National myths and monuments Season two, episode four, of the OMNIA podcast ‘In These Times’ features three faculty discussing the movement to reexamine monuments and the history and myths they symbolize. Season two, episode four, of the OMNIA podcast “In These Times” features three faculty discussing the movement to reexamine monuments and the history and myths they symbolize, and how the public should think about the artworks in public squares. Image: Adriana Bellet During the worldwide protests that followed the death of George Floyd, demonstrators mobilized to challenge the representations of history presented by some of the monuments and memorials that occupy our public squares. An anthropologist, a sociologist, and an art historian reflect on why there has been such a focus on these symbols in this moment, how they shape our historical narrative and myths, and how to move forward.