• 2015

Episode list

Articulate with Jim Cotter
A Place at the Table, Tap Into America, Music with Teeth
Tue, Apr 04, 2017
  • S5.E1
  • A Place at the Table, Tap Into America, Music with Teeth
After her father George died, Mira Nakashima inherited his shop and set to work continuing the artistic legacy of a master craftsman in wood. Despite only occasional glimpses of the mainstream, tap dance remains an iconic American art form. With custom-composed pieces employing a staggering range of vocal styles, Roomful of Teeth makes music that can be difficult to define.
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Under Pressure, Moe Brooker, the Nature of Art
Tue, Apr 11, 2017
  • S5.E2
  • Under Pressure, Moe Brooker, the Nature of Art
Performance anxiety is common even among the most accomplished professionals. Moe Brooker is rightly regarded as one of the greats of American abstract painting. By melding art and science, Brandon Ballengée promotes awareness of endangered species.
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Potter Roberto Lugo, Climate Change Art, Gerald Busby
Mon, Apr 17, 2017
  • S5.E3
  • Potter Roberto Lugo, Climate Change Art, Gerald Busby
The ceramics of Roberto Lugo pay homage to their classical past but are firmly rooted in the realities of his inner city upbringing. Zaria Forman and Nick Pedersen are using art to reframe the climate change conversation. Composer Gerald Busby could not have guessed that after surviving heartbreak, HIV and drug addiction, he would experience an artistic rebirth in his twilight years.
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A Place at the Table, Tap Into America, Music with Teeth

S5.E1 ∙ A Place at the Table, Tap Into America, Music with Teeth

Tue, Apr 04, 2017
After her father George died, Mira Nakashima inherited his shop and set to work continuing the artistic legacy of a master craftsman in wood. Despite only occasional glimpses of the mainstream, tap dance remains an iconic American art form. With custom-composed pieces employing a staggering range of vocal styles, Roomful of Teeth makes music that can be difficult to define.
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Under Pressure, Moe Brooker, the Nature of Art

S5.E2 ∙ Under Pressure, Moe Brooker, the Nature of Art

Tue, Apr 11, 2017
Performance anxiety is common even among the most accomplished professionals. Moe Brooker is rightly regarded as one of the greats of American abstract painting. By melding art and science, Brandon Ballengée promotes awareness of endangered species.
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Potter Roberto Lugo, Climate Change Art, Gerald Busby

S5.E3 ∙ Potter Roberto Lugo, Climate Change Art, Gerald Busby

Mon, Apr 17, 2017
The ceramics of Roberto Lugo pay homage to their classical past but are firmly rooted in the realities of his inner city upbringing. Zaria Forman and Nick Pedersen are using art to reframe the climate change conversation. Composer Gerald Busby could not have guessed that after surviving heartbreak, HIV and drug addiction, he would experience an artistic rebirth in his twilight years.
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Sugar Tongue Slim, Bruce Metcalf, Fear of the Known

S5.E4 ∙ Sugar Tongue Slim, Bruce Metcalf, Fear of the Known

Wed, Apr 26, 2017
For STS, wordplay is a way of life; hip-hop lines his pockets, poetry feeds his soul. Fine art jeweler Bruce Metcalf refuses to use traditional metals and gems in his work. For generations, 20th century American writer H.P. Lovecraft has been terrifying readers.
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The Cutting Edge of Stained Glass, Bodies of Work, Eric Owen

S5.E8 ∙ The Cutting Edge of Stained Glass, Bodies of Work, Eric Owen

Mon, May 22, 2017
For more than thirty years, Judith Schaechter has been applying avant-garde sensibilities to a once traditional art form; stained glass. In the past century or so, tattoos have gone from being a mark of the outsider to a more socially accepted expression of self. With a voice and stage presence as big as his personality, Eric Owens is among the most celebrated bass-baritones in the opera world.
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Ellen Harvey, Bharatanatyam: Indian Dance, Xenia Rubinos

S5.E11 ∙ Ellen Harvey, Bharatanatyam: Indian Dance, Xenia Rubinos

Mon, Jun 12, 2017
Though she's a successful visual artist, Ellen Harvey remains obsessed with failure. Bharatanatyam survived colonial oppression to embody Indian identity at home and abroad. Xenia Rubinos' complex music is infused with simple messages about big ideas.
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Feminist Fatale, Matthew Neenan, Modigliani, Luis Cruz Azaceta

S5.E12 ∙ Feminist Fatale, Matthew Neenan, Modigliani, Luis Cruz Azaceta

Tue, Jun 20, 2017
Carsie Blanton uses an old musical form to help change the way women are perceived today. From a very young age, life has been a dance for choreographer Matthew Neenan. Amedeo Modigliani died a broken man, but his art has endured. Cuban-American artist Luis Cruz Azaceta reflects on modern society's great tragedies.
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