Call 'Em Like Museum with Eric Johnson

What's inside that fancy old house? (with Woody LaBounty)

Vote for Call 'Em Like Museum in the 2026 Signal Awards The Haas-Lilienthal House is one of San Francisco’s most beautiful architectural landmarks, a gorgeous Queen Anne

The living history of radio & broadcasting (with Rachel Lee)

Vote for Call 'Em Like Museum in the 2026 Signal Awards When you visit a museum, do you see it as just a collection of artifacts from the past? The California Historical

How museums make cities stronger (with Tayana Panova)

Vote for Call 'Em Like Museum in the 2026 Signal Awards Museums already do a lot: they educate the public, preserve important works of art and culture, and inspire peopl

Walt Disney's life wasn't always magical (with Kirsten Komoroske)

Vote for Call 'Em Like Museum in the 2026 Signal Awards The Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco faces a unique challenge: How do you tell the story of one of hist

In this pinball museum, the art is meant to be touched (with Evan Phillippe)

Vote for Call 'Em Like Museum in the 2026 Signal Awards At the Pacific Pinball Museum in Alameda, California, there are very few "don't touch" signs. In fact, this uniqu

What's the point of going to a museum? (with Susan Crane)

Vote for Call 'Em Like Museum in the 2026 Signal Awards Did you know the Mona Lisa only got world-famous after it was stolen from the Louvre? In 1911, Leonardo da Vinci'

What do museums mean to you?

Call 'Em Like Museum is a weekly podcast exploring how museums really work, and why we love them. Host Eric Johnson talks with museum directors, curators, experts, and pa