Join Xan and Joe as they take you on a tour of a museum that contains anything and everything.

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Continuing with our spooky themed exhibits, we join our tour guides, Xan and Joe, inside the abandoned castle on the hill, located on the museum grounds, where they will be leading an exhibit focusing on vampires and werewolves. Joe goes into detail about the origins of the European vampire myths and its transformation through the centuries. While Xan brings in some additional information regarding vampires in the 19th century, as well as a possible theory for how werewolf stories came to be.

Episode 57: Doctor of Vampirology

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On today’s tour, we are joined by our tour guides, Xan and Joe inside the Cabin of Curiosities where they take us through a series of strange rooms that focus on legendary cryptids and conspiracies surrounding them. Guided by the book, “Florida&#39;s Unexpected Wildlife,” Xan curates and discusses the many different cases of sea monster sightings on Florida&#39;s coastlines and provides details on these encounters. Meanwhile, they both theorize the reasons behind these conspiracies and sightings, putting into question the relationship these stories have with beachfront tourist towns...

Episode 56: Panic! At Pablo Beach

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On today&#39;s tour, we join our tour guides, Xan and Joe, inside a realistic recreation of a sand worm&#39;s mouth where they will be leading an exhibit on the history of teeth. They talk about the origins of teeth ranging from the evolution of sharks, to horses, and eventually humans and discuss early dental practices and myths surrounding tooth decay. All the while, discussing the drastic impact a species&#39; diet and environment can have on their teeth and how our food has become too soft...

Episode 55: Sharks With Chainsaws: A History of Teeth

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On today&#39;s tour, we get lost inside the museum&#39;s labyrinth joined by our tour guides, Xan and Joe, who use this opportunity to explore the connection between the story of Atlantis and its theorized connection to the Minoan civilization. They briefly recount the history of the Minoans and shine light on its disastrous end and possible influence it had on Plato&#39;s story of Atlantis. If you are a longtime visitor here at the Uncanny County Museum, a bit of this tour will sound familiar to our very first exhibit.

Episode 54: Xan’s Labyrinth

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On today&#39;s tour, we join our tour guides, Xan and Joe, in front of a large bank vault where they will be leading an exhibit about medieval and contemporary currency. Xan goes into detail about the Floren, a currency implemented by the Medici family of Florence in the 15th century while Joe takes us back north to talk about Iceland&#39;s 11th century currency system. All the while, they propose the idea that perhaps Cosimo de’ Medici sounded like Don Corelone from the Godfather.

Episode 53: Make it Make Cents

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It&#39;s been one full year that the Uncanny County Museum has been open! As a special exhibit, our tour guides, Xan and Joe, celebrate this occasion by interviewing each other about their art practices. They share some insight into their own artworks, art process, and personal history that formed their arts careers.

Episode 52: Xan and Joe Recognize Their Mortality

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On today&#39;s tour, Xan and Joe are joined by special guest Bradley Strock, who recounts his journey from inside the Glendive Dinosaur and Fossil Museum, a throwback to our first ever exhibit! They discuss the exhibits in detail, including the layout, artwork and exhibition design the museum employs for displaying their creationist vision of prehistory. At the same time, Bradley tells his stories of being out on a dig in Glendive and the adventures that ensued during his quest for some fossils.

Episode 51: There's Dinosaurs in Them Hills Feat. Bradley Strock

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On today&#39;s tour, our tour guides, Xan and Joe sit down with fossil preparatore extraordinaire, Hillary McLean to talk about the complicated issue of collecting dinosaur fossils and the role of the museum in the public&#39;s perception of value. All the while, discussing why fish paleontology gets a bad rap, Jurassic Park 3, and why T. rex is an overrated dinosaur.

Episode 50: T. rex is Overrated Feat. Hillary McLean

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On today&#39;s tour, we journey underneath the museum to explore the catacombs that were found during the construction of the Uncanny County Museum and left intact. Our tour guides, Xan and Joe, take this opportunity to talk about the pseudoscience of phrenology and focus on a scientist named Samuel George Morton who measured the inside of human skulls. Before diving deep into the racist theroies and unethical display of human remains during this time, they also talk about how sometimes, old science was actually right. Like they always say, a broken clock is right twice a day...

