EPISODE · Jul 28, 2015
The Tragic Story of Ota Benga; Cylinder Seals
from Modern Notion · host Emma Morgenstern
On today’s show, award-winning journalist Pamela Newkirk talks about her new book, Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga (Amistad/HarperCollins, June 2015). Ota Benga was a young man from the Congo, kidnapped and put on display at the St. Louis World’s Fair and the Bronx Zoo at the dawn of the 20th century. Newkirk explores…
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On todays show, award-winning journalist Pamela Newkirk talks about her new book, Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga (Amistad/HarperCollins, June 2015). Ota Benga was a young man from the Congo, kidnapped and put on display at the St. Louis Worlds Fair and the Bronx Zoo at the dawn of the 20th century. Newkirk explores how Ota Benga came to be exhibited there and the publics reaction, as well as Bengas long-term legacy. Later in the hour, Mark Hay brings us the story of what may be the earliest form of identity theft. Music this hour: “Forgiven Not Forgotten” by Jahzzar, from the album Kuddelmuddel “Soldiertype (militarised)” by Ketsa, from the album What’s Without’s Within “Private Hurricane (Instrumental Version)” by Josh Woodward, from the album Breadcrumbs Chance, Luck, Errors in Nature, Destruction As a Finale by Chris Zabriskie, from the album Reappear
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