Award-winning poet, performer, playwright, and educator Maria James-Thiaw has published several books of poetry and founded the Reclaim Artist Collective, which seeks to to raise consciousness about social justice issues impacting marginalized communities through its arts-based, anti-racist curriculum. Her latest collection, Count Each Breath, examines her experiences as a Black woman in the American healthcare system.
Maria joins me today to have the conversation we floated when she first came on the show in 2019, about the intersection of art and politics. Is it even possible to disconnect them? We tackle this question, as well as the political implications of the focus on STEM education, what happens when we relegate the arts to an afterthought, and how driven creative folks find ways to earn money from their art or artistic skills.
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Talent vs. Preparation with Richard Oliver
"Writing Saved Me" with Nancy Springer
Changing Lives on Stage with Lisa Houston
Replay: Happily Homeless with Alison Miller
Replay: Happy Accidents with Anthony Wilson
Embracing Your Enthusiasm with Kyle Fletcher
Following the "Nudge" with Paige Kaufman
Protecting Your Creativity with Tracy Matthews
Bringing Your Vision to Life with Angela Fareri
Dragonflies at Night with Anne Marie Bennett
Quitting Is Not an Option with Orrin Evans
Seeing Possibilities with Rachel Marianno
Don't Give Up on Yourself with Todd Evans
Becoming the Eighth Doctor with Paul McGann, Part 2
Becoming the Eighth Doctor with Paul McGann, Part 1
Inspiration and Originality with Cindy Lynn Speer
Navigating Your Inner Wilderness with Darcy Wade
Running Away to Join the Circus with Ryan Ward
The Power of Creative Constraints with Zoha Abbas
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