Monuments to Motherhood Podcast

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Monuments to Motherhood is a salon-style podcast series exploring the interconnected themes of motherhood in its many forms, caregiving, artmaking, and monumentalization. Serving as a companion to artist Molly Gochman’s large-scale installation pieces of the same name, the podcast uses the sculpture series as a springboard for exploration. Much like the work, which celebrates the enduring support of caregivers across generations, Molly expands our understanding of intimacy, care, play, and community through conversations with artists, activists, and caregivers.

Guests of the podcast include:

Eve Biddle, Alexandra Bradner, Michelle Browder, Diamond Stylz Collier, Paul Farber, Lawanna Kimbro, Richard Lui, Mariah Moore, Aisha Nyandoro

Release: November 2024 (Episodes 1 to 2) / Early 2025 (Episodes 3 to 6)

Total # of Episodes: 6

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Episode 1: Men, Men, and More Men

On a stroll through Central Park, Molly Gochman and her friend and fellow artist Eve Biddle observe and discuss the (primarily male) monuments on the Literary Walk and consider what a better kind of monument might be. Molly also shares her personal experiences as a caregiver and discusses the journey that inspired her to create this series.

Episode 2: Monumentalization

Our inherited monumental landscape in the United States is bleak. Molly speaks to two people changing that: Paul Farber, the executive director of the Philly-based Monument Lab, which is helping birth a new generation of monuments across the country, and Michelle Browder, an artist and activist whose work includes a sculpture honoring the sacrifice of the enslaved women experimented upon by the so-called “Father of Gynecology,” J. Marion Sims.