National Endowment for the Arts
- Location: Washington, District of Columbia
The National Endowment for the Arts is a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts, both new and established; bringing the arts to all Americans; and providing leadership in arts education. Established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government, the Arts Endowment is the largest national funder of the arts, bringing great art to all 50 states, including rural areas, inner cities, and military bases.
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Actor Sam Elliott perfectly reads passages from Twain's tribute to American boyhood. The program also includes commentary by Ken Burns, P.J. O'Rour...
- Added: Aug 18, 2011
- Length: 29:16
Actress Annette Bening breathes new life into this classic by the prolific Henry James. Commentary from a diverse range of cultural figures - Colin...
- Added: Aug 17, 2011
- Length: 28:41
Actor Alfred Molina shines with masterful readings of excerpts from Edith Wharton's masterpiece. The screenwriter of Scorsese's film adaptation, Ja...
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- Added: Aug 17, 2011
- Length: 29:03
- Purchases: 1
Today we hear stories by two giants of Mexican literature, Octavio Paz and Carlos Fuentes. The former is read by actor Tony Plana; the latter by th...
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- Added: Aug 17, 2011
- Length: 52:59
- Purchases: 1
A great poet of the Western landscape, Jeffers celebrated the heartbreaking beauty of existence and reminded humanity of its responsibility to the ...
- Added: Aug 17, 2011
- Length: 26:54
Longfellow was an immensely versatile poet who excelled at virtually every form and genre from the epic to the sonnet. Find out why.
- Added: Aug 17, 2011
- Length: 20:57
“‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers –,” “Because I could not stop for Death –”, and “I dwell in Possibility –” are some of most memorable opening li...
- Added: Aug 17, 2011
- Length: 22:33
Today, we dive into the haunting world of Edgar Allan Poe. The show includes writers Daniel Handler (aka, Lemony Snicket) and Laura Lippman, as wel...
- Added: Aug 17, 2011
- Length: 27:34
“On Friday noon, July the twentieth, 1714, the finest bridge in all Peru broke and precipitated five travelers into the gulf below.” This half-hou...
- Added: Aug 16, 2011
- Length: 28:58
Welcome to the Jazz Age. This lyrical portrait of The Great Gatsby features readings by actor Sam Waterston and commentary by Robert Redford, among...
- Added: Aug 16, 2011
- Length: 29:13
Actor Robert Redford reads passages from Jack London's great American novel. The program also features Patagonia founder, Yvon Chouinard, and many ...
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- Added: Aug 16, 2011
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 1
Hear acclaimed authors including Michael Chabon (Wonderboys), Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game), and Walter Mosley discuss Ursula K. Le Guin's coming...
- Added: Aug 16, 2011
- Length: 29:08
Actor Ed Harris reads from one of his favorite novels, John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath---an epic story about the Great Depression told through...
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- Added: Aug 16, 2011
- Length: 28:44
- Purchases: 2
Ernest J. Gaines poses one of the most universal questions a novel can ask: Knowing we're going to die, how should we live? This program features G...
- Added: Aug 16, 2011
- Length: 28:55
A radio program featuring author Julia Alvarez along with Neko Case, Edwidge Danticat, and Junot Diaz, among others.
- Added: Aug 16, 2011
- Length: 29:55
The program features the voices of author, Tobias Wolff, along with a great cast of writers and thinkers: Jonathan Lethem, Lorrie Moore, T.C. Boyle...
- Added: Aug 16, 2011
- Length: 28:49
Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried (1990) is considered one of the finest books about the Vietnam War. But it's almost less about the war and m...
- Added: Aug 16, 2011
- Length: 28:59
Meet Sam Spade, detective, lady-killer. Before it became a classic film, it was first an incredible moral tale of crime and deception. Find out why.
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- Added: Aug 12, 2011
- Length: 29:17
- Purchases: 1
Rudolfo Anaya's Bless Me, Ultima is about pride and assimilation, faith and doubt. This half-hour program includes readings by actor Cheech Marin a...
- Added: Aug 12, 2011
- Length: 28:57
A half-hour audio program that explores Amy Tan's gripping, The Joy Luck Club. It features Amy Tan and readings by actress Ming-Na from the film ad...
- Added: Aug 12, 2011
- Length: 28:55
People who work with National Endowment for the Arts
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Adam Kampe (Admin)
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Ted Libbey
Arts Administrator |
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