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Famed Chef Grant Achatz
From: Awesome Vegans with Elysabeth Alfano
Series: The Dinner Party with Elysabeth Alfano
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In the corner of Next Restaurant in Chicago, famed Chef Grant Achatz and host of The Dinner Party To Go podcast, Elysabeth Alfano, discuss his batt...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2015
  • Length: 50:38
Brad Whiford of Aerosmith with His Son Zack, Photographer for the Band
From: Awesome Vegans with Elysabeth Alfano
Series: The Dinner Party with Elysabeth Alfano
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Over ceviche, shrimp tacos and mango guacamole, Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford and his son, Zack, photographer for the band, sit down with The D...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2015
  • Length: 01:02:27
Charleston Mayor Joe Riley and the great work possible through city design
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Opening Day of Spoleto USA, 2015
After 40 years, Mayor Riley steps down, leaving a legacy that privileges the public sphere and beauty in the everyday.

Bought by WABE, WNJR, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Nov 17, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 3
Actor Jane Alexander takes a look back.
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Jane Alexander, Credit: Joan marcus
Jane Alexander reflects on her time at the NEA, her life-long love affair with theater, and the centrality of art to the human experience.

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: Nov 12, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 1
The Speed of Sound: Albert Hammond Jr.
From: Louisville Public Media
Series: The Speed of Sound
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As a member of The Strokes, Albert Hammond Jr. was always caught in the Keith Richards roll; the great ax-man behind Julian Casablancas’ Jagger. An...

Bought by KSUT and KRCB 104.9


  • Added: Nov 09, 2015
  • Length: 07:03
  • Purchases: 2
Comic Book Artist and Writer Mike Mignola tells us how Hellboy came to be
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Mike Mignola's Hellboy
After all this time, Mike Mignola still loves drawing monsters

Bought by KZUM, WNJR, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Nov 03, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 4
Allusionist 22: Vocables
From: The Allusionist
Series: The Allusionist
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La la la, dum di di dum, a wop bop a loo bop a wop bom bom - what are all those non-words doing masquerading as words in songs? Hrishikesh Hirway f...

  • Added: Oct 24, 2015
  • Length: 13:44
Playwright Karen Zacarias does it all!
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Caption: A scene from Destiny of Desire, Credit: C. Stanley Photography.
Karen Zacarias is the most produced Latina playwright in the nation. Now, she brings the telenovela to the stage with Destiny of Desire

  • Added: Oct 16, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
Flying with Dolly Jacobs!
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Dolly Jacobs, Credit: Richard Czina
Most kids run away from home to join the circus. For aerialist and 2015 National Heritage Fellow, Dolly Jacobs, it was a family affair.

Bought by WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WNJR


  • Added: Oct 08, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 3
A Conversation with Kevin McKenzie of American Ballet Theatre
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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American Ballet Theatre received the first grant ever given by the National Endowment for the Arts. We talk about that long and fruitful relationship.

Bought by KZUM, WMUU-LP, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WNJR


  • Added: Sep 28, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 4
Director Sara Colangelo: Getting an Indy Film Together
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Little Accidents, Credit: Rachel Morrison
Director and screenwriter Sara Colangelo's debut feature film Little Accidents takes us into the heart of a coal-mining town.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KPIP-LP, KPVL, and WABE


  • Added: Aug 21, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 5
Squonk Opera Revealed!
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: "Pneumatica" created and performed by Squonk Opera, Credit: John Altdorfer
Find out about the artistic exuberance that is Squonk Opera with artistic directors and founders, Jackie Dempsey and Steve O'Hearn.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WNJR, KPVL, WABE, and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jul 31, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 5
Wayne Henderson: Making and Playing Guitars
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Wayne Henderson, Credit: Tom Pich
Luthier, guitarist and 1995 national Heritage Fellow Wayne Henderson discusses his distinctive guitars and his distinctive sound.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WABE, WNJR, KPVL, and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jul 09, 2015
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 5
Filmmaker Jilann Spitzmiller documents the magic of creativity at the Lillian Booth Actors’ Home
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Jilann Spitzmiller, Credit: Genevieve Russell
In her documentary, Still Dreaming, Jilann Spitzmiller films octogenarian actors taking on a full production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's D...

