Art Works Podcast

Benjamin Percy 29.08.2013 35:10 ↓

In his current novel, Red Moon , Ben Percy serves up a hybrid of horror and literature to tell a story about our lives today. [35:10]

Old Fiddlers' Convention in Galax, VA 22.08.2013 32:10 ↓

The 78th Old Fiddlers' Convention in Galax, Virginia. Where music happens on and off the stage. [32:13]

Tony Kushner 08.08.2013 26:26 ↓

In the second of our two-part interview, talk about his latest play and his screenplay for the movie, Lincoln . 

Tony Kushner 01.08.2013 28:50 ↓

In part 1 of a two-part interview, Tony Kushner talks about his early attraction to theater and writing Angels in America . [28:50]

Laurie Olin 25.07.2013 32:45 ↓

Laurie Olin on the work of landscape architecture—balancing nature and cultivation. [32:45]

Nancy Buirski 18.07.2013 31:42 ↓

Nancy Buirski discusses her prize-winning documentary, The Loving Story , a look at a couple’s decision to remain a family and challenge Virginia’s miscegenation laws. 

Joan Myers Brown 11.07.2013 27:29 ↓

Founder of Philadanco!, Joan Myers Brown reflects on what goes into building a leading African-American dance company and school. [27:29]

Daisy Castro 27.06.2013 28:00 ↓

16 year-old Daisy Castro gets to the heart of gypsy jazz. 

Heather Wood 20.06.2013 27:31 ↓

Heather Wood talks about the joys and challenges of performing Shakespeare. 

Andre Dubus III 13.06.2013 30:35 ↓

Andre Dubus III's memoir Townie isn’t a literary coming of age story. It’s an exploration of violence and absence. 

Manil Suri 06.06.2013 26:07 ↓

The City of Devi , an apocalyptic sex comedy and love story, is the third book in Manil Suri’s trilogy centered on Mumbai. [26:08]

Marna Stalcup 30.05.2013 30:06 ↓

Teaching Portland's children core curriculum through the arts. [30:06]

Stephan Jost 23.05.2013 26:56 ↓

Stephan Jost discusses how the Honolulu Museum of Art works to serve its military community. 

Robert Ward 16.05.2013 29:17 ↓

Toward the end of his life, Robert Ward discussed his remarkable career in music. 

Terry Tempest Williams 10.05.2013 28:11 ↓

In her latest book, When Women Were Birds, Terry Tempest Williams explores the legacy of her mother’s journals. [28:11]

Elda Rotor and John Morgan 03.05.2013 28:20 ↓

The team behind the new app Poems by Heart discuss how they combine great gaming with classic poetry.

Adam Johnson 25.04.2013 29:00 ↓

2010 NEA Literature Fellow Adam Johnson talks the challenges of setting a novel in North Korea.

Antonio Sanchez 19.04.2013 34:21 ↓

Antonio Sanchez talks about the melody of jazz drumming and his new CD, New Life .

Lynn Hill 11.04.2013 26:44 ↓

Lynn Hill discusses her participation in "Holding It Down" -- Vijay Iyer's and Mike Ladd's performance piece based on the dreams of veterans of color. [26:44]

George Wein 05.04.2013 29:54 ↓

A conversation with George Wein, the man who launched the first outdoor jazz festival in the US--the legendary Newport Jazz Festival.

Lillian Faderman 29.03.2013 27:52 ↓

Lillian Faderman's writes a "reconstructed memoir" about her mother's life as an immigrant factory worker and single mother during the Great Depression.

Rachael Holmes 22.03.2013 26:52 ↓

At the intersection of theater and social activism: Citizen Artist Rachael Holmes.

M. Evelina Galang 14.03.2013 22:16 ↓

M. Evelina Galang's work spans generations with her writing of young Filipina-Americans and the surviving World War II "comfort women." 

Mary Zimmerman 07.03.2013 30:38 ↓

Mary Zimmerman discusses her approach to creating a play. 

Jennie C. Jones 28.02.2013 26:26 ↓

The winner of the 2012 Joyce Wein Artist Prize discusses the relationship in her work between visual art and sonic art.