E34 - Brooke Applegate (part II) - Seeking Joy & Being Curious

In this, Part II of my interview with the ever-fascinating, Brooke Applegate, we cover the things that make us humans thrive as a species and delve deep into museum facts and details such as Victorian death customs; with an anthropological perspective, of course. We talk about Dinosaurs (by the way, the dinosaur I couldn't remember is a Triceratops) and Giant Ground Sloths; Dire Wolves and Saber Tooth Tigers. For a minute, we travel to Washington DC. But, the overarching arc of this episode is about seeking and cultivating that "lost, yet completely accessible" child-like joy and curiosity within us all.

Part I is, E33

SHOW NOTES:

Los Angeles County Arboretum - https://www.arboretum.org/

La Brea Tar Pits - https://tarpits.org/

Kidspace Children's Museum - https://kidspacemuseum.org/

Doctor's House Museum & Gazebo - https://www.glendaleca.gov/government/departments/community-services-parks/parks-facilities-historic-sites/brand-park/doctor-s-house-museum-gazebo

California Science Center - https://californiasciencecenter.org/

22 Morbid Death and Mourning Customs from the Victorian Era, Lisa Waugh - Ranker | https://www.ranker.com/list/victorian-mourning-customs/lisa-waugh 

The Yanomami | Survival Internations - https://www.survivalinternational.org/tribes/yanomami

Dinosaur | Brittanica - https://www.britannica.com/animal/dinosaur

MOVIES WE TALKED ABOUT:

Night at the Museum (2006) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers | YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ltba1_-tRT4

Jurassic Park Trailer | Kenny Moscinski | YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc0UehYemQA

SONGS AND POEMS WE TALKED ABOUT:

"Ride of the Valkyries" by Wagner (Royalty-Free Music) | RoyaltyFreeMusic | YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFKvalWABMU&t=23s

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night, Dylan Thomas | Poets.Org - https://poets.org/poem/do-not-go-gentle-good-night