The Art of the Story

The Art of the Story

WBGO's daily afternoon feature the "Art of the Story" is now a podcast. It's a unique peek into the world of arts and entertainment, featuring interviews with top performers and people making a difference in the arts, whether it be music, dance, books, and much more. Join us at 4:04, 5:04 and 6:04pm weekdays on WBGO for the Art of the Story and catch the podcast at wbgo.org/studios.

Episodes

July 15, 2025 3 mins
On this episode of The Art of the Story from the WBGO Archive, the late jazz guitarist Vic Juris talked with WBGO's Doug Doyle in 2014 about being a leader and his love of Eric Dolphy's music
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On this edition of The Art of the Story, WBGO's Doug Doyle chats with "Nothing But A Winner" producer and former Alabama defensive back Caleb Castille
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On this episode of The Art of the Story, WBGO's Doug Doyle chats with April May Webb and Randall Haywood
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On this episode of The Art of the Story, blues guitarist and singer Solomon Hicks chats with WBGO's Dave Popkin
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On this edition of The Art of the Story from the WBGO Archive, tap dancer, choreographer and actor Savion Glover does a live tap performance in 2008
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On this edition of The Art of the Story from the WBGO Archive, Broadway star Anthony Rapp came to WBGO in 2009 to talk to Doug Doyle about the impact of the hit musical "RENT"
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On this episode of The Art of the Story, Bar-Kays bassist James Alexander talks about the creation of "Soul Finger"
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On this episode of The Art of the Story from the WBGO Archive, iconic musician Herbie Hancock talks to WBGO's Michael Bourne in 2003 about his famous tune "Rockit"
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On this episode of The Art of the Story, Grammy Award-winning drummer, composer, arranger and bandleader Dan Pugach chats with WBGO's Doug Doyle
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On this episode of The Art of the Story, legendary percussionist Sheila E. chats with WBGO's Pat Prescott
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On this episode of The Art of the Story, WBGO's Dave Popkin chats with blues guitarist and singer-songwriter Samantha Fish
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On this episode of The Art of the Story, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and TV host Jonathan Capehart talks to WBGO's Brian Delp about his memoir
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On this episode of The Art of the Story, we pay tribute to the late Argentine composer Lalo Schifrin
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On this episode of The Art of the Story, WBGO's Doug Doyle chats with the director and two of the stars of Two River Theater's production of "The Price"
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On this episode of The Art of the Story, NEA Jazz Master Branford Marsalis talks about his quartet's performance at The Town Hall and his latest album
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On this episode of The Art of the Story, WBGO's Trevor Smith profiles Amayo and his latest solo album
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On this episode of The Art of the Story from the WBGO Archive, we celebrate the late Phoebe Jacobs who spoke with WBGO's Rhonda Hamilton in 2003 about the legacy of the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation
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On this edition of The Art of the Story, WBGO's Leo Sidran chats with guitarist Joel Harrison
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On this episode of The Art of the Story, WBGO's Dave Popkin chats with Ghost-Note members and percussionists Robert “Sput” Searight and Nate Werth
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On this episode of The Art of the Story, WBGO's Leo Sidran profiles Natalia Lafourcade
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