Podcasts

A conversation with the songwriter/novelist who performs under the stage name John Wesley Harding.

Co-Founder of the Vermont Performance Lab, Sara Coffey talks about creating spaces and community support for contemporary dance in rural Vermont. 

NEA National Heritage Fellows and co-founders of San Jose Taiko, Roy and PJ Hirabayashi talk about the importance of this traditional art in the Asian American community.

Innovative director Nic Muni talks about the challenges and rewards of producing opera.

The Academy Award-winning screenwriter talks about his film, "The King's Speech," and his own struggle with stuttering.

Jazz writer Gary Giddins on the incomparable Louis Armstrong.

A look at Wormfarm where art, agriculture, community, and creativity blossom.

Three of Miami’s cultural organizers talk about the power of art in building community.

The president of Rhode Island School of Design on designing at the intersection of art and technology

In part 2 of our conversation with \choreographer Liz Lerman, we explore false dichotomies, including the one that opposes art to science.

Conversing through dance.

2010 National Heritage Fellow Jim "Texas Shorty" Chancellor talks about the great tradition of Texas fiddling.

Director Debra Granik discusses her award-winning film, "Winter's Bone."