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A free podcast will be released each Thursday featuring one-on-one interviews with everyone from NEA Jazz Masters to leading arts experts to National Medal of Arts winners and more.

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	John Hickenlooper Mayors' Institute on City Design participant John Hickenlooper discusses his efforts to use the arts to revitalize Denver and promote economic development and increased livability. [23:37] transcript \| download mp3 Posted July 22, 2010
Photo William P. Gottlieb	Duke Ellington Jazz Musician, Composer, Bandleader A look at the Washington, DC roots of Duke Ellington and their impact on his development as a musician and composer. [8:40] transcript \| download mp3 Posted July 15, 2010
Photo courtesy of Lincoln Theatre	U Street NW Washington, DC Josephine Reed talks with a collection of local experts about the history and revitalization of U Street, NW in Washington, DC. Once known as the "Black Broadway," U Street is again a vibrant cultural place in the city, as evidenced by Arena Stage's smash production of Sophisticated Ladies at the historic Lincoln Theatre. [25:57] transcript \| download mp3 Posted July 8, 2010
Photo by Bob Shonbrun	Amy Tan NEA Big Read Selection (The Joy Luck Club) Amy Tan talks about her first novel, The Joy Luck Club, her relationship with her mother, and the art of writing. [27:49] transcript \| download mp3 Posted July 1, 2010
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Phoebe Jacobs, former Executive Director of the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, discusses hearing the inimitable Louis Armstrong for the first time. [2:05]

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Musician Neko Case reads and comments on “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” by Sir Walter Raleigh. [2:00]

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2009 Poetry Out Loud National Champion Will Farley recites “The Flea” by John Donne [2:06]

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