Best Frances McGarry Podcasts (2024)

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Steven Hauck: Stripping Away Stereotypes 27:47

6h ago27:47

27:47

Theater is both a spiritual healing and emotional healing and even physical healing for me, and it's been my raison d'etre for most of my life, and that's been problematic, at times, because...as a professional actor there are going to be times when you're not engaged or employed in my chosen profession, but I still go back to the theater to look f…

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#358/Richard Meier's Douglas House: Mike McCarthy + Marcia Myers + Musical Guest Darius Brubeck 44:54

25m ago44:54

44:54

Designed by Richard Meier, with project architect Tod Williams, the 1973 Douglas House is a towering white residence built on a steep, conifer-covered slope overlooking Lake Michigan. In 2007, retired Proctor & Gamble executives Mike McCarthy and Marcia Myers became the fourth owners and embarked on its second restoration, doing a deep dive to brin…

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#358/Richard Meier's Douglas House: Mike McCarthy + Marcia Myers + Musical Guest Darius Brubeck 44:54

1h ago44:54

44:54

Designed by Richard Meier, with project architect Tod Williams, the 1973 Douglas House is a towering white residence built on a steep, conifer-covered slope overlooking Lake Michigan. In 2007, retired Proctor & Gamble executives Mike McCarthy and Marcia Myers became the fourth owners and embarked on its second restoration, doing a deep dive to brin…

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#357/Exploring Palm Springs: John Stark + Trevor O'Donnell + J. R. Roberts 59:00

3d ago59:00

59:00

Today, we’ll talk to three people who live in Palm Springs: the folks who work to document, share, and safeguard Palm Springs’ heritage – and gladly share their stories. First, expert tour guides John Stark and Trevor O’Donnell. Later on, the President of the Palm Springs Plaza Theatre Foundation, JR Roberts, working to bring back the theatre to it…

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#357/Exploring Palm Springs: John Stark + Trevor O'Donnell + J. R. Roberts 59:00

3d ago59:00

59:00

Today, we’ll talk to three people who live in Palm Springs: the folks who work to document, share, and safeguard Palm Springs’ heritage – and gladly share their stories. First, expert tour guides John Stark and Trevor O’Donnell. Later on, the President of the Palm Springs Plaza Theatre Foundation, JR Roberts, working to bring back the theatre to it…

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#356/Scott Specht + Ste Murray + Bad Architecture's Sara Tietje-Mietz and Erin Kennealy 1:03:53

10d ago1:03:53

1:03:53

In the Modernist kitchen today, we’ve got a full course meal, starting with architect and author Scott Specht, architecture photographer Ste Murray, and wrapping up for dessert, the always delightful hosts of the podcast Bad Architecture, Sara Tietje-Mietz and Erin Kennealy.By george smart

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#356/Scott Specht + Ste Murray + Bad Architecture's Sara Tietje-Mietz and Erin Kennealy 1:03:53

10d ago1:03:53

1:03:53

In the Modernist kitchen today, we’ve got a full course meal, starting with architect and author Scott Specht, architecture photographer Ste Murray, and wrapping up for dessert, the always delightful hosts of the podcast Bad Architecture, Sara Tietje-Mietz and Erin Kennealy.By george smart

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#355/Modernist Art: Danny Heller + SHAG + Musical Guest Stacey Kent 1:04:34

17d ago1:04:34

1:04:34

Let’s talk art, maybe one of the paintings you could buy from today’s guests. The height of Modernist architecture was around 1962 but those butterfly roofs, dressing up for martini parties, sculpted tailfins, and even tiki décor have never been more popular. Artists Danny Heller and Josh Agle, aka Shag, each brilliantly capture that midcentury vib…

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#355/Modernist Art: Danny Heller + SHAG + Musical Guest Stacey Kent 1:04:34

17d ago1:04:34

1:04:34

Let’s talk art, maybe one of the paintings you could buy from today’s guests. The height of Modernist architecture was around 1962 but those butterfly roofs, dressing up for martini parties, sculpted tailfins, and even tiki décor have never been more popular. Artists Danny Heller and Josh Agle, aka Shag, each brilliantly capture that midcentury vib…

