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Composer John Adams: Creating American Classical music
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: John Adams, Credit: Deborah O'Grady
Composer John Adams reflects on his creating American music that’s intense, sensual and meaningful.

Bought by WABE, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jan 27, 2016
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Ellsworth Kelly: the gloriousness of color and form.
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Ellsworth Kelly in his studio, Credit: Jack Shear
Artist and 2012 National Medal of Arts Recipient, Ellsworth Kelly looks back on his career.

Bought by XRAY.fm, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Dec 28, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Actor Wayne Carr's life on the stage: It was meant to be.
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Caption: Wayne Carr as Pericles caught in storm at sea., Credit: Teresa Wood
From Pericles to Tupac Shakur, Wayne Carr has the uncanny ability to embody fully-realized characters.

  • Added: Dec 03, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
"James White" Director, Josh Mond, and Actor Christopher Abbott
From: Awesome Vegans with Elysabeth Alfano
Series: The Dinner Party with Elysabeth Alfano
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"James White" director, Josh Mond, and actor Christopher Abbott discuss the making of the film over bagels and coffee with host of The Dinner Party...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2015
  • Length: 30:17
Famed Chef Grant Achatz
From: Awesome Vegans with Elysabeth Alfano
Series: The Dinner Party with Elysabeth Alfano
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In the corner of Next Restaurant in Chicago, famed Chef Grant Achatz and host of The Dinner Party To Go podcast, Elysabeth Alfano, discuss his batt...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2015
  • Length: 50:38
Brad Whiford of Aerosmith with His Son Zack, Photographer for the Band
From: Awesome Vegans with Elysabeth Alfano
Series: The Dinner Party with Elysabeth Alfano
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Over ceviche, shrimp tacos and mango guacamole, Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford and his son, Zack, photographer for the band, sit down with The D...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2015
  • Length: 01:02:27
Fresh Talk: Oliver Beer
From: Cathy Byrd
Series: Fresh Art International
Caption: Oliver Beer, Credit: Galerie Thaddaeus Ropec
British artist Oliver Beer explores the acoustical character of Kilic Ali Pasa Hamam, a historical Turkish bath, with a small group of local young ...

  • Added: Nov 26, 2015
  • Length: 09:33
Director and playwright Tazewell Thompson: Bringing it to the stage.
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Soloman Howard as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the company of Appomattox at Washington National Opera , Credit: Scott Suchman
Tazewell Thompson may be wowing critics and audiences with his direction of the opera Appomattox, but he’s an equally brilliant theater director an...

Bought by WMUU-LP, WNJR, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Nov 24, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 3
Charleston Mayor Joe Riley and the great work possible through city design
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Opening Day of Spoleto USA, 2015
After 40 years, Mayor Riley steps down, leaving a legacy that privileges the public sphere and beauty in the everyday.

Bought by WABE, WNJR, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Nov 17, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 3
Actor Jane Alexander takes a look back.
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Jane Alexander, Credit: Joan marcus
Jane Alexander reflects on her time at the NEA, her life-long love affair with theater, and the centrality of art to the human experience.

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: Nov 12, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 1
The Speed of Sound: Albert Hammond Jr.
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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As a member of The Strokes, Albert Hammond Jr. was always caught in the Keith Richards roll; the great ax-man behind Julian Casablancas’ Jagger. An...

Bought by KSUT and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Nov 09, 2015
  • Length: 07:03
  • Purchases: 2
Comic Book Artist and Writer Mike Mignola tells us how Hellboy came to be
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Mike Mignola's Hellboy
After all this time, Mike Mignola still loves drawing monsters

Bought by KZUM, WNJR, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Nov 03, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
Jonathan Edwards on Art of the Song
From: Art of the Song
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Our guest this week on Art of the Song is singer/songwriter, actor, and harmonica player, Jonathan Edwards.

Bought by KKRN and WRNC-LP


  • Added: Nov 02, 2015
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Fresh Talk: The Studios of Key West
From: Cathy Byrd
Series: Fresh Art International
Caption: U.S. Route 1, Florida Keys, Credit: via Beachside Resident
About The Studios of Key West international residency programs for artists, writers, and musicians, with director Jed Dodds, and residents Josie Si...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2015
  • Length: 08:11
Richard Hunt--One of the giants of American sculpture.
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Richard Hunt in his studio, Credit: Tom McCormick
Richard Hunt talks about creating large pieces of abstract art for public spaces and reflects on his time on the National Council of the Arts

Bought by WNJR and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Oct 27, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
Playwright Karen Zacarias does it all!
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Caption: A scene from Destiny of Desire, Credit: C. Stanley Photography.
Karen Zacarias is the most produced Latina playwright in the nation. Now, she brings the telenovela to the stage with Destiny of Desire

  • Added: Oct 16, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
Fresh Talk: Cesar Cornejo
From: Cathy Byrd
Series: Fresh Art International
Caption: Havana Museum of Contemporary Art, Credit: Cesar Cornejo
Peruvian artist Cesar Cornejo talks about his project for the 12th Havana Biennial.

  • Added: Oct 09, 2015
  • Length: 08:18
Flying with Dolly Jacobs!
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Dolly Jacobs, Credit: Richard Czina
Most kids run away from home to join the circus. For aerialist and 2015 National Heritage Fellow, Dolly Jacobs, it was a family affair.

Bought by WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WNJR


  • Added: Oct 08, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
Fresh Talk: Marinella Senatore
From: Cathy Byrd
Series: Fresh Art International
Caption: Marinella Senatore, Credit: Mercedes Elizabeth Lowe
Italian artist Marinella Senatore talks about the performances she's producing for the 13th Lyon Biennial exhibition, La Vie Moderne.

  • Added: Oct 02, 2015
  • Length: 12:03
A Conversation with Kevin McKenzie of American Ballet Theatre
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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American Ballet Theatre received the first grant ever given by the National Endowment for the Arts. We talk about that long and fruitful relationship.

Bought by KZUM, WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WNJR


  • Added: Sep 28, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 4
Meet Dan Sheehy who has spent his life in folk and traditional arts.
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Dan Sheehy, Credit: Ashlee Duncan
He helped develop the Folk Arts program at the National Endowment for the Arts and he's been head of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. Now, Dan Shee...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WABE, KPVL, and WNJR


  • Added: Sep 11, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
The Slow One
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: William Powers
As we approach Labor Day, now seems like a good time to think not only about the value of our labor, but about the value of the time we spend not w...

Bought by KVSC and 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 02, 2015
  • Length: 29:20
  • Purchases: 2
Director Sara Colangelo: Getting an Indy Film Together
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Little Accidents, Credit: Rachel Morrison
Director and screenwriter Sara Colangelo's debut feature film Little Accidents takes us into the heart of a coal-mining town.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KPIP-LP, KPVL, and WABE


  • Added: Aug 21, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 5
Poet and Playwright Claudia Rankine has us board the bus for the Bronx
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Claudia Rankine
Claudia Rankine discusses her play The Provenance of Beauty: A South Bronx Travelogue

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KPVL, WNJR, and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Aug 14, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
Simon Shaheen: Making Musical Bridges
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Simon Shaheen
Violinist and oud player Simon Shaheen discusses his merging of Arab and western musical traditions.

Bought by KPVL and WNJR


  • Added: Aug 14, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 2