Did Picasso Try to Steal the Mona Lisa?
Part-Time Genius
iHeartPodcasts and Kaleidoscope
4.5 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 19 September 2025
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
How did the Mona Lisa get so famous? Why doesn't she have any eyebrows? And why was Picasso investigated for the painting's theft? Today, Will and Mango go deep on the mysterious beauty and discover what—and who!—is behind that sly smile.
This episode originally aired on May 30, 2024.
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| 1:16.7 | Guess what, Will? |
| 1:18.1 | What's that, Mango? |
| 1:19.1 | So I'm trying to write a poem for the Mona Lisa, and I need a little help. |
| 1:24.3 | Rhyme Zone says there's no perfect rhyme for Mona Lisa. So what do you think rhymes best? |
| 1:29.3 | Like amnesia, anesthesia, or Moisha? |
| 1:33.7 | Wait, Mango. First of all, why are you writing Mona Lisa a poem? Because even though |
| 1:38.7 | there are over a million pieces of art in the Louvre, the Mona Lisa is the only one who actually |
| 1:43.6 | receives her own mail. And people have been writing to The Mona Lisa is the only one who actually receives her own mail, |
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