Episode 49: Broken Clock Theorem

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On today&#39;s tour, we join our tour guides, Xan and Joe, in what seems to be a room filled to the brim with artifacts from the past. Ranging from Dorthys Ruby slippers to Dustin&#39;s hat from Stranger Things, Xan and Joe, take this opportunity to talk about the effects of nostalgia in our society today. While talking about the history of the word as well as its relationship to commodification, Joe brings up the question on what is the function of nostalgia when there is no longer a place or object to be nostalgic about? All the while, they discuss the latest gossip about Greta Van Fleet, The Suicide Squad, and the potential new fashion trend, Croc-martens.

Episode 48: Old Time Croc and Roll

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On today&#39;s tour we join our tour guides, Xan and Joe, as they take us into one of the UCM’s auction halls where they will be selling NFTs. In taking the opportunity to talk about the recent crypto buzz, they discuss the impact of reproducible art in the past with printmaking and its benefits and later consequences. From Goya&#39;s print subscriptions to contemporary illustrators on Twitter, they question how and if digital artists can safeguard their artworks when displaying them on the Internet?

Episode 47: Going Off the Rails: NFTs in the Art World

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On today&#39;s tour, we join our tour guides, Xan and Joe as they lead us through the Uncanny County Museums’ hall of “bad art”. They talk about famous unpopular artworks from popular artists, such as Michelangelo&#39;s Night and break down why we consider certain works from great artists to be bad in comparison to what is considered their masterpieces. All the while, Xan and Joe finally have their long awaited debate on whether Bob Dylan was better during his Electric or Folk years.

Episode 46: Bad Art: The Greatest Hits

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On today&#39;s tour, we join our tour guides Xan and Joe at the Uncanny County Fair where Joe thought they would be displaying their artworks…Instead it is actually them, who are on display. They use this opportunity to talk about the 1893 World’s Colombian Exposition held in Chicago and list the numerous things that made their debut there, as well as the amount of racism and horrors that were also implemented at the event. Furthermore, through looking at this example, they question how America will confront and deal with its past...

Episode 45: The World's Fair: Crushed Pennies and Crushed Dreams

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In bringing our three week long exhibition on the Vikings to a close, we join our tour guides, Xan and Joe as they wrap up the Viking age. Joe finishes up presenting his research by ending with the Normans and highlights their origin and political entanglement with the Frankish crown. He also breifly discusses the 11th century rulers of the Kingdom of Denmark who will attempt to revamp the old raids of the 9th century. All the while, they discuss the end of the Viking age, Hagar the Horrible&#39;s arch nemesis, and Viking Businessman.(Part 3 of 3)

Episode 44: The Vikings Part 3: Normal Norman Business

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Continuing on our three week long exhibition on the Vikings, we join our tour guides Xan and Joe as they discuss the Viking age and the exploration that takes place during the late 8th to 9th centuries. Joe leads the discussion by focusing on where the Vikings went, highlighting their travels from the British Isles all the way east to the Kievan Rus, Constantinople, and even as far south as the Mediterranian sea. All the while, wondering just how much influence they had in the areas they traveled too as a part of their world tour. (part 2 of 3)

Episode 43: The Vikings Part 2: Vikings World Tour

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Welcome to the Uncanny County Museums special exhibition on the Viking age, skål! This exhibition will take place over the course of 3 weeks and led by your co curators and tour guides, Xan and Joe. They take us through this largely unknown but popular history and investigate just who these seafaring peoples were. After being hinted at countless times, Joe finally leads the research he&#39;s been hoarding regarding the Vikings and leads us through halls of Vikingr weapons, clothing, hairstyles, longships, and even recent research regarding what they possibly would have looked like. So grab a drink and join in on this first part regarding the Vikings and their travels through the medieval world! (part 1 of 3)

Episode 42: The Vikings Part 1: The Vibe-Kings

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On today&#39;s tour, we head above sea level to the Andes mountains to join our tour guides, Xan and Joe, where they will be discussing the formation and rise of the Inkan empire, pre 1492. Xan goes into detail and illustrates how their empire was formed from bureaucracy and trade tactics rather than warfare, the peoples that inhabited the area, and what life was like during that time. All the while, discussing anti calvary flame slings, llamas, and The Emperor&#39;s New Groove.

