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191: Tricia Rose Burt - This Is No Time For Artists to Be Timid!
Episode 191
Tricia Rose Burt spent nearly fifteen years doing everything right — director of corporate communications, a career built inside Fidelity Investments…
2 months, 1 week ago
190: Who Tells America's Story?
Episode 190
What happens when a government decides that one
of the greatest threats to its future isn't an armed force
— but a cultural institution?
On July 4th, …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
189: Why Are Dopamine, Synapsis', & the Prefrontal Cortex Critical to Art & Social Change?
Episode 189
A while back we shared the story of how Breaking Ice, a theater company working out of an arts based social service agency called Pillsbury House and…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
188: Can Outside Activist Artists Make a Difference in Your Community?
Episode 188
Can an artist from outside a community become an effective force for change
—or does arriving with good intentions risk repeating the very patterns th…
3 months ago
187: Ken Grossinger Believes Art is Essential to Effective Organizing
Episode 187
Can the right song, painting, or museum exhibit spark real political change? What if culture is the missing strategy in today’s social movements?
If y…
3 months, 1 week ago
186: Effective Community Arts Practice - Should Activist Artists Prioritize Safety or Bravery
Episode 186
Today we continue our Building Blocks of Effective Community Arts Practice series with two longtime fellow travelers: activist poet and cultural orga…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
185: What Makes a Healthy Art and Social Change Ecosystem?
Episode 185
What makes the difference between a community where artists simply survive… and one where creativity becomes part of the living infrastructure of dem…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
184: Ariel Fristoe: -Theater as a Civic Commons
Episode 184
Ariel Fristoe: Theater as a Civic Commons
What happens when theater stops asking audiences simply to watch and starts inviting communities to listen, …
3 months, 4 weeks ago
183: Paola Mendoza - What if the Most Powerful Antidote for Tyranny is an Artist with a Story?
Episode 183
In this episode we're joined by filmmaker, organizer, novelist, visual artist, and self described conjurer of stories, Paola Mendoza. For more than t…
4 months, 1 week ago
182: Arts Freedom Weather Report - Who Speaks - Who Belongs?
Episode 182
Who belongs in America’s story?
As battles over immigration, public institutions, national celebrations, and freedom of expression intensify, a deepe…
4 months, 1 week ago