83: Ken Allen and Medieval Russian Kid Art

This week we deep dive into the life of Orangutan Ken Allen, the San Diego Zoo's most infamous escape artist and how the drawings of young boy named Onfim gave art historians insight into what life was like for a child in medieval Russia. A listener voice memo explains the origins of Batman and Robin.

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I'm Me and It's This Game's Fault - Full SDCC Panel

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Episode Tabs:

Fear of the Animal Planet: The Hidden History of Animal Resistance

https://www.akpress.org/fear-of-the-animal-planet-e-book.html

Onfim Wuz Here: On the Unlikely Art of a Medieval Russian Boy

https://lithub.com/onfim-wuz-here-on-the-unlikely-art-of-a-medieval-russian-boy/

Listener Tabs:

Comic Books, Dr. Wertham, and the Villains of Forensic Psychiatry

https://jaapl.org/content/early/2020/10/06/JAAPL.200041-20

The trashiest enigma: Alex Jordan and the House on the Rock

https://thetangential.com/2014/11/30/the-trashiest-enigma-alex-jordan-and-the-house-on-the-rock/

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