Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/your-best-hour I'm Becca, your friend who's here help you have your best hour in the art museum. © 2026 Becca Lloyd fb18400a-dc95-5e7a-aa68-ed965a06b98b yes en Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:26:43 -0700 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:28:12 -0700 episodic Becca Lloyd I'm Becca, your friend who's here help you have your best hour in the art museum. I'm Becca, your friend who's here help you have your best hour in the art museum.. Becca Lloyd No No 36 36 The Mummy of a Man: WONDER full 1dc548c7-9ab6-4984-becc-42b236dd37c0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/eaf1f408 The great care taken to send this man, Bashiri, off to an optimal afterlife destination is inspiring to me and my own beliefs about how to mourn well.

]]> The great care taken to send this man, Bashiri, off to an optimal afterlife destination is inspiring to me and my own beliefs about how to mourn well.

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:26:42 -0700 Becca Lloyd Becca Lloyd 131 The great care taken to send this man, Bashiri, off to an optimal afterlife destination is inspiring to me and my own beliefs about how to mourn well.

]]> No 35 35 The Mummy of a Man: THINK full 7e2932b2-d0f4-4938-838c-deae4b0bd065 https://share.transistor.fm/s/da4eaeea Learn about the mummification process and what that process meant in Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife.

]]> Learn about the mummification process and what that process meant in Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife.

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:25:08 -0700 Becca Lloyd Becca Lloyd 431 Learn about the mummification process and what that process meant in Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife.

]]> No 34 34 The Mummy of A Man: LOOK full a6efc4e7-e457-4ab8-aeed-dfa9a05a3522 https://share.transistor.fm/s/d4479873 Yes, this is a real, human mummy!

]]> Yes, this is a real, human mummy!

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:22:20 -0700 Becca Lloyd Becca Lloyd 117 Yes, this is a real, human mummy!

]]> No 33 33 Law Code of Hammurabi: WONDER full 1d351221-18d8-4db0-9020-9758a976506f https://share.transistor.fm/s/09fc22cd Justice for all is precious and precarious--Hammurabi sends quite the set of curses to any who treat it lightly.

]]> Justice for all is precious and precarious--Hammurabi sends quite the set of curses to any who treat it lightly.

]]> Sat, 08 Aug 2026 15:54:30 -0700 Becca Lloyd Becca Lloyd 95 Justice for all is precious and precarious--Hammurabi sends quite the set of curses to any who treat it lightly.

]]> No 32 32 Law Code of Hammurabi: THINK full fd35f593-2dc9-43cd-9fe5-ad5612de5778 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f494d459 An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth...

]]> An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth...

]]> Sat, 08 Aug 2026 15:52:39 -0700 Becca Lloyd Becca Lloyd 329 An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth...

]]> No 31 31 Law Code of Hammurabi: LOOK full b8dbfb72-0aa4-44ce-a030-e1b8d2176243 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c6009d27 This is more than a rock!

]]> This is more than a rock!

]]> Sat, 08 Aug 2026 15:50:20 -0700 Becca Lloyd Becca Lloyd 66 This is more than a rock!

]]> No 30 30 Money Changers: WONDER full afcb5830-6bf7-4d49-8ccf-ca12e94c6377 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a0164a03 This is a 16th-century invitation to question our attention economy.

]]> This is a 16th-century invitation to question our attention economy.

]]> Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:43:39 -0700 Becca Lloyd Becca Lloyd 67 This is a 16th-century invitation to question our attention economy.

]]> No 29 29 Money Changers: THINK full ec41d15d-cdb2-4cdf-a49f-1d36c1b4ec8a https://share.transistor.fm/s/1acdc9d0 We stand as customers of money-changers, and Metsys quietly gives us moralizing commentary on this fixation of material wealth.

]]> We stand as customers of money-changers, and Metsys quietly gives us moralizing commentary on this fixation of material wealth.

]]> Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:40:51 -0700 Becca Lloyd Becca Lloyd 335 We stand as customers of money-changers, and Metsys quietly gives us moralizing commentary on this fixation of material wealth.

]]> No 28 28 Money Chanagers: LOOK full d933c67c-de6b-43df-ae2e-bf5dcc4d2f9b https://share.transistor.fm/s/d98941fa Textures and Details lure us in this everyday scene of life during the Northern Renaissance.

