Audio Dec 18, 2014 Barry Bergey The former NEA director of the folk and traditional arts shares some memories about a lifetime immersed in the field.
Audio Nov 20, 2014 Nathaniel Philbrick In a slim, lucid, and compulsively readable book, Nathaniel Philbrick makes an enthusiastic case for taking a look at Melville’s classic, "Moby-Dick."
Audio Nov 06, 2014 Fred Foote The neurologist/holistic practioneer knows first-hand the healing power of the arts for veterans.
Audio Oct 30, 2014 Max Brooks The author of "World War Z" really isn’t kidding when it comes to zombies.
Audio Oct 23, 2014 Jesmyn Ward Attempting to understand the links in the untimely deaths of her brother and four friends in her memoir "Men We Reaped."
Audio Oct 02, 2014 Ramón “Chunky” Sánchez Chunky's been playing and singing the stories of the Chicano people for 40 years.
Audio Sep 19, 2014 The Singing and Praying Bands of Maryland and Delaware Rev. Jerry Colbert shares one of the oldest African-American music traditions.
Audio Sep 09, 2014 Kevin Doyle The Irish step dancer and 2014 National Heritage Fellow talks about his life-long passion for dance.
Audio Aug 21, 2014 Jonathan Tucker The DC Youth Slam Team is an award-winning internationally acclaimed poetry group. Listen to their poems and find out how it all comes together.
Audio Aug 14, 2014 Elizabeth McCracken NEA Literature Fellow on the differences in writing novels, short stories, and tweets.
Audio Jul 10, 2014 Julie Otsuka Her first novel, "When the Emperor Was Divine," explores her family’s history in the Japanese-American internment camps during World War II.