Episodes

Oct. 5, 2026

Frederic Church

A conversation with Betsy Kornhauser, Tim Barringer, and Jenny Raab about the global scope of Church’s travels, vision, and art
Sept. 18, 2026

What Architecture Is and Why It Matters

A conversation between Witold Rybczynski and Paul Goldberger
Aug. 24, 2026

Winslow Homer’s Amazing Etchings

A conversation with Ramey Mize, curator of the exhibition Winslow Homer: Painter, Etcher
June 29, 2026

Musical instruments and their connection to the body across 5,000 years of art and music

A conversation with Bradley Strauchen-Scherer, a curator in the Department of Musical Instruments at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
May 18, 2026

Dorothea Tanning and Surrealism

A conversation between Alyce Mahon and Mark Polizzotti
April 21, 2026

Latino New York

A conversation with art historian and curator Edward J. Sullivan about a transformative era when Latino artists claimed their place in the art world
March 30, 2026

Edward Steichen and the Garden

A conversation with author and curator Sarah Anne McNear
Feb. 8, 2026

Photography and the Black Arts Movement

A conversation with Philip Brookman and Deborah Willis
Jan. 22, 2026

A conversation about the architecture, art, and life of Bruce Goff

We talk to Alison Fisher and Craig Lee, co-curators of the exhibition Bruce Goff: Material Worlds
Dec. 19, 2025

Arts and Crafts Architecture across America

A conversation with Maureen Meister about her new book
Nov. 20, 2025

From Corsets and Breeches to Bonnets and Muslins

Fashion historian Hilary Davidson on the dress of the Regency period
Oct. 23, 2025

Jennifer Banks in Conversation with Anthony T. Kronman

In this special episode of the Yale University Press podcast, Jennifer Banks, Senior Executive Editor in Religion and the Humanities, talks with Anthony T. Kronman about his latest book, True Conservatism: Reclaiming Our Humanity in an Arrogant Age.
Sept. 26, 2025

Elixirs, Experiments, and the Birth of Modern Science

A conversation with science writer Philip Ball about his new illustrated history of alchemy.
Aug. 27, 2025

John Singer Sargent’s Paris Years

A conversation with Met curator Stephanie Herdrich about the exhibition and book Sargent and Paris
July 28, 2025

A New History of Japanese Comics

Author Eike Exner discusses his new book, Manga
June 10, 2025

The Richard Diebenkorn Catalogue Raisonné of Prints

Andrea Liguori, Kate Zanzucchi, Starr Figura, and Marcia Bartholme on the catalogue and Diebenkorn’s printmaking practice.
April 24, 2025

Ruth Asawa

A conversation with Janet Bishop, co-curator of the exhibition Ruth Asawa: Retrospective.
March 28, 2025

J.M.W. Turner and John Constable

A conversation with Nicola Moorby, author of a new dual biography of the painters.
Jan. 30, 2025

The Visual History of Panafricanism

Curators and scholars Antawan I. Byrd and Matthew S. Witkovsky discuss the new exhibition and book Project a Black Planet
Nov. 18, 2024

The Story of Drawing

Susan Owens on Her Alternative History of Art
Oct. 24, 2024

Why I Write: David Thomson Interviews Greil Marcus

In this special episode, British film critic David Thomson interviews music journalist, author, and cultural critic Greil Marcus. They cover how Marcus writes, the upcoming presidential election, classical music, and more.
Oct. 7, 2024

Mies van der Rohe, Reconsidered

A conversation with Dietrich Neumann about his new Mies biography.
Aug. 27, 2024

Around the World in Public Art

A Conversation with Andrew Wasserman about his new book, The World Atlas of Public Art
June 13, 2024

Interacting with Color

Fritz Horstman talks us through some of the ideas in his new book, Interacting with Color: A Practical Guide to Josef Albers’s Color Experiments.