Podcasts

The acclaimed choreographer Kyle Abraham talks about his history, inspirations, and collaborations.

Author and MIT physicist Alan Lightman explores the similarities between artistic and scientific impulses.

Carolyn Mazloomi shines a powerful light on African-American narrative quilts.

Author of the NEA Big Read title "Nothing to See Here" Kevin Wilson discusses the serious issues at the heart of this outrageous (and outrageously funny) novel.

Founder and Artistic Director of Forklift Danceworks Allison Orr talks about the community-based dance company and its many collaborations.

Composer, conductor, and commentator Rob Kapilow takes us on a musical journey through Leonard Bernstein’s Broadway career.

Signature Theatre’s Artistic Director Matthew Gardiner talks about making musical theater magic in Northern Virginia with Stephen Sondheim's "Into the Woods."

What goes into writing for young adults? Prize-winning author and educator Renée Watson has few ideas!

Navajo/Diné Textile Artist and Weaver and 2022 National Heritage Fellow TahNibaa Naataanii talks about the practice of Navajo/Diné weaving--an art that is a way of life.

Kelli Jo Ford (Cherokee) discusses her novel Crooked Hallelujah which gives us the stories of four generations of Cherokee women and the love, support, and conflict they share as they navigate their lives in and out of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma...

We are celebrating Native American Heritage Month and National Heritage Award by revisiting Penobscot Nation Ash/Sweetgrass Basketmaker and 2016 National Heritage Fellow Theresa Secord who discusses bringing an ancient art into the 21st century.

Step Artist and producer and 2022 National Heritage Fellow C. Brian Williams discusses the rich cultural history of stepping and his work bringing the art form from Black fraternities and sororities to audiences in more than 60 countries and 49 state...

The late Kevin Locke talks about learning, performing, and teaching Lakota culture and traditions around the world.