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Emily Mann: The Humanist Code of Theater 31:23

23d ago31:23

31:23

The theater is essential to the health of a nation - of any democracy. And perhaps we are so impoverished right now is because of our inability to communicate with each other and see anyone else's point of view other than our own is that we are theater starved. This is where one gets the whole package of the humanist code is in the theater. This is…

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#354/Where No Furniture Has Gone Before Part 2: Ray Tesi + Vic Mignogna + Musical Guest Amanda Carr 1:00:39

24d ago1:00:39

1:00:39

In 1966 the first episode of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek launched a franchise still going strong nearly 60 years later. Star Trek adapted midcentury Modern furniture for set design, from the Bridge to the Conference Room to buildings on the planets they landed on. In a follow up to Where No Furniture Has Gone Before, where we interviewed Dan Chavk…

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#354/Where No Furniture Has Gone Before Part 2: Ray Tesi + Vic Mignogna + Musical Guest Amanda Carr 1:00:39

24d ago1:00:39

1:00:39

In 1966 the first episode of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek launched a franchise still going strong nearly 60 years later. Star Trek adapted midcentury Modern furniture for set design, from the Bridge to the Conference Room to buildings on the planets they landed on. In a follow up to Where No Furniture Has Gone Before, where we interviewed Dan Chavk…

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#353/Lisa Ballinger on Aspen + Catskills with Isaac Jeffreys + Musical Guest David Weiss and The Cookers 1:08:15

1M ago1:08:15

1:08:15

Ah, Aspen. The land of clean air, brisk skiing, pensive thinktanks, and enormous wealth. Nestled in the gorgeous mountains of Colorado, you might not know that Aspen was influenced by Modernism and has special connections to the Bauhaus in Germany. Today you’ll hear from Lissa Ballinger, acting director of the Aspen Institute, about the Bauhaus-Asp…

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#353/Lisa Ballinger on Aspen + Catskills with Isaac Jeffreys + Musical Guest David Weiss and The Cookers 1:08:15

1M ago1:08:15

1:08:15

Ah, Aspen. The land of clean air, brisk skiing, pensive thinktanks, and enormous wealth. Nestled in the gorgeous mountains of Colorado, you might not know that Aspen was influenced by Modernism and has special connections to the Bauhaus in Germany. Today you’ll hear from Lissa Ballinger, acting director of the Aspen Institute, about the Bauhaus-Asp…

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Christine Dixon: Black History Brought to Life 20:57

1M ago20:57

20:57

Harriet Tubman knows how to relate to the different groups because Harriet doesn't 'see' people like [cultural entities]; my audience is seen as humans, a beautiful mélange of people that are just there -- all together -- breathing in sync. ~Christine Dixon Chris Dixon has been directing, producing, booking, and starring in the award-winning, one w…

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#352/New York Architects Peter Eisenman + Esther Sperber + Richard Olcott 1:04:18

1M ago1:04:18

1:04:18

Welcome to USModernist Radio, where we talk and laugh with people who enjoy, own, create, dream about, preserve, love, and hate Modernist architecture, the most exciting and controversial buildings in the world. It’s especially exciting in New York City, which punches way above its weight in architecture and architects, and today we’ll talk with th…

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#352/New York Architects Peter Eisenman + Esther Sperber + Richard Olcott 1:04:18

1M ago1:04:18

1:04:18

Welcome to USModernist Radio, where we talk and laugh with people who enjoy, own, create, dream about, preserve, love, and hate Modernist architecture, the most exciting and controversial buildings in the world. It’s especially exciting in New York City, which punches way above its weight in architecture and architects, and today we’ll talk with th…

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#351/Bakersfield with David Coffey + Palm Desert with Luke Leuschner + Cape Cod with Peter McMahon 50:31