Episode 41: The Inka: An Empires New Groove

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On today&#39;s tour, we join our tour guides Xan and Joe in the museum&#39;s interactive exhibit on Vinland from the old Norse sagas. In presenting the story of “Vikings&#39;&#39; in North America, Joe will be covering a brief overview of this profoundly interesting topic in History. He recounts the tales of adventurers Erik the Red, Leif Eriksson, and Thorfinn Karlsefni in their roles in finding the North American continent as they&#39;re told in the Icelandic and greenlandic sagas. Nevertheless, investigating why they would have traveled so far west at this time and why they never told anyone...

Episode 40: Grapes and Beards: Vikings in North America

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On today&#39;s tour, we head to the Uncanny County Museum&#39;s Dinosaur Hall where we join our tour guides, Xan and Joe, as Xan leads a discussion regarding the representation and illustration of Dinosaurs since their discovery. Ranging from dramatic paleoart to the Disney movie Dinosaur, Xan maps out a timeline that illustrates where the images of these creatures come from. All the while, they discuss buddy cop movies, Jurassic Park, and the Dinosaur movie head finger puppets from McDonalds.

Episode 39: B-Side Dinosaurs

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On today&#39;s tour, we head to the Uncanny County Museum’s old saloon where our tour guides, Xan and Joe, while dressed in their cowboy cosplays, investigate the depiction of the American West presented in Cinema and its impact on the United States&#39; cultural mythology. They survey the use of audio, visual, and literary tropes in Westerns through the decades ranging from The Great Train Robbery to True Grit (2010). All the while, discussing the costumes in Back to the Future Part III, Dude Ranches, and making a Western starring Phildelphias own Gritty...

Episode 38: True Gritty

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On todays tour, our tour guides, Xan and Joe, are joined by guest curator Florizel to discuss erotic art and the censorship that often looms over it. Through discussing Florizels artistic practice and her methods of making and researching, they discuss the censorship and shadowbanning that takes place on social media today as well as historical moments were erotic art was embraced. All the while, questioning the impact of social media sites acting as the final say on what art is or is not allowed to be. *CW: brief mention of sexual assault (1 hr 28 sec to 1 hr 11 min)

Episode 37: Sensual Censorship: Exploring Erotic Art With Florizel

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On today&#39;s tour, our tour guides, Xan and Joe, talk under a model of a rebar angel from Chernoybl and discuss recent events in which people have returned to live on the abandoned land. They discuss the return of wildlife and the absorption of radiation by mushrooms, as well as how long it will take before the radiation reaches its halflife. All the while, they wonder if either of them could move and survive in the wild...

Episode 36: A Rebar Angel's Thesis

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On today&#39;s tour, we journey to the depths of the sea, the tallest peaks of the realm, and the lush valleys of the land to explore the monsters from Judaic/christian mythology. We join our tour guides, Xan and Joe, as they lead a discussion about the origins, history, and possible real versions of the famous Leviathan, Ziz, and Behemoth from these sacred texts. They describe their own theories for what these monsters may or may not represent and Xan presents a theory regarding the possibility of the behemoth actually having existed...

Episode 35: Biblical Kaiju

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On today’s tour, we return to the infamous Cryptid hall where our tour guides, Xan and Joe, discuss the origins of Florida&#39;s beloved cryptid, the Skunk ape. Through exploring how it came to be known in popular culture they present a timeline of the first primate sightings in the U.S. While ultimately trying to wrap their heads around what came first; Bigfoot...or the Skunk Ape? All the while, being greeted by Florida man, talking about apple stealing orangutans, and wondering if Skunk Apes can swim freestyle...

Episode 34: That Skunk Ape Show

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On today&#39;s tour, we join our tour guides Xan and Joe as they take us through a curated exhibition of art from TV and movies. Ranging from shows such as the Office, ICarly, How I Met Your Mother, Broad City, and the Film, Velvet Buzzsaw, they explore the artist and curator tropes presented in these productions. All the while, discussing Xans first cup of coffee, vegan Chicken and Waffles, and Slime...

