Podcasts

Her organization, Solas Nua, is the only organization in the United States dedicated exclusively to contemporary Irish arts.

Biographer Valerie Boyd talks about the life and work of Zora Neale Hurston.

The 2009 National Medal of Arts recipient and Academy-Award winner discusses the art of scoring films.

The NEA National Heritage Fellow tells us about the art and tradition of sweetgrass basketmaking.

Bassist/cellist/educator extraordinaire, NEA Jazz Master Ron Carter talks about his career playing jazz and classical music.

Playwright, actor, and activist Anna Deveare Smith talks about her extraordinary career and her current one-woman show, "Let Me Down Easy."

Her book," The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration," focuses on the transfer of Southern culture to the North, creating a new, vibrant culture in the country.

Author of two memoirs about her life in Iran, "Reading Lolita in Tehran" and "Things I've Been Silent About," Azar Nafisi talks about her books, her life in Iran, her parents, the Iranian Revolution, and, of course, the power of literature.

Talking about founding the community arts center AS220, its interaction with the city Providence, and its arts education offshoot AS220 Youth.

The NEA Big Read author on the inspiration for his novel "Into the Beautiful North," which takes place from Sinaloa, Mexico, all the way north to Kankakee, Illinois.

The recipient of the 2007 A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Award for Jazz Advocacy discusses the 2011 class of NEA Jazz Masters.

The artistic director of Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, talks about American theater, including the often-overlooked musical, her commitment to new play development, and her vision for the newly-renovated Center.

Director Shirley Sneve talks about the mission of the Native American Public Telecommunications organization, which shares stories of Native American people through the creation, promotion, and distribution of Native media on television and radio.