]]> Textures and Details lure us in this everyday scene of life during the Northern Renaissance.

]]> Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:34:45 -0700 Becca Lloyd Becca Lloyd 120 Textures and Details lure us in this everyday scene of life during the Northern Renaissance.

]]> No 27 27 Oath of the Horatii: *WONDER* full f015f51b-7b96-48e6-a2e9-8f8b35eb54e8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a52f13ae Lessons learned from the Horatii brothers and sisters.

]]> Lessons learned from the Horatii brothers and sisters.

]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:44:07 -0700 Becca Lloyd Becca Lloyd 165 Lessons learned from the Horatii brothers and sisters.

]]> No 26 26 Oath of the Horatii: *THINK* full a5a15007-e383-4e57-97fd-9171653dff8d https://share.transistor.fm/s/c59009f8 This painting was like a lit dynamite stick to the French Revolution.

]]> This painting was like a lit dynamite stick to the French Revolution.

]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:42:59 -0700 Becca Lloyd Becca Lloyd 458 This painting was like a lit dynamite stick to the French Revolution.

]]> No 25 25 Oath of the Horatii: *LOOK* full d49dd97f-25ca-45a7-8899-fc892ff52443 https://share.transistor.fm/s/18a50f33 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:42:04 -0700 Becca Lloyd Becca Lloyd 164 No 24 24 Lacemaker: *WONDER* full 6a455b84-9240-4e12-9932-187cc034689a https://share.transistor.fm/s/b6a5d013 There's no place like home.

]]> There's no place like home.

]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:16:10 -0700 Becca Lloyd Becca Lloyd 110 There's no place like home.

]]> No 23 23 Lacemaker: *THINK* full 1808a608-5e37-4f6c-ad2b-af234cb1827b https://share.transistor.fm/s/0b2b1bee During the Dutch Golden Age, 5-10 million artworks were produced for an audience who cared about home

]]> During the Dutch Golden Age, 5-10 million artworks were produced for an audience who cared about home

]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:13:46 -0700 Becca Lloyd Becca Lloyd 310 During the Dutch Golden Age, 5-10 million artworks were produced for an audience who cared about home

]]> No 22 22 Lacemaker: *LOOK* full 63ad4aba-2de6-42f1-9b4b-67a8ff43cb7b https://share.transistor.fm/s/49d4af50 We are drawn into a space of one shows us the beauty of quiet focus.

]]> We are drawn into a space of one shows us the beauty of quiet focus.

]]> Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:10:14 -0700 Becca Lloyd Becca Lloyd 101 We are drawn into a space of one shows us the beauty of quiet focus.

]]> No 21 21 Louis XIV: *WONDER* full a20c3e35-cb47-482f-b37b-e04fa65a9eb5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/03fefb94 History teaches us that rigid rule and control of a ruler, while tidy, does not acknowledge the human right to choose.

]]> History teaches us that rigid rule and control of a ruler, while tidy, does not acknowledge the human right to choose.

]]> Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:50:21 -0700 Becca Lloyd Becca Lloyd 114 History teaches us that rigid rule and control of a ruler, while tidy, does not acknowledge the human right to choose.

]]> No 20 20 Louis XIV: *THINK* full ed639db6-9dba-4f59-8f27-6b7fdfcf5eba https://share.transistor.fm/s/4f3b3ef4 All roads lead to the Versailles and the rule of Louis XIV. 

]]> All roads lead to the Versailles and the rule of Louis XIV. 

]]> Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:47:26 -0700 Becca Lloyd Becca Lloyd 317 All roads lead to the Versailles and the rule of Louis XIV. 

]]> No 19 19 Louis XIV: *LOOK* full 99d0851e-19a7-42ba-a9fb-08285b138a90 https://share.transistor.fm/s/35f5cf78 A luxe oil painting worthy of the king.

]]> A luxe oil painting worthy of the king.

]]> Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:44:21 -0700 Becca Lloyd Becca Lloyd 158 A luxe oil painting worthy of the king.

]]> No 18 18 Lamassu: *WONDER* full 05f8e11e-8a25-460b-a8bd-5c4d891511a1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/01bb5d8c The Lamassu are our guides through the transition spaces of this thresholds--what other types of thresholds do we pass through that hold meaning for us?

