Arts and Letters

J. Bradley Minnick

Arts & Letters is a program celebrating contemporary arts, humanities, and social sciences, with an emphasis on authentic Southern voices. Hosted by J. Bradley Minnick of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, the full episode archive is available at artsandlettersradio.org.

  • 51 minutes 30 seconds
    Beautiful Music
    Can music help us become who we want to be? Join us for a discussion with author Michael Zadoorian about his novel Beautiful Music...
    12 April 2026, 8:59 pm
  • 52 minutes 44 seconds
    Watershed with Mark Barr
    Join us for a 1937 story of electricity coming to rural South and the men and women who made it possible.
    1 March 2026, 10:11 pm
  • 52 minutes 55 seconds
    This Afterlife with Poet A.E. Stallings
    Does poetic constraint empower creativity? Known for her received forms like sonnets and sestinas, American poet A.E. Stallings joins us in the studio to discuss her book of selected poems, This Afterlife.
    13 December 2025, 4:22 am
  • 52 minutes 57 seconds
    From Dora-Mittelbau to the Moon
    What is the connection between a secret concentration camp built deep inside a German mountain and NASA's race to the moon in the 1960s? Novelist Patrick Hicks takes us on a journey from humanity's deepest despair to our greatest heights.
    17 November 2025, 1:37 am
  • 51 minutes 48 seconds
    She Calf and Other Quechua Folk Tales
    Travel with us to the high Andes of Cusco, Peru searching for folk tales with author Johnny Payne. Many know of Machu Picchu, but few Americans have heard the oral stories of the indigenous people who reside in the shadows of the 15th-century Inca citadel.
    13 July 2025, 4:30 pm
  • 52 minutes 41 seconds
    Pedagogy of the Depressed
    Join us for an exploration of how and why higher education is evolving with Distinguished Professor, Christopher Schaberg.
    27 April 2025, 4:29 pm
  • 51 minutes 6 seconds
    All the See You Tomorrows
    Can we every truly 'go home again?' Can we ever revisit or recapture 'who we were' as kids? Join us for a conversation with author, William Lychack and his novel, Cargill Falls.
    17 February 2025, 2:27 am
  • 29 minutes
    Still No Word from You
    What makes a good reader? What are the actual notes in the margin worth remembering? What perspective does life on the margins bring? Will Peter Orner have answers for us?
    16 December 2024, 4:04 am
  • 29 minutes
    AR Poetica with Sandy Longhorn
    Share time with Central Arkansas poet Sandy Longhorn as we follow her poetic tale of severe illness in America and "the industrial medical complex." Join us as we hear Longhorn's poetry and discuss complex issues surrounding women and commercial healthcare.
    16 December 2024, 2:29 am
  • 29 minutes
    AR Poetica with Sandy Longhorn
    Share time with Central Arkansas poet Sandy Longhorn as we follow her poetic tale of severe illness in America and "the industrial medical complex." Join us as we hear Longhorn's poetry and discuss complex issues surrounding women and commercial healthcare.
    18 November 2024, 1:43 am
  • 53 minutes 49 seconds
    Know When to Hold 'em, Lady Gambler Lottie Deno
    What do you do when a 19th century outlaw is your namesake? Why if you're creative Frank Thurmond, you write about him and his infamous wife, Lottie Deno the notorious 'lady' gambler!
    28 September 2024, 8:07 pm
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