Celebrate Creativity
This podcast is a deep dive into the world of creativity - from Edgar Allan Poe and Walt Whitman to understanding the use of basic AI principles in a fun and practical way, as well as some of the greatest historical figures whoever lived, as well as some who never did!
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651 episodes
Persuasion on the Stage
And this person here must be shakespeare’s teacher.-Hic Latīnē tantum loquimur.Pardon me.I said that we only speak Latin here.But I don't know Latin. Could you speak in English?Well, yes, ordi...
One, Two, Three!
Welcome to Hall of Imagination–and this is the first in a series of episodes about William Shakespeare. And here we have a wax figure of the BARD himself. And personally, let me say as an actor that I am really excited about the prospect of lea...
Love Me Tender
Mr. Presley, I'd like to begin in Tupelo, move through Sun Records and the explosion of the 1950s, and then spend time with Vegas ., the pills, the isolation, and the wreckage.Mr. Bartley, it seems that you really knew about m...
Rock’s First Guitar Hero
Permit me to tell a very short story about something that really happened. Years ago, I saw Chuck Berry live at the Paramount Theatre in Manhattan. I later learned that a few years after that, the Paramount Theater was completely sh...
Allegations
I'd like to begin the final part of this two part series regarding Michael Jackson by looking at late 1993. Yes, Mr. Bartley, in 1993, I proposed to Lisa Marie Presley, the daughter of Elvis Presley, over the phone. We were married i...
Becoming the King of Pop
Welcome to the hall of imagination, and I can't believe what I'm seeing. This is the first time that I have ever seen a wax figure who is now deceased that I saw in real life.Yes, I am Michael Jackson, and you say that you have seen m...
Pineapple Promo
Christ said to feed the hungry, not to give them food poisoning! This will all make sense in September.You see, In early September, I'll be sharing a special series called The 2000 Pound Pineapple. I am announcing it now because the even...
Being Alive!
In the previous episode, we walked with Walt Whitman down the open roads of America, hearing the chorus of ordinary lives. Whitman’s poetry celebrated the sweep of America, the chorus of countless lives, and the boundless possibilities of freed...
I Contain Multitudes!
Welcome to Hall of Imagination. - in your previous episode I mentioned my suspicions that I would be having some more episodes dealing with Walt Whitman very soon. Well that time has come, and I'd love to talk a little bit more with the wax fig...
Just Call Me Walt
Welcome to the hall of imagination. Tonight I was looking up at the wax figure of the writer Walt Whitman– And I was not surprised in the least when he looked down at me and began speaking.George, I was most commonly known as "Walt" ...
Milton
Hello this is George Bartley, and I was walking through the wax museum when I ran across the figure of John Milton. Naturally I had to stop, and I watched him as he came to life and began speaking.Mr. Milton, this is indeed an honor! Do...
The Golden Key
In the previous episode, I talked about an exhibit of the inklings– Token, Williams, and Barfield. But I would like to devote this entire episode to an individual who is arguably the most well-known of the inklings–CS Lewis. ...
What Were the Inklings?
What Were the Inklings?Today’s episode deals with four people instead of one individual. They are often classified as one group because they were a band of university friends who argued, challeng...
Guttenberg
I sincerely hope that you are enjoying the episodes that make up the Hall of Imagination. A wax museum is a wonderful metaphor. During the day, the figures are silent exhibits. At night, they become people again. That gives me tremendous freedo...
Freedom!
Mr. Douglas, I think it would be very interesting for our listeners if you could relate the part of your life when you finally succeeded in making your escape from slavery.But before narrating any of the peculiar circumstances, I dee...
Baltimore
Could you describe your voyage to Baltimore?Frederick Douglas: We sailed out of Miles River for Baltimore on a Saturday morning. I remember only the day of the week, for at that time I had no knowledge of the days of the month, nor t...
NO EXCUSE!
Did these apparently incoherent songs mean anything to you?I did not, when a slave, understand the deep meaning of these songs. These songs told a tale of woe which was then altogether beyond my feeble comprehension; they were tones lou...
Slavery
Now I was walking in the hallway through the wax museum when I looked up at the wax figure of an Afro-American individual. He looked down at me, and his features came to life as he said–As I hope you realize, my name is Frederick Douglass, and ...
Practical Paper
Night watchman: Welcome to another night at the wax museum– Or Hall of wonder–step sound–and what do we have here. It looks like the wax figure of a Chinese person, and the identifying plaque says that his name is TI LonMr. Bar...
Tilting at Windmills
Before we begin, let me emphasize that today I'll be talking with a wax figure that never existed– In this case, a figure from literature that was never flesh and bone, but the author of the literary work from which she came created a charac...
The Curious Mind of Einstein
The museum was unusually quiet.The lights glowed softly across the polished floor.I made my rounds through the gallery of scientists.There stood Isaac Newton.There stood Marie Curie.
Jefferson Meets A.I.
Night watchman: you would be astonished by many aspects of the modern university that you founded with the University of Virginia.Jefferson: That is most fascinating. "How many students attend today?"Night Watchman: "Mr. Jeff...
President Jefferson
Mr. Bartley: Mr. Jefferson, the last time we spoke, you had basically written the Declaration of Independence. The United States was fighting Britain in the revolutionary war, and in October 1781 George Washington's troops defeated the Briti...