Episode 33: Prime Time Slime: Art on TV

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On today&#39;s tour, we head back to the infamous Gossip Lounge at the UCM to join our tour guides, Xan and Joe, as they talk about “Kitsch”. Ranging from a $12,000 painting of Goofy surfing to the work of the infamous painter, Thomas Kinkade, they discuss where kitsch is positioned in the context of contemporary art and the global art scene. All the while, they talk about Billy Joel, cruise ship art, and the weirdest things they&#39;ve received in the mail...

Episode 32: Close Encounters of the Kitsch Kind

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On today&#39;s tour, we will be heading to the Uncanny County Museums&#39; recreation of a realistic cave complex. Our tour guides, Xan and Joe lead a discussion regarding early humans and their relationships with art, animals, and living spaces. They speculate the possible reasons as to why early humans would have painted animals and explore other theories that provide entirely different explanations and rationals. Nevertheless, considering the bias we may have towards this time period due to media/entertainment depictions and questioning if early humans even did live in caves…

Episode 31: Bare Bear Bones

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Bringing our 3 week long exhibition of Art in the 20-th Century to a close, we Join our tour guides Xan and Joe as they finalize our journey by bringing us into a recreation of a subway station.They discuss the late 1970s and the beginning of commercialism within art and the implications that it brings, following it all the way to the end of the 90’s. As they wrap up this exhibition we take a closer look at neo-conceptual artworks, the return of painting, and even Woodstock 99. This timeline will cover works from 1970 to 1999. This is our final part of Art in the 20th Century.

Episode 30: Art in the 20th Century, Part 3

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Continuing on our three-week long exhibition of art in the 20th century, we join our tour guides Xan and Joe as they take us through the different artistic movements that occur post World War 2. Ranging from conceptual artists working in South America, to the Japanese Avant-Garde, they focus on artists who have been left out of the Western European art canon in order to give more perspective and a broader context to where the foundations for contemporary art come from.This timeline will cover works from after 1945 to 1970.

Episode 29: Art in the 20th Century, Part 2

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Welcome to the Uncanny Museums first ever exhibit of art in the 20th century! This exhibition will take place over the course of three weeks and each of our tours will be led by your trusty curators and tour guides, Xan and Joe. They will be taking us through art in the 20th century, although by means of looking at what was happening on the edges of the art scene at the time, rather than just the main western European art canon. This tour presents a timeline of works of art and art objects from the late 1800s to around 1935.

Episode 28: Art in the 20th Century, Part 1

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Have you heard about the legend of the Titanic? On this rather strange tour, we head to the Uncanny County Museums planetarium (virtually and in person) for another one of our (in)famous watch along events! Our tour guides, Xan and Joe give their commentary live while watching the classic children&#39;s film, The Legend of the Titanic. *This is a different episode from our normally scheduled ones and it is encouraged to listen to this while watching the movie (available on YouTube). In the beginning segment of the episode, Xan and Joe explain how to best set up this experience and where to pause/start the watch along.

Episode 27: Xan and Joe Go Down With the Ship

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On this special tour, we head to the Uncanny County Museums Aviary where we will be joining our tour Guides, Xan and Joe as well as our special guest Michelle Cimino, for an in depth discussion regarding animal intelligence. In narrowing down this rather large scale topic, they examine the possibilities of collective intelligence within animal species as well as consider how we can measure the intellect of animals without necessarily projecting human traits onto them. All the while mentioning an octopus&#39;s shell collection, tool wielding corvids, and talking plants.

Episode 26: Octopus Shell Collection: The Half Year Special

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On today&#39;s tour, we are returning to our roots as a roadside museum here at the UCM and we will be heading to our newly installed cryptid exhibit. Here, we listen in as our tour guides Xan and Joe tells us the story of one of the lesser known infamous Florida cryptids, old three toes. During this tale, they discuss the origins and revealed mystery surrounding this cryptid and look at potential reasons as to why certain people are attached to this myth. All the while, discussing doctor names, emperor penguins, and what Florida was like in the 80’s...

Episode 25: Old Three Toes...

