Best Ruth and Kristin Podcasts (2024)

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O'Keeffe's New York, Rebecca Manson 1:14:41

32m ago1:14:41

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Episode No. 664 features curator Sarah Kelly Oehler and artist Rebecca Manson. With Annelise K. Madsen, Oehler is the co-curator of "Georgia O’Keeffe: “My New Yorks." The exhibition spotlights O'Keeffe's paintings of New York City, surrounding them with pictures she made of Lake George and the Southwest. It's at the Art Institute of Chicago through…

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99: Eat Your Books 41:31

39m ago41:31

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Molly and Kate speak with two members of the cookbook indexing website Eat Your Books team; Jane Kelly, co-founder and CEO and Jenny Hartin, Director of Publicity. Jane shares where she got the idea to create the website, the way it works and how its grown since its inception with now over 2.5 million recipes indexed. We learn how vital the communi…

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Jeremy Frey, Eastman Johnson 1:09:25

7d ago1:09:25

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Episode No. 663 features artist Jeremy Frey and curator Sarah Humphreville. The Portland Museum of Art is presenting "Jeremy Frey: Woven," a twenty-year survey of Frey's basketry and printmaking. The exhibition features more than fifty baskets made from natural materials such as black ash and sweetgrass, as well as prints and video. The exhibition …

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98: Writing Regional Recipes for a Global Audience with Chris Tan 51:42

2h ago51:42

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Kate and Andrea chat with Singapore based cookbook author Chris Tan about his new book, Nerd Baker 2 and his publishing process. He shares why he wanted to revisit the world of Nerd Baker, how he keeps international readers in mind while writing and how his experience as a cooking instructor informs his work. He talks about the climate obstacles he…

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Sarah Sze, Zoë Charlton 1:08:57

1d ago1:08:57

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Episode No. 662 features artists Sarah Sze and Zoë Charlton. The Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas is showing "Sarah Sze," a presentation of new works that explore how memory marks time and space, and how art negotiates image and object. The ex\xhibition is on view through August 18. Sze represented the United States at the 2013 Venice Biennale. Ot…

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97: Teamwork=Dreamwork with Hot Sheet Authors Olga Massov and Sanaë Lemoine 45:52

3d ago45:52

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Kate and Kristin tackle the topic of cookbook collaboration as they chat with Olga Massov and Sanaë Lemoine about their new book, Hot Sheet. Olga and Sanaë share a bit about their career paths, where the inspiration for this book came from and why partnering on it was the best way to go. They speak about the strengths and expertise each brought to …

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Jacob Lawrence's "Struggle" 49:03

9d ago49:03

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Episode No. 661 is a holiday clips episode featuring curator Elizabeth Hutton Turner. Along with Austen Barron Bailly, Turner was the co-curator of “Jacob Lawrence: The American Struggle.” The exhibition, which debuted at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts in 2020, presented Lawrence’s 1954-56 “Struggle: From the History of the Americ…

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Holiday clips: Kiyan Williams 44:21

16d ago44:21

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Episode No. 660 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast is a holiday clips program with artist Kiyan Williams. Williams' work is on view in the 2024 Whitney Biennial, which is at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York through August 11. On July 6, Art Omi in Ghent, NY will present "Kiyan Williams: Vertigo." It features large-scale works including Ver…

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96: Ken and Michelle from Now Serving Bookstore 42:00

18d ago42:00

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Molly and Kate speak with the owners of Los Angeles based cookbook store Now Serving, Ken Concepcion and Michelle Mungcal, about the crucial role that niche independent bookstores play in the marketplace. Ken shares how his chef background informed his love of cookbooks and led to opening the store and Michelle talks about curating their space to c…

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Dog Day Afternoon 1:09:53

20d ago1:09:53

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This week we are sharing another one of our earlier podcasting attempts. As our listeners know by now, we love movies! This episode we discuss the 1970's film Dog Day Afternoon. The movie was based on a true story, so we did our research and sprinkle in some facts along with our movie discussion.By Kristine and Jen

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Barbara Bosworth, Haas Brothers 1:13:10

23d ago1:13:10

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Episode No. 659 features artists Barbara Bosworth and the Haas Brothers. Two art museums are showing exhibitions of Bosworth's work: the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is presenting "Barbara Bosworth: The Meadow" through December 1. The show features photographs of a meadow in Carlisle, Massachusetts and near the Concord River that Bosworth made over …

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95: Recipe Writing with Real Cooks in Mind 51:52

