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EPISODE · Oct 20, 2025 · 10 MIN

A heist! And a big opera controversy...

from Condensed Soup · host Lulu Picart

We've got a real-life heist! The crown jewels have been stolen from the Louvre in a story straight out of a movie. Plus, some of the bitter notes from opera's legacy. Thieves steal crown jewels in 4 minutes from Louvre Museum (Thomas Adamson, AP, Oct 19, 2025) Metropolitan Opera to Drop Use of Blackface-Style Makeup in 'Otello' (Brakkton Booker, NPR, Aug 4, 2015) Retiring Blackface (Naveen Kumar, Opera America, Jan 28, 2023) Instagram: @condensedsouppodcast [email protected] *This episode was recorded in a corporate apartment.

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