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Framed
by Steph & Joel
Framed: Canvas, Cuffs & Other Stuffs A true crime podcast for art school dropouts and gallery gossips. Hosts Steph and Joel dig into the wildest stories the art world has to offer — from million-dollar heists to forgery fiascos, cursed paintings, and museum drama that would make Gossip Girl blush. It’s art history, but make it chaotic, queer, and criminal. 🎨 Visual art, crime, and pop culture collide 🕵️♀️ New episodes weekly A podcast about the world of art and all the crime that happens there. Steph and Joel make art history a little less boring a little more pop culture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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81. Don’t You Drive That Car, James
This week we let SJ take the wheel, literally. It's a mystery episode, so we have no idea whats coming. Who would have thought we would end up talking about cars, but don't worry it's not really about cars. We hit the highway in 1955 and discover James Dean's Porsche might have been...cursed?…
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80. Gotta Catch 'Em All
On the week of the 30th anniversary of Pokemon (as if we planned it, we didn't) Steph and Joel jump into to the world of Pokemon trading cards. It's a million dollar industry and with that comes fraud fraud fraud. Everyone's trying to make it rich, and with these tiny little artworks you can fit…
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79. The $11 Million Netflix Disaster
This week we are back on the couch changing location location location again. This week Joel jumps on the glamazonian express and takes us to Hollywood. Joel tells us the story of Carl Rinsch, and the unfinished Netflix sci-fi that cost them over $11 million with nothing to show for it. To get...
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78. Thou Shalt Not Steal
This week Steph takes the wheel with an unsolved art heist involving a white van, more than 50 stolen artworks and a museum with absolutely no security. (what's new?) We head to Sarasota, Florida in 1969 and the Museum of the Cross, created by artist and illustrator Ben Stoll. The museum was home...
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77. Of All Films, This Film?!?!
This week Steph takes the wheel with a question: what is the most consequential Seth Rogen movie ever made? But before we get into it, we have a Timbaland minute and review RuPaul’s new movie Stop That Train. Then we jump into The Interview, a movie that seemed unassuming but may have been that...
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76. The Rise of Pam
The office is still flooded, so welcome back to Joel’s couch. Before we get into the story, Steph reviews The Invite, Joel reviews Pretty Woman: The Musical and we discuss the current state of Melbourne theatre, Scary Movie 6 and why some things should be left alone! We go down the road of Pam…
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75. Be good to your mummy!
Our studio flooded, so this week’s episode is coming to you criss cross apple sauce from Joel’s couch. Before we get into the story, we discuss Widow’s Bay — spoiler alert — Joel’s trip to the Cartier exhibition at the NGV. Then Joel takes the wheel and throws us into the ballroom world of 1990s...
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74. H E Double Hockey Sticks
This week on Framed, we’re taking a little trip to hell. After a more personal start talking about grief, death and saying goodbye, we head straight into Dante’s Inferno, Botticelli’s illustrations of the Divine Comedy, and the increasingly unhinged circles of hell. A weirdly kismet planned...
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73. From Judy to Liza: The Original Hollywood Nepo Baby
This week on Framed, we’re talking about one of Hollywood’s most iconic mother-daughter pairings: Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli. We get into Judy’s rise through MGM, the machinery behind child stardom, the pills, the pressure, and the making of a legend, before moving into Liza’s world —…
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72. The Takeaway Rembrandt
This week on Framed, we’re diving into one of the strangest little art-crime stories ever: the tale of Portrait of Jacob de Gheyn III, the tiny Rembrandt that became known as the Takeaway Rembrandt after being stolen four different times from the same gallery. We get into the absurd heists, the...
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71. From the First Flush to the Golden Toilet Heist
This week on Framed, we go from the invention of the flushing toilet to the real-life theft of a solid gold artwork toilet from an English palace. We unpack the story of Sir John Harington, Queen Elizabeth I, the origins of the loo, and then dive into the ridiculous, very British heist of…
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70. Double Jeopardy: The Fake Da Vinci
Want to send us a question? We are waiting by the phones to take your call! email us at [email protected] In this episode of Framed, we unravel the captivating story of the Salvator Mundi, a painting that has shaken the art world with its mystery, controversy, and record-breaking price…
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69. Did They Steal That Song?
