Latest Artistresidency Podcast Episodes
Sanctuary
Shadow // Yaddo - November 04, 2021 14:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsYaddo luminaries Brad Kessler and Uwem Akpan on empathy across boundaries, essential storytelling, the paradox of sanctuary, and the decade it takes to get it right. Kessler, “a consistently impressive writer,” (PW) is the prize-winning author of the memoir Goat Song and three novels—Birds in Fa...
Sanctuary, with Uwem Akpan and Brad Kessler
Shadow // Yaddo - November 04, 2021 14:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsYaddo luminaries Brad Kessler and Uwem Akpan on empathy across boundaries, essential storytelling, the paradox of sanctuary, and the decade it takes to get it right. Kessler, “a consistently impressive writer,” (PW) is the prize-winning author of the memoir Goat Song and three novels—Birds in Fa...
Every Real Story is a Ghost Story, with Rufus Collins and Allan Gurganus
Shadow // Yaddo - October 21, 2021 14:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsHalloween, yes! Sweater-weather, dog costumes, candy discounts and more. Gather ’round for a good old-fashioned ghost story: Acclaimed actor Rufus Collins brings to life selections from “The Ghosts of Yaddo” by Allan Gurganus, author of several books of fiction, including Oldest Living Confedera...
Artist Reunion, with Lauren Groff, Sheila Heti and Sarah Manguso
Shadow // Yaddo - October 07, 2021 14:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsWhen artists get together, conversation flows! Antics, disco, cocktails and more in this week’s celebration of our upcoming Yaddo Artist Reunion. Three fantastic writers who met at Yaddo discuss how peers influence each other: Lauren Groff, the bestselling author of six books of fiction, includi...
Beginnings, with Moby, Blair Brown, John Kelly and Dona Ann McAdams
Shadow // Yaddo - September 23, 2021 14:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsCelebrating the launch of Season 2 with Moby! We’ll take you back to the beginning of Yaddo, with a live performance by director and Tony Award-winning actress Blair Brown and legendary artist John Kelly. PLUS the mega-talented photographer and activist Dona Ann McAdams offers a preview of “Hard...
Episode 24: Shorten the Distance Between Laugh Lines
Shadow // Yaddo - August 05, 2021 14:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsCelebrating the finale of our first season with two of our favorite humorists and radio stars: Elna Baker, writer, comedian, producer for “This American Life” and author of the “wickedly funny” (People) memoir The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance in conversation with Negin Farsad...
Episode 23: Maps and Legends
Shadow // Yaddo - July 22, 2021 14:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsOpera, voyages, battlegrounds and more: Playwright Sandra Seaton on how she came to be a librettist, why she’s moved to reimagine the past and how she inhabits the nuanced hearts of historical figures. Radiant visual artists Alexi Worth and Joyce Kozloff excavate what lies beneath the surface of...
Episode 22: Real Magic
Shadow // Yaddo - July 08, 2021 14:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsVenture behind the scenes for a glimpse of Yaddo magic: Chef and writer Gabrielle Hamilton (Blood, Bones & Butter) in conversation with New York magazine’s “bilious gourmand” Adam Platt on the tastes of summer and what the future might hold for NYC restaurants. Award-winning journalists Mark Bin...
Episode 21: See the Light
Shadow // Yaddo - June 24, 2021 17:23 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsWith summer in full swing, we consider the triumph of light over dark. The luminous writer Jo Ann Beard discusses her new book, Festival Days, with revered editor Patricia Towers. And we’ll share some news about a very special Yaddo event coming up this fall: “Art Saved Us—Let’s Save Art,” with ...
Episode 20: Change is Like an Ocean
Shadow // Yaddo - June 10, 2021 14:29 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings“Routing a racial justice revolution through Hollywood” (The New York Times): Brilliant filmmaker Shaka King, director and co-writer of Judas and the Black Messiah, discusses the difficulty of making meaningful films, New York vs. L.A., and the ebb and flow of social change with superstar Walter...
Episode 19: Love of Labor
Shadow // Yaddo - May 27, 2021 14:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsWhether it’s a creative pursuit, side-hustle or “real” job, work is at the heart of this episode featuring novelists Lisa Dierbeck and Jonathan Ames on his latest book, A Man Named Doll, the first in a new noir series set in Los Angeles. Plus: Spoken word artist and poet Hakeem Furious performs ...
Episode 18: Family Mystery
Shadow // Yaddo - May 13, 2021 13:57 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsObsession, motherhood, long-held secrets and more in this week’s exploration of family: Kirstin Valdez Quade on her new novel, The Five Wounds, in which multiple generations of family converge. Illustrator and writer Margaret Kimball, whose debut memoir Now I Spill the Family Secrets offers a ri...
Episode 17: Future Forward
Shadow // Yaddo - April 29, 2021 14:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsAs arts venues reopen (hooray!), we asked two brilliant friends to imagine a new paradigm for concert classical music: Venezuelan/American composer, multimedia collaborator and Yaddo Board Member Manuel Sosa in conversation with Saratoga Performing Arts Center President and CEO Elizabeth Sobol o...
Episode 16: Nature Noir
Shadow // Yaddo - April 15, 2021 14:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsDig into the forensics of a new kind of noir, climate crime, with acclaimed novelist and nonfiction writer Nathaniel Rich, author of Second Nature: Scenes from a World Remade, and intellectual powerhouse Philip Gourevitch, longtime staff writer for The New Yorker. We’ll also revisit the pioneeri...