24d ago51:52

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Kate, Kristin and Molly venture back into the user experience arena as they discuss recipe presentation in cookbooks. They highlight the need for this section to delight not distract and prioritize form over function as well as the need to write with a specific audience in mind. They discuss their thoughts as a consumer and developer on elements li…

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Dr. Ruth and Neighborhood Disputes 58:39

1M ago58:39

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This week we discuss a question from Dr. Ruth's column and Dear Generation X asks our listeners for advice.By Kristine and Jen

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Jes Fan, Emilio Rojas 1:13:29

30d ago1:13:29

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Episode No. 658 features artists Jes Fan and Emilio Rojas. Fan's work is included in two ongoing -ennials: the 2024 Whitney Biennial, which is at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York through August 11; and Greater Toronto Art 2024 at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Toronto through July 28. The Whitney exhibition was curated by Chrissie Iles…

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94: Insights from Literary Agent Lori Galvin 40:56

1M ago40:56

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Kate, Kristin and Molly speak with agent Lori Galvin about her long career in the food media space. She shares what spurred her decision to move on from editorial work and how agenting required on the job learning and an entrepreneurial approach. She talks about learning to trust in her own taste, why she enjoys working with both fiction and non-fi…

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Janet Sobel 54:31

1M ago54:31

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Episode No. 657 features curator Natalie Dupêcher. Dupêcher is the curator of "Janet Sobel: All-Over" at The Menil Collection, Houston. Across 30 paintings and drawings, the exhibition explores Sobel's short, meteoric, hugely influential career as one of the first New York artists associated with abstract expressionism as it began to coalesce in th…

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93: The Secret of Cooking with Bee Wilson 51:52

1M ago51:52

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Molly and Kate talk with prolific writer Bee Wilson about her new cookbook, The Secret of Cooking. Bee explains how she uses her past experience as an academic in her food writing to showcase its breadth beyond restaurants and recipes and what inspired her to write this cookbook. She shares why she settled on a thematic structure for the book, the …

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Mom's, Men, and Weed 42:14

2M ago42:14

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On this episode of Dear Generation X, we find another reason men shouldn't write advice columns. We also discuss another listener question and give our 2 cents on an Am I the Asshole post.By Kristine and Jen

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María Magdalena Campos-Pons, early Southern quilts 1:24:03

1M ago1:24:03

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Episode No. 656 features artist María Magdalena Campos-Pons and curator Lauren Applebaum. "María Magdalena Campos-Pons: Behold", now at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, is the first multimedia survey of Campos-Pons' work in 17 years. The exhibition spotlights Campos-Pons' photography, installation, and performance-based practices, which…

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92: Ruth Reichl on Writing 49:43

2M ago49:43

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Kate and Molly speak with Ruth Reichl, an icon and authority in the food media world, about her breadth of writing experience - restaurant reviews, cookbooks, memoirs, articles and even tweets- and her new book, The Paris Novel. Ruth shares why food is a universal framework, her inspirations for this novel and the process of working with a new edit…

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Holiday clips: Teresita Fernández 43:53

2M ago43:53

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Episode No. 655 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast is a holiday clips episode featuring artist Teresita Fernández. Fernández is included in "Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s-today" at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. It is the first major group exhibition in the United States to envision a new approach to contemporary art i…

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91: The UX of Cookbook Design 39:10

2M ago39:10

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Kristin, Molly and Kate tackle cookbook design from a usability perspective. They point out design decisions that authors should consider: packaging and cover design, typeface and font legibility, photographs on matte vs gloss paper and much more. They share their own opinions, experiences and preferences on the elements that enhance or detract fro…

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Bonus Episode - Metal Lords 1:02:58

2M ago1:02:58

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Take a listen to one of our earliest attempts at podcasting. When we first started recording, we thought we might want to be movie critics. This episode is a review of the movie Metal Lords, a 2022 Netflix film. Spoiler alert, we discuss the entire movie, including the ending. Please be kind as we were just learning how to use our equipment and edi…

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19thC Photography Now, Myra Greene 59:19

2M ago59:19

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Episode No. 654 features curator Karen Hellman and artist Myra Greene. With Carolyn Peter, Hellman is the curator of "Nineteenth-Century Photography Now" at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. The exhibition examines how many of the conventions and processes established in photography's early years remain of interest to artists working today. Hi…

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90: When a Health Issue Impacts Your Food Writing with Phoebe Lapine 54:25