]]> The Lamassu are our guides through the transition spaces of this thresholds--what other types of thresholds do we pass through that hold meaning for us?

]]> Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:18:59 -0700 Becca Lloyd Becca Lloyd 110 The Lamassu are our guides through the transition spaces of this thresholds--what other types of thresholds do we pass through that hold meaning for us?

]]> No 17 17 Lamassu: *THINK* full 826b74c0-28ed-4b82-bc1e-8cfece4affff https://share.transistor.fm/s/a50b0026 These animals flanked doorways of special spaces in the Assyrian Empire.

]]> These animals flanked doorways of special spaces in the Assyrian Empire.

]]> Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:16:23 -0700 Becca Lloyd Becca Lloyd 118 These animals flanked doorways of special spaces in the Assyrian Empire.

]]> No 16 16 Lamassu: *LOOK* full 85b18da0-077e-41d5-bd17-de089566c6a4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/88009b98 This groovy combo creature gives us so much to look at.

]]> This groovy combo creature gives us so much to look at.

]]> Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:11:05 -0700 Becca Lloyd Becca Lloyd 120 This groovy combo creature gives us so much to look at.

]]> No 15 15 Seated Scribe: *WONDER* full 7b8e0dee-96fe-4a0b-a3cd-05322b94ec7f https://share.transistor.fm/s/a6fff858 This scribe asks us: would we want our role in life continue on for the eternities?

]]> This scribe asks us: would we want our role in life continue on for the eternities?

]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:38:43 -0700 Becca Lloyd Becca Lloyd 146 This scribe asks us: would we want our role in life continue on for the eternities?

]]> No 14 14 Seated Scribe: *THINK* full 7b6a846c-986f-45d0-9122-eef0797a73d8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f7d3fbb2 This sculpture teaches us about the role of preservation in Egyptian culture.

]]> This sculpture teaches us about the role of preservation in Egyptian culture.

]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:36:20 -0700 Becca Lloyd Becca Lloyd 320 This sculpture teaches us about the role of preservation in Egyptian culture.

]]> No 13 13 Seated Scribe: *LOOK* full becc71a9-7a50-4300-a052-4a99ec26a450 https://share.transistor.fm/s/7eb799d8 We see the phenomenal preservation of this Ancient Egyptian scribe--don't forget to look at his eyes!

]]> We see the phenomenal preservation of this Ancient Egyptian scribe--don't forget to look at his eyes!

]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:32:54 -0700 Becca Lloyd Becca Lloyd 124 We see the phenomenal preservation of this Ancient Egyptian scribe--don't forget to look at his eyes!

]]> No 12 12 Venus de Milo: *WONDER* full 347141cb-5e0b-42e9-bd27-b00ba33203f7 https://share.transistor.fm/s/483be342 This sculpture brings up the bigger question: When is a sculpture nude and when is it just naked?

]]> This sculpture brings up the bigger question: When is a sculpture nude and when is it just naked?

]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:34:33 -0700 Becca Lloyd Becca Lloyd 334 This sculpture brings up the bigger question: When is a sculpture nude and when is it just naked?

]]> No 11 11 Venus de Milo: *THINK* full c7a3cce1-22d6-422b-994c-7ef1470d3970 https://share.transistor.fm/s/f5d5bf8a Through the centuries, the Greeks iterated on how to create the most idealized figure.

]]> Through the centuries, the Greeks iterated on how to create the most idealized figure.

]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:33:33 -0700 Becca Lloyd Becca Lloyd 136 Through the centuries, the Greeks iterated on how to create the most idealized figure.

]]> No 10 10 Venus de Milo: *LOOK* full 57c2858d-0210-4c00-834b-ff425a42780f https://share.transistor.fm/s/0bafef69 We are looking at the Greek's mastery of the human form.

]]> We are looking at the Greek's mastery of the human form.

]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:30:03 -0700 Becca Lloyd Becca Lloyd 86 We are looking at the Greek's mastery of the human form.

]]> No 9 9 Nike of Samothrace: *WONDER* full 2c49d875-b95b-404b-9985-9375e5e4f8f8 https://share.transistor.fm/s/cdec1c92 Nike invites us to receive our deepest desire, to experience freedom.

]]> Nike invites us to receive our deepest desire, to experience freedom.

]]> Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:16:58 -0700 Becca Lloyd Becca Lloyd 115 Nike invites us to receive our deepest desire, to experience freedom.

