sonya Gavankar discuss the new exhibit "One Nation With News for All," a collaboration between the Newseum and Smithsonian, that tells the dramatic story of how immigrants and minorities used the power of the press.
May 16, 2014•4 min
"Pictures of the Year"
Frank Bond and Sonya Gavankar explore the Newseum's new photography exhibit and talk about what it's like to interview the winning photographers featured in the exhibit.
May 09, 2014•4 min
O.J. Simpson's Suit
Frank Bond and Sonya Gavankar talk with Newseum curator Carrie Christoffersen about a unique item on display at the Newseum and the significance of O.J. Simpson's murder trial in the course of news history.
May 01, 2014•6 min
Happy Birthday, Newseum!
In celebration of the Newseum's sixth birthday, Frank and Sonya take a look back and share a few insider stories of what went into opening the museum on Pennsylvania Avenue in 2008.
Apr 11, 2014•5 min
Newseum on Pinterest
Frank Bond and Sonya Gavankar discuss the unique ways the Newseum collects comments in the galleries and how they are shared: http://bit.ly/PNZ6VS
Oct 18, 2013•7 min
Free Spirit
Frank Bond and Sonya Gavankar discuss the Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference program with Jan Neuharth, chairwoman of the Freedom Forum board of trustees.
Oct 09, 2013•8 min
A National Archives and Newseum Partnership
Frank Bond and Sonya Gavankar talk about NARA's role in the success of the "JFK" exhibit.
Sep 27, 2013•8 min
The Game Zone
Frank Bond and Sonya Gavankar discuss the Newseum's unique, interactive games with senior vice president Paul Sparrow.
Sep 05, 2013•14 min
The New York Herald
Frank Bond and Sonya Gavankar talk to the Newseum's Kat Wilmot about the museum's complete collection of New York Herald newspapers and the coverage of President Abraham Lincoln's assassination.
Jul 12, 2013•6 min
Creating the FBI exhibit
Frank Bond and Sonya Gavankar discuss how the FBI exhibit went from idea to reality with the Newseum's Cathy Trost.
Jun 28, 2013•7 min
Exhibit Acquisitions
Frank Bond and Sonya Gavankar discuss the process of finding exhibit pieces with the Newseum's Maeve Scott.
Jun 21, 2013•10 min
Behind the FBI artifact vaults
Frank Bond and Sonya Gavankar talk to FBI historian John Fox on the FBI's partnership on one of the Newseum's most popular exhibits.
Jun 14, 2013•9 min
"March to Justice"
Frank Bond and Sonya Gavankar discuss the Newseum's recent "Members Only" program on the film "March To Justice."
Jun 07, 2013•5 min
The Don Bolles Car
Frank Bond and Sonya Gavankar talk with the Newseum's curator of collections, Carrie Christofferson, about the moving exhibit on late Arizona Republic reporter Don Bolles.
May 31, 2013•7 min
Letter From A Birmingham Jail
Frank Bond and Sonya Gavankar discuss the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr's "Letter From Birmingham Jail." Bond and Gavankar share selections of the letter, read by high school students, along with their reactions.
May 20, 2013•10 min
Nick Clooney
Frank Bond and Sonya Gavankar talk to veteran journalist Nick Clooney about his recent interview with NBC News's Tom Brokaw about the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. He also talks about his famous son, Academy Award-winning actor and director George Clooney.
May 10, 2013•12 min
Mary Beth Tinker
Frank Bond and Sonya Gavankar talk to First Amendment trailblazer Mary Beth Tinker about her lifelong dedication to educating students and the general public about the critical importance of free speech.
May 03, 2013•6 min
Newseum's #1 Fan
Frank and Sonya get a tour of the Pulitzer Prize Photograph's Gallery by the Newseum's #1 fan, Mark Pierzchala, on his 101st visit.
Apr 26, 2013•5 min
Creating Camelot: The Photography of Jacques Lowe
Frank Bond and Sonya Gavankar talk about the Newseum's Visual Resources Department's delicate restoration of the only remaining images of the Kennedy family taken by photography Jacques Lowe.
Apr 12, 2013•7 min
The Berlin Wall
Frank Bond and Sonya Gavankar take listeners behind the scenes of one of the Newseum's largest and most popular artifacts — the Berlin Wall. The Newseum's Chris Wells tells Frank and Sonya how the Newseum acquired the eight pieces of the Berlin Wall that are on display, as well as the guard tower that stood near Checkpoint Charlie. They also share their favorite stories of the wall. Here's a hint — one involves actor David Hasselhoff.
Apr 05, 2013•9 min
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