This week on Framed, we’re diving into the wild world of music copyright infringement — the songs that borrowed a little too much, the artists who got caught, and the courtroom battles that changed the industry. From the Beach Boys and Chuck Berry to Biz Markie, Vanilla Ice, Katy Perry, Robin...
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68. The 2026 Flamin' MET Gallah
This week on Framed, we break down the Met Gala 2026 from the theme and the politics surrounding the event to the best, worst and most confusing looks on the carpet. We talk Emma Chamberlain, Nicole Kidman, Hunter Schafer, Kim Kardashian, Karan Johar, Janelle Monáe and more, while also unpacking...
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67. The Skylight Heist
This week on Framed, we head to Montreal in 1972 for one of Canada’s biggest art crimes: the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts skylight heist. In the middle of a chaotic weekend of headlines, three thieves climbed onto the museum roof, slipped in through a skylight under repair, tied up the guards…
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66. Marina Abramović and Ulay’s Reunion Broke the Internet
This week on Framed, we’re diving into the real story behind one of the internet’s most iconic art-world moments: the day Marina Abramović looked up at MoMA and found Ulay sitting across from her during The Artist Is Present. But that viral reunion only hits as hard as it does once you know...
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65. This Sold for How Much?
This week on Framed, we’re diving into the art-world sales that make you stop and say: this sold for how much? From Lee Harvey Oswald’s wedding ring to Gerhard Richter’s blood-red mirror work and an “invisible sculpture” that somehow sold for real money. Come follow us on all the apps…
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BONUS - The Most Underrated Films Ever
For this bonus ep, we’re answering one very important question: what is the most underrated movie of all time? From Anaconda and Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle to The Room, The Disaster Artist, Christopher Guest mockumentaries and This Is Spinal Tap. Come follow us on all the apps @framedthepod...
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64. Movie Theories That Broke Our Brains
This week on Framed, we’re diving headfirst into the internet’s most chaotic movie conspiracy theories. Did Sandy actually die in Grease? Is Ferris Bueller even real? Did Kevin McCallister grow up to become Jigsaw? Was Jack from Titanic secretly a time traveller? And is Quentin Tarantino building...
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Bonus Episode - What Makes the Perfect Pop Song?
In this bonus episode, we answer a listener question from Caroline: what actually makes a perfect pop song? From Robyn and Whitney to Prince, Gaga, Britney and beyond, we sit down and talk about what turns a good song into an all-time pop classic. Songs that you need to listen to: Dancing on My…
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63. Blue Ikea Bags: Brazil’s Wild Library Art Heist
This week on Framed, we head to São Paulo for a heist that feels less Ocean’s Eleven and more absolute chaos. On the final day of a library exhibition in Brazil, two men walked in and ripped rare works off the walls, shoved them into blue Ikea bags, and disappeared into the city in under ten...
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62. Fake Pollocks, Fake Rothkos & the Collapse of Knoedler Gallery
Season three is here, the studio has changed, and after a brief detour through Adelaide, Midsumma and the magic of Melbourne dinner theatre, we get into one of the wildest art scandals in modern history. This week on Framed, we’re diving into the collapse of New York’s legendary Knoedler Gallery…
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61. What the hell happened in 2025?
This week we wrap up the year and ask 'what the hell happened in 2025?' We recap our top pop culture moments from Labubu to Katy Perry in space. Then Joel gives us his hot or not list for 2026, can anyone say dinner theatre? Come along and join us in a world of whimsy for the final episode of the...
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60. Fashion as Rebellion: Vivienne Westwood Story
Vivienne Westwood transformed herself from a working-class girl who didn’t think she belonged in the art world into a global fashion icon who changed it forever. In this weeks episode we unpack the full story behind Westwood’s rise, from her early days designing politically charged T-shirts in...
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59. From Rock Art to Dolly Parton: The Kaylene Whiskey Story
In this weeks episode we dive into one if the mist exciting forces in contemporary Australian art, with Kaylene Whiskey. From APY land to the National Portrait Gallery Kaylene blends dreamtime stories, pop icons and community life. Her bold bright canvas are filled with humour and heart but…
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58. The Rikers Island Dali Heist
What happens when a real Salvador Dali hangs in the cafeteria of one of America’s toughest prisons — and then suddenly disappears? This week we dive into the unbelievably true (and deeply chaotic) Rikers Island art heist: a surrealist masterpiece gifted to inmates Keep your ears peeled for pigeon...
