Museum Confidential

About Museum Confidential

Museum Confidential is a behind-the-scenes look at museums hosted by Jeff Martin. The show is a co-production of Philbrook Museum of Art and Public Radio Tulsa. New episodes every two weeks.

Publisher

Philbrook Museum of Art

Category

arts · arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Oct 2017

Latest episode

1 May 2026

Latest episodes

4 of 162 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   1 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   And one last thing...

   Host [Host Name] interviews Megan Whittaker Nesbit, CEO and President of Philbrook Museum of Art, discussing her impactful tenure and future vision for the institution.

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   26 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Photographs and Memories: On Gordon Parks

   Host Jeff Martin interviews award-winning photographer Fred Sweets about his life, work, and inspiration from the legendary Gordon Parks.

3. 

   13 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   On Anishinaabe Art

   Host [Host Name] interviews Dr. Denene De Quintal, curator of the Detroit Institute of Arts' groundbreaking exhibition, exploring contemporary Anishinaabe art and its rich heritage.

Inside a recent episode

And one last thing...

Published 1 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] I'm proud to have it here. I show it off to people on occasion when I have people here. The city leaders oftentimes use it in marketing and things like that. But it's not particularly beloved. And the difference between kind of respected and beloved, you can be both. But we've kind of gotten to a point here where through a lot of work, we've hopefully kind of moved into that space. And it's about ownership and feeling of ownership. You want to talk about like how you feel the sentiment of the community has changed toward Philbrook? Yeah, I think, you know, one of the things that I love about working here is I mean, working at any museum is really remarkable to go into a gallery space and just see people looking at art and enjoying it. […]

Who has been a guest on Museum Confidential

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Megan Whittaker Nesbit
• Fred Sweets
• Denene De Quintal
• Alison Fisher
• Welana Queton

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

62 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

10 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 59 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

80

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

92

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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