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Announcer: This is
a Getty Podcast.

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Zoe: Hi there and welcome to
a special If Objects Could

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Talk crossover episode!

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This week, we’re traveling
back in time with the

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team at Culture Kids.

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Asher and his mom Kristen join
me at the Getty Villa Museum

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to learn about Roman dinner
parties—then we travel back

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in time to experience one!

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In this two part series,
you’ll learn more about

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how and what the Romans
ate—especially when they wanted

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to show off to their friends.

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Culture Kids takes young
listeners on imaginative

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adventures to explore
traditions, stories, foods,

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languages, animals, and
the people behind them.

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They bridge communities
through curiosity and kindness.

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If you love to travel, eat,
learn, or all three, you’ll

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love these globe-trotting
adventure stories.

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Let’s go!

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Mom: Hello Culture Kids!

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Grab your imaginary passports
and your bags because it’s

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time to become world trotting
explorers, right where you are.

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Asher: Hello, hello!

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My name is Asher and I am your
host along with my mom, Kristen.

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Mom: Today we’re going to
visit our friend Ms. Zoe,

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producer for the Getty family
podcast If Objects Could Talk.

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We’re headed to the Getty Villa
in Los Angeles, California—and

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we’ll hop aboard our magical
Culture Train time-machine

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to travel back to ancient
Rome and explore how Romans

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enjoyed their dinner parties.

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Before we get started on
our episode, we want to say

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thank you to Henry and his
family for your 5-star rating.

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They said, my son Henry
listens to this podcast all

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the time on his Yoto player
and he has tons of vacations

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planned for us as a result.

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Asher: That’s awesome!

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Thank you, Henry,
you’re the best!

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Mom: And hey Culture Kids.

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Do YOU have a funny joke?

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Well you’re in luck because
we’re having a Culture Kids

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joke fest at the end of the
year where we’ll tell jokes

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after jokes after jokes.

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If you’d like your joke to
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feature your joke and give
you a very special shoutout.

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Asher: Culture Kids
joke fest. I can’t wait.

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Bahahaha

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Mom: OK Culture Kids, before
we hop aboard our magical

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Culture Train to the Getty
Museum’s Villa in Los Angeles,

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let’s uncover exactly why
we’re going there, what they

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do, and what it all really is!

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Asher: Getty Villa is
not just any museum.

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It’s built like an
ancient Roman home.

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Mom: That’s right—the Getty
Villa was designed as a

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recreation of a grand seaside
home from ancient Rome, inspired

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by a real villa in Italy that
still exists, though much of

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it is still buried underground.

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Asher: They have thousands
of real treasures from

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Greece, Rome, and other
old civilizations!

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Mom: Yes, the galleries are
filled with objects that

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people used every day—statues,
jewelry, paintings, even tools.

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Each one helps us imagine
what life was like

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thousands of years ago.

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Asher: My favorite part
about the Getty Villa?

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It is on top of a
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beautiful Pacific Ocean.

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Mom: Exactly!

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The real Roman villa it was
modeled after also looked

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out over the sea in Italy.

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The builders wanted this museum
to feel the same way—peaceful,

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open, and full of ocean breeze.

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It’s the perfect place to
imagine you’ve traveled

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across time and halfway
around the world!

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Asher: I hear our Culture Train!

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Mom: OK Culture Kids—get
ready to stroll through the

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sun-lit gardens of the Getty
Villa, where marble columns

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line courtyards and paths
overlooking the sparkling Pacific.

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We’ll wander past fountains
and fragrant herbs inspired by

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ancient Roman homes, built to
echo how people lived long ago.

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So buckle up—we’re just moments
away from stepping into 

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[All aboard!] ANCIENT ROME! [music, train sounds]

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Welcome to the Getty
Villa, Culture Kids!

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We just arrived, and I can
see a big open courtyard

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with shiny marble floors,
tall white columns all around

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us, and vibrant green bushes
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There’s a long, calm pool in
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sky, along with fragrant herbs,
trees and flowers, just like

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people planted in ancient Rome.

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Asher: Wait.

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That’s a swimming pool, isn’t it?

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OK time to go for a swim.

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Mom: Oh no Asher, I don’t
think this is for a pool party.

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This is a museum, remember?

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Oh, there's Ms Zoe.
Let's walk over.

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Asher: Hello Ms Zoe!

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Zoe: Hi Kristen!

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Hi Asher!

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Hi Culture Kids!

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Welcome to the Getty Villa!

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I’m so excited to
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Asher: Thank you for meeting us.

