Elizabeth Howard

Short Fuse Podcast #46: Zakes Mda’s “Washboards and Mirrors” at the South African Cultural Center

October 19, 2021
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A conversation with South African writer and artist Zakes Mda about his recent projects, which include a London production of his play And the Girls in Their Sunday Dresses, two books, and a solo exhibition of his collages.

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Short Fuse Podcast #45: Lynne Sachs’s “Film About a Father Who”

October 12, 2021
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A conversation with acclaimed filmmaker, poet, and educator Lynne Sachs about her work, particularly 2020’s Film About a Father Who.

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Short Fuse Podcast #44: Bloodlines, Punk, and Other Delights

September 28, 2021
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Elizabeth Howard talks to Stephen Petronio, choreographer, dancer, and the artistic director of the Stephen Petronio Company, about what plans forward-thinking artists have for the future.

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Short Fuse Podcast #43: What is Poetry For?

August 17, 2021
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Host Elizabeth Howard talks with poet and performer Kyle Ducayan, executive director of the Poetry Project at St. Mark’s Church in the Bowery, about the purpose of poetry.

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Short Fuse Podcast #42: PROMISE WITNESS REMEMBRANCE

July 13, 2021
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Host Elizabeth Howard talks with Stephen Reily, Director of the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky about the exhibition, “Promise, Witness, Remembrance.”

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Short Fuse Podcast #41: Finding Home Through Song: A Conversation with Naledi Masilo

June 22, 2021
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Naledi Masilo is a South African musician who explores the beauty and power of music and song to expand our sense of place.

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Short Fuse Podcast #40: Inviting Readers into a Brightly Lit Room

May 18, 2021
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Book sales are up, but indie bookstores are struggling. In this podcast, Lauren Cerand suggests ways to promote new titles, particularly those published by independent presses or written by emerging authors.

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Short Fuse Podcast #39: “Seeing Silicon Valley”: The Fraying of Life in America

April 29, 2021
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Host Elizabeth Howard talks to Fred Turner and Mary Beth Meehan about their book Seeing Silicon Valley: Life Inside a Fraying America, a photographic study of income disparity.

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Short Fuse Podcast #38: Cultural Concierge — Jesse Kornbluth’s Lens on the Oscars

April 19, 2021
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Pop a bowl of popcorn, pour coke over a tall glass of ice, and listen to author and screenwriter Jesse Kornbluth’s irreverent, amusing take on the Oscars.

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Short Fuse Podcast #37: Massimiliano Gioni, Artistic Director of the New Museum, Talks about “Grief and Grievance”

April 18, 2021
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Podcast host Elizabeth Howard talks to the curator who helped conceived of the powerful exhibition “Grief and Grievance,” in which Black artists bear witness to decades of their own challenging experiences.

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