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Short Fuse Podcast #55: Talking to Author Meredith Hall about “Beneficence”

Host Elizabeth Howard talks to author Meredith Hall about her debut novel Beneficence, which deals with a family traumatized by death of a child by a gun.

By: Elizabeth Howard Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged: America, Beneficence, Elizabeth Howard, fiction, Mass shootings, Meredith Hall

Short Fuse Podcast #54: From Madison Avenue to Rikers Island

Host Elizabeth Howard talks to Mark Goldsmith about his book Madison Avenue to Rikers Island. He is the founder and CEO emeritus of Getting Out and Staying Out, a nonprofit that provides educational, vocational, job readiness, counseling, and other services to young men who have been incarcerated.

By: Elizabeth Howard Filed Under: Books, Featured, Podcast Tagged: Elizabeth Howard, From Madison Avenue to Rikers Island: The Making of a Social Entrepreneur, John Gonzalez, Mark Goldsmith

Short Fuse Podcast #53: Gwendolyn Brooks — A Poet’s Work in the Community

Nic Caldwell talks with Elizabeth Howard about poet Gwendolyn Brooks, her work, and the recent acquisition of her personal papers for the Morgan Library and Museum collection and the exhibition he curated.

By: Elizabeth Howard Filed Under: Books, Featured, Podcast Tagged: Gwendolyn Brooks, Gwendolyn Brooks: A Poet's Work in the Community, Morgan Library and Museum, Nic Caldwell, Podcast, Poetry

Short Fuse Podcast #52: On Pause — Three Months that Changed New York

Host Elizabeth Howard talks to photographer Charlie Bennet and writer Helena Gustavsson about their book On Pause: Three Months That Changed New York.

By: Elizabeth Howard Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged: Charlie Bennet, Helena Gustavsson, On Pause: Three Months That Changed New York

Short Fuse Podcast #51: Desmond Tutu — Then and Now

Host Elizabeth Howard talks to South African photojournalists Sumaya Hisham and Eric Miller about how their work documents the life and ideals of the late Archbishop and Noble Peace Prize Laureate Desmond Tutu.

By: Elizabeth Howard Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged: Desmond Tutu, Desmond Tutu: Then and Now, Elizabeth Howard, Eric Miller, South African Cultural Center, Sumaya Hisham

Short Fuse Podcast #50: The Power of Music — Living With Hope

Host Elizabeth Howard talks to Jeannine Otis about her musical career and theater piece “Living in Hope,” developed from a writing workshop based on Otis’s book “The Gathering: City Prayers, City Hopes.”

By: Elizabeth Howard Filed Under: Featured, Podcast, Uncategorized Tagged: Jeannine Otis, Living in Hope, The Gathering: City Prayers City Hopes

Short Fuse Podcast #49: “Race for Tomorrow” — On the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis

Host Elizabeth Howard and journalist Simon Mundy talk about his book “Race for Tomorrow,” which examines the implications of climate change, from the micro to the macro.

By: Elizabeth Howard Filed Under: Books, Featured, Podcast Tagged: Race for Tomorrow, Simon Mundy

Short Fuse Podcast #48: Lessons Superpredators Teach Us

Host Elizabeth Howard and artist Halim A. Flowers engage in a provocative conversation around issues raised by art, the criminal justice system, and how it felt to be incarcerated as a minor.

By: Elizabeth Howard Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged: Elizabeth Howard, Halim A. Flowers

Short Fuse Podcast #47: “Our Town” — The Greatest American Play?

In this episode, Bryan Halperin and Howard Sherman talk about the enduring power of Our Town with host Elizabeth Howard.

By: Elizabeth Howard Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged: Bryan Halperin, Elizabeth Howard, Howard Sherman, Our Town

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

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.

By: Elizabeth Howard Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged: Elizabeth Howard, Podcast, the Collages of Zakes Mda, Washboards and Mirrors, Zakes Mda

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