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07:16
- Music
Nicholas Phan: Forging Connection
Award-winning tenor Nicholas Phan explores the world in song, merging cultures while uncovering immense value in all of our differences.
Season 5, Episode
23
09:30
- Literature
- Music
Lee Child: Not “The Man”
Lee Child left his former life behind to author an unlikely hero: Jack Reacher, a vagrant vigilante who reaps justice for the underdog.
Season 5, Episode
23
09:20
- Music
Esperanza Spalding’s Discipline(s)
The highly distinguished musician Esperanza Spalding does more than just make music—she’s trying to change the world.
Season 5, Episode
23
26:46
- Music
- Literature
Beyond the Status Quo
Musician Esperanza Spalding, author Lee Child, and tenor Nick Phan
Season 5, Episode
23
06:57
- Stage & Screen
Ming Peiffer: Not A “Usual Girl”
Ming Peiffer forges works for stage and screen that deconstruct her own observations and experiences. Sometimes that means embracing an unhappy ending.
Season 5, Episode
22
07:49
- Music
Gemma New: In Name & In Nature
The conductor Gemma New has followed opportunity around the world. A decade in, she’s finally arrived.
Season 5, Episode
22
09:41
- Literature
Billy Collins: The People’s Poet
Billy Collins is one of the best-selling poets alive. Perhaps because his works effortlessly magnify the small details that make life worth living.
Season 5, Episode
22
26:46
- Literature
- Art & Design
- Stage & Screen
The Exceptionals
Poet Billy Collins, conductor Gemma New, and playwright/screenwriter Ming Peiffer
Season 5, Episode
22
01:13
- Literature
Sir Andrew Motion Reads “Peewit”
Motion reads and describes his short poem "Peewit" in his Baltimore home.
Season 5
06:24
- Literature
Susan Choi: Interrogator of Truth
Susan Choi’s books reflect her skepticism of authority, including the credibility of characters she creates.
Season 5, Episode
21
09:25
- Music
Vijay Iyer: Key Changes
Among the most highly regarded jazz pianists of his time, Vijay Iyer has made his instrument of choice an instrument of discovery.
Season 5, Episode
21
09:57
- Literature
Perpetual Andrew Motion
Former U.K. Poet Laureate Sir Andrew Motion is five decades in and still finding room to grow.
Season 5, Episode
21
