Check out season two of ReCurrent, a Getty podcast about what we gain by keeping the past present.

Hosted by Jaime Roque, this season explores cultural stories hidden in photographs, archives, and everyday places. Hear from artists, activists, and communities where Getty stories continue to unfold.

On this episode, Backlot and Barrio, Jaime spends time with photographer George Rodriguez, whose camera moved between Hollywood’s backlots and Los Angeles’ East Side. He documented celebrity culture while remaining deeply rooted in community, identity, and resistance.

Subscribe to ReCurrent wherever you get your podcasts and at getty.edu/podcasts/recurrent, where you can also find additional images and transcripts.

How does a mid-20th-century experimental art and science group help us make sense of our social media ecosystem today?

In this extended excerpt from Stanford professor Fred Turner, you’ll hear how the origins of our media landscape date back to the 1940s and the push to counter fascist authoritarianism through democratized access to information. He also explores the unexpected role experimental art-science groups like E.A.T. played in developing our current media culture.

You can read more in his book The Democratic Surround.

Stay tuned for more bonus episodes.

Check out Getty’s first podcast for kids and their families, If Objects Could Talk!

Listen as artifacts leave the museum vault and come alive to share their side of the story. Featuring objects from Getty's antiquities collection, each episode introduces listeners to the history, creation, and everyday use of incredible items like an Egyptian cat statue, an ancient kind of dice, and a glass flask shaped like a fish. Voice actors and immersive sound design bring these historical fiction tales to life.

Hear the rest of the series and learn more at https://www.getty.edu/podcasts/if-objects-could-talk/. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts to be the first to hear the inaugural season, beginning September 8, 2025.