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
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
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
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.