Series: Art Works Podcast

Produced by National Endowment for the Arts

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The Art Works Podcast is produced weekly by the National Endowment for the Arts. It goes behind the scenes with some of the nation's great artists to explore how art works. New shows are posted on Thursdays. Find out more at arts.gov

The Art Works Podcast, the program that goes behind the scenes with some of the nation's great artists to explore how art works. Guests have included choreographer and MacArthur genius Liz Lerman, National Medal of the Arts winner and the man behind Marvel comics, Stan Lee, filmmaker Debra Granik (Winter's Bone), Jazz Master Randy Westin, and Pulitzer-prize winning author Jennifer Egan. You can find the current and archived programs at http://www.arts.gov/podweb/podCMS/podlist.php or in iTunes U.

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105 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
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Maxine Hong Kingston discusses her path-breaking books. [22:55]

  • Added: May 10, 2012
  • Length: 00:22:55
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Jonah Lehrer, author of Imagine: How Creativity Works, discusses the new science of creativity. [34:06]

  • Added: May 10, 2012
  • Length: 00:34:07
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The NEA Jazz Master discusses his work as both trombonist and producer. At the end of the day, it's all in the family. [34:32]

  • Added: May 01, 2012
  • Length: 00:34:33
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Claudia Rankine discusses her play The Provenance of Beauty: A South Bronx Travelogue. [26:03]

  • Added: Apr 26, 2012
  • Length: 00:26:04
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Benny Golson's life is a who's who in jazz! [40:38]

  • Added: Apr 16, 2012
  • Length: 00:40:39
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Ahmad Jamal discusses his long and celebrated career. [30:51]

  • Added: Apr 06, 2012
  • Length: 00:30:51
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The editor of My Faraway One: Selected Letters of Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz, Vol 1 discusses the relationship of the two artists. [29:32]

  • Added: Mar 22, 2012
  • Length: 00:29:33
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NEA Heritage Fellow and world-renowned fiddler, Liz Carroll talks about and demonstrates the multiplicity of Irish music. [38:15]

  • Added: Mar 15, 2012
  • Length: 00:38:14
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Laura Lippman talks about crime fiction, journalism and the social novel. [30:30]

  • Added: Mar 09, 2012
  • Length: 00:30:12
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Aditi Brennan Kapil discusses the ways her mixed cultural background informed her play, Agnes Under the Big Top: A Tall Story. [29:32]

  • Added: Mar 05, 2012
  • Length: 00:29:33
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Pianist and 2011 National medal of Arts Recipient, André Watts remembers the early years of his career. [39:41]

  • Added: Feb 29, 2012
  • Length: 00:39:41
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Former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove talks about her writing with a focus on her most recent book of poems, Sonata Mullatica. [30:44]

  • Added: Feb 29, 2012
  • Length: 00:30:45
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Stanley Nelson discusses his award-winning documentary Freedom Riders. [29:39]

  • Added: Feb 09, 2012
  • Length: 00:29:35
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Robert Battle discusses his first season as artistic head of the Alvin Ailey company. [33:04]

  • Added: Feb 09, 2012
  • Length: 00:33:04
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Meredith Monk reflects on her 45 year career as a performance artist. [41:35]

  • Added: Jan 27, 2012
  • Length: 00:41:35
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Meejin Yoon talks about creating work at the intersection of art, architecture, landscape, and technology. [27:29]

  • Added: Jan 20, 2012
  • Length: 00:27:29
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The 2012 Jazz Master discusses his approach to music.

  • Added: Jan 17, 2012
  • Length: 00:26:19
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Legendary drummer Jack DeJohnette talks about his early career.

  • Added: Jan 06, 2012
  • Length: 00:31:53
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The gifted 26-year-old pianist and Cole Porter Fellow talks about making a career in jazz.

  • Added: Dec 21, 2011
  • Length: 00:29:10
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Stephen Manes discusses his book Where Snowflakes Dance and Swear, his inside look at a full season of Seattle's Pacific Northwest Ballet. [24:58]

  • Added: Dec 19, 2011
  • Length: 00:25:35