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Sarah Winchester

Call 'Em Like Museum is a weekly podcast exploring how museums really work, and why we love them. Host Eric Johnson talks with museum directors, curators, experts, and passionate fans about what drives them, from homegrown passion projects to world-famous institutions. Each episode digs into museum curation, exhibit design, and the visitor experience — plus the essential question: What's actually ... more

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At the right time of day, the Exploratorium on San Francisco’s Embarcadero is covered in rainbows. Visitors lift soap bubbles over their heads, drop ball bearings through hoops, and spin a disc of sand that seems to fall forever. For almost 60 years,... more

Signs, menus, chopstick wrappers: Most of us see graphic design thousands of times a day without giving it a second thought. But behind every everyday object, someone somewhere was making careful, intentional design choices.

“There’s a human designi... more

Inside the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, it is easy to get lost. The 160-room mansion's notorious maze-like design features doors and stairs that seemingly go nowhere, cabinets that are actually windows, and windows that receive no sunlight. more

"I consider ghost stories the clickbait of history," says Laura Fies, Executive Director of the USS Hornet Museum. While supernatural tales are a fun thrill for visitors, they also serve as a powerful accessory to historical education.

 

"We will tea... more

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Recent Guests

Stephen Coles
Associate curator and editorial director at Letterform Archive.
Letterform Archive
Episode: Are fonts art? Letters find out! (with Stephen Coles)
Walter Magnuson
Executive director of the Winchester Mystery House.
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Episode: At the Winchester Mystery House, ghosts are just the beginning (with Walter Magnuson)
Laura Fies
Executive director of the USS Hornet Museum.
USS Hornet Museum
Episode: Hauntings, astronauts, and warplanes on the USS Hornet (with Laura Fies)
Renée Dreyfus
Curator in charge of ancient art at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Episode: Everyday life & afterlife in ancient Egypt (with Renée Dreyfus)
Peggy Levitt
Wellesley College Professor, author of Artifacts and Allegiances and Move Over, Mona Lisa
Wellesley College / author
Episode: How do we actually make museums more diverse? (with Peggy Levitt)
Woody LaBounty
CEO of San Francisco Heritage
San Francisco Heritage
Episode: What's inside that fancy old house? (with Woody LaBounty)
Rachel Lee
Executive Director of the California Historical Radio Society
California Historical Radio Society
Episode: The living history of radio & broadcasting (with Rachel Lee)
Dr. Tayana Panova
Psychologist and urbanist; expert on how city design affects behavior
Episode: How museums make cities stronger (with Tayana Panova)
Evan Phillippe
Executive Director of the Pacific Pinball Museum
Pacific Pinball Museum
Episode: In this pinball museum, the art is meant to be touched (with Evan Phillippe)

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Eric Johnson
Host of Call 'Em Like Museum; guides conversations and contextualizes questions for guests; involved in production and framing of topics

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4.5 out of 5 stars from 13 ratings
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    Love to learn more about museums! Please do an episode on Chick Austin and the Wadsworth!

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Are fonts art? Letters find out! (with Stephen Coles)
Q: Can you envision a future where designers are using AI in some way or where AI itself is able to do interesting work with typefaces?
Coles says AI could help analyze and sort large collections of typefaces based on a designer's criteria. But the Archive's human curation and the combination of staff and visitor perspectives offer inspiration AI cannot reproduce.
Are fonts art? Letters find out! (with Stephen Coles)
Q: Why do you think this field does not get the same set of recognition in museum spaces?
Coles says graphic design is often seen as too functional or commonplace for museums, and commercial work is sometimes regarded as less valuable than fine art. He argues that everyday designed objects have human craft and history worth preserving.
At the Winchester Mystery House, ghosts are just the beginning (with Walter Magnuson)
Q: Do you find you have to confront or challenge what people bring in?
Magnuson says the house does not try to correct visitors' assumptions. It presents historical context, including the fact that spiritualism was widely regarded as science in Winchester's era, and encourages visitors to make up their own minds.
At the Winchester Mystery House, ghosts are just the beginning (with Walter Magnuson)
Q: Can you talk about how you approach that balance?
Magnuson says the house takes its history seriously, shares multiple versions of Sarah Winchester's story and the legends surrounding her, and lets visitors form their own conclusions.
Everyday life & afterlife in ancient Egypt (with Renée Dreyfus)
Q: Could you talk about what the room about The Golden City means to you and why you wanted to juxtapose its objects with the Pharaohs?
Dreyfus describes the recently discovered city as a well-preserved residential, administrative, and workshop center. Its objects show how ordinary people worked, lived, and made goods for the king, broadening the exhibition beyond royal history.

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The show consistently centers on how museums operate beyond glossy reputation, often bringing in directors, curators, urbanists, and historians to explore curation, exhibit design, and visitor experience. Episodes frequently blend practical operations (school programs, interactive exhibits, restoration or preservation work) with broader cultural questions—meaning, memory, and public impact—while also touching on the economics and politics behind museums, including funding, repatriation debates, and audience engagement. A notable throughline is the emphasis on accessible, hands-on learning and community-oriented programming, from small niche institutions to larger city museums, with a knack for turning complex history and design into engagin... more

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