Episode 15: Full Circle
Shadow // Yaddo - April 01, 2021 14:06 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsYaddo connections run far and wide! One of these circles is having a red, hot streak in the East Village scene in New York City, where a group of performers with talent to burn—many of them Yaddo artists—have found each other and are creating new, exciting work. Playwright, songwriter and perfor...
Episode 14: Spring Fever
Shadow // Yaddo - March 18, 2021 19:30 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsWork hard, play hard, and avoid the "tyranny of the early riser"—stay up late with Shadow // Yaddo! We’ll be delving into the ’70s, with New York Times features reporter Katherine Rosman, as she discusses the cult classic film "Dazed and Confused" with Melissa Maerz, author of "Alright, Alright, ...
Episode 13: Out West
Shadow // Yaddo - March 04, 2021 19:20 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsTime for some Big Sky! We’re headed out west with two incredibly talented Yaddo artists: Maxim Loskutoff on rural v. urban, guns, and his new novel, “a meditation on the cultural breaking-apart of the American West.” Photographer Peter Kayafas on his recent exhibition and book, a project that exp...
Episode 12: Dare to Fail
Shadow // Yaddo - February 18, 2021 15:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsWriter-director Adam Goldman on bootstrapping his way to a TV series, being “a structure queen,” and procrastinating with great fervor. Miranda July shares early work she performed on an experimental radio show. Plus: new music by avant-pop band Arthur Moon, whose self-titled debut album is out n...
Episode 11: Invisible Among Us
Shadow // Yaddo - February 04, 2021 14:52 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsAcclaimed filmmaker Mitch McCabe on her latest feature, “Civil War Surveillance Poems,” which began in 2018 as speculative nonfiction about an impending civil war in the United States. Bestselling author Jewell Parker Rhodes on writing for children and why she’s betting on kids to carry us forwar...
Episode 10: Brave New World
Shadow // Yaddo - January 21, 2021 15:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsArtificial intelligence, weaponized data and turning STEM into STEAM: Virtuosic mathematician, human rights lawyer and novelist Zia Haider Rahman speaks with computer scientist and poet Brian Christian, whose latest book, "The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human Values," offers an insig...
Episode 9: Falling Down Is Funny
Shadow // Yaddo - January 07, 2021 15:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsDancing turtles, family antics, the joy of libraries and more in this week’s episode featuring bestselling humorist David Sedaris in conversation with Patricia Towers, a beloved editor and friend to many writers. Contributing artists: Joseph Keckler, Boots Riley, The Coup.
Episode 8: Merry, Merry!
Shadow // Yaddo - December 24, 2020 15:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsFor our very special holiday edition, we share a few of our favorite things: Allan Gurganus reads “A Fool for Christmas,” composer Paul Moravec shares music from his new, Grammy-nominated album, "Sanctuary Road." Plus, a dose of Dolly Parton! Contributing artists: Joseph Keckler, Paul Moravec, Ma...
Episode 7: Cocktail Attire
Shadow // Yaddo - December 10, 2020 14:46 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsWe bring the cocktail party to you: Interdisciplinary artists James Hannaham and Mark King discuss quarantine fashion, architecture and more. The remarkable musical duo The Lazours share music, and Rick Moody: Life Coach offers advice for the holidays. Contributing artists: Joseph Keckler, Daniel...
Episode 6: Reality Dreams
Shadow // Yaddo - November 26, 2020 13:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsThe brilliant Amitava Kumar ("Immigrant, Montana") talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and novelist Ayad Akhtar, whose new novel "Homeland Elegies" is sweeping the “best books of the year” lists. Internationally acclaimed composer Dalit Warshaw shares music and her thoughts on how the Th...
Episode 5: Back to Basics
Shadow // Yaddo - November 12, 2020 16:16 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsMike Doughty on his new band, new book and why he always keeps a guitar in his hands. Glendalys Medina shares a performance and discusses the difficulty of survey shows. Olivia Laing and Joseph Keckler chat about work routines and whether luck has anything to do with making art. Contributing arti...
Episode 4: Home
Shadow // Yaddo - October 29, 2020 15:59 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsAndrew O’Hagan discusses his “proudly misspent youth” as well as his imaginative landscape and new novel, Mayflies; Gabriel Kahane shares work from his groundbreaking oratorio on homelessness; and NPR veteran Jacki Lyden reports as herself from the Heartland in this week’s episode, themed “Home.”...
Episode 3: Artists On Animals
Shadow // Yaddo - October 15, 2020 14:58 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsDogs, cats, and the allure goats: How the global crisis has brought us back to the wild, with Brad Kessler and Mary Gaitskill. Contributing artists: Joseph Keckler, Myrkur, Steven Burke, The Wingdale Community Singers (Hannah Marcus, Rick Moody, David Grubbs).
Episode 2: How To Live
Shadow // Yaddo - October 01, 2020 16:37 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsSheri Fink on our global pandemic, Rick Moody: Life Coach answers your burning questions, and Victor LaValle talks heroes for this week’s theme: How to Live. Contributing artists: Joseph Keckler, and Lost in Stars, electronic music by composer and poet Dylan Willoughby featuring vocals by Alysa L...
Pilot Episode: Why Yaddo?
Shadow // Yaddo - September 17, 2020 13:41 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsWe answer the questions: What exactly is Yaddo, and why does it matter? Contributing artists: Jonathan Ames, Edgar Oliver, Laura Schwendinger, Dean Haspiel, Sam Fader, Michael Snediker, Joseph Keckler, Odili Donald Odita, Rory Golden, Tarik O'Regan, Carol Lipnik, Anthony Gatto, Jonathan Lethem.
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