Profile: Art Spiegelman “Maus” Creator & Comics and Graphics Novel Artist
Art Spiegelman is most famous for his Pulitzer Prize winning work “Maus,” a graphic novel about the Holocaust in which Nazis are portrayed as cats, and Jews are depicted as mice. In this profile, Spiegelman talks about his roots as a Mad Magazine afficionado, underground cartoonist, and his experience growing up in a Queens NY […]
What is a Father? Everyday Dads Reflect
Father’s Day in America is a day set aside to appreciate dad for all they offer their families, and society as a whole. Father’s Day can also be a time to reflect on what fatherhood actually means in today’s culture. Adam asked a random sampling of Americans what the word “father” means to them.
Yo-Yo Ma and “Songs of Joy and Peace” Album
A collection of music produced by Yo-Yo Ma in connection with the winter holiday season, which exemplifies his wide-ranging and talented musical family – including traditional and modern and world music arrangements from the USA, Brazil, medieval Ireland and closer to home. Yo-Yo Ma is his normal charming, charismatic and virtuosic self.
Profile: Yo-Yo Ma, Peaceful Virtuoso (VOA 2009)
A profile of the great (and eminently personable) cellist Yo-Yo Ma based on personal interviews and archival recordings.
Profile: Pamelia Kursten and the Art of the Theremin
Pamelia Kursten is the 21st century’s greatest theremin virtuosa, who has turned an instrument most associate with creepy sci-fi “woo-woo” music into an art form. Hear what she has to say and how she does it in this sound-rich piece, originally produced for the Voice of America’s “Our World” science program.
Gifts of the Rainforest: Indigenous Healing Systems of Belize (NPR)
A sound-rich odyssey in which Adam explores various healing systems that use the plants of the rainforest for physical and spiritual healing. Includes interviews with Mayan shamans, and peasant Catholic and Creole healers.