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57. History Repeating: The Louvre’s $150 Million Heist
In this week’s episode, we break down the $150 million theft of France’s royal jewels, how two men used a cherry picker to break in, and why the world’s most famous museum somehow forgot to renew its security-camera permit. Steph and Joel unpack the chaotic details, the memes, and the conspiracy...
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56. Japan, HBO & ADHD Chaos: A Big Framed Catch-Up
After a month of spooky season and horror, we’re slowing down (sort of). Joel’s back from Japan — full of stories about trains, terrifying theme park rides, and a surprise HBO cameo in New York — while Steph’s been busy sanding concrete walls and accidentally becoming a lady tradie. In this…
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55. Inside the Church of Satan
This week we unwrap the spectacle that was Anton LaVey—the self-styled “Black Pope” who turned occult theater into a movement. From alleged circus days and media stunts to San Francisco’s infamous Black House, we track how LaVey founded the Church of Satan and packaged sin as brand strategy. We…
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54. The Real Shining Hotel: Ghosts, Gas Leaks & Stephen King’s Nightmare
This week, we’re leaving the Overlook Hotel and heading to the real place that started it all — Colorado’s Stanley Hotel. Steph takes us through the true story behind The Shining — the haunted room that survived an explosion, the ghostly chambermaid who still unpacks your luggage, and the night...
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53. The Shining Explained: Kubrick, Duvall & Jack’s Descent
It’s time to check in at the Overlook Hotel. This week on Framed, we’re pulling apart Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining — how it works, why it still crawls under your skin, and what Shelley Duvall actually went through on set. Joel confesses to watching it very high at 14 (and never quite…
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52. Queer Horror 101
Horror has always been a little… gay. In this episode we trace the queer DNA of the genre—from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein to Bram Stoker’s Dracula, the Hays Code’s “coded villains,” and why queer audiences see themselves in monsters and final girls. Along the way we talk repression, desire…
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51. Ghosts in the Gallery
It’s spooky season — and we’re back with a Halloween special that takes art history into the haunted. 🎃 From the Red Man of the Louvre, to eerie encounters at the British Museum, to ghostly footsteps in San Francisco and the haunted Fremantle Arts Centre, we’re digging into the strange, creepy,...
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50. How an A-List Art Advisor Ran a Ponzi Scheme | The Lisa Schiff Case
An A-list art adviser. A velvet-rope world built on trust. And one word that made $1.8M vanish: “gone.” This week we unpack the rise and fall of Lisa Schiff—from scholarly beginnings and blue-chip access (think Paris galleries, Tribeca offices and celebrity clients) to the playbook prosecutors…
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49. The Untold Story of Artemisia Gentileschi
In this episode of Framed: Canvas, Cuffs & Other Stuffs, we follow the extraordinary journey of Artemisia Gentileschi, the Baroque painter whose bold canvases and unflinching vision rewrote art history. From her years in Florence to her return to Rome, her entrepreneurial studio in Naples, and…
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48. This shit is bananas: How the Guerrilla Girls Took on the Art World
In this episode of Framed: Canvas, Cuffs & Other Stuffs, we dive into the wild history of the Guerrilla Girls — the anonymous collective of feminist art activists who shook up the art world with gorilla masks, sharp humour, and shocking stats. From the courtroom drama of the early 2000s — when...
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47. Are Phones Ruining Museums? From Uffizi to Oasis
We're back after a well needed with stories: Wembley’s thunderous sing-along to “Bittersweet Symphony” before Oasis and a full Uffizi debate about whether phones are ruining how we see art. There’s Pompeii epiphanies and Amsterdam gallery highs. Plus: the two things we missed most while…
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46. Bob Ross: The Happy Little Legacy War
You know the perm. You know the voice. You’ve probably fallen asleep to the sound of “happy little trees.” But behind the gentle persona of Bob Ross was a very real — and very bitter — legal battle over who would control his name, image, and legacy after he died. This week on Framed, we go deep...
