Season 5, Episode 3: Swans, Brothels, and Trump
Update: 2025-10-02
Description
Waldy and Bendy takes a deep dive into the best depictions of swans in art, and looks at how Trump's goldification of the White House has an art historic precedent. Bendy chooses a painting by Sir Thomas Lawrence for On The Wall, and tries to convince Waldy of it's connection to Michelangelo.
Watch the episode on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/Q33ktg9TuFo
See the show notes here: https://zczfilms.com/podcasts/waldy-bendy/season-5-episode-3-swans-brothels-and-trump/
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Hi Waldy and Bendy, re. swans in art I suggest you look up Pauline Bewick, who because of her name had quite an affinity with swans. and try rotating the Isabella Wolf portrait clockwise!