Podcasts
As the language of humanity, art tells stories of inspiration, hope, and healing even as it acknowledges the hurt and despair that afflicts us all.
Episode 13: Artists Telling Stories 2024 Extended Trailer
In this extended Artists Telling Stories Podcasts trailer, please join Austin Tichenor, Aline Smithson, Joe Harjo, Vincent Valdez, Jay Tolson, Alicia Olatuja, and Jim Lavilla-Havelin in discovering the importance of stories, the language of our humanity, and the transformative power of art. Artists Telling Stories Podcasts draw out human stories in the hope that in their telling, artists will offer a new story of our shared humanity, bringing all of us closer together. Join us for a new season in 2024!
Episode 6: Shakespeare and the Arts during the time of Plague and War
Austin Tichenor is an actor, comedian, writer and editor. Part of the world renowned “Reduced Shakespeare Company,” Tichenor discusses the “leveling quality” of humor, his insistence on not taking himself too seriously, and the ubiquity of storytelling. We all tell stories for work, love, and play. But as we “mature,” we somehow forget story’s (and art’s) enlivening power and push them aside. Rediscovering laughter in so-called “high-brow” endeavors, he maintains, can open new paths to healing.