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Meet the Creator and Host of “American Routes”, Nick Spitzer

January 25, 2024 by Josephine Reed Leave a Comment

In this podcast, folklife presenter, educator, radio producer, and 2023 National Heritage Fellow Nick Spitzer discusses his multifaceted career, his upbringing, and his understanding of cultural innovation in America. We talk about his life-long passion for radio and his discovery and embrace of American vernacular culture, his career as folklorist in academia, government, and … [Read more...] about Meet the Creator and Host of “American Routes”, Nick Spitzer

Meet Luthier and Community Activist Manuel Delgado

October 12, 2023 by Josephine Reed Leave a Comment

We close out Hispanic Heritage Month with Manuel Delgado—a luthier who carries on a multi-generational family legacy of hand-crafting string instruments. In this podcast,  Delgado talks about his family’s tradition of instrument-making and working closely as a boy with his father and grandfather in their shop in East LA. He discusses the craftsmanship that goes into the making … [Read more...] about Meet Luthier and Community Activist Manuel Delgado

Artful Lives: Almeta Ingram-Miller, Leader of the Gospel Group and 2022 National Heritage Fellows the Legendary Ingramettes.

August 12, 2022 by Josephine Reed Leave a Comment

Almeta Ingram-Miller is the leader of the powerhouse gospel group and 2022 National Heritage Fellows the Legendary Ingramettes. The National Heritage Awardees epitomize what it means to live an artful life. The recipients all have deep ties to their communities and are often voices for those communities, working to keep their traditional arts alive and vibrant and sharing them … [Read more...] about Artful Lives: Almeta Ingram-Miller, Leader of the Gospel Group and 2022 National Heritage Fellows the Legendary Ingramettes.

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About Sunil and Josephine

Sunil Iyengar directs the Office of Research & Analysis at the National Endowment for the Arts. Under his leadership, the office has produced dozens of research reports, hosted periodic research events and webinars, led strategic plan development for the agency, and established research and … [more] about About Sunil and Josephine

By Any Measure

Aesthetics meets analysis in a monthly series of podcasts and blog posts from the National Endowment for the Arts.  Once upon a time, writers and artists were skeptical—if not morbid—about the application of science to questions of natural beauty, aesthetics, and arts and culture. Think of … [more] about By Any Measure

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