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Collection of WTJU's promos to celebrate the 2023 Jazz Marathon, Oct 2-8th.

Collection of WTJU's promos to celebrate the 2023 Jazz Marathon, Oct 2-8th.

Collection of WTJU's promos to celebrate the 2023 Jazz Marathon, Oct 2-8th.

Collection of WTJU's promos to celebrate the 2023 Jazz Marathon, Oct 2-8th.

Collection of WTJU's promos to celebrate the 2023 Jazz Marathon, Oct 2-8th.

Collection of WTJU's promos to celebrate the 2023 Jazz Marathon, Oct 2-8th.

Collection of WTJU's promos to celebrate the 2023 Jazz Marathon, Oct 2-8th.

Collection of WTJU's promos to celebrate the 2023 Jazz Marathon, Oct 2-8th.

Collection of WTJU's promos to celebrate the 2023 Jazz Marathon, Oct 2-8th.

Collection of WTJU's promos to celebrate the 2023 Jazz Marathon, Oct 2-8th.

Collection of WTJU's promos to celebrate the 2023 Jazz Marathon, Oct 2-8th.

Collection of WTJU's promos to celebrate the 2023 Jazz Marathon, Oct 2-8th.

Poets, painters, novelists, musicians — it turns out they are as crucial to sustaining self-government as politicians and pundits. In a wide-ranging conversation, our hosts speak with English professor Steve Parks about the likes of Walt Whitman, Woody Guthrie, Sinéad O’Connor and the Malian singer Fatoumata Kouyaté. What does their art have in common? Spoiler: an affective sense of democracy. Plu...

In certain ways, Jupiter Evans's story paralleled that of Thomas Jefferson's. But Evans was enslaved by Jefferson, and the realities of slavery highlighted the many ways in which their lives diverged. Brandon Dillard, Manager of Historic Interpretation at the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, joins Monticello Guide Kyle Chattleton in a conversation about Jupiter Evans's story.

New season, new questions, new people! This fall, UVa historian Emily Burrill joins our team to fill in for Will while he’s away. Emily chats with Siva and Will about what’s coming up in Season Seven. We’ll be delving into the relationship between expressive culture and democratic practice, putting on a couple of live shows and — of course — serving up our bread and butter: the knowledge you need...

By the master of the English pastoral style.

Have you ever wondered if your favorite books were the same as Thomas Jefferson’s? He had a passion for education and a love of books and reading throughout his entire life. In this episode, we explore what type of books he had and what some of his favorites may have been. Monticello Guide Olivia Brown and joined by Monticello’s Fiske and Marie Kimball Librarian, Endrina Tay to learn more.

Opener, curtain raiser, and concert piece.

The Monticello Entrance Hall houses a number of historical maps depicting states, countries, and continents. Each one tells a story about what was once known about the world and by whom. In this episode of Mountaintop History, Monticello Guide Kyle Chattleton shares some of this history.

In this episode of Mountaintop History, we explore the global legacy of the Declaration of American Independence and the many other declarations written since 1776.

By a musical genius.

Wouldn’t it be magnificent if we could reach back in time to witness the beginning of the universe…back to the Big Bang? What would we see? What would we learn? Well, UVA’s Bradley Johnson, Associate Professor of Astronomy is doing just that! He’s a world expert on Cosmic Microwave Background, known as CMB. It’s the faint glow of the flash of light that burst from the early universe. Tune in to he...

The Election of 1800 famously torched (for a time) the friendship between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. Adams’ son, John Quincy Adams, however, continued to attend dinners at the President’s House during Jefferson’s tenure. That said, John Quincy Adams wasn’t always impressed by his host and his penchant for hyperbole. In this episode of our shorter podcast series, Mountaintop History, Monticel...

The American Grieg.

Back in April, UVA was excited to welcome the Story Collider team to Charlottesville. During a special recording at Carr's Hill, five UVA STEM leaders told stories about their careers, their research and some pretty wild experiences they've had along the way... We hope you'll head over to Story Collider to hear from Sara Maloni and Sarah Kucenas and Hoos in STEM is very excited to share the other...