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On today&#39;s tour, we head to one of the Uncanny County Museums lecture halls where Joe is presenting a lecture regarding questioning the narratives presented in documentary films. From the Edison company to actuality films, Joe weaves us through a quick overview of the history of documentary filmmaking and how it has come to influence the contemporary versions we see now. During this presentation, Xan joins in for an in depth discussion regarding documentaries in contemporary media and how we consume them when faced with spectacle over facts. Specifically, focusing on the documentary series Tiger King compared to Making a Murderer, and more recent documentary films. All the while asking the real question, which is if Borat is a documentary?

Episode 24: It's a Documentary Now

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On today&#39;s tour, we take a closer look into the life, career, and importance of the artist/musician, Yoko Ono. Our tour guides, Xan and Joe lead a discussion about the history and significance of Yoko Ono&#39;s contribution to art history and attempt to perform the actions that are mentioned in her Instruction paintings. All the while, discussing frustrating fans, Wings (the band) themed dipping sauce, and how to pack a Super Bowl... As a precursor to a future exhibition, this tour serves as a prologue to the Fluxus art movement of the 1960s and the lineage that leads to contemporary art today.

Episode 23: Yoko, Oh No!

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On today&#39;s tour, we head to a rather unusual exhibit within a small room at the UCM, which contains a recreation of a stereotypical fans shrine to the Beatles. Our tour guides, Xan and Joe join us here for a discussion regarding dad rock, purple ketchup, JFK,  and of course the Beatles. Like the Smithsonian (but more fun) this exhibit includes actual copies of all of the Beatles albums, bobbleheads, t-shirts, mugs, and any and all tacky merchandise you can think of. However, one cassette tape stands out from the rest and it reads, Everyday Chemistry...

Episode 22: Pete Best of the Beatles

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On today&#39;s tour, we join our tour guides Xan and Joe, in one of the (famous) Uncanny County Museum’s landscape wings. After inspecting the dioramas on display, they lead a discussion regarding representing wilderness in visual art. Ranging from Flemish landscape painting to more contemporary takes on American landscape painting. As well as taking a look at other ways of how landscapes are represented in different cultures and how we can balance both the beauty and the heavy weight of the histories attached to this lineage; specifically, within American landscapes. All the while, talking about Florida&#39;s plains, the pine barrens of New Jersey, future Latin, and pizza...

Episode 21: Wilderness as a Concept

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On today&#39;s tour, we head to the Uncanny County Museums Wax hall, filled with all types of famous and life-like uncanny figures. Our tour guides, Xan and Joe lead a discussion focusing on the origins of the uncanny valley and why we have it. They Consider a multitude of possibilities ranging from our ancestors encountering other types of hominid species in the past, or perhaps, that it&#39;s because our brains like to play tricks on us. All the while, they talk about anatomical Venuses, lawyer billboards, the Boston Dynamics robots, and real dolls...

Episode 20: Mega Morphin Morgans

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On this tour, we join our tour guides, Xan and Joe as well as our special guest, Kolbe White from the podcast Forced Football Facts in the museum&#39;s infamous Gossip Lounge. They lead a series of discussions dealing with museum scandals and the mishaps associated with acquiring artifacts. These topics range from Hobby Lobby&#39;s infamous museum scandal, Sue the t-rex, Archeoraptor, and other paleontology drama. All of which, tie back to this question of how to properly handle and follow through with the acquisition of ancient objects/fossils. As well as how to not rush into a new found hobby, such as antiques acquisition and whether or not Hobby Lobby is what purgatory looks like.

Episode 19: The Yarn Prince

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Continuing from our previous tour trapped in the fallout shelter, we join our tour guides Xan and Joe as they continue a discussion regarding the apocalypse. Specifically, bringing up a multitude of examples ranging from historic moments such as the fall of the Roman empire, to literary ones like H. G Wells’ book, War of the Worlds. Investigating further this western approach to the end of the world (as we know it) and what place would creatives and philosophers have in a post-apocalyptic landscape? This is part 2 of 2 part series.

Episode 18: Apocalypse, How?

