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Transforming Lives Through Art: A Conversation with Fabian Debora

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works

We're celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with 2024 National Heritage Fellow Fabian Debora, an acclaimed muralist and founder of the Homeboy Art Ac...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KZUM, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KECG

James Rees: Advocating for Arts Education and Creative Expression

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works

James Rees discusses his career as an artist and in arts education and advocacy, sharing insights into the importance of fostering creativity and c...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KECG, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.

Stage Minds: How Theater Transforms Students

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works

Just in time for back to school: Professor Thalia Goldstein unpacks the impact of theater education on student development.

Bought by WDCB, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KECG, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.

Rhythms of Resilience: Bril Barrett on Tap, Tradition, and Resistance

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works

Caption: Bril Barrett, Credit: Maia Rosenfeld

2024 National Heritage Fellow Bril Barrett reflects on the enduring power of tap to connect past, present, and future and how his teaching philosop...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WDCB, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KZUM, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.

Healing Through Storytelling: Dr. David Fakunle on Arts, Culture, and Public Health

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works

Caption: Dr. David Fakunle, Credit: Schaun Champion

In this 2023 interview, Dr. David Fakunle shares how storytelling and the arts serve as powerful tools for healing and public health, transforming ...

Bought by WRGY, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.

Novelist Bushra Rehman: A Rose Grows in Corona,Queens

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works

Caption: Bushra Rehman, Credit: Andrea Dobrich

Novelist and poet Bushra Rehman celebrates the Pakistani-American community of 1980’s Corona, Queens and the coming of age of a queer Muslim girl a...

Bought by WSLR, RADIOLEX, RadioStPete Florida, KECG, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif. and more

Creating Conversations Through Art: The Vision of Charleston's Gaillard Center

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works

Lissa Frenkel CEO of the Gaillard Center in Charleston, South Carolina, discusses this cultural cornerstone which presents vibrant art, honors loc...

Bought by WSLR, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KZUM, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.

Sheila Black: Redefining Disability Through Poetry

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works

To mark Disability Pride Month, I revisit this interview with award-winning poet Sheila Black who discusses her journey as a poet, editor, and adv...

Bought by WMPG, KICI Iowa City, KVSC, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif. and more

Reimagining the Founders: Lin-Manuel Miranda on Creating 'Hamilton

From: National Endowment for the Arts

We're marking July 4 with this 2016 interview with Lin-Manuel Miranda in which we talk about "Hamilton" and discuss the meticulous process behind t...

Season 1, Episode 51 - 'Symbol of Sustainability' feat Barton Rubenstein

From: Radio 2050
Series: Radio 2050 - Season 1

Using art to teach the need of sustainability.

Embracing Queerness in Ballet: A Conversation with Adriana Pierce

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works

Caption: Adriana Pierce, Credit: Courtesy of Adriana Pierce

Dancer, choreographer, and founder of Queer the Ballet, Adriana Pierce shares her personal story, the inspiration behind and the work of Queer the ...

Bought by WMPG, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KZUM, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.

Tyler Blackwell: Contemporary Art at the Speed Art Museum in Louisville

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works

Tyler Blackwell, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Speed Art Museum, discusses the museum's rich history, community engagement initiatives, and in...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KZUM, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.

Theater Unmasked: Challenges and Possibilities

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works

President of Actors' Equity Kate Shindle and the NEA Director of Theater & Musical Theater Greg Reiner discuss the current challenges, strategic in...

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"Staging Stories: Psalmayene 24 on Directing Across Time

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works

Caption: Psalmayene 24, Credit: Courtesy of the Folger Shakespeare Library

Playwright and director Psalmayene 24 discusses directing the world premiere of Kia Corthron's Tempestuous Elements at Arena Stage and preparing fo...

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Leslie Sainz: A New Voice in Contemporary Poetry

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works

Caption: Leslie Sainz, Credit: Hillary Dubie

Poet and 2021 NEA Literature Fellow Leslie Sainz discusses her creative process and how, as the daughter of Cuban immigrants, she uses poetry to na...

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Suzan-Lori Parks Shows Up!

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works

Caption: Suzan-Lori Parks, Credit: Tam Shell

“Making the world, not just living in it”: Suzan-Lori Parks discusses her current play, “Sally and Tom.”

Bought by WMPG, KMUN, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KZUM and more

Bassist Dave Holland and his Life in Jazz

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works

Caption: Dave Holland, Credit: Ulli Gruber

Bassist and 2017 NEA Jazz Master Dave Holland discusses his career and the collaborative nature of jazz.

Bought by WMPG, KMUN, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KZUM, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago

Talking across Disciplines with the Chair of the NEA and the Director of the Census Bureau

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works

A special edition of Art Works a conversation between NEA Chair Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson and U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert Santos, moderated ...

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Looking Back: Isabel Wilkerson and the Cultural Impact of the Great Migration

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works

Caption: Isabel Wilkerson, Credit: Joe Henson

Author and 2015 National Humanities Medalist Isabel Wilkerson discusses her acclaimed first book “The Warmth of Other Suns,” and the profound impac...

Bought by KMUN, WMPG, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KECG, KZUM and more

“From Heritage to Health:” Bringing the diverse cultures of everyday life to medical care.

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works

A Conversation about “From Heritage to Health:” which demonstrates how storytelling and the arts can help medical professionals better treat cultur...

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Meet the Creator and Host of American Routes: Nick Spitzer

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works

Caption: Nick Spitzer, Credit: Ricky Costanza

A conversation with folklife presenter, educator, creator, host and producer of American Routes, and 2023 National Heritage Fellow Nick Spitzer.

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KZUM, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, and KMUN

Meet Huascar Medina--the Poet Laureate of Kansas

From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works

Caption: Huascar Medina, Credit: Courtesy of the artist

We're celebrating poetry in this week's podcast. The first Latino and non-academic Poet Laureate of Kansas (and National Council on the Arts member...

Bought by WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KZUM, Spokane Public Radio, and KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif.