By Any Measure

In this episode, we consider arts programming in juvenile justice settings, as well as a study of the arts’ potential to reduce antisocial or criminal behavior among youth in the general population. A transcript is available here. … [Read more...] about Quick Study: The Arts and Juvenile Justice

We celebrating Jazz Appreciation month with an in-depth conversation with composer and jazz musician Terence Blanchard.  Terence Blanchard has a long list of exceptional jazz credentials, but he’s most recently found acclaim as the first Black composer to compose an opera presented by the Metropolitan Opera. In this podcast, he discusses how he came to write the opera (which … [Read more...] about Meet Musician and Composer Terence Blanchard

Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits. - Article 27, Universal Declaration of Human Rights (United Nations General Assembly, 1948) Across centuries, individuals from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds have employed creativity, imagination, … [Read more...] about Hypothesis: Arts Education Access Is a Human Rights Issue

Cassandra Wilson is a singer, songwriter, musician and now an 2022 NEA Jazz Master. In this tuneful podcast, the Grammy Award winner takes us through her career in music, her influences, her approach to singing, how she works with other musicians, her ideas about song-writing,  and the centrality of the Blues and Mississippi’s rich musical heritage to her work. Wilson is as … [Read more...] about Meet 2022 NEA Jazz Master Cassandra Wilson

Photojournalist Lynsey Addario has been making news herself lately: she recently took what many consider to be a war defining photograph--that of a church worker, a mother and her children killed by a mortar as they tried to flee the Russian bombardment outside Kyiv. It’s a photograph that resonated around the world, showing clearly the cost civilians are paying for the war in … [Read more...] about Photojournalist Lynsey Addario on showing the face of war