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    Podcast
    June 23, 2014

    WordTheatre:
    Denis Johnson’s “Starlight in Idaho”

    Denis Johnson

    Literature as only Denis Johnson can create it, “Starlight on Idaho” is not quite a story, not quite a play,…

    GalleryPodcast
    May 23, 2017

    An Evening with Dennis Lehane

    Dennis Lehane

    From searing stories of suspense to literary novels, historical fiction, and film and television scripts, no other writer today has…

    GalleryPodcast
    May 18, 2017

    Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space

    Janna Levin

    Since 1916 when Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves—the powerful aftermath occurring when black holes collide—scientists have been trying…

    Podcast
    March 12, 2013

    The Great Animal Orchestra

    Bernie Krause

    Krause, a musician and naturalist and one of the world’s leading experts in natural sound, explores how the myriad voices…

    GalleryPodcast
    May 16, 2017

    The Evolution of Beauty

    Richard Prum

    Deep in tropical jungles around the world are birds with a dizzying array of appearances and mating displays—from pheasants with…

    GalleryPodcast
    May 9, 2017

    From L.A. to the Outback: Two Novelists

    David Francis, Jane Smiley

    David Francis’ latest novel Wedding Bush Road follows the visceral journey of a young L.A. professional called back to his family’s…

    GalleryPodcast
    May 11, 2017

    In a Western Light:
    Poetry from the Edge of America

    Douglas Kearney, Victoria Chang, Brendan Constantine, Brynn Saito, Kim Dower, Amy Gerstler, Blas Falconer

    California poetry has looked to the future, as well as to its complex past and the present, as a way…

    Podcast
    May 4, 1997

    Dagoberto Gilb

    Dagoberto Gilb

    Dagoberto Gilb, of Anglo and Mexican heritage, calls both El Paso and Los Angeles home and is a union carpenter…

    VideoPodcast
    November 8, 2011

    From Tijuana to Gaza to Bosnia: Rethinking Borders in a 21st Century World

    Krzysztof Czyźewski, Dorit Cypis, Marcos Ramírez Erre, Josh Kun, Rubén Martínez, Ofelia Zepeda

    Artists, scholars, and cultural activists from Europe, Mexico, and the United States convene in Los Angeles-home to migrants, refugees, and…

    GalleryPodcast
    April 20, 2017

    Kingsley & Kate Tufts Poetry Awards

    Vievee Francis, Phillip B. Williams

    2017 marks the 25th anniversary of one of contemporary poetry’s most prestigious awards—Claremont Graduate University’s Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, given…