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This place is so fancy;
it’s like a big mansion.

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Mom: It sure is fancy.

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But before we start looking
around, for those of us meeting

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you for the first time, can
you tell us about yourself?

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Zoe: I’m Zoe and I’m a podcast
producer at the Getty and one of

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my newest projects is If Objects
Could Talk and which is a podcast

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for kids and families where
museum objects come alive and

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share their side of the story.

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Asher: We love it.

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Some of the objects are
HERE, like in this museum.

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Mom: Yup.

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And could you tell us more
about the Getty villa?

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Zoe: Sure.

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So the Getty villa museum is
our collection of ancient art

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collection and artifacts, so
that means art from about 8000

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years ago all the way to about
1400 years ago, or the 6th CE.

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Asher: Yeah, like
so very ancient.

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Mom: Yup.

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Zoe: This museum building was
inspired by a real villa in

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Herculaneum and that’s a little
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And this villa was buried by
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Vesuvius in the year 79 CE
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And so when it was rediscovered
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had been frozen in time.

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Asher: Wow so that’s how all
the objects and the villa

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were protected for 2000 years.

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That’s wild!

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Zoe: Yes, it really is!

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So the experience of being
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is pretty similar to what
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the town of Herculaneum.

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Asher: Very cool.

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So this poooool…did
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Zoe: Probably not.

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Maybe they would splash
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for fish that they could use
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And a lot of times
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the fountains sounded.

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They were great for reflecting

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Asher: Let’s listen. [Water running]

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Ahhh…yes it is quite peaceful.

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Zoe: So Asher—

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Asher: Yassss?

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Zoe: I hear you have a
magical time machine.

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Asher: I actually hear
it coming to take us.

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Zoe: Can we step inside and
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for a real Roman dinner party?

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Asher: Oh yes it’s revving up!!!

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Mom: Alright Culture Kids,
hang on tight because we’re

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about to blast off aboard
our magical Culture Kids

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Time-Machine and zoom back to
ANCIENT ROME to see how Romans

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set up a grand dinner party!

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Zoe: Alright, hand on tight!

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Asher: Let’s gooooo!!

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WoooooOooOoWwwWW!!!

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Mom: Welcome to Ancient
Rome, Culture Kids!

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We’ve just stepped into
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And I see three cushioned
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U-shape around a low table.

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There is a big table nearby
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drinking cups ready for a
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are decorated with colorful
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the room feel extra special.

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Asher: I guess they’re
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Everything is decorated
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The air feels…dusty and…old.

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Zoe: So we’re at a villa
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the bay of Naples, which
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And they’re setting up for
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Asher: So this is
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That’s a lot of
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Zoe: Yep!

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And the Romans called this the
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Mom: Interesting you say
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have noticed there are no
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Asher: Yeah I just see
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Is that so they can take 
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during the dinner party?

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Too much talking!

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I’m tired.

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Mom: That could
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Zoe: So Romans ate a little
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Imagine lying down on the
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coffee table in front of you.

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That’s exactly how the Romans
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Mom: That is very interesting.

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I’ve definitely seen
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The ancient Romans would lean
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a pillow often and use
their right hand for eating.

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Asher: Let me go sit and try.

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Mom: Well…in a real museum I
don’t think you can sit on an

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ancient artifact, but this is
our imaginary Culture Kids time

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travel adventure, so sure, go
ahead and sit on the couch.

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Asher: Taking a seat at
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Do I look like an
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Mom: Yes, you do.

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Asher is leaning on a propped
pillow on his left side with

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couch and looking pretty comfy.

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Zoe: Yea, and you would reach
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food in front of you.

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Asher: Mom, can we please
make this a rule at home?

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No more chairs; just
couches, pillows, and snacks.

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Mom: Mmm I don’t
know about that.

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Asher: Ooh, look at those
paintings on the wall.

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So many decorations.

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Mom: Yes I’ve noticed that.

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What kind of
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Zoe: These paintings
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That means they’re done
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This room looks like
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I think that’s…Egypt?

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Asher: Egypt?

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I thought we’re in an
ancient Roman dinner

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party and this is Italy.

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Zoe: Paintings of Egypt were
really popular in this period

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because Egypt was
at one edge of the Roman empire.

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Romans loved Egypt; they were
fascinated by culture, and

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hieroglyphics, and architecture.

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So we can kind of think of
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aspirational travel posters.

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Mom: That is so
fascinating to know.

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Even thousands of years ago
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different cultures and explore
the world, just like we’re doing now.

