About this season
Articulate connects audiences to the human stories behind art, offering a trustworthy, visually stimulating, never ordinary take on classical, contemporary, and popular art forms. From acclaimed musicians and best-selling authors to designers changing the way we live, each episode explores what great creative thinkers and doers can tell us about who we are, who we’ve been, and who we might become.
Episodes (13)
1. Seeing & Being Seen
Aired 30 April 2021
Theater director Kenny Leon and children’s author Sophie Blackall use real life as fodder for their creations. Despite the risks, both are celebrated for making honest works for the masses.
2. Facing Forward
Aired 7 May 2021
Flutist Claire Chase and architect Mónica Ponce de León are at odds with society’s traditional notions of music and design, but they love a challenge to make something bigger and better.
3. Walk a Mile With Me
Aired 14 May 2021
Throughout history and across civilizations, the humble shoe, once mere protection for our tender feet, has evolved new meanings. Today, shoes are signalers of taste and markers of status. They are taking us on fresh paths, integrating new technology to become more sustainable while helping push the boundaries of human performance.
4. Breaking Boundaries
Aired 21 May 2021
At the height of their careers, painter Horace Pippin and singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading were unprecedented, seeding ground for future artists.
5. Teddy Abrams: Articulate in Difficult Times
Aired 28 May 2021
In this Articulate special, we explore the life and work of conductor and composer Teddy Abrams. The thirty-something music director of the Louisville Orchestra is reviving and revolutionizing the relationship between the orchestra and its community.
6. Breaking Ground
Aired 4 June 2021
Making things better is the upshot of making things for singer-songwriter Yuna and architect Doris Sung.
7. Pain and Patience
Aired 11 June 2021
An inevitable part of the human experience, pain is impossible to objectively measure, but felt universally. And: Gil Shaham might be the last musician to own a great violin.
8. Lateral Visions
Aired 18 June 2021
Novelist Veronica Roth and pianist Amy Yang see a way forward.
9. In the Eye of the Beholder
Aired 25 June 2021
Physical beauty is assumed to be a passport to a better life, but in truth is a transitory visa. When it fades it can leave an unfillable void.
10. Finding Meaning
Aired 2 July 2021
Timothy Showalter uses music to share and survive a tumultuous world. John Jarboe wants to help change it.
11. Joseph Conyers in Concert and Conversation
Aired 9 July 2021
Bassist Joseph Conyers uses music as a tool for social engagement and community building. In this Articulate exclusive, he discusses his community-based work and performs music from a variety of genres.
12. Neverending Stories
Aired 16 July 2021
Stories have shaped our knowledge and communication and been the bedrock of how we’ve entertained ourselves since time immemorial. And even as technology advances and the world becomes more interconnected, stories are still core to our shared humanity.
13. Finding Their Own Way
Aired 23 July 2021
Singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers creates story songs that are wise beyond her years; choreographer Brian Sanders questions received wisdom.