10 episodes

Welcome to the Lannan Foundation podcast, a home for cultural freedom, diversity, and creativity. Here, we celebrate exceptional contemporary artists, writers, and activists and delve into inspiring readings and conversations with leading literary figures and advocates for social, political, and environmental justice.

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    • Arts
    • 4.6 • 27 Ratings

Welcome to the Lannan Foundation podcast, a home for cultural freedom, diversity, and creativity. Here, we celebrate exceptional contemporary artists, writers, and activists and delve into inspiring readings and conversations with leading literary figures and advocates for social, political, and environmental justice.

    John Edgar Wideman with Mitchell S. Jackson

    John Edgar Wideman with Mitchell S. Jackson

    This is a recording of a Readings & Conversations event from April 10, 2024.

    • 1 hr 32 min
    Noura Erakat with Janine Jackson

    Noura Erakat with Janine Jackson

    This is a recording of a Readings & Conversations event from December 4, 2019.

    • 1 hr 19 min
    Eve L. Ewing with Wayne Au

    Eve L. Ewing with Wayne Au

    This is a recording of a Readings & Conversations event from November 13, 2019.

    • 1 hr 29 min
    Boots Riley with Robin D. G. Kelley

    Boots Riley with Robin D. G. Kelley

    This is a recording of a Readings & Conversations event from September 11, 2019.

    • 1 hr 28 min
    Rev. William Barber II with Khury Petersen-Smith

    Rev. William Barber II with Khury Petersen-Smith

    This is a recording of a Readings & Conversations event from October 11, 2018.

    • 1 hr 28 min
    Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan

    Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan

    This is a recording of an In Pursuit of Cultural Freedom event from October 10, 2012.

    • 1 hr 44 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
27 Ratings

27 Ratings

N. Ryan ,

W.S. Merwin

To have been able to hear Merwin over years during which he has continued to be"a carrier the ladders" has been a gift for me and the poetic commons.

Thank you Bill, and to the Lanan Foundation. Nancy Ryan, Tres Orejas, Taos, N.M.

Michael Gabriel Furey ,

Perhaps the best audio on the web

The audio present on both Lannan.org and the newly released Lannan podcasts is consistently among the finest on the web. Anywhere.

smcaulay ,

a treasure trove

Readings, discussion, audience Q & A with first-rate writers. Stimulating and entertaining. Feed your mind while you walk your dog. Now if KQED's City Arts & Lectures would just appear in podcast form...

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