Best USModernist Radio Podcasts (2025)

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#387/Rudolph at the Met: Abraham Thomas + June Goldfinger + Kelvin Dickenson + Musical guest Chelsee Hicks with Wholly Cats Swing Club 1:09:27

1d ago1:09:27

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Paul Rudolph's buildings, built and unbuilt, continue to inspire clients, annoy critics, and gain fame, even though he died in the mid-90’s. These days, though, it’s almost all smiles and admiration, and there’s an important exhibition of Rudolph’s work at the Metropolitan Museum in New York through March. Year round on certain days, however, you c…

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#387/Rudolph at the Met: Abraham Thomas + June Goldfinger + Kelvin Dickenson + Musical guest Chelsee Hicks with Wholly Cats Swing Club 1:09:27

1d ago1:09:27

1:09:27

Paul Rudolph's buildings, built and unbuilt, continue to inspire clients, annoy critics, and gain fame, even though he died in the mid-90’s. These days, though, it’s almost all smiles and admiration, and there’s an important exhibition of Rudolph’s work at the Metropolitan Museum in New York through March. Year round on certain days, however, you c…

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#386/BIG's Dominyka Voelkle + Justin Wood on Carter Sparks + Musical Guest Diana Panton 1:12:25

8d ago1:12:25

1:12:25

The Bjarke Ingels Group completed the Spiral, a tower in Hudson Yards with tree-lined terraces going around the building, all the way up. Today we’ll talk with project architect, Dominyka Voelkle. Later, you’ll discover architect Carter Sparks through his number one fan and archivist, Justin Wood. Then it’s returning musical guest, jazz superstar a…

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#386/BIG's Dominyka Voelkle + Justin Wood on Carter Sparks + Musical Guest Diana Panton 1:12:25

11d ago1:12:25

1:12:25

The Bjarke Ingels Group completed the Spiral, a tower in Hudson Yards with tree-lined terraces going around the building, all the way up. Today we’ll talk with project architect, Dominyka Voelkle. Later, you’ll discover architect Carter Sparks through his number one fan and archivist, Justin Wood. Then it’s returning musical guest, jazz superstar a…

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#385/Christina Lindal + Aris Georges + Lauren Rottet + Musical Guests Phat Cat Swinger 1:14:46

15d ago1:14:46

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For decades, we’ve been reading about Lindal Cedar Homes in design magazines. Now, under the leadership of third-generation President Christina Lindal they’ve branched out into compelling designs inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright. And inside great houses like this, you’re probably going to need good decorating advice, so we go to Montauk New York to t…

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#385/Christina Lindal + Aris Georges + Lauren Rottet + Musical Guests Phat Cat Swinger 1:14:46

15d ago1:14:46

1:14:46

For decades, we’ve been reading about Lindal Cedar Homes in design magazines. Now, under the leadership of third-generation President Christina Lindal they’ve branched out into compelling designs inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright. And inside great houses like this, you’re probably going to need good decorating advice, so we go to Montauk New York to t…

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#384/Christmas Show: Architect Adam Sebastian + Quinn Garvey + Musical Guest Angela Bingham 59:43

22d ago59:43

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It's our annual Christmas show, and In the studio we have a partner in one of North Carolina’s hottest firms, architect Adam Sebastian. We talk with Quinn Garvey, our special agent inside the amazing Craig Ellwood house that Chris Pratt tore down in early 2024, and later, jazz with Angela Bingham.By george smart

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#384/Christmas Show: Architect Adam Sebastian + Quinn Garvey + Musical Guest Angela Bingham 59:43

22d ago59:43

59:43

It's our annual Christmas show, and In the studio we have a partner in one of North Carolina’s hottest firms, architect Adam Sebastian. We talk with Quinn Garvey, our special agent inside the amazing Craig Ellwood house that Chris Pratt tore down in early 2024, and later, jazz with Angela Bingham.By george smart

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#383/Celebrity with Allison Martino + Bill Boggs / Columbus with Matt Shaw 1:06:08

29d ago1:06:08

1:06:08

Celebrities aren’t typically huge fans of Modernist architecture. Most prefer a 1930’s mansion or an Italianate villa. But there are a few, like Jennifer Aniston, Holland Taylor, Scott Caan, Kelly Lynch, Leonardo DiCaprio, and others who keep Modernist houses in the spotlight. Today we’ll talk with Alison Martino, producer, historian, and preservat…

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#383/Celebrity with Allison Martino + Bill Boggs / Columbus with Matt Shaw 1:06:08

29d ago1:06:08

1:06:08

Celebrities aren’t typically huge fans of Modernist architecture. Most prefer a 1930’s mansion or an Italianate villa. But there are a few, like Jennifer Aniston, Holland Taylor, Scott Caan, Kelly Lynch, Leonardo DiCaprio, and others who keep Modernist houses in the spotlight. Today we’ll talk with Alison Martino, producer, historian, and preservat…

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#382/Bottoms Up: David & Jason Annecy + SHAG + Amy the Barware Lady! 36:41

