Art Works Podcast
National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts podcast that goes behind the scenes with some of the nation’s great artists to explore how art works.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Jul 5, 2012 • 31min
Sarah Cash
Sarah Cash discusses the making of a great collection of American art.
Jun 28, 2012 • 38min
Andy Statman
In part 2 of our conversation with Andy Statman, we follow his musical path as he blends klezmer, jazz, blues, and bluegrass into a distinctive musical voice.
Jun 21, 2012 • 31min
Andy Statman
In the first of two-part interview, musical wonder Andy Statman talks about his early musical career, including the importance of bluegrass for a boy born in Brooklyn. [31:04]
Jun 14, 2012 • 31min
Dean Bakopoulos
Dean Bakopoulos discusses his first novel about fathers and sons in middle America's working class.
Jun 7, 2012 • 29min
William Wegman
You may know him as the guy who takes surreal pictures of his Weimaraners; but that's just one strand of William Wegman's long and varied career.
May 31, 2012 • 30min
Na'alehu Anthony
Na'alehu Anthony discusses his documentary about traditional Polynesian open sea canoeing and its significance to the revitalization of Hawaiian culture. [29:47]
May 24, 2012 • 26min
Melissa Walker
Melissa Walker discusses healing wounded service members through art at Walter Reed.
May 17, 2012 • 25min
Natalie Merchant
Natalie Merchant discusses her love of poetry.
May 10, 2012 • 23min
Maxine Hong Kingston
Maxine Hong Kingston discusses her path-breaking books.
May 3, 2012 • 34min
Jonah Lehrer
Jonah Lehrer, author of Imagine: How Creativity Works, discusses the new science of creativity.