2M ago50:31

50:31

Palm Springs and Los Angeles have thousands of Modernist houses, but there are many towns with their own midcentury architectural heritage. From Modernism Week 2024, we talk with David Coffey about Bakersfield CA; Palm Desert CA native and architectural researcher Luke Leuschner, then Peter McMahon with Cape Cod Modern House Trust, for an update on…

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#351/Bakersfield with David Coffey + Palm Desert with Luke Leuschner + Cape Cod with Peter McMahon 50:31

2M ago50:31

50:31

Palm Springs and Los Angeles have thousands of Modernist houses, but there are many towns with their own midcentury architectural heritage. From Modernism Week 2024, we talk with David Coffey about Bakersfield CA; Palm Desert CA native and architectural researcher Luke Leuschner, then Peter McMahon with Cape Cod Modern House Trust, for an update on…

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#350: Alastair Gordon + Barbara Gordon + Musical Guest Kate McGarry 1:08:15

2M ago1:08:15

1:08:15

There are lots of famous people named Gordon, people like chef Gordon Ramsay, actress Ruth Gordon, musician Gordon Lightfoot, and even Sting, whose real name is Gordon Sumner. Joining us are today are two Modernist Gordons, author Alistair Gordon and Chicago preservationist Barbara Gordon. Later, jazz with North Carolina’s own Kate McGarry.…

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#350: Alastair Gordon + Barbara Gordon + Musical Guest Kate McGarry 1:08:15

2M ago1:08:15

1:08:15

There are lots of famous people named Gordon, people like chef Gordon Ramsay, actress Ruth Gordon, musician Gordon Lightfoot, and even Sting, whose real name is Gordon Sumner. Joining us are today are two Modernist Gordons, author Alistair Gordon and Chicago preservationist Barbara Gordon. Later, jazz with North Carolina’s own Kate McGarry.…

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#349/Aluminaire: Frances Campani + Michael Schwarting + Architecture Photographer Robin Hill 53:21

2M ago53:21

53:21

Way back in 1987, New York Institute of Technology architects Michael Schwarting and Frances Campani saved the 1931 Aluminaire House from destruction, and rebuilt it. Then they had to take it apart. Now nearly 40 years later, Aluminaire House reached it’s final resting place at the Palm Springs Art Museum, visible today on the museum grounds. Recor…

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#349/Aluminaire: Frances Campani + Michael Schwarting + Architecture Photographer Robin Hill 53:21

2M ago53:21

53:21

Way back in 1987, New York Institute of Technology architects Michael Schwarting and Frances Campani saved the 1931 Aluminaire House from destruction, and rebuilt it. Then they had to take it apart. Now nearly 40 years later, Aluminaire House reached it’s final resting place at the Palm Springs Art Museum, visible today on the museum grounds. Recor…

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#348/Architecture Documentaries: Louise Lemoine + Denise Zmekhol + Simon Mark Brown 45:45

2M ago45:45

45:45

Joining the show are three documentary filmmakers bravely capturing architects and architecture on film. Making these movies is an incredible labor of love; it takes a tremendous amount of work and time, often years, you’re fundraising continually, production is expensive, even when done on the cheap, and the financial reward at the end of all that…

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#348/Architecture Documentaries: Louise Lemoine + Denise Zmekhol + Simon Mark Brown 45:45

2M ago45:45

45:45

Joining the show are three documentary filmmakers bravely capturing architects and architecture on film. Making these movies is an incredible labor of love; it takes a tremendous amount of work and time, often years, you’re fundraising continually, production is expensive, even when done on the cheap, and the financial reward at the end of all that…

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#347/Maritime Modernism: Peter Knego + Brian Biggott + Musical Guest Chris Brubeck 1:22:12

3M ago1:22:12

1:22:12

From the great postwar transatlantic liners to the sleek Scandinavian cruise ships of the 1970s, to Captain Stuebing and the Love Boat, ships and private yachts are also design showcases that featured edgy, trendsetting architecture. Maritime historian and art dealer Peter Knego and yacht owner Brian Biggott joins George poolside at Modernism Week …

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#347/Maritime Modernism: Peter Knego + Brian Biggott + Musical Guest Chris Brubeck 1:22:12