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Zoe: Absolutely.

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There was a lot of trade
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in the Roman empire.

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Asher: Awesome

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Mom: Okay, Culture Kids…let’s
walk over to this big

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table filled with beautiful
cups, plates, and pitchers.

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Zoe: Sure, come this way. 
[footsteps]

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Look over here.

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This is where the food
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the guests arrived.

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Enslaved servants would take
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bring them to the guests
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Asher: OK but why are the
cups and dishes so fancy?

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It’s just a dinner.

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Zoe: Romans loved to use their
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So they’re definitely using
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and most delicate glasses at
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Mom: I can see that.

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We see silver and glass cups
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It’s hard to believe that
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able to create these stunning,
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I wonder how they were made.

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Zoe: A lot of the ways they
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past is very similar to how
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And so you can see they
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delicate little designs.

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Like the cranes on
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were very common around
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Asher: Hey!

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We learned that cranes mean
long life in ancient China, too.

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Mom: Great connection Asher.

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Zoe: Look at this
glass cup over here.

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It's got a geometric
design with pomegranates.

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Or that pitcher which has leaves
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Mom: That makes sense!

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Remember we are in Italy.

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Asher: And I guess even thousands
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of olive trees in Italy.

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Zoe: Exactly Asher.

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And look!

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That glass even has
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This goes to show
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lots of other languages and
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Mom: I love learning that
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curious about languages—they
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other people spoke and shared
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I am also noticing that
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Asher: Or chopsticks.

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Zoe: Well, Romans had spoons
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But big forks and knives
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So apart from spoons,
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to be eaten by hand.

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After eating with their hands,
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pits and leftovers on the floor.

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Asher: Throw their
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How rude.

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Mom: It might seem rude
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it was completely normal!

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Every place and time
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What feels polite in one
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different in another.

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Zoe: That’s a good point.

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A lot of the party manners
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similar to today, but some
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Asher: Well good thing I’m
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this floor can not be trusted

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Zoe: Interesting
you say that, Asher.

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Romans actually didn’t wear
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ready for their dinner party.

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Mom: Well that’s not too
different from our house.

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We don’t wear shoes in
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Asher: I’ll keep my
shoes on for now

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Mom: Oooh I hear sounds of
people coming in for the

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dinner party which means
we gotta head on back home.

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Ms Zoe before we go, do you
have anything else you’d like

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to share with our Culture Kids?

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Zoe: If you want to learn
more about museum objects

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like a Roman glass fish
flask, or an Egyptian cat

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statue, you can check out
our podcast for families,

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called If Objects Could Talk.

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The link will be
in the show notes.

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Asher: I can’t wait to see them
lean on their side and throw

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their leftovers on the floor!

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Mom: Me too!

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And stay tuned, Culture Kids!

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In just a few weeks, we’ll
all be back here to join

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this dinner party and see how
they enjoy their meals right

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in this very dining room!

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Zoe: Bye Culture Kids!

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See you again soon!

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Mom: And to our Culture Kids
families, every time you visit

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a museum—or even look around
your own home—you’re seeing

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tiny pieces of history, little
clues about how people once

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lived, dreamed, and created.

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Keep asking questions.

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Listen closely to stories.

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And imagine what life might
have felt like long, long ago.

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Because when you learn
about the world—from ancient

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Rome to your own kitchen
table—you’re not just learning

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facts…you’re discovering the
people who came before you,

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and the stories that are still
waiting for you to hear them.

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And lastly as always, your
family are valued, welcomed,

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and celebrated for exactly who
you are because every child

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belongs here at Culture Kids.

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See you next week!

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Bye bye!

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[train sounds]

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Asher: Joke time

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Mom: Ok, I’ll go first.

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What candy do you eat
on the playground?

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Asher: What?

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Mom: Recess Pieces.

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Get it?

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Asher: Yea

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Mom: Recess, school recess,
and the candy Reese’s Pieces.

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Had way too many of
that this Halloween.

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Asher: No I had none.

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Mom: I did.

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Ok, your turn!

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Asher: Why do beets always win?

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Mom: Like beets the vegetable?

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Asher: Yea.

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Mom: I don’t know.

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Why do they always win?

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Asher: they’re 
un-beet-able.

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Get it?

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Mom: I love it, yes.

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Yea, that one is pretty
self explanatory.

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Thanks for joining us today!

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We’ve got episodes on fun
winter traditions and of

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course we’re coming back to our
ancient Roman dinner party, all

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coming up in just a few weeks.

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