Bunker Panel: Rogues Gallery – Politician Sleaze and Museum Thieves

The Bunker

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News, Politics, Society & Culture, Government

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🗓️ 27 August 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Are any of our institutions sacred? The latest drama from the British Museum has us questioning the role museums play in our society. This week on the Bunker Panel we ask the question: are we more shocked by corruption in our museums than in political office? And what is it about scandals that really grabs our attention? We’ve assembled some of the Bunker’s most scandalous contributors to get to the bottom of this. Senior editor of global news at Vice, Dipo Faloyin, and historian Seth Thévoz, join Andrew Harrison and Dr. Kasia Tomasiewicz in the latest edition of The Bunker Panel. “No one ever went into politics to get rich, but you could get corrupted.” – Seth Thévos “The difference between a scandal and criminality is that scandals require the public to do something about it.” – Dipo Faloyin “History is so much more than a collection of busts, canoes, death masks and weaponry.” – Andrew Harrison “As soon as artefacts are bought into private collections, they just disappear. Rich and important material culture of world civilization is just gone.” – Dr. Kasia Tomasiewicz Book Links “Africa is not a country” by Dipo Faloyin: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/444389/africa-is-not-a-country-by-faloyin-dipo/9781529114829 “Behind Closed Doors” By Seth Thévoz: https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/seth-alexander-th%C3%A9voz/behind-closed-doors/9781472146458/ Written and presented by Andrew Harrison. Produced by Alex Rees and Liam Tait. Production Assistant: Adam Wright. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Music by Kenny Dickinson. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:28.8	This time, sleaze, political sleaze, corruption backhanders and sexual indiscretion are often what
1:35.0	sinks governments and in Britain and America we sometimes think we become desensitized to dirty
1:39.5	dealings.
1:40.7	What makes slees real slees and how is it different around the world?
1:44.0	Plus the British Museum has been rocked by a space of thefts going back to 2021.
1:50.0	Should we be taking this opportunity to take another look at the ethics of museums?
1:54.4	And we'll have a few reading steps at the end of the show in the bunker reading group.
1:58.5	So let's say hello to the panel. Seth Tevo is a regular, oh God what now on the bunker and the author of Behind Closed doors the secret life of London private members clubs
2:07.0	Welcome behind closed doors in the bunker
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