PRI: Arts and Entertainment Podcast
1) With nearly 4,000 shows, all the world’s a stage at Edinburgh Fringe
At the annual Fringe festival in Edinburgh, performers go to great lengths to highlight their productions amid thousands of shows on offer. It turns out, there are some tricks to getting noticed. The ...Show More
2) Ukrainian jazz pianist pays homage to the fallen
For many Ukrainians living abroad, Russia’s invasion of their country became a moment of reevaluation. Some began to rethink where they felt most at home. For others, though, their connection with the...Show More
3) Deciphering ancient artifacts with a lost language used by women in Zambia
Curators at the National Museum of World Culture in Sweden recently invited a group of Zambian women to help understand the meaning of some ancient artifacts and the communities that used them. Samba ...Show More
4) Once marginalized, Mexico City’s sonidero parties draw crowds across social divides
Once dismissed as working-class “noise,” sonidero DJs are now part of Mexico City’s cultural identity — and women are helping lead the transformation. The post Once marginalized, Mexico City’s sonider...Show More
5) Photos: Syrian photographer documents loss and rebirth in the country following the fall of Assad
Alaa Hassan's project, "Vital Signs," shows a country in transition. The post Photos: Syrian photographer documents loss and rebirth in the country following the fall of Assad appeared first on The...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.6) Brazilian hip-hop artist Brisa Flow brings Indigenous issues to the fore
Brazilian singer and rapper Brisa Flow made history in 2023 as the first Indigenous artist featured on the lineup of Lollapalooza Brazil. Her music mixes hip-hop with ancestral singing, jazz, electron...Show More
7) A decades old Catalan musical may be ending its run, but its message still resonates today
The beloved musical “Mar i Cel,” which premiered in 1988, is back on stages in Barcelona for a fourth, and perhaps final, time. The love story tackles dark issues like bigotry, deportation and cycles ...Show More
8) Why Thailand’s ‘Judi Dench’ left retirement for ‘The White Lotus’
"The White Lotus," on HBO, is all about Americans behaving badly in tropical locales, and the third season is set in Thailand. The series is stacked with American celebrities. It's also catapulted a 7...Show More
9) A father-daughter duo brings an ancient art form to Instagram
About an hour outside of London, Thames Carpets sells handmade carpets mostly from the Middle East. The business goes back decades, and now, the next generation is spreading awareness of the ancient a...Show More
10) ‘It’s like a dream’: Artists and fans connect over the love of comic books at Japan’s biannual Comiket
Comiket is the world's largest comic festival. Twice a year, more than 300,000 comic enthusiasts from around the world travel to Tokyo to support their favorite artists. While the vast majority of art...Show More