1M ago36:41

36:41

The town of Lancaster OH is famous as the birthplace of David Graf, best known as Sgt. Eugene Tackleberry in the Police Academy series. Lancaster is also famous for … glassware, and their best-known creative rebel was Fran Taylor. From 1939 to 1962, Taylor ran GayFad Studios, and 60+ years after her business closed, partners Jason and David Annecy …

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#382/Bottoms Up: David & Jason Annecy + SHAG + Amy the Barware Lady! 36:41

1M ago36:41

36:41

The town of Lancaster OH is famous as the birthplace of David Graf, best known as Sgt. Eugene Tackleberry in the Police Academy series. Lancaster is also famous for … glassware, and their best-known creative rebel was Fran Taylor. From 1939 to 1962, Taylor ran GayFad Studios, and 60+ years after her business closed, partners Jason and David Annecy …

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Be Part of Show 400 - USModernist Radio's 10th Year! 0:46

1M ago0:46

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We can't believe it, but USModernist Radio will be ten years old soon. We'll have a special show number 400 featuring past guests and - you! Are you a fan of the show? Learned something useful? Got a funny story? Please contact George Smart george@usmodernist.org or 919.740.8407By george smart

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Be Part of Show 400 - USModernist Radio's 10th Year! 0:46

1M ago0:46

0:46

We can't believe it, but USModernist Radio will be ten years old soon. We'll have a special show number 400 featuring past guests and - you! Are you a fan of the show? Learned something useful? Got a funny story? Please contact George Smart george@usmodernist.org or 919.740.8407By george smart

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#381/Modernism from Australia/UK/China: Glen Murcutt + Rowan Moore + Nancy Steinhardt 1:11:04

1M ago1:11:04

1:11:04

From Australia, we talk with with architect and 2002 Pritkzer Prize winner Glenn Murcutt. From the UK, we’ve got architecture critic Rowan Moore, and wrapping up, the author of Modern Chinese Architecture: 180 Years, Nancy Steinhardt.By george smart

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#381/Modernism from Australia/UK/China: Glen Murcutt + Rowan Moore + Nancy Steinhardt 1:11:04

1M ago1:11:04

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From Australia, we talk with with architect and 2002 Pritkzer Prize winner Glenn Murcutt. From the UK, we’ve got architecture critic Rowan Moore, and wrapping up, the author of Modern Chinese Architecture: 180 Years, Nancy Steinhardt.By george smart

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#380/Coastal Modernism: Ed Niles + Ralph Choeff + Musical Guest Chris Bennett 1:09:01

2M ago1:09:01

1:09:01

Rocking the California architecture scene for over 60 years, we’ll talk with Malibu architect Ed Niles. Then it’s over 3000 miles and down 500 to Florida with tropical architect Ralph Choeff. Later, one of the stars of the Purple Room in Palm Springs, musical guest Chris Bennett!By george smart

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#380/Coastal Modernism: Ed Niles + Ralph Choeff + Musical Guest Chris Bennett 1:09:01

2M ago1:09:01

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Rocking the California architecture scene for over 60 years, we’ll talk with Malibu architect Ed Niles. Then it’s over 3000 miles and down 500 to Florida with tropical architect Ralph Choeff. Later, one of the stars of the Purple Room in Palm Springs, musical guest Chris Bennett!By george smart

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#379/Moving Matsumoto: Melinda and Andy Knowles + Author James Biber + Musical Guest Allegra Levy 1:02:59

2M ago1:02:59

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In late 2023, new owners of a classic George Matsumoto Modernist house in Raleigh NC took out a demolition permit. Usually, that’s the end of the road for a Modernist house, but Melinda and Andy Knowles stepped up and persuaded those owners to delay demolition – so the couple could move the house seven miles across town, where it has been wonderful…

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#379/Moving Matsumoto: Melinda and Andy Knowles + Author James Biber + Musical Guest Allegra Levy 1:02:59

2M ago1:02:59

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In late 2023, new owners of a classic George Matsumoto Modernist house in Raleigh NC took out a demolition permit. Usually, that’s the end of the road for a Modernist house, but Melinda and Andy Knowles stepped up and persuaded those owners to delay demolition – so the couple could move the house seven miles across town, where it has been wonderful…

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#378/Texas and California Modernism: Katherine O'Rourke + Ben Koush + Michael Webb 38:20

2M ago38:20

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We’ll talk today about Texas and California, two of our most populous states that could not be more different, with Kathryn O’Rourke and Ben Koush, authors of Home, Heat, Money, God: Texas and Modern Architecture; and Michael Webb, author of California Houses: Creativity in Context.By george smart

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#378/Texas and California Modernism: Katherine O'Rourke + Ben Koush + Michael Webb 38:20

2M ago38:20

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We’ll talk today about Texas and California, two of our most populous states that could not be more different, with Kathryn O’Rourke and Ben Koush, authors of Home, Heat, Money, God: Texas and Modern Architecture; and Michael Webb, author of California Houses: Creativity in Context.By george smart

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#377/Christopher Wilson + Ken MacIntyre + Musical Guest Emilie-Claire Barlow 1:04:59