Bought by KPIP-LP, WNJR, and WABE


  • Added: Jun 23, 2015
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 3
The Live Feed Presents: "Siama Matuzungidi joined by Dallas Johnson Jr. Mikkel Beckman, and Mike Munson"
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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On this episode of The Live Feed, I visit with legendary soukous guitarist, vocalist and composer Siama Matuzungidi. He’ll be joined with musicians...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 12, 2015
  • Length: 01:05:18
  • Purchases: 1
The Live Feed Presents: "Mista Clue from Live at the Levee"
From: KQAL
Series: The Live Feed
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On this episode of "The Live Feed" we feature Noah Glenn Short, also known as Mista Clue. Noah is a Winona native who enjoys sharing his unique aco...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 12, 2015
  • Length: 28:25
  • Purchases: 1
Michael Chorney, Music Inventor
From: Erica Heilman
Series: Rumble Strip Vermont
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Michael is a self taught musician, arranger and composer…but If you asked me what genre of music he makes, I’d have no idea. All of them? None of t...

  • Added: Jan 12, 2015
  • Length: 50:50
Stan Lee, the King of Action Comics,talks about his career.
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Stan Lee, Credit: Courtesy of POW! Entertainment
Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Doctor Strange: Stan Lee was there at the creation

Bought by WKMS, WLPR , KICI Iowa City, KUPR low power FM, KVNF and more


  • Added: Dec 23, 2014
  • Length: 28:29
  • Purchases: 12
The Glass Sho: Episode 23 (Giacomo Fiore)
From: Chris McGovern
Series: The Glass Sho
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Classical fingerstyle guitarist Giacomo Fiore discusses his newest release 'iv: american electric guitars'

  • Added: Oct 22, 2014
  • Length: 52:47
A conversation with Rutabaga Queen and ACE Pilot Kati Texas
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Kati Texas, Credit: Terrance McNally
Kati Texas takes us behind the scenes of the Kinetic Sculpture Race, Grand Championship where art and science go to play.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Aug 29, 2014
  • Length: 28:10
  • Purchases: 1
Philip Messina - Production Designer - Erin Brockovich, Traffic, Ocean's Trilogy, 8 Mile, Solaris, Eros, Machine Gun Preacher, The Hunger Games series
From: MergingArts Productions
Series: Spoiler Alert Radio
Caption: HG
Philip Messina - Production Designer - Erin Brockovich, Traffic, Ocean's Trilogy, 8 Mile, Solaris, Eros, Machine Gun Preacher, The Hunger Games series

Bought by WOUB


  • Added: Aug 25, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Mainer than Fiction
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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We're introduced to Maine storytelling today through John McDonald, a humorist making his living telling stories in the state's oral tradition. One...

  • Added: Aug 19, 2014
  • Length: 06:07
A Conversation with ETHEL founding members Dorothy Lawson and Ralph Farris
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: ETHEL, Credit: James Ewing
Believing that music is a unifying force, the string quartet ETHEL has joined forces with musicians across genres and regions. The result is musica...

Bought by KPIP-LP and WABE


  • Added: Aug 07, 2014
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 2
A Conversation with Jennifer Pickering-Founder and director of Lake Eden Arts Festival
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
Caption: Boukman Eksperyans, Credit: Courtesy of LEAF
For Jennifer Pickering, all art is both local and global and LEAF is that philosophy in action.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Jun 05, 2014
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
Choclatt Jared on Conversations with Allan Wolper
From: Conversations with Allan Wolper
Series: Conversations with Allan Wolper, WBGO.ORG
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Choclatt Jared has played his bucket drums on 42nd Street, at the Grammy Awards, the Tony Awards, the Academy Awards, and on Saturday Night Live. H...

  • Added: May 29, 2014
  • Length: 30:13