Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Episode of the day: "Simpatico"

"Simpatico"

Podcast: Snap Judgement (Episode 605)

Very nice and entertaining set of stories. I especially enjoyed the second and third stories.

Second story - "When the two greatest auction houses in the world - Christies and Sothebys -- vied for the privilege of auctioning off $20 million worth of art in 2004, little did they know that they would be forced to engage in an ancient form of ritualized combat known as...rock paper scissors."
Third story - "Dawn always felt disconnected from the rest of the world. Her undiagnosed Autism prevented her from understanding her surroundings without a protective barrier...until she found another creature like her, behind a barrier."

I just love life stories of people like Dawn's.

Listen to "Simpatico"

More information:

Article on The New York Times

Article about Dawn Prince-Hughes

Dawn's interview on BBC World Service

Dawn's books on Amazon

Nicholas Maclean, Christie's international director, impressionist and modern art gestures next to a work by French artist Henri Matisse 'Les Marguerites' as part of a press preview by Christie's 'Impressionist and Modern Art' exhibition at a hotel in Hong Kong, 04 October 2005. The 'Les Marguerites' is estimated to be worth 78 to 117 million Hong Kong dollars (10-15 million USD). Exceptional array of paintings to be offered at Christie's New York on 01 November 2005 include the works by some of the greatest 'Impressionist and modern masters Claude Monet, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, and Alfred Sisley. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE

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