2M ago1:04:59

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Talking architecture can be a little dense, wordy, and imponderable, especially for people who aren’t architects but just love talking about, visiting, and being inspired by cool buildings. Today we talk with two noted populists who make architecture understandable, architect and professor Christopher Wilson, and journalist and architourist Ken Mac…

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#377/Christopher Wilson + Ken MacIntyre + Musical Guest Emilie-Claire Barlow 1:04:59

2M ago1:04:59

1:04:59

Talking architecture can be a little dense, wordy, and imponderable, especially for people who aren’t architects but just love talking about, visiting, and being inspired by cool buildings. Today we talk with two noted populists who make architecture understandable, architect and professor Christopher Wilson, and journalist and architourist Ken Mac…

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#376/Landscape Architecture: Chris LaGuardia + Michael Van Valkenburgh + Musical Guest Timothy Nishimoto of Pink Martini 1:10:07

3M ago1:10:07

1:10:07

Landscape architects are the ninjas of the design world, silently orchestrating beauty around buildings while you’re too busy staring at your phone. They decide whether that park bench is in the sun or shade, the exact curve of a sidewalk, and how to make an average building look extraordinary. They’re the ones who make sure your city doesn’t feel …

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#376/Landscape Architecture: Chris LaGuardia + Michael Van Valkenburgh + Musical Guest Timothy Nishimoto of Pink Martini 1:10:07

3M ago1:10:07

1:10:07

Landscape architects are the ninjas of the design world, silently orchestrating beauty around buildings while you’re too busy staring at your phone. They decide whether that park bench is in the sun or shade, the exact curve of a sidewalk, and how to make an average building look extraordinary. They’re the ones who make sure your city doesn’t feel …

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#375/Housing The Nation: Alexander Gorlin + Victoria Newhouse + Musical Guest Nicole Lvoff 38:55

3M ago38:55

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In nearly every major city, housing the homeless is a major problem. Since the defunding of residential mental health programs in Reagan era, the dramatic cost of housing, and other cutbacks in the welfare safety net, America created a huge population of people with problems who have nowhere to live except outside. Especially in California, which h…

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#375/Housing The Nation: Alexander Gorlin + Victoria Newhouse + Musical Guest Nicole Lvoff 38:55

3M ago38:55

38:55

In nearly every major city, housing the homeless is a major problem. Since the defunding of residential mental health programs in Reagan era, the dramatic cost of housing, and other cutbacks in the welfare safety net, America created a huge population of people with problems who have nowhere to live except outside. Especially in California, which h…

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#374/Boots On the Ground: Julianne Patterson + Benjamin Briggs + Ben Thomas + Musical Guest Helena Redman 1:11:23

3M ago1:11:23

1:11:23

Where does the real work get done in Modernist preservation? State and local preservation groups show up at long, boring, and ridiculously bureaucratic public meetings, week after week, sometimes for years. They get historic preservation tax credits passed in most states, and they monitor everything from development to the preservation easements we…

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#374/Boots On the Ground: Julianne Patterson + Benjamin Briggs + Ben Thomas + Musical Guest Helena Redman 1:11:23

3M ago1:11:23

1:11:23

Where does the real work get done in Modernist preservation? State and local preservation groups show up at long, boring, and ridiculously bureaucratic public meetings, week after week, sometimes for years. They get historic preservation tax credits passed in most states, and they monitor everything from development to the preservation easements we…

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#373/Chad Oppenheim + Alan Pullman + David Peterson + Special Musical Guest Halie Loren 1:16:17

3M ago1:16:17

1:16:17

Today you’ll hear from Miami architect and author Chad Oppenheim; from Long Beach architect Alan Pullman; from New Canaan author David Peterson, and later we swoon again with returning musical guest Halie Loren singing from her new album.By george smart

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#373/Chad Oppenheim + Alan Pullman + David Peterson + Special Musical Guest Halie Loren 1:16:17

3M ago1:16:17

1:16:17

Today you’ll hear from Miami architect and author Chad Oppenheim; from Long Beach architect Alan Pullman; from New Canaan author David Peterson, and later we swoon again with returning musical guest Halie Loren singing from her new album.By george smart

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#372/Children Of Genius: Nathaniel Kahn + Elaine Dart Hanan + Musical Guest Lori Lieberman 1:14:55

4M ago1:14:55

1:14:55

Interviewing the children of mid-century architects has been one the best parts of producing USModernist Radio. We’ve had the pleasure of talking to Hicks Stone, son of Edward Durell Stone; John Barnes, son of Edward Larrabee Barnes, Ainsley Gores Gilligan, daughter of Landis; Fred Noyes, son of Eliot; Eric and Susan Saarinen, children of Eero; Ray…

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#372/Children Of Genius: Nathaniel Kahn + Elaine Dart Hanan + Musical Guest Lori Lieberman 1:14:55

4M ago1:14:55

1:14:55

Interviewing the children of mid-century architects has been one the best parts of producing USModernist Radio. We’ve had the pleasure of talking to Hicks Stone, son of Edward Durell Stone; John Barnes, son of Edward Larrabee Barnes, Ainsley Gores Gilligan, daughter of Landis; Fred Noyes, son of Eliot; Eric and Susan Saarinen, children of Eero; Ray…

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