25 Best NPR Art Podcasts
NPR Art Podcasts
Here are 25 Best NPR Art Podcasts worth listening to in 2025. Subscribe in one place on FeedSpot Reader.
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Fresh Air from WHYY, the Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues, is one of public radio's most popular programs. Hosted by Terry Gross, the show features intimate conversations with today's biggest luminaries.Subscribe to Fresh Air Plus! You'll enjoy bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening - all while you support NPR's mission. Learn more at plus.npr.org/freshairMORE Hosts Terry Gross, Tonya Mosley
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2. Art On The Air
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ART ON THE AIR is an hour-long radio show / podcast that opens with a short interview about local art events in Northwest Indiana's three county area, then continues to the long-form feature interview portion. Guests include individual artists, photographers, gallery owner/curators, festival sponsors, authors, the shakers and movers in NW Indiana, Chicago and beyond vibrant art, theater, and music scene, plus much more. Hosts are Larry A Brechner, long-time theater director, photographic artist, and arts organization board member, and Ester Golden, owner of The Nest in Michigan City.MORE Host Larry A Brechner
Producer/Network Larry A Brechner | Ester Golden
Email ****@brech.com
Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 1.6KTwitter 141 Avg Length 59 min Get Email Contact
3. Talking Art
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Talking Art is a partnership between WVIK, Quad Cities NPR and Quad City Arts in which a variety of hosts interview artists from the Quad Cities and beyond! Sponsored by Quad City Bank & TrustMORE Topics covered Arts
Hosts Carolyn Martin, Ben Gougeon, Dawn Wohlford-Metallo, Kevin Maynard
Producer/Network Quad City Arts
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4. Art Hounds
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Each week three people from the Minnesota arts community talk about a performance, opening, or event they're excited to see or want others to check out.
Producer/Network Minnesota Public Radio
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Facebook 57.7KTwitter 24.1KInstagram 10.2K Avg Length 5 min Get Email Contact
5. American Masters: Creative Spark
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How do today's masters create their art? American Masters: Creative Spark presents narrative interviews that go in-depth with an iconic artist about the creation of a single work. Each episode offers a unique window into the world of art and the creative process of artists and cultural icons across a wide range of disciplines, from music and comedy to poetry and film.MORE Host Joe Skinner
Producer/Network American Masters | PBS
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Facebook 281.5KTwitter 15.2KInstagram 38.3K Avg Length 30 min Get Email Contact
6. Friday LIVE
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The latest news about arts and humanities happenings around Nebraska, as well as talk and performances from those involved.
Producer/Network Nebraska Public Media
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7. Exposition
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KRCU's Exposition Arts and Culture podcast dives into the arts, music, and culture scene of Cape Girardeau and its surrounding areas. You'll hear from authors, performers, instrumentalists, cultural drivers, and many more creative individuals.MORE Hosts Mary Collier Mims, Dan Woods, John Moore, Isabelle Murphy
Producer/Network Mary Collier Mims, Dan Woods, John Moore
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 2.5KTwitter 560Instagram 728 Avg Length 11 min Get Email Contact
8. KJZZ's Word
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'Word' is a KJZZ original podcast about the literary arts in Arizona and the region.
Hosts Mark Brodie, Lauren Gilger
Producer/Network Unknown
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 20.3KTwitter 21.5KInstagram 4.9K Avg Length 28 min Get Email Contact
9. Out and About
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A weekly spotlight on arts activities in Central Illinois. Every Friday, host Mae Gilliland Wright of Arts Partners of Central Illinois talks with area actors, musicians, artists and community leaders about an upcoming arts event. Out and About is supported, in part, by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.MORE Host Mae Gilliland Wright
Producer/Network WCBU Peoria Public Radio
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 6.3KTwitter 2.4KInstagram 1.2K Avg Length 5 min Get Email Contact
10. State of the Arts Arizona
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Local arts and culture groups entertain us, connect our communities, and help attract new businesses and residents to Arizona. Now, they are adapting to new methods of providing services while trying to remain relevant. State of the Arts Arizona focuses on how arts nonprofits are connecting with us no matter what the circumstances.MORE Producer/Network Hear Arizona
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11. What Am I Looking At?
