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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
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
09:25
- 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
26:46
- Literature
- Music
Life’s Work
Poet Sir Andrew Motion, jazz pianist Vijay Iyer, and author Susan Choi
Season 5, Episode
21
11:13
- Music
Gustavo Dudamel: Playing Nicely
The Venezuelan-born conductor Gustavo Dudamel is on a mission to sew harmony, in the concert hall and beyond.
Season 5, Episode
20
26:46
- Literature
- Art & Design
- Music
From The Top
Author Jonathan Safran Foer, graphic novelist Nate Powell, and conductor Gustavo Dudamel
Season 5, Episode
20
12:26
- Music
- Literature
John Darnielle: From Self-Destruction To Self-Construction
John Darnielle has excelled as a front-man, songwriter, and author by overcoming an innately self-destructive personality.
Season 5, Episode
19
26:46
- Literature
- Art & Design
- Music
Power Through Purpose
Mountain Goats frontman John Darnielle, poet and author Elizabeth Acevedo, and mural artist Meg Saligman
Season 5, Episode
19
02:53
- Music
Dean Friedman Performs “Don’t Mourn, Don’t Cry”
Friedman performs “Don't Mourn, Don't Cry” off his 1998 album, Songs for Grownups, at the Stotesbury Mansion.
Season 5
04:24
- Music
Rhiannon Giddens Performs “Brown Baby”
Giddens performs Oscar Brown, Jr.’s “Brown Baby” with Francesco Turrisi at The Greene Space.
Season 5
03:01
- Music
Rhiannon Giddens Performs “I’m On My Way”
Giddens performs “I’m On My Way” with Francesco Turrisi at The Greene Space.
Season 5