I want to be Lonnie when I grow up! (in paid partnership with Washington D.C, featuring Lonnie G. Bunch III)
Off Air with Jane & Fi
The Times
4.7 • 884 Ratings
🗓️ 25 July 2025
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
In this special bonus episode brought to you by Washington, DC, Jane and Fi learn about the many experiences waiting in the U.S. capital. They chat with Lonnie G. Bunch III, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, which brings powerful stories, rich history and cultural gems to life across its 17 free museums and the National Zoo throughout the city.
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| 0:00.0 | This very special episode of Offair is made possible in paid partnership with Washington, D.C. |
| 0:13.7 | Now we have got a real treat for you. We've been talking to a fascinating historian and educator. |
| 0:19.6 | He's got a fantastic name as well, |
| 0:21.3 | which is not that relevant, |
| 0:22.6 | but it's sweet just to acknowledge it. |
| 0:24.8 | It's Lonnie G. Bunch the 3rd. |
| 0:27.4 | I'm going to say that again because I enjoy it so much. |
| 0:29.5 | Lonnie G. Bunch the 3rd. |
| 0:31.8 | Now, he also happens to be secretary of the Smithsonian Institute, |
| 0:36.7 | and that runs free museums and a zoo in the DC area. |
| 0:40.6 | I didn't realise Jane quite how extensive the Smithsonian was. And I was imagining it was just |
| 0:47.9 | one building, one museum, but it's a brand, isn't it, that is bringing you culture of all sorts? |
| 0:54.9 | It really is. And like you, I didn't realise the full extent of it either. |
| 0:58.7 | So we need to listen to our own interview. |
| 1:00.6 | And we might learn something. But also, I think everyone could learn from the way this man |
| 1:06.0 | talks about his job. Because we were able to see him when we were talking to him, he radiates |
| 1:12.7 | enthusiasm and honestly it really, really comes across. It does. So here we go. We began by asking |
| 1:19.2 | Lonnie G. Bunch the third, just can't say that enough, what his job actually entails. |
| 1:24.3 | I oversee 21 museums, 21 libraries, sort of five or six research centers around |
| 1:31.2 | the world, and the zoo. So basically, my job is to make sure that a place that is ripe with |
| 1:39.6 | education that is made accessible through museums and educational programs, |
| 1:45.6 | functions well and basically serves a global public. |
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