Have no fear! The Arts Fuse podcast will be returning soon in a new format.
Lucas Spiro
Arts Fuse Podcast #17: When the Games Are So Unjust …
We welcome community organizer and children’s books writer Jacob Kramer to talk about breaking the rules. His work infuses revolutionary thought with childlike wonder, encouraging readers of all ages to consider what’s possible, and to challenge the cynics.
Arts Fuse Podcast #16: Encrypted Telegraphs With Lt. Deanna
How seriously do we take country rap? Is it even a genre?
Arts Fuse Podcast #15: REE-AL-O-TEE!
The boys (Lucas Spiro and Matt Hanson) are joined once again by Arts Fuse editor-in-chief Bill Marx.
Arts Fuse Podcast #12: Howl at the Loon
It happens. Podcast producer Lucas Spiro messed up the audio for this episode —but he managed to put this together so you wouldn’t have to go without our sweet, sweet content.
Book Review: “The Wages” — A Powerful Folk Tale About Slavery
We need stories like The Wages to expose the hypocrisy and incoherence of the institutions that we are supposed to believe are pillars of justice.
Arts Fuse Podcast #11: Talking With Lloyd Schwartz — And Skinny Jerry Garcia and Nixon Read Poetry
We were overjoyed to spend this episode with Pulitzer prize winning critic, poet, and teacher Lloyd Schwartz. Stick around for the poetry of Richard Milhous Nixon, too
Book Review: “The Rebels and Other Short Fiction” — The Irish, Defeated
This fine collection of short fiction reinforces Richard Power’s reputation as a master storyteller.
Film Review: “Best of Luck with the Wall” — Mapping How Lost We Are
Josh Begley, in a mere six minutes, demonstrates how impossible the notion of a border wall is, from an engineering and construction perspective.
Notes on The Arts Fuse Podcast — From Its Producer
I wanted the podcast to be both an honest reflection of what The Arts Fuse is, but also allow the voices that contribute to the magazine to find new ways of expressing their critiques in a new medium.