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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.


  • Added: Jan 02, 2024
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month: Meet Manuel Delgado, 3rd Generation Luthier
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Manuel Delgado, Credit: Delgado Guitars
Luthier and Community Activist Manuel Delgado talks about continuing his family’s tradition of hand-crafting stringed instruments while working to ...

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


  • Added: Oct 10, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
Conversations with Wood: The Art of Luis Tapia
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Luis Tapia, Credit: Jack PArsons
Sculptor and 2023 National Heritage Fellow Luis Tapia discusses his career and his break with tradition.

Bought by PRX Remix, KMUN, WMPG, WSLR, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and more


  • Added: Sep 16, 2023
  • Length: 29:12
  • Purchases: 8
Ecuador Manta brings music from the Andes to Minnesota
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Ecuador Manta performs at the Minneapolis Arbor Day celebration, Credit: Michelle Bruch
Since the mid-90s, Ecuador Manta has performed traditional music from the Andes mountains at school workshops, community festivals and every night ...

  • Added: Jun 14, 2023
  • Length: 06:27
Eva Enciñias: The Artistry of Flamenco
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Eva Enciñias, Credit: Courtesy of NIF
Flamenco Artist and 2022 National Heritage Fellow Eva Enciñias has spent her life to elevating flamenco while weaving it into the fabric of communi...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., RADIOLEX, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KZUM, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 20, 2022
  • Length: 28:54
  • Purchases: 5
Back to School: with Jenny Mendez of The Mattie Rhodes Art & Cultural Center in Kansas City, MO
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Jenny Mendez
Jenny Mendez discusses the Mattie Rhodes Art & Cultural Center’s work in arts education and community programming.

Bought by RADIOLEX, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., PRX Remix, KZUM, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 16, 2022
  • Length: 28:49
  • Purchases: 5
Meet Louie Pérez from Los Lobos
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Louie Pérez, Credit: Hypothetical
Louie Pérez the co-founder, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter for 2021 National Heritage Fellow Award-winning band Los Lobos talks about keepin...

Bought by WMPG and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 02, 2021
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
Katie Bowler Young discusses her new biography Enrique Alférez: Sculptor
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Katie Bowler Young talks about the life and work of artist Enrique Alférez.

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, RADIOLEX, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Jul 13, 2021
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 3
Austin Author David Rice Talks Mexican-American Culture
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Akins High School Spring 2021
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David Rice has always lived in Texas. Born in 1964 in Weslaco, he now divides his time between Austin and the Rio Grande Valley. South Texas and hi...

  • Added: May 28, 2021
  • Length: 06:52
Episode 29: The Dancer
From: Criminal
Series: This is Love
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When Carlos Acosta was a kid, he wanted to be the next Michael Jackson. He spent all his time break-dancing in the streets of Havana. Until one day...

  • Added: Jan 05, 2021
  • Length: 23:02
From the frontlines of labor to beocming a Hollywood insider
From: World Footprints LLC
Series: Helen Hernandez: Connecting the dots from Labor Unions to Hollywood to Travel Journalism
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In this episode we profile Helen Hernandez, CEO of the North American Travel Journalist Association. We start from her humble beginnings and labor...

  • Added: Aug 09, 2020
  • Length: 23:58
Matt Mendez: Barely Missing Everything
From: Generation Justice Admin
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Where can the youth of color find stories relevant to their lives in YA novels? This author has a book that captures the experiences of a Chicanx ...

  • Added: Nov 12, 2019
  • Length: 12:18
Juan Botta Makes One-Minute Movies in Puerto Rico
From: Cathy Byrd
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In 2018, Puerto Rico based actor, composer and filmmaker Juan Botta left job security behind to center on his creative life. That’s when he launche...

  • Added: Oct 29, 2019
  • Length: 12:52
The National Endowment for the Arts celebrates artist Ofelia Esparza
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Ofelia Esparza, Credit: Mark Markley for “Craft in America”
2018 National Heritage Fellow altarista Ofelia Esparza explains the true meaning of The Day of the Dead.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KZMU Moab Community Radio, KZMU Moab Community Radio, and KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Oct 02, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
The Beehive Amapolay Crafting Memory
From: sarah parker
Series: The Beehive
Caption: Fernando Castro and Carol Fernandez from Amapolay, Credit: AMapolay Facebook
This is an interview with artists Carol Fernandez and Fernando Castro of Amapolay Manufacturas Autonomas who are currently being featured in an exh...

  • Added: Jun 28, 2018
  • Length: 29:01
Women Writers on Cuba in Film
From: Cathy Byrd
Series: FreshArtINTL Live Radio
Caption: Still from "The Rest I Make Up"
Today, we invite three women writers to talk about Cuba as a character in newly released films. Our portal to the Cuban psyche is the 35th Miami Fi...

  • Added: Mar 19, 2018
  • Length: 50:38
The National Endowment for the Arts in conversation with Junot Diaz
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Junot Diaz, Credit: Nina Subin
The National Book Award winner talks about author Julia Alvarez, Oscar Wao, and the wonder of reading.

  • Added: Oct 12, 2017
  • Length: 24:59
StoryCorps: Morelia and Manuel Cuevas
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Designer Manuel Cuevas crafted iconic outfits for Gram Parsons, Hank Williams and Johnny Cash. At StoryCorps, he tells his daughter Morelia about h...

Bought by Public Radio for All, WOUB, WGUC/ WVXU, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Apr 03, 2017
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 4
Visiting Poet Series Features L.A. Poet Laureate Luis J. Rodriguez
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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The Verse Like Water program started by Central Lakes College instructor Jeff Johnson has been bringing world class American poets to the Brainerd ...

  • Added: Mar 29, 2017
  • Length: 07:36
A Family's Portrait
From: Virginia Lora
Caption: Photo of artist's piece "Their Fate Was Sealed: November 11, 1961" , Credit: Photo by Orleans Camera and Video
Marie Canaves came to the U.S. from Cuba at age 7, when her family fled the Communist Revolution. Marie grew up to become a visual artist but it wa...

Bought by PRX Remix and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: Dec 05, 2016
  • Length: 04:43
  • Purchases: 2
Lin-Manuel Miranda talks about his life in the theater before Hamilton
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Lin-Manuel Miranda and cast, In the Heights, Credit: Joan Marcus
Lin-Manuel Miranda's life in theater didn't begin with Hamilton. He already won a 2008 Tony for Best Musical with In the Heights.

Bought by WRIR, WNJR, WMUU-LP, and WABE


  • Added: Jun 17, 2016
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 4
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
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
Poet Dan Vera translates the immigrant experience
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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In his recent book, Speaking Wiri Wiri, poet Dan Vera brings light and often laughter to the immigrant experience.

Bought by KPIP-LP, WABE, and WNJR


  • Added: May 05, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 3