Episode 198 - The Dark History of Masks
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Episode 198 - The Dark History of Masks

B2Upper-intermediateJuly 7, 202634 min

This week on Lunatics Radio Hour, we explore the history of masks, from prehistoric rituals and ancient Egyptian funerary masks to Roman death masks, Venetian Carnival, and the eerie plague doctor. Sources National Geographic Article by A. R. Williams - World’s Oldest Masks Modeled On Early Markers Ancestors Death and Burial in Ancient Egypt by Salima IkramA BBC article by Zaria Grovett: The lost art of the death mask An Art and Object article by Effie Jackson: The History of Venetian MasksNational Geographic Article by Erin Blakemore: Why plague doctors wore those strange beak...

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Hello everyone and welcome back to another episode of the Lunatics Radio Hour podcast. My name is Abby Branker. I'm sitting here with Alan Kudin. Hello.

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So Alan, I have a question for you. Okay. Ghostface, Michael Myers, The Phantom of the Opera, Jason Voorhees, Leatherface, and Hannibal Lecter.

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What do they all have in common? Strong arms. They all wear masks. Oh.

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