2M ago54:25

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Kristin and Molly speak with cookbook author Phoebe Lapine about finding pleasure in restrictive diets and her new cookbook, Carbivore. Phoebe shares what led her down a food focused career path, how she learned while blogging and how a health diagnosis pulled her down a different path than originally planned. She talks about writing recipes that k…

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Dear Generation X Season 2 Episode 5 28:09

2M ago28:09

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This episode we revisit a Dear Abby column from the mid-1950's and a couple of current Miss Manners reader questions. We discuss bad boys, dementia, and a few other interesting topics.By Kristine and Jen

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Remembering Frank Stella 1:21:16

2M ago1:21:16

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Episode No. 653 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features critic and author Deborah Solomon and host Tyler Green's 2016 conversation with Frank Stella. Frank Stella died on May 4 at the age of 87. For two decades, from the late 1950s until the late 1970s or early 1980s, Stella was one of the United States' most important painters. The Museum of Mode…

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89: Insights From Cookbook Editor Sarah Kwak of Harvest 35:18

2M ago35:18

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Molly and Kristin speak with Sarah Kwak, a senior editor at Harvest an imprint of Harper Collins, to find out what the editing process is like. Sarah shares how she ended up at her current role, the focus Harvest has for cookbooks and what authors should keep mind regarding their proposal assembly before submission. She discusses her thoughts on co…

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Procrastination and Rick Rack 30:18

3M ago30:18

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On this episode we discuss a new column Jen discovered that gives advice straight from the horse's mouth. We also mull over the finer points of procrastination and why we do it. As always, we throw in a few stories from our childhoods that are too cringy to miss.By Kristine and Jen

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The Harlem Renaissance, Blood: Medieval/Modern 1:25:03

3M ago1:25:03

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Episode No. 652 features curators Denise Murrell and Larisa Grollemond. Murrell is the curator of "The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The exhibition, which is on view through July 28, explores the ways in which Black artists portrayed everyday life and impacted art on both sides of the A…

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88: On Being a First-Time Cookbook Author with Michelle Braxton 40:44

2M ago40:44

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Kristin and Kate discuss author Michelle Braxton's turbulent publishing journey for her new book, Supper with Love. She shares the story behind the "organic" growth of her food career, how she balances social media creation, blogging and book writing with a separate full time career and how the book idea came about. She talks about committing firml…

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Dear Generation X S2 Episode 3 53:14

3M ago53:14

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This week we read another listener letter from a young mother feeling pressured to adhere to gentle parenting methods. Our advice includes stories from raising our own children and discussing out of date parenting methods. As always, we have a few laughs along the way.By Kristine and Jen

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Remembering Richard Serra 1:06:23

3M ago1:06:23

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Episode No. 651 features art historian Richard Shiff, curator and art historian Michelle White, and a clip from Kirk Varnedoe's 2003 National Gallery of Art Mellon Lectures. Serra died last month at age 85. He may be the most honored sculptor of the post-war era. The Museum of Modern Art, New York, which holds the most important institutional colle…

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87: Publishing Confidential with Kathleen Schmidt 47:06

3M ago47:06

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Kate and Kristin speak with Kathleen Schmidt, an industry veteran with years of experience in editing, publishing, marketing and public relations and now author of the newsletter Publishing Confidential. Kathleen shares her extensive career path, what her focus is as a freelancer and the origins of her newsletter along with what keeps her writing. …

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Dear Generation X S2 Episode 2 45:02

3M ago45:02

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This week we discuss a question we received from a listener that involves money loaned to a family member and not repaid. We also talk about the best advice we have ever received and actually taken.By Kristine and Jen

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Camille Claudel, Jim Moske 1:21:57

3M ago1:21:57

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Episode No. 650 features curator Anne-Lise Desmas and author Jim Moske. With Emerson Bowyer, Desmas is the co-curator of "Camille Claudel," a retrospective of the French modernist sculptor's career, at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. Until now, Claudel's work has often been under-considered as scholars have focused on her professional and pe…

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86: Culinary Activism and Cookbooks with Lelani Lewis 38:00

3M ago38:00

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Kate and Molly speak with Lelani Lewis, a London born food stylist and culinary activist of Grenadian and Irish heritage now based in Amsterdam. Lelani shares how homesickness spurred her into a culinary career through pop-ups, where the idea for her debut cookbook came from as well as why she chose this title. She speaks about her desire to share …

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Dear Generation X S2 Episode 1 1:12:48

3M ago1:12:48

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On our first episode of Season 2 we dive into a listener question. Desperately Seeking Susan (or anyone who wants to work) submitted a question specifically for Jennifer. They are both in the Human Resources field and find it difficult to find qualified employees that want to work more than a few weeks. We also discuss some of the craziest excuses …

