The Art of Tyrus Wong

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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History, Society & Culture

4.2 • 23.6K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Over the course of an extraordinarily long career, Tyrus Wong worked across a range of media in a whole collection of industries – animation, live-action film, commercial art, public art, greeting cards, and in his last years, kitemaking in his personal workshop.

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0:00.0	This is the story of how a group of people brought music back to Afghanistan by creating their own version of American Idol.
0:10.0	The joy they brought to the nation.
0:12.0	You're free completely.
0:14.0	No one is there to destroy you.
0:16.0	The danger they endured.
0:18.0	They said my head should be cut off.
0:21.0	I'm John Legend.
0:22.0	Listen to Afghan Star on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your
0:27.8	podcast. Guess what, Will? What's that, Mango? I've been trying to write a promo for our podcast part-time genius
0:34.8	But even though we've done over 250 episodes we don't really talk about murders or cults. I mean we did just cover the
0:41.6	Illuminati of cheese So I feel like that makes us pretty edgy
0:44.7	We also solve mysteries like how Chinese is your Chinese food and how do dollar stores make money
0:50.2	And then of course can you game a dog show.
0:53.6	So what you're saying is everyone should be listening.
0:56.4	Listen to Part-time Genius on the I Heart Radio app or wherever you get your podcast.
1:00.5	I'm Jordan Insolvis and I'm a journalist.
1:03.0	Join me on my new podcast, But We Loved, where queer elders recount the amazing history they've lived through.
1:10.0	In the middle of Wall Street, they traffic they were doing a dying and in the process
1:17.6	share little gems of wisdom for the next generation. The key is to understanding yourself,
1:26.0	learning to love and embrace yourself.
1:28.0	You can listen to But We Loved on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your
1:34.5	podcast.
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