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The Cultured Podcast

Discover artists and art forms you never knew existed in this biweekly podcast hosted by arts and culture-obsessed Michelle Khouri. Every other week, Michelle sits down with wildly imaginative creator... Read more

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Directing Donald Glover’s “Atlanta,” With Hiro Murai

Directing Donald Glover’s “Atlanta,” With Hiro Murai

Sweeping award shows and racking up critical acclaim, FX’s "Atlanta" is a masterpiece in tone. One of the masterminds be... Read more

25 Mar 2018

20mins

Ranked #2

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Performance Art, With Danielle Deadwyler

Performance Art, With Danielle Deadwyler

Danielle Deadwyler is a multimedia artist who uses her body as her primary medium, including through on-screen and on-st... Read more

27 May 2018

31mins

Ranked #3

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Double Exposure Photography, With Matthew Terrell

Double Exposure Photography, With Matthew Terrell

Venture inside the mind of Matthew Terrell, who uses a 1979 Pentax K1000 to capture ethereal images of intimacy, nature ... Read more

19 Nov 2017

31mins

Ranked #4

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Building a Career in Stand-up Comedy, With Joel Byars

Building a Career in Stand-up Comedy, With Joel Byars

A seasoned stand-up performer, comedy teacher, podcast host, and writer, Joel Byars chats with Michelle about his passio... Read more

28 Jan 2018

32mins

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Photo Manipulation, With Bhargava Chiluveru

Photo Manipulation, With Bhargava Chiluveru

Michelle welcomes photographer, digital media maven and man with many hats Bhargava Chiluveru. Bhargava and his wife Anu... Read more

7 Jan 2018

30mins

Ranked #6

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Phases of the Watercolor Moon, With Jessica Mullis

Phases of the Watercolor Moon, With Jessica Mullis

Jessica Mullis’ art has taught her the skill of going with the flow...the watercolor flow, that is. At one time, Jessica... Read more

1 Jan 2020

27mins

Ranked #7

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Modern Choreography, With Juel D. Lane

Modern Choreography, With Juel D. Lane

Michelle chats with modern choreographer, dancer, teacher and filmmaker Juel D. Lane. Together, they dig at the roots of... Read more

5 Nov 2017

23mins

Ranked #8

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Herbalism Around the World, With LaTasha Smith

Herbalism Around the World, With LaTasha Smith

In Episode 11, Tasha Nikol joins Michelle for an exploration of the ancient practice of herbalism. It’s estimated that 7... Read more

22 Oct 2017

32mins

Ranked #9

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Singing, Songwriting & Self Expression, With Adelaide

Singing, Songwriting & Self Expression, With Adelaide

Creativity runs strong in Adelaide’s gene pool. Raised by a family of musicians and artists, it comes as no surprise tha... Read more

18 Dec 2019

22mins

Ranked #10

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Lighting Design for the Stage, With Connor McVey

Lighting Design for the Stage, With Connor McVey

A symphony of moving parts must cooperate to bring a theatrical production to life. One critical element has the tricky ... Read more

11 Feb 2018

36mins

Ranked #11

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Blackout Poetry, With John Carroll

Blackout Poetry, With John Carroll

Blackout poet John Carroll joins us on The Cultured Podcast to chat about the art of redaction. What John describes as “... Read more

22 Apr 2018

31mins

Ranked #12

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Wedding Dresses As Sculpture, With Elyse Defoor

Wedding Dresses As Sculpture, With Elyse Defoor

Elyse Defoor is a talented Atlanta-based artist who wears her heart on her canvases. She has painted with oil enamel, dr... Read more

16 Sep 2018

36mins

Ranked #13

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Toy Art & 3D Sculpture, With Travers Cooke

Toy Art & 3D Sculpture, With Travers Cooke

Toy sculptor and connoisseur Travers Cooke gives The Cultured Crew an inside look at the world of toy art and its many s... Read more

13 May 2018

27mins

Ranked #14

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Turning Canvas Into Cosmos, With Hannah Pearman

Turning Canvas Into Cosmos, With Hannah Pearman

Artists like Hannah Pearman prove that a canvas can hold much more than just paint. By using fluid (or watered-down) acr... Read more

11 Mar 2018

29mins

Ranked #15

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Cookies as Canvas & Cakes as Sculpture, With Molly Brodak

Cookies as Canvas & Cakes as Sculpture, With Molly Brodak

Molly Brodak takes her artistic talent into the kitchen with intricately designed baked goods that appear almost too bea... Read more

23 Oct 2019

28mins

Ranked #16

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Handmade Event Installations, With Allie Bashuk

Handmade Event Installations, With Allie Bashuk

We visit Allie Bashuk at her vibrant home in East Atlanta, Georgia. While sitting at her kitchen table, Allie and Michel... Read more

11 Nov 2018

28mins

Ranked #17

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Large-Scale Public Art, With Sanithna Phansavanh

Large-Scale Public Art, With Sanithna Phansavanh

The act of openly creating large-scale murals in public is a surprisingly intimate experience for artist Sanithna Phansa... Read more

4 Dec 2019

21mins

Ranked #18

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Self-Discovery Through Poetry, With Jenny Sadre-Orafai

Self-Discovery Through Poetry, With Jenny Sadre-Orafai

On Episode 20 of The Cultured Podcast, Michelle welcomes Jenny Sadre-Orafai to the show. Jenny is an acclaimed poet and ... Read more

24 Dec 2017

23mins

Ranked #19

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Wild Photo Mashups, With Paul Fuentes

Wild Photo Mashups, With Paul Fuentes

Mexico City-based Paul Fuentes takes graphic design in a unique direction with his pastel-drenched photo mashups. Paul’s... Read more

20 May 2018

23mins

Ranked #20

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Landing High-Profile Film & TV Roles, With Alyshia Ochse

Landing High-Profile Film & TV Roles, With Alyshia Ochse

The Cultured Podcast is back from summer break, and there's no one better to immerse us back into our world of arts and ... Read more

26 Aug 2018

34mins

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