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Welcome back to the Uncanny County Museum in this new year! On today&#39;s tour, we run into our tour guides, Xan and Joe as they are in the middle of transporting holiday/party decorations to the museum&#39;s basement(s). Joining in as volunteers for this excursion, we head to the sub-sub basement in order to find room to drop off these items. While in the middle of catching up and recapping the previous year, we stumble upon an abandoned fallout shelter from the 1950s. Mystified by this relic of the past, our tour guides begin a conversation regarding post apocalyptic literature and its impressions now. As well as discussing the British planet in BattleStar Galactica, the talking heads, watching isolation movies in quarantine, and Thomas the Tank Engine. All the while, the door to the fallout shelter begins to close... This is part 1 of a 2 part series.

Episode 17: Same as It Ever Was

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Happy Holidays from your favorite audio fabricated museum! On this rather strange tour, we tune into the Uncanny County Museums holiday special, via virtual streaming. Our tour guides, Xan and Joe lead a live director&#39;s commentary track alongside one of the lesser known, bizarre Christmas movies; Kirk Cameron&#39;s Saving Christmas.  *This is a different episode from our normally scheduled one’s and it is encouraged to listen to this while watching the movie (available on YouTube). In the beginning segment of the episode, Xan and Joe explain how to best set up this experience and where to pause/start the watch along. We will be back in the new year with a brand new tour!

Episode 16: Xan and Joe Save Christmas

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On today&#39;s tour we head to the Uncanny County Museum’s petting zoo where a recent memorial has been placed. We join our tour guides, Xan and Joe at this specific site in order to pay homage in remembering the Emu War. In particular, recollecting how humanity has fought and lost two notable campaigns against different species of birds. They discuss both the absurdity and interesting points of the Emu war and why it feels like it&#39;s taken right from the plot of FernGully. All the while, discussing trading with corvids, roadside petting zoos, and war birds.

Episode 15: Bird Wars

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On today&#39;s tour, we join our tour guides, Xan and Joe, on board a life size reconstruction of a warship that is theorized to have been used by the mysterious Sea Peoples. While on board this vessel, they discuss the impact these unknown peoples had on civilizations along the coasts of the Mediterranean sea during the bronze age collapse. As well as the reasons for why we know so little about them. Further investigating what it means to never get a full picture of what happened in the past, and the fear attached with never knowing. All the while, discussing conquistadors’ marching into the jungles of South America, what it means to have sailing in your blood, and the importance of being specific when writing things down.

Episode 14: They Came From the Sea...

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On this rather unusual tour, we venture into uncanny counties&#39; infinite local Target to take care of some errands. Here, we run into our tour guides Xan and Joe who do an impromptu tour regarding the documentary, Missing 411: The Hunted. A film that is about the amount of people who go missing in the United States national parks, focusing primarily on hunters. While leading both a summary and critique on the documentary, they Investigate this question concerning how we deal with missing persons situations and the lack of closure that can come with it. All the while, exploring the strangeness of cryptid documentaries, the hit band Boston, alien abductions, and the mystery of Bigfoot.

Episode 13: Liminal Target Space

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On today&#39;s tour, we will be heading to one of the museum’s grand halls which has an installation depicting numerous thanksgiving day dinner tables from across the years. Here, our tour guides Xan and Joe discuss the birth of Americana and its origins within the United States. Including its help in forming a new mythology for Americans to look to. Questioning its hand in creating our holidays, as well as navigating the complicated and difficult topic of Thanksgiving. All the while, further investigating the origins of New England based holiday representation, advanced and complex indigenous farming techniques, western films and their mythologization, and what it means to be born in the U.S.A...

Episode 12: Born in the U.S.A

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On today&#39;s tour, we will be heading to the Uncanny County Museum&#39;s life sized recreation of the library of Alexandria. Our tour guides, Xan and Joe each give a lecture regarding the question of what happens to information and artifacts lost to war and time? Bringing up different stories ranging from, the rise and fall of the famed library, to a story regarding a German paleontologist and the loss of Spinosaurus. Nevertheless, circling back to this question of how to best preserve and protect knowledge for all?

