Welcome to The Lonely Palette, the podcast that returns art history to the masses, one painting at a time. Each episode, host Tamar Avishai picks a painting du jour, interviews unsuspecting museum visitors in front of it, and then dives deeply into the object, the movement, the social context, and anything and everything else that will make it as neat to you as it is to her. For more information, visit thelonelypalette.com | Twitter @lonelypalette | Instagram @thelonelypalette.
The Lonely Palette
Claim This Podcastby Tamar Avishai
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Welcome to The Lonely Palette, the podcast that returns art history to the masses, one painting at a time. Each episode, host Tamar Avishai picks a painting du jour, interviews unsuspecting museum visitors in front of it, and then dives deeply into the object, the movement, the social context, and anything and everything else that will make it as neat to you as it is to her. For more information, visit thelonelypalette.com | Twitter @lonelypalette | Instagram @thelonelypalette.
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Recent Episodes
June 23, 2026
Episode 71: Looking Back on 10 Years of The Lonely Palette (with Julie Shapiro)
Host Tamar Smith interviews art historian Julie Shapiro about ten years of The Lonely Palette, exploring art, craft, and industry evolution.
April 7, 2026
TLP Interview with Helena De Groot, Audio Producer and Sound Artist
<p><i>"The deeper you go, the less indulgent it will be.”</i> - Helena's stickie note</p> <p>Helena De Groot is an audio maker, but, really, she’s an audio artist. Her series, <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/1340-run-hide-repeat" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>Creation Myth</i></a>, just dropped in full as part of the CBC’s show, <i>Personally</i>. <i>Personally </i>is about the most personal experiences that audio makers that probe within themselves, laying themselves bare, for our benefit, as the best memoirs do.</p> <p><i>Creation Myth</i> is, ostensibly, about the question whether or not to have kids. But as you’ll hear, both in listening to the series, and to my conversation with Helena today, it’s about craft and memoir, parenting yourself and parenting others, care and compassion. It’s a masterclass in the creative process itself - that is, creating. Creating life, both your own and another person’s. Creating stories. And creating art that reaches people, sometimes in surprising places.</p> <p><strong>Music used:</strong></p> <p>The Blue Dot Sessions, "Aourourou," "Lina My Queen," "On Top of It"</p> <p><a href="https://www.thelonelypalette.com/interview/2026/4/5/helena-de-groot-podcaster-and-sound-designer" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Episode webpage</a></p> <p>Support the show by <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lonelypalette" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">becoming a patron</a> or by just <a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thelonelypalette" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">sending us a tip</a>.</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>
September 26, 2025
TLP Interview with The Cheeky Scholar
<p>Earlier this year, I had a really, really great conversation with Dr. Lara Ayad, host of the podcast <a href="https://thecheekyscholar.buzzsprout.com/" target="_blank">The Cheeky Scholar</a> - and I'm proud to share it today. We cast our net really wide, talking at first about the role of artists in society, my favorite museums, but then we got into it. We got <i>into it</i>. Because Lara and I are both, in the parlance of the moment, free speech bros. And if you’re going to be a good artist, or a good art critic, you can’t be afraid of censorship, and you sure as hell can’t practice it. </p><p>Lara and I talk everything from Anselm Kiefer to Dr. Seuss, and what we came to realize is this: you have to open your mouth. You have to look at world with open eyes and an open mind. And nothing shuts all those things – mouth, eyes, and mind – more than fear. Fear of offending. Fear of saying the wrong thing even when you’re trying to say the right thing. Or fear that full-on disagreeing will put the whole of your values, your entire moral compass, in question. What will people think of me? Am I still allowed in the club? Am I still a good person? </p><p>Full disclosure: it’s this fear, and these questions, that made me almost not share this conversation. But that’s nuts. And when you listen, you’ll hear why. Freedom of speech is one of the most foundational tenets we have in a liberal society – and this has always been the case, regardless of who had the cultural power to cancel whom.</p><p>Support the show by <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lonelypalette" target="_blank">becoming a patron</a> or by just <a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thelonelypalette" target="_blank">sending us a tip</a>.</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>
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