Podcasts

He's the first writer born outside of Africa to win the Caine Prize with his short story set in Texas in an evangelical Nigerian church.

Jen Masengarb explains Chicago's rich architectural legacy and the Chicago Architecture Foundation’s role in bringing it public awareness.

The director of "Chasing Ice" went to the Arctic to film James Balog’s documentation of the rapidly disappearing glaciers.

Here’s a peak at the Screen Actors’ Guild or SAG Award--the show where actors honor actors.

Pianist and NEA Jazz Master Keith Jarrett: letting the music happen.

Anthony Braxton may be considered avant garde but he embraces all musical traditions.

Bassist Richard Davis talks about his musical life outside of jazz–working with folks like Van Morrison, Bruce Springsteen, Leonard Bernstein and Igor Stravinsky.

One of the great jazz bassists Richard Davis remembers a few of jazz musicians he's played with–like Sun Ra, Ahmad Jamal, Sarah Vaughan, Elvin Jones, and Eric Dolphy.

Musician, teacher, and NEA Jazz Master Jamey Aebersold believes that anyone can improvise and he's developed the tools to show them how.

Behind the scenes of the Kinetic Sculpture Race, Grand Championship, where art and science go to play.

Playwright and MacArthur Fellow Tarell McCraney shares his exuberant passion for live performance and his determination to bring theater to underserved kids in Miami.

The novelist takes a scientific look at the monsters that scare us…and why we love it.

National Heritage Fellow and Sacred Harp singer David Ivey both preserves the tradition and widens the circle.