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Patrick Martinez, Nell Irvin Painter 1:22:30

3M ago1:22:30

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Episode No. 649 features artist Patrick Martinez and author Nell Irvin Painter. Dallas Contemporary is showing "Patrick Martinez: Histories" through September 1. The exhibition surveys work Martinez has made since 2016, including his Pee Chee folder-referencing paintings, cake paintings, neons, and his recent multi-media paintings which often featu…

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85: A Juneteenth Cookbook for Kids with Alliah Agostini and Taffy Elrod 38:26

4M ago38:26

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Molly and Kristin dive into the territory of kid-lit in this talk with Alliah Agostini and Taffy Elrod, authors of The Juneteenth Cookbook. Alliah and Taffy discuss how they both got involved with the project, how they worked together and the goal they had of bringing the celebration of Juneteenth to life with food, history and family activities. T…

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Matisse & Derain, Isabelle Frances McGuire 1:14:47

3M ago1:14:47

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Episode No. 648 features curator Dita Amory and artist Isabelle Frances McGuire. Along with Ann Dumas, Amory is the curator of "Vertigo of Color: Matisse, Derain and the Origins of Fauvism," which is at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston through May 27. The exhibition presents works Henri Matisse and André Derain made in Collioure, a fishing village …

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84: Do We Need Cookbook Reviews? 38:33

3M ago38:33

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Molly, Kristin, Andrea and Kate tackle the topic of cookbook criticism, spurred on by recent online conversations. They discuss what it could look like, its importance and what the lack of rigorous criticism means for cookbook publishing. They talk about the unique obstacles to reviewing cookbooks, the elements reviews should highlight and why we n…

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Dear Generation X Season 1 Finale 25:35

4M ago25:35

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As we wrap up season 1 of Dear Generation X, we discuss a controversial Ann Landers column and discover what men would say if they wrote advice columns.By Kristine and Jen

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Holiday clips: Kahlil Robert Irving 51:16

4M ago51:16

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Episode No. 647 is a holiday weekend clips episode featuring artist Kahlil Robert Irving. The Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in Saint Louis is presenting "Kahlil Robert Irving: Archaeology of the Present" through July 29. "Archaeology of the Present" is a presentation of new Irving sculptures, video, and found objects. Irving has situat…

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83: A Niche Cookbook That Sold 350K+ Copies with Shelly Worcel 43:11

4M ago43:11

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Kristin and Molly speak with author and blogger Shelly Worcel about breaking into speciality markets and writing niche, single subject cookbooks. Shelly speaks about growing her skills while blogging, how she was tapped to write her highly successful second book, and how her open mindset allowed a natural escalation of her brand and career. She sha…

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Dear Generation X Episode 6 39:53

4M ago39:53

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This week we discover another advice columnist from the 1920's, Princess Mysteria. She got her start on the Vaudeville circuit as a mind reader and parlayed her act into a progressive advice column for the Chicago Defender in 1921. Her column tackled topics that no other newspaper would publish a century ago.…

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Ruth Asawa's drawings, "The Anxious Eye" 1:05:09

4M ago1:05:09

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Episode No. 646 features curators Edouard Kopp and Shelley Langdale. With Kim Conaty, Kopp is the co-curator of "Ruth Asawa: Through Line," a survey of Asawa's lifelong drawing practice. (Kirsten Marples and Scout Hutchinson assisted Kopp and Conaty.) The exhibition, which is at Houston's Menil Collection through July 21, presents drawings, collage…

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82: Craft Books for Cookbook Writers 42:55

4M ago42:55

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Kate talks with Kristin, Molly and Andrea about the challenges faced when beginning a writing career and the resources they use to help improve their writing skills. They discuss which interest came first, the writing or the food, how reading with a critical eye can help one move beyond the basics and why it is vital to always keep the reader at th…

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Dear Generation X Episode 5 39:08

4M ago39:08

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This week we delve a bit deeper into the columnist Dorothy Dix from the 1930's. We are surprised once again at the stark differences and yet similarities between now and a hundred years ago.By Kristine and Jen

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"Surrealism and Us," Kenny Rivero 57:22

4M ago57:22

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Episode No. 645 features curator María Elena Ortiz and artist Kenny Rivero. Ortiz is the curator of "Surrealism and Us: Caribbean and African Diasporic Artists since 1940" at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. The exhibition investigates the history of surrealism in the Caribbean and posits that Caribbean intellectuals were key to the development…

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