E33 - Brooke Applegate: Whimsey Making, Travel, & Museums

Brooke Applegate holds a degree in anthropology. She is Director of Education at the Los Angeles Arboretum, urban tour guide, world traveler, professional Whimsey Maker, and deep thinking Joy Seeker. She is also one of my dearest friends. In this first of a two-part talk, we talk about world travel, museum workshops, connecting with children, connecting with bugs, urban tours, and so much more!

SHOW NOTES:

Los Angeles Arboretum - https://www.arboretum.org/

WeVenture LA - https://weventurelosangeles.business.site/?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=referral

Kidspace Children's Museum - https://kidspacemuseum.org/

TRAVEL LINKS:

Sapa Sisters Trekking Adventures - https://sapasisters.com/

Wife-Pulling: Marriage Customs of the Hmong People | Vietnam Is Awesome - https://vietnamisawesome.com/news/wife-pulling

International Women's Day - https://www.internationalwomensday.com/

NOTABLE LOS ANGELES AND HOLLYWOOD LINKS:

Rise of Talkies: When Hollywood Learned to Talk, Sing, and Dance | The New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/17/movies/homevideo/17kehr.html

Biddy Mason Memorial Park | Los Angeles Conservancy - https://www.laconservancy.org/locations/biddy-mason-memorial-park

(Lilian Disney's Secret Garden) Blue Ribbon Garden | DowntownLA.com - https://downtownla.com/go/blue-ribbon-garden

The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel / Gallery - https://www.thehollywoodroosevelt.com/gallery

The Hollywood Museum - http://thehollywoodmuseum.com/

(Graumann's) The TCL Chinese Theater IMAX - http://www.tclchinesetheatres.com/

(The Egyptian) American Cinematheque - https://www.americancinematheque.com/

Hollywood Forever Cemetery | Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Forever_Cemetery

Miceli's Restaurant - https://www.micelis.restaurant/contact/

Boardner's - https://boardners.com/

Good Times at Davey Waynes - https://goodtimesatdaveywaynes.com/

The Bradbury Building | The Los Angeles Conservancey - https://www.laconservancy.org/locations/bradbury-building

(Chinatown Welcome Dragons) Chinatown Gateway Monument | Historical Marker Database - https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=183620

NOTABLE BUGS AND INSECTS WE TALKED ABOUT:

Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches | Los Angeles Zoo - https://www.lazoo.org/explore-your-zoo/our-animals/invertebrates/cockroach-madagascar-hissing/

Introducing Decomposers | Science World - https://www.scienceworld.ca/resource/introducing-decomposers/

Lady Bug Facts and Photos | National Geographic Kids - https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/ladybug

MOVIES, BOOKS, & SONGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT:

Cleopatra - Reissue Trailer | Turner Classic Movies - https://www.tcm.com/video/88941/cleopatra-1934-re-issue-trailer

Rush Hour (1998) Trailer | Movieclips Classic Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMiFsFQcFLE

Shanghai Girls by, Lisa See - https://www.lisasee.com/books-new/shanghai-girls/

(correction: the book is called Shanghai Girls, not Beautiful Girls.)

"Ride of the Valkyries" by Wagner (Royalty Free Music) | RoyaltyFreeMusic | YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFKvalWABMU