21st century tech keeps 17th century play alive, thanks to Seattle teens When Governor Jay Inslee announced his stay-at-home order in mid-March, theater artist Shana Bestock knew she had two choices: cancel her youth drama program’s spring production, or move it online. Marcie Sillman
#NPRPoetry With National Book Award Flinalist Jane Hirshfield NPR's Michel Martin speaks with poet and National Book Award finalist Jane Hirshfield about her favorite listener-submitted Twitter poems.
Orville Peck Country singer Orville Peck talks about his many (literal) masks, and explains what country music and punk rock have in common.
SuperLucas Ophira's son Lucas makes his Ask Me Another debut with this quiz about classic superhero theme songs.
Love Is A Four Letter Word, Part 2 Comedians Alyssa Limperis and May Wilkerson join Jonathan Colton for a music parody game that replaces the word "Love" in song titles with other four-letter words beginning with the letter L.
Stars In The Stars Hey now, it's all-stars versus all stars in this rhyming word game. Comedians Alyssa Limperis and May Wilkerson get their game on; go play.
Leaders And Rad Eels Comedians Mitra Jouhari and Whitmer Thomas unscramble names of past and present world leaders in this anagram game.
'I Am Mourning The Loss': Two-Thirds Of Artists Report They're Now Unemployed A leading U.S. arts organization released a survey of more than 10,000 artists and creative workers on Friday. It found 95% of them have experienced income loss as a result of COVID-19. Neda Ulaby
Poets give voice to our deepest thoughts when it comes to this pandemic Our state’s Stay Home/Stay Healthy order will remain in effect in some form for at least several more weeks. As we adapt to the new, temporary, normal, many of us our turning to the arts for diversion, comfort, or just a new perspective on the world. KUOW’s Arts and Culture reporter Marcie Sillman talked with three poets about how they’re responding to the pandemic. Marcie Sillman
Grace Kim: What Happens When You Design A Home With Community In Mind? For architect Grace Kim, the antidote to isolation is co-housing. She describes how she built a home—and a community—by designing an apartment building for her family and eight other families. NPR/TED Staff