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'What Am I Looking At?' is a podcast series from Doctors Katherine Baker, Temma Balducci, and Leah Long of the Department of Art Design at A-State. These short discussions will be giving you some insight into works of art from across history that is in some way unusual sometimes strange, sometimes hard to understand.MORE Producer/Network Katherine Baker, Temma Balducci , Leah Long
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12. ALL ARTS Radio Hour
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ALL ARTS Radio Hour brings a wide array of arts programming to listeners each week with an eclectic mix of pop, contemporary and classical music, along with interviews, poetry, dramatic performance, and more.MORE Host Cliff Chenfeld
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13. KVC-Arts
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Join host David Fleming for a program dedicated to Arts and Entertainment in our region, as well as the people and places providing it. Interviews with authors, producers, visual artists and musicians, spotlighting a classic album or a brand new release. From musical legends and icons - to players at the local level, from Broadway tours to Community theater, from the Hollywood Bowl to the Redlands Bowl.MORE Host David Fleming
Producer/Network KVCR 91.9 FM
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14. Arts & Letters
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Arts & Letters is a program celebrating contemporary arts, humanities, and social sciences, with an emphasis on authentic Southern voices. Hosted by J. Bradley Minnick of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.MORE Producer/Network J. Bradley Minnick
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15. The Artistic Heart
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This is The Artistic Heart podcast, featuring Anna Meade and Jack Wallen. This show is for people who want to create but feel hopeless, whether you have written forty books or never picked up your pen, whether you want to draw or paint or dance or sing, whether you consider yourself an artist or yearn for wonderland. We want to inspire, inform and empower.MORE Hosts Jack Wallen, Anna Meade
Producer/Network Jack Wallen and Anna Meade
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16. Sights & Sounds
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Sights & Sounds is your weekly guide to the Bay Area arts scene through the eyes and ears of local artists. Every week, host Jenee Darden speaks with a different local artist about upcoming arts events in the Bay Area.MORE Host Jeneé Darden
Producer/Network Jeneé Darden
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 10.7KTwitter 6.1KInstagram 5.4K Avg Length 20 min Get Email Contact
17. StudioTulsa
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Arts, News, Books, Ideas, Trends, and Medicine in-depth conversations from Public Radio Tulsa
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18. The Inside Dish
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The Inside Dish is where you can explore the culinary, distillery, and winery arts in and around the Lehigh Valley including interviews with restaurateurs, chefs, farmers and festival organizers. Join Mike Drabenstott, host of your gastronomic tour of our region's amazing food and beverage scene.MORE Producer/Network WDIY 88.1 FM
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 5.5KTwitter 2.9KInstagram 2.4K Avg Length 14 min Get Email Contact
19. Art and Soul on WEMU
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Lisa Barry, host of WEMU's All Things Considered, will work with Omari Rush from the Ann Arbor Art Center to bring you stories about the art and artists that you can see, feel, touch and experience right in your own neighborhood. Each segment will feature an in depth look at a particular event, installation, artist, etc. along with news and tidbits about what's happening in art around town. In addition to regular airings on WEMU, Art and Soul will also be a regular web feature with dynamic content with pictures and videos that will help bring the art to life.MORE Producer/Network Jessica Webster, Lisa Barry - In Memoriam, Omari Rush
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20. Arts Axis Florida Podcast
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WUSF Public Media is excited to launch the Arts Axis Florida Podcast! Each episode will introduce you to local arts organizations working hard to make a difference throughout our community. We will cover topics such as art education programs for parents and teachers, how the arts impact mental health and ways it can reduce stress and what organizations of all sizes are doing to provide a voice to our marginalized communities. Arts Axis equals Arts Access. MORE Producer/Network WUSF
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Apple Rating 5/5Facebook 425Instagram 2.4K Avg Length 30 min Get Email Contact
21. Eye on the Arts
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Join host John Cain as he explores the arts and entertainment of Northwest Indiana each week in Eye on the Arts.
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22. State of the Arts
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KVLU 91.3's State of the Arts features interviews with local artists and representatives of local arts organizations on art events happening throughout Southeast Texas.
Host Joe Elwell
Producer/Network KVLU 91.3
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23. WBOI Artcentric
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WBOI's Julia Meek has contributed to 89.1 WBOI on- and off-air for over thirty years. Now, her arts and culture reporting can be heard for the first time as a podcast.
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NPR Art shows hosts and producers
Podcaster Name | Role | Podcast Link | Total Episodes | Twitter Handle | |
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Terry Gross | Co Host | npr.org/podcasts/381444908/fresh-air | 184 | ||
Tonya Mosley | Co Host | npr.org/podcasts/381444908/fresh-air | 184 | ||
Larry A Brechner | Co Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/art-on-the-air | |||
Carolyn Martin | Co Host | wvik.org | |||
Ben Gougeon | Co Host | wvik.org | |||
Dawn Wohlford-Metallo | Co Host | wvik.org | |||
Kevin Maynard | Co Host | wvik.org | |||
Joe Skinner | Host | npr.org/podcasts/1040422691/american-masters-creative-spark | |||
Mary Collier Mims | Co Host | krcu.org/podcast/exposition-an-arts-culture-podcast | 2 | ||
Dan Woods | Co Host | krcu.org/podcast/exposition-an-arts-culture-podcast | 2 | @danwoods71 | |
John Moore | Co Host | krcu.org/podcast/exposition-an-arts-culture-podcast | 2 | ||
Isabelle Murphy | Co Host | krcu.org/podcast/exposition-an-arts-culture-podcast | 2 | ||
Mark Brodie | Co Host | kjzz.org/podcast | 5 | @markwbrodie | |
Lauren Gilger | Co Host | kjzz.org/podcast | 5 | @laurengilger | |
Mae Gilliland Wright | Host | wcbu.org/podcast/out-and-about | |||
Cliff Chenfeld | Host | npr.org/podcasts/1015648753/a-l-l-a-r-t-s-radio-hour | 9 | ||
David Fleming | Host | npr.org/podcasts/530942870/k-v-ca-rts | 16 | ||
Jack Wallen | Co Host | npr.org/podcasts/997905923/the-artistic-heart | @jlwallen | ||
Anna Meade | Co Host | npr.org/podcasts/997905923/the-artistic-heart | |||
Jeneé Darden | Host | kalw.org/show/sights-sounds | 1 | @jeneedarden | |
Joe Elwell | Host | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kvlu-stat-of-the-arts | 19 | ||
J. Bradley Minnick | npr.org/podcasts/476298445/arts-letters | 42 | @artsletterskuar | ||
Jody Holtz | npr.org/podcasts/922967932/w-c-b-u-s-out-and-about | 33 | |||
Michael Drabenstott | npr.org/podcasts/1058095216/the-inside-dish | 8 | @wdiyfm | ||
Heidi Stahl | npr.org/podcasts/1058095216/the-inside-dish | 6 | @wdiyfm | ||
Carolyn Martin | wvik.org/podcast/talking-art | 5 | |||
Kevin Maynard | wvik.org/podcast/talking-art | 2 | |||
Ben Gougeon | wvik.org/podcast/talking-art | 1 |