Episode 11: Knowledge as a Flex

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On Today’s tour, we will be heading to the opening reception of the Uncanny County Museums exhibition on Internet culture. Curated by our returning guest curator Allison Dempsey, we take a look at the artistic choices made to explore the depths of internet culture. All the while, hanging out with our tour guides Xan and Joe as they discuss the exhibition with Allison. Bringing up both past and more recent developments on social media. Ranging from Tumblr’s censored IHOP pancakes, conservative graphic design/memes, Yik Yak, chaos on Twitter, and the existential threat that is Cars 2. This is part 2 of a 2 part series.

Episode 10: Farm to Table Twitter

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On today&#39;s tour, we pass by our tour guides Xan and Joe preparing and installing a new exhibition on internet culture. Amidst the construction and installation, they take a moment to reflect and discuss what they remember about the internet, primarily focusing on tumblr. Looking back at some of the most famous and bizarre moments on the popular social media site. Ranging from shipping wars to censorship, and recalling the absolute failure of Dashcon. All of this, while staring at the infamous ball pit… This is part 1 of a 2 part series.

Episode 9: Xan and Joe Journey Through The Ball Pit

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On this very special Halloween tour, the Uncanny County Museum is hosting its first ever Horror Film Festival! Featuring our guest curator David Neal, we take a look into some of the most famous and infamous horror films ever made. Discussing the impact horror films have on society, viewing them in a theater versus by yourself, film quality, and the deeper meanings embedded within them. All the while, waiting in line for the film festival to begin...

Episode 8: Spooky Soup: A Halloween Special

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On today&#39;s tour, we will be visiting a one day only exhibit, featuring an installation based on Roman Ondaks work titled Loop. Taking the museum&#39;s outdoor landscape and placing inside the exhibit. Within this seemingly unreal space, our tour guides Xan and Joe lead a discussion regarding artwork in public spaces, versus the museum or gallery space. Focusing on artists such as Adrián Villar Rojas, Mary Mattingly, Stefania Galegati, and others working in the contemporary art world. Contrasted against monuments and other popular public works. A major question arises which asks, for whom is this for?

Episode 7: Who Is It For? Art in the Public Sphere

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On today&#39;s tour, we will be heading to the Uncanny County Museum’s music archives, a crowded space filled with filing cabinets that contain any and all music storing devices, such as vinyl, cassettes, cd’s, ect. Our tour guides Xan and Joe lead a discussion on how music should be archived and exhibited in a museum. All the while, sharing their musical tastes and opinions, discovering music by streaming vs. vinyl, and if Oasis is in fact better than Nickleback...

Episode 6: Get Me an Imagine Dragons!

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On today&#39;s tour, we will be heading to one of the Uncanny County Museum’s underground cellars to take a look at some rare and preserved taxidermied animals. Our tour guides, Xan and Joe will be leading a lecture and discussion regarding human caused animal extinctions throughout history. Taking a closer look at animals such as the dodo, the great auk, the thylacine, and other less familiar animals lost to time.

Episode 5: Dead Parrots Society

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On today&#39;s tour, we will be heading to the Uncanny County museum’s bakery for a chilled out, pastry filled discussion regarding the creation of bread. We look at how bagels became the ultimate travel food, how multiple cultures figured out baking by trial and error, and how bread is essentially alive...

Episode 4: Xan and Joe Get Baked

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On today&#39;s tour, we will be visiting an exhibit on the musical, Starlight Express! Featuring guest curator Allison Dempsey, we take a closer look at coding in musical theater, science fiction, fantasy genres in pop culture, and the impact it leaves. All the while, questioning why Pixar&#39;s Cars seem to have organs...

Episode 3: Jesus Chrysler! An Exploration Into Coding

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On this spooky tour, we will be visiting the Uncanny County Museum&#39;s haunted auction! Where we have a very peculiar and haunted artifact on display for one day only. While leading the auction, our tour guides Xan and Joe share some insight on cursed objects throughout history, crystals, and their own ghost stories.

Episode 2: Show Me The Cursed Facts!

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For today&#39;s tour, we will be headed to a remote jungle to take a look at some leftover dinosaur bones and an ancient Olmec sculpture. All the while, discussing Creationist and Ancient Alien theories, secret Christopher Columbus conspiracy theories, and the power of human creativity. Make sure to pack some bug spray.

Episode 1: A Whole Land Bridge Full of Lemurs