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”
A conversation with acclaimed filmmaker, poet, and educator Lynne Sachs about her work, particularly 2020’s Film About a Father Who.
Short Fuse Podcast #44: Bloodlines, Punk, and Other Delights
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.
Short Fuse Podcast #43: What is Poetry For?
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.
Short Fuse Podcast #42: PROMISE WITNESS REMEMBRANCE
Host Elizabeth Howard talks with Stephen Reily, Director of the Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky about the exhibition, “Promise, Witness, Remembrance.”
Short Fuse Podcast #41: Finding Home Through Song: A Conversation with Naledi Masilo
Naledi Masilo is a South African musician who explores the beauty and power of music and song to expand our sense of place.
Short Fuse Podcast #40: Inviting Readers into a Brightly Lit Room
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.
Short Fuse Podcast #39: “Seeing Silicon Valley”: The Fraying of Life in America
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.
Short Fuse Podcast #38: Cultural Concierge — Jesse Kornbluth’s Lens on the Oscars
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.
Short Fuse Podcast #37: Massimiliano Gioni, Artistic Director of the New Museum, Talks about “Grief and Grievance”
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.