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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...

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


  • Added: Apr 23, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
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 WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KZUM, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KECG


  • Added: Apr 15, 2024
  • Length: 29:28
  • Purchases: 5
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 KMUN, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KZUM, and WXAV 88.3FM Chicago


  • Added: Apr 09, 2024
  • Length: 28:52
  • Purchases: 4
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In this episode of Quick Study, we consider a study about the rise in women authors and what the trend means for innovation in book publishing.

  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 09:15
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n this episode, we discuss arts programming in the context of the Surgeon General’s recent advisory on loneliness and isolation.

  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 08:37
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In this episode, we look at a new research report on racial/ethnic and gender diversity in the orchestra field.

  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 09:24
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In this episode of Quick Study, we examine a case study about a community performing arts program for people with dementia and their caregivers.

  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 09:52
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In this episode of Quick Study, we consider the job outcomes and experiences of arts graduates during and before the pandemic.

  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 09:27
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In this episode of Quick Study, we discuss findings from two new NEA reports about how adults participated in the arts in 2022—and how these patter...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 11:27
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In this episode of Quick Study, we discuss what “engagement” means, in the context of nonprofit arts organizations working with audiences, communit...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 10:21
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This week brings us a special edition of “Quick Study”—an interview with NEA Chair Maria Rosario Jackson and U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert San...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 33:42
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In this episode, we look at innovative arts measurement techniques by the cultural agencies of three countries (UK, Canada, and Australia).

  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 08:41
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In today’s episode of Quick Study, we consider evolving public perceptions of artists as community members and change-makers, based on nationally ...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 08:22
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A special edition of Art Works a conversation between NEA Chair Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson and U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert Santos, moderated ...

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


  • Added: Mar 26, 2024
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 5
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An interview with Stan Clawson of Art Access, a nonprofit that increases accessibility in the arts through opportunities for artists with disabilit...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2024
  • Length: 05:26
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Those of us who use the internet are subject to the words and wisdom, or lack thereof, provided by the people and or machines that upload ideas and...

  • Added: Mar 15, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
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Kumi Naidoo is a world renowned activist and climate leader. Before going on to lead Greenpeace International then Amnesty International, Naidoo wa...

Bought by KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WMUU-LP, KSQD Santa Cruz, Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting, GCR (Global Community Radio) and more


  • Added: Mar 07, 2024
  • Length: 58:57
  • Purchases: 8
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Kumi Naidoo is a world renowned activist and climate leader. Before going on to lead Greenpeace International then Amnesty International, Naidoo wa...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2024
  • Length: 58:57
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This episode focuses on the making of Whit Stillman's third film, The Last Days of Disco, the conclusion in what is often referred to as his Doomed...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
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In this second episode of our series on the career, legacy, aspirations and regrets of Whit Stillman, we hear from the filmmaker — as well as actor...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2024
  • Length: 52:44
Caption: Reggio McLaughlin, Credit: Reggio McLaughlin
Tap Dancer and 2021 National Heritage Fellow, Reginald “Reggio the Hoofer” McLaughlin tap-dancing from Chicago’s subways to stages around the world.

Bought by WDCB, WMPG, RADIOLEX, Spokane Public Radio, and KZUM


  • Added: Feb 21, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
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


  • Added: Feb 12, 2024
  • Length: 28:35
  • Purchases: 7
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Author Brenda J. Child talks about the new book (and new art exhibit) "Dreaming Our Futures"

  • Added: Feb 08, 2024
  • Length: 08:34
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A Conversation about “From Heritage to Health:” which demonstrates how storytelling and the arts can help medical professionals better treat cultur...

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


  • Added: Jan 28, 2024
  • Length: 27:57
  • Purchases: 7
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This is the first of five episode charting the life, career and influence of filmmaker Whit Stillman during the rise of a new American auteur movem...

  • Added: Jan 25, 2024
  • Length: 54:00