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Ologies with Alie Ward

Ceramology (POTTERY) with Potted History’s Graham Taylor & Sarah Lord Taylor

Ologies with Alie Ward

Alie Ward

Comedy, Science, Society & Culture

4.923.8K Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2025

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Porcelain. Earthenware. China. Archaeology. Stoneware. Anthropology. Amphora. Throwing wheels. We got it all. Master potters, history aficionados and Potted History’s icons Sarah Lord Taylor and Graham Taylor are here for our 8th anniversary episode. We get the dirt on ceramics versus pottery, where clay comes from, if there’s enough in the world, how can you spot clay in the wild, how long have humans being making pots, what were the first ceramics, what is glaze exactly, why did your pots explode, what excavations of stoneware have revealed about our ancient ancestors, the Venus figurines of history, the hidden ingredients that might surprise you, and how to feel about thrift store finds. Also: how to bond with a potter instantly.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Oh, hey, it's yesterday's pants, also known as today's pants.

0:04.4

Allie Ward, let's ruin a manicure in the best way possible.

0:07.7

It's Ologies' eighth year this week, eighth anniversary, rather.

0:11.3

This is episode 467.

0:14.4

It is our anniversary.

0:15.4

So I checked on the traditional gift guide for an eighth anniversary.

0:18.4

And it's pottery, folks. Finally folks finally also you can enjoy our fifth

0:24.2

anniversary episode on wood which we did about reclaimed lumber loved it but seromology it comes from

0:30.7

the greek seramos for pottery which was easy not only is this an anniversary episode but it's also a two

0:37.1

for it because we got two guests and they an anniversary episode, but it's also a two-fer because we've got

0:37.9

two guests and they're both equally the best. It's a parent-child duo of accomplished ceramic

0:44.0

artists. Plus, there is another sibling who helps run the business and there's Jess in the

0:48.2

studio, although they're not on this interview, but many of you are freaking out, freaking out,

0:53.8

Wigan, just seeing their names in the title.

0:56.5

But if you don't know their work, they run the studio potted history as well as its educational

1:01.4

and very cool YouTube channel.

1:03.5

And for decades, they've been making museum quality replicas of these ancient ceramics

1:08.1

for institutions and museums and heritage sites and private collectors and TV.

1:14.6

And on top of that, they are very pro accessibility and they've run workshops on ancient craftsmanship for universities and lay people alike.

1:22.3

And they give advice for research projects.

1:24.9

They are so into the craft in the history of pottery.

1:27.3

There was no one else

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