Listen Score
LS 38
Global Rank
TOP 2%

ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗

Update frequency:
weekly
Average audio length:
20 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
74 episodes
since Dec. 20, 2023
episodic

AUDIENCE OF THIS PODCAST 🔗

~60.72% of listeners are from United States.
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US
60.72%
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GB
10.37%
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CA
4.20%
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AU
3.92%
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DE
2.80%
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IN
1.68%
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ES
1.54%
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IE
1.54%
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FR
1.40%
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NO
1.40%
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IT
1.40%
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NL
1.26%
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MX
0.84%
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CZ
0.70%
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JP
0.56%
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AT
0.56%
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HK
0.56%
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DK
0.56%
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UY
0.42%
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AL
0.28%
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BR
0.28%
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NZ
0.28%
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SG
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TR
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TW
0.28%
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KE
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BE
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AR
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LT
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RO
0.14%
Others
0.07%
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On today’s episode, Morgane Halimi takes us into the world of Jane Birkin and the birth of the iconic bag that bears her name. Morgane is Sotheby's Global Head of Handbags and Fashion and brings a decade of expertise, acquired in both auction houses and the second hand luxury e-commerce market. …
On today’s episode, Frank Everett, Sotheby's Vice Chairman, Jewelry Americas, discusses the string of faux pearls that belonged to the legendary Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Estimated at $500-$700, it was the power of provenance that drove them to sell for over $200,000. Frank is largely self-taught…
On today’s episode, we explore the story of the Manet self-portrait at the heart of the Goldschmidt sale — a moment of innovation in the art market as the first-ever evening auction. The visionary Chairman Peter Wilson was the architect of this convergence of the worlds of art and society. The sto…
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