PRI: Arts and Entertainment Podcast
1) This tap dancer from Japan uses New York City landmarks as her backdrops
Emiko Nakagawa has a unique tap dancing style that blends old techniques with hip-hop and street music. The young Japanese dancer wants to use her art to inspire others like her back home. The post Th...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) New play reimagines Australian history from Aboriginal viewpoint
A groundbreaking Australian play has come to New York for a few weeks. It’s called "The Visitors," and it tells an important piece of Australian history from an Aboriginal perspective. A council of tr...Show More
3) Demand for Christmas ornaments hand-crafted in Kashmir drops amid US tariffs
The Christmas season is usually busy for artisans in Indian-controlled Kashmir, who make Christmas ornaments to sell worldwide. But this year, demand has decreased because of tariffs imposed by the Tr...Show More
Demand for Christmas ornaments hand-crafted in Kashmir drops amid US tariffs
0:00 | Dec 24th, 2025
4) A thrift store donation in Canada may turn out to be priceless ancient artifacts
A jewelry donation to a thrift store in Canada has turned out to potentially be a lot older than meets the eye. Now, a group of researchers at Simon Fraser University is trying to decipher when and wh...Show More
A thrift store donation in Canada may turn out to be priceless ancient artifacts
0:00 | Dec 17th, 2025
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.5) Italian wool is starting to go out of fashion
From our partners at Deutsche Welle, DW, reporter Dany Mitzman takes a look at the knock-on effects of fast fashion on Italy’s wool industry. The post Italian wool is starting to go out of fashion app...Show More
6) Hundreds of people across dozens of countries worked on this single dress
It started as a simple project for Kirstie Macleod after graduating from studying art and textile design. But soon, The Red Dress Project blossomed into a global endeavor bringing together people from...Show More
7) Ireland hopes to make a program giving artists a stable income permanent
In 2022, the Irish government launched a basic income scheme for artists. It randomly selected 2,000 artists and paid them around $1,500 a month, so they could concentrate on their creative work. Now ...Show More
8) Artisans in Paris revive the old art of handpainted signs
Known for its quaint and classy signage on storefronts and hotels, France is experiencing a renaissance of this hand-painted technique, which dates back to the early 19th century. The post Artisans in...Show More
9) New play ‘Kyoto’ looks at the global agreement that first aimed to curb greenhouse gas emissions
As the world faces stronger and more frequent storms, a new play honors the extensive discussions that led to the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, which brought world leaders together to address gr...Show More
10) From shipwreck to symphony: Prisoners in Italy turn migrant boats into violins
Every year, thousands of migrants risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean Sea in fragile wooden boats, hoping to reach the shores of Europe. Many arrive on the Italian island of Lampedusa, where t...Show More