Audio May 14, 2015 Ric Burns Ric Burns' documentary "American Ballet Theatre: A History" celebrates dance and ABT’s 75th Anniversary.
Audio May 08, 2015 Vera Nakonechny The Ukrainian embroiderer, weaver and bead worker keeps a traditional culture alive.
Audio Apr 24, 2015 Brando Skyhorse He had a childhood no one could make up—with his memoir, he creates order from the chaos.
Audio Apr 17, 2015 Carla Bley Writing for big bands, choirs, and small ensembles, Carla Bley remains a graceful and innovative voice for progressive jazz.
Audio Apr 10, 2015 Taylor Mali Four-time National Poetry Slam champion Taylor Mali connects stage and page.
Audio Apr 02, 2015 Charles Lloyd The saxophonist/flutist/composer and NEA Jazz Master talks about expanding the tradition and language of jazz.
Audio Mar 26, 2015 Sam White She loves Shakespeare and loves her hometown Detroit. So Sam White emptied her bank account and started a site-specific professional theater company
Audio Mar 19, 2015 Tonya Beckman Actor and core member of the Taffety Punk Theater Company, a Riot Grrrl in good standing, and making classical theater with a difference.
Audio Mar 12, 2015 Deborah Bond Dual Lives: Deborah Bond sings like a dream, has three CDs and tours internationally. But she still needs a day job to pay the bills.
Audio Feb 27, 2015 Raymond Arsenault His book, "The Sound of Freedom," examines the 30-minute concert by Marian Anderson that helped move a nation forward.
Audio Feb 18, 2015 Sam Pollard Filmmaker Sam Pollard talks about his new documentary "August Wilson: The Ground on which I Stand."
Audio Feb 05, 2015 Carolyn Mazloomi National Heritage Fellow Carolyn Mazloomi shines a powerful light on the African-American community through her narrative quilts.
Audio Jan 29, 2015 Harold Kyle An auto mechanic who plays with movement, balance, and shadows in his sculpture.
Audio Jan 22, 2015 Maria Rosario Jackson Holistic urban planner, member of the National Council on the Arts
Audio Jan 15, 2015 The Philadelphia Museum of Art celebrates 200 years of African American Art! Organizing curator John Vick and consulting curator/editor Dr. Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw tell us about its rich history.
Audio Jan 09, 2015 Dinaw Mengestu His novel "In All Our Names," explores unlikely love in the midst of conflict.
Audio Dec 18, 2014 Barry Bergey The former NEA director of the folk and traditional arts shares some memories about a lifetime immersed in the field.
Audio Dec 11, 2014 Ping Chong A visionary citizen-artist and six-time NEA grantee, Ping Chong connects racial history to our current unrest in his recent play, "Collidescope: Adventures in Pre- and Post-Racial America."
Audio Dec 04, 2014 A Lesson from ELI (Education Leadership Institute): work together to bring the arts to all students Diana Green and Cathy Gassenheimer have a mission: arts education for every Alabama pre-k through 12 student.
Audio Nov 20, 2014 Nathaniel Philbrick In a slim, lucid, and compulsively readable book, Nathaniel Philbrick makes an enthusiastic case for taking a look at Melville’s classic, "Moby-Dick."
Audio Nov 13, 2014 Cleveland: At the intersection of the arts and healing What happens when innovative medical practitioners join with a lively arts community?
Audio Nov 06, 2014 Fred Foote The neurologist/holistic practioneer knows first-hand the healing power of the arts for veterans.