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Olivia Wilde: The Invite
Episode 289
Olivia Wilde. Actor. Director. Producer. Olivia comes from a long line of journalists, a British father and an American mother, who have made groundb…
3 hours ago
Quilts as Monuments: Sew Their Names
Episode 288
Perhaps it was the AIDS Quilt that redefined what a monument could look like and who could create it. Or maybe it was the quilters of Gee's Bend or t…
3 weeks ago
100 years of Route 66
Episode 287
John Steinbeck called it “The Mother Road.” Songwriter Bobby Troup said it was where to go to get your kicks. Mickey Mantle swore, “If it hadn’t been…
1 month ago
The Brave Heart Women’s Society
Episode 286
Today we’re celebrating Faith Spotted Eagle, an Ihanktonwan Oyate elder who has just received an honorary doctorate from South Dakota State Universit…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Come Life, Shaker Life: From the Cradle to the Cradle
Episode 285
The Shakers. An offshoot sect of The Quakers, born in England in 1747. In worship they were known to break into states of ecstatic trembling. Trembli…
2 months, 1 week ago
Requiem for Larry Massett
Episode 284
Pioneering radio artist Larry Massett, a producer's producer, who led listeners into unexpected worlds and influenced so many in public radio and bey…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Lutah Maria Riggs Designs the American Riviera
Episode 283
Stucco arches, red tile floors, exposed beams — the look and feel of the houses in the oceanfront towns of Santa Barbara and Montecito can be attribu…
3 months ago
Have a Seat, The Casting Director Will See You Shortly
Episode 282
On Sunday the first Oscar for Achievement in Casting will be given in the 98-year history of the Academy Awards. Today, The Kitchen Sisters and host …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Everyone's a Casting Director
Episode 281
Who discovered Diane Keaton and put her in Annie Hall? Who found Dustin Hoffman and made sure he played Ratso Rizzo in Midnight Cowboy? Who saw Jason…
4 months ago
Louis Jones - Activist Archivist, Detroit
Episode 280
Louis Jones is a keeper— working as a Field Archivist at the Reuther Library at Wayne State University in Detroit, he cares for the largest labor arc…
4 months, 2 weeks ago