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45. Burning Embers
Come follow us on all the apps @framedthepod @joeldavid_b @cheersthanxalot Want to watch the episode? Come on over to YouTube to see the chaos: https://www.youtube.com/@Framedthepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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44. Art, Lies, and Painting Toddlers
Prodigy or Performance? The Marla Olmstead Scandal In the early 2000s, a four-year-old girl named Marla Olmstead became an overnight sensation — hailed as an abstract art prodigy whose paintings sold for thousands. But was she really the one holding the brush? This week on Framed, Steph and Joel...
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43. You Wrecked It!
This week on Framed, Joel takes the wheel to bring you a very special tour of people who accidentally (or… not so accidentally) wrecked art in galleries. From a cleaner who scrubbed the "dirt" off a $1.4 million sculpture, to a man who punched a Monet, to a couple who shattered a crystal chair...
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42. Ladies Lounge v. The Law
Inside MONA: The Art Museum That Got Sued for Saying “No Men Allowed” This week on Framed, Steph takes us inside Tasmania’s wildest art museum — MONA — and the legal storm surrounding its now-infamous Ladies Lounge. From butlers and Picassos to lawsuits and toilet exhibitions, we unravel how one...
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41. Double Jeopardy: Who shot Andy Warhol?
Want to watch this episode? Watch us on YouTube here! And if you want to stalk us a little... Framed Podcast: @framedthepod Joel: @joeldavid_b Come follow us on all the apps @framedthepod @joeldavid_b @cheersthanxalot Want to watch the episode? Come on over to YouTube to see the chaos:...
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40. Double jeopardy: Down the Witches Road
Brooms, potions, and spells—oh my! This week on Framed, Steph delves into the world of witches, from historical lore to infamous trials and the mysterious women accused of witchcraft through the ages. Were they misunderstood healers, or was something more magical at play? We’re uncovering the...
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39. L'homme-araihnée
He climbed into a museum — and walked out with over $100 million in stolen art. This week on Framed, we unravel the story of Vjeran Tomic, the real-life "French Spider-Man" who used climbing skills to pull off one of France’s most audacious art heists. No alarms. No rush. Just precision…
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38. The claws are out - Art Feuds!
Some rivalries spark creativity. Others burn everything to the ground. In this week’s episode of Framed, we dive into the most iconic feuds in art and pop culture history — from bitter artistic rivals and celebrity shade wars to lifelong vendettas that changed careers (and occasionally involved...
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37. Left Eye Legacy
The Rise and Flame of Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes She was the wild card of TLC. A lyrical genius. A tabloid magnet. A spiritual seeker. In this episode of Framed, we trace the life of Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes — from superstardom and arson headlines to her final, haunting days in Honduras. It’s a story of...
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36. Big Little Crimes
This week on Framed, we investigate a small-time crime with big-time audacity. It starts with a guy, a girlfriend, and a suspicious amount of stolen goods — all stashed neatly inside his mum’s house. From an old belt buckle to vintage books and rare collectibles, this bizarre love story turned...
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35. A Wolfgang in Artists Clothing
Wolfgang Beltracchi: The Greatest Art Forger of Our Time? He fooled the experts. He conned the galleries. He made millions painting in the styles of long-dead masters — and got away with it for decades. This week on Framed, we dive into the chaotic and captivating world of Wolfgang Beltracchi…
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34. The Flamin' MET Gallah
This week, things get extra fabulous on Framed. Joel and Steph debrief the Met Gala. We’re talking feathers, fashion, and a potential possession of a horny hat. Steph also has an existential crisis over steam punk. Come for the fashion, stay for the chaos — and yes, we describe the outfits like...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Framed: Canvas, Cuffs & Other Stuffs
A true crime podcast for art school dropouts and gallery gossips.
Hosts Steph and Joel dig into the wildest stories the art world has to offer — from million-dollar heists to forgery fiascos, cursed paintings, and museum drama that would make Gossip Girl blush. It’s art history, but make it chaotic, queer, and criminal.
🎨 Visual art, crime, and pop culture collide
🕵️♀️ New episodes weekly
A podcast about the world of art and all the crime that happens there. Steph and Joel make art history a little less boring a little more pop culture.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Steph & Joel
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Framed: Canvas, Cuffs & Other Stuffs A true crime podcast for art school dropouts and gallery gossips. Hosts Steph and Joel dig into the wildest stories the art world has to offer — from million-dollar heists to forgery fiascos, cursed paintings, and museum drama that would make Gossip Girl blush....
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