George Saunders on the Power of Fiction to Enliven the World
The novelist, essayist, and short-story writer George Saunders—widely celebrated for his novel Lincoln in the Bardo (2017), which won the Man Booker Prize, and book of short stories Tenth of December ...
6 Maj 1h 11min
Alma Allen on Connecting to the Primordial Through Art
There’s an animate quality to the biomorphic sculptures of the self-taught, Utah-born artist Alma Allen. His works, carved from wood, marble, and bronze—and informed by his deep appreciation for the n...
22 Apr 1h 6min
Devon Turnbull on Elevating the Beauty of Sound
To be in a room with one of the artist and audiophile Devon Turnbull’s texture-rich Ojas hi-fi audio systems may be the closest one can get to being in the studio with the musicians themselves. It’s n...
8 Apr 1h 4min
Shohei Shigematsu on Why “Memorable Space” Matters
According to the Japanese-born, New York–based architect Shohei Shigematsu, there’s such a thing as a building being too refined. What matters most, in his view, is creating what he calls “memorable s...
25 Mars 1h 10min
Lucinda Childs on the Dance of Everyday Life
Over six decades and counting, the postmodern choreographer and dancer Lucinda Childs has built an exceptional, category-defining body of work grounded in a style that draws as much from “pedestrian,”...
11 Mars 55min
Introducing Time Sensitive
Time Sensitive is a podcast featuring candid, revealing long-form conversations with extraordinary people about their life and work through the lens of time. Host Spencer Bailey interviews each guest ...
4 Mars 3min
Hans Ulrich Obrist on Art as a Portal to Liberate Time
The Swiss-born, London-based curator, art historian, and Serpentine Galleries artistic director Hans Ulrich Obrist moves through his life and work with a deep internal sense of urgency. Among the most...
17 Dec 20251h 20min
Jennie C. Jones on Time Traveling Through Art, Sound, and Space
When the artist Jennie C. Jones listens closely to a piece of music, she’s particularly attuned to its pauses, in-between moments, and breaks. Widely celebrated for her abstract works in painting, scu...
10 Dec 20251h 19min
