Episode 71: Claude Monet and His Gardens
Give me a "G!" Give me a "ver-nee!" Say it with me folks: Giverny! Your favorite BYWAP hosts get Romantic:tm: and Wistful:tm: as they think about the idyllic French countryside, and how we wish more than anything to cozy up on a picnic together and paint impressionistic landscapes. Our gloomy host Claude Monet sits alongside us, working on six hundred canvases at once because the light keeps changing. Honestly, this is such a peaceful episode if you can look past ALL of our French pronunciation. We really do try... We promise.
Join us as we cry over the summer holiday we crave to be on, get excited over Claude Monet being a speed demon, bash on The Royal French Salon, and we sing the legacy of a salty old painter and his pursuit of capturing the essence of water lilies. It's a love story, folks, if you know where to look.
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Our music was written and recorded by Elene Kadagidze.
Our cover art was designed by Lindsey Anton-Wood.
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