2M ago1:22:12

1:22:12

From the great postwar transatlantic liners to the sleek Scandinavian cruise ships of the 1970s, to Captain Stuebing and the Love Boat, ships and private yachts are also design showcases that featured edgy, trendsetting architecture. Maritime historian and art dealer Peter Knego and yacht owner Brian Biggott joins George poolside at Modernism Week …

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Ellen Kaplan: The Promise of Play 28:02

3M ago28:02

28:02

I believe that [National Women's History month] is about women and social change. Leaders of change reside with women. Ellen W. Kaplan is Professor Emerita of acting and directing at Smith, a Fulbright Scholar in Costa Rica, Fulbright Senior Specialist in Pakistan, Romania and Hong Kong, an actress, director and playwright. Ellen works extensively …

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#346/He Saw Frank Lloyd Wright in 1950: Architect Truman Newberry + Musical Guest Julianna Raye 47:44

3M ago47:44

47:44

In May of 1950, a young man attended a packed lecture by Frank Lloyd Wright in the then-new Reynolds Coliseum at NC State in Raleigh NC. It was the largest architecture lecture ever in North Carolina. He was also witness to the construction of the 1954 Catalano House, sadly destroyed in 2001. Today George talks with architect Truman Newberry, now i…

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#346/He Saw Frank Lloyd Wright in 1950: Architect Truman Newberry + Musical Guest Julianna Raye 47:44

3M ago47:44

47:44

In May of 1950, a young man attended a packed lecture by Frank Lloyd Wright in the then-new Reynolds Coliseum at NC State in Raleigh NC. It was the largest architecture lecture ever in North Carolina. He was also witness to the construction of the 1954 Catalano House, sadly destroyed in 2001. Today George talks with architect Truman Newberry, now i…

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#345/Modernism Week 2024: Alan Hess on Irving Gill + Erin Ellwood on Craig Ellwood + Musical Guest Lucy Woodward 1:11:14

3M ago1:11:14

1:11:14

Recorded poolside at the Hotel Skylark during Modernism Week in Palm Springs, prolific architect and architectural historian Alan Hess talks about California architect Irving Gill, who was doing Modernism way back in 1905; plus Erin Ellwood, daughter of Craig Ellwood, on her father’s singular legacy. Later, back in the studio, music with the enchan…

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#345/Modernism Week 2024: Alan Hess on Irving Gill + Erin Ellwood on Craig Ellwood + Musical Guest Lucy Woodward 1:11:14

3M ago1:11:14

1:11:14

Recorded poolside at the Hotel Skylark during Modernism Week in Palm Springs, prolific architect and architectural historian Alan Hess talks about California architect Irving Gill, who was doing Modernism way back in 1905; plus Erin Ellwood, daughter of Craig Ellwood, on her father’s singular legacy. Later, back in the studio, music with the enchan…

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#344/Children Of Genius: Mira Nakashima + Peggy Risom Bull 41:37

3M ago41:37

41:37

In another of our wildly popular Children of Genius shows, we’re honored to talk with furniture designer Mira Nakashima, who carries on the tradition of her father, George Nakashima, and Peg Risom Bull, daughter of Danish furniture designer Jens Risom.By george smart

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#344/Children Of Genius: Mira Nakashima + Peggy Risom Bull 41:37

3M ago41:37

41:37

In another of our wildly popular Children of Genius shows, we’re honored to talk with furniture designer Mira Nakashima, who carries on the tradition of her father, George Nakashima, and Peg Risom Bull, daughter of Danish furniture designer Jens Risom.By george smart

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#343/Almost Live from New Canaan: The Myron Goldfinger Panel + Musical Guest Lucy Wijnands 56:00

4M ago56:00

56:00

An exhibition last fall on the late architect Myron Goldfinger opened and USModernist was there moderating the panel’s remembrances. Circle Square Triangle: The Architecture of Myron Goldfinger, closed at the end of 2023 but will be touring other locations in 2024. Myron Goldfinger’s signature Modernist houses of the Hamptons and Westchester in New…

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