]]> No 8 8 Nike of Samothrace: *THINK* full 111ae8de-dcea-48e2-91f7-a2285f787f91 https://share.transistor.fm/s/4ff14f74 Nike, a protector of dreams and hopes of ancient sailors.

]]> Nike, a protector of dreams and hopes of ancient sailors.

]]> Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:13:00 -0700 Becca Lloyd Becca Lloyd 220 Nike, a protector of dreams and hopes of ancient sailors.

]]> No 7 7 Nike of Samothrace: *LOOK* full 7ac57784-658b-47e7-8674-aa15d1f5000e https://share.transistor.fm/s/630dc4a3 The Nike of Samothrace dazzles us with her groundedness and lift.

]]> The Nike of Samothrace dazzles us with her groundedness and lift.

]]> Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:08:52 -0700 Becca Lloyd Becca Lloyd 221 The Nike of Samothrace dazzles us with her groundedness and lift.

]]> No 6 6 Mona Lisa: *WONDER* full 30271292-9aa9-4173-be0f-2630b61c979c https://share.transistor.fm/s/11f84876 Beyond the gobsmacking experience of witnessing this painting with people from every corner of the globe, might we take Leonardo's lifelong quest for truth to heart, and use both laws of the universe and observations from feathers and flowers to teach us about our world.

]]> Beyond the gobsmacking experience of witnessing this painting with people from every corner of the globe, might we take Leonardo's lifelong quest for truth to heart, and use both laws of the universe and observations from feathers and flowers to teach us about our world.

]]> Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:53:20 -0700 Becca Lloyd Becca Lloyd 107 Beyond the gobsmacking experience of witnessing this painting with people from every corner of the globe, might we take Leonardo's lifelong quest for truth to heart, and use both laws of the universe and observations from feathers and flowers to teach us about our world.

]]> No 5 5 Mona Lisa: *THINK* full 48e71477-3753-488e-a661-2a4373955e4e https://share.transistor.fm/s/902071f1 Leonardo was the quintessential Renaissance man, through his quest for truth by combining his quest to understand large, metaphysical truths with his keen observation of the natural world. 

]]> Leonardo was the quintessential Renaissance man, through his quest for truth by combining his quest to understand large, metaphysical truths with his keen observation of the natural world. 

]]> Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:47:12 -0700 Becca Lloyd Becca Lloyd 393 Leonardo was the quintessential Renaissance man, through his quest for truth by combining his quest to understand large, metaphysical truths with his keen observation of the natural world. 

]]> No 4 4 Mona Lisa: *LOOK* full 90f48dbd-5b60-426e-9647-45528669a7e0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a591e325 Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:37:59 -0700 Becca Lloyd Becca Lloyd 221 No 3 3 *WONDER* full 231fbe77-d5e8-420c-969a-1a44f9d9c64c https://share.transistor.fm/s/2b4e4e80 Step 3 is WONDER, tapping our curiosity and imagination to let this thing teach us how to be human and connect us to the people of the past.

]]> Step 3 is WONDER, tapping our curiosity and imagination to let this thing teach us how to be human and connect us to the people of the past.

]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:38:28 -0700 Becca Lloyd Becca Lloyd 178 Step 3 is WONDER, tapping our curiosity and imagination to let this thing teach us how to be human and connect us to the people of the past.

]]> No 2 2 *THINK* full 9e0f30e7-9642-4a2b-95b6-bfa9ad382bf2 https://share.transistor.fm/s/36d72e52 THINK is Step 2 of our art meaning making practice--what is the story the object is telling.

]]> THINK is Step 2 of our art meaning making practice--what is the story the object is telling.

]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:24:45 -0700 Becca Lloyd Becca Lloyd 183 THINK is Step 2 of our art meaning making practice--what is the story the object is telling.

]]> No 1 1 *LOOK* full f116b476-8126-436d-bd6d-9d56c8b3588f https://share.transistor.fm/s/e880cd65 LOOK: This is the first step in the "Look-Think-Wonder" practice for art meaning-making.

]]> LOOK: This is the first step in the "Look-Think-Wonder" practice for art meaning-making.

]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:11:05 -0700 Becca Lloyd Becca Lloyd 245 LOOK: This is the first step in the "Look-Think-Wonder" practice for art meaning-making.

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