The Cultural Frontline Podcast
The Cultural Frontline: where arts and news collide.
Episodes to download
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Girl bands
Sat 29 Jan 2022
The female bands from across the globe, striking a note for gender equality
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Emily Ratajkowski and the art of the body
Sat 22 Jan 2022
Artists on celebrating, injuring, ignoring and transcending the human body
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Art in India's 75th year of independence
Sat 15 Jan 2022
Artists looking forwards and back in India's 75th anniversary year of independence
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Music, politics and identity
Sat 8 Jan 2022
Nikan Khosravi - Iranian heavy metal; Tamer Nafar - Palestinian hip hop; LGBTQ+ rap
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Black Speculative Arts
New Year's Day 2022
A celebration of the global moment the Black Speculative Arts movement is having
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The gift that changed me
Christmas Day 2021
Tumi Morake speaks to global stars and listeners about gifts of art that inspired them
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International Film: Joana Hadjithomas and Lin-Manuel Miranda
Sat 18 Dec 2021
Lin-Manuel Miranda on the musical that inspired him
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What’s the future for culture in Afghanistan?
Sat 4 Dec 2021
The Cultural Frontline asks what’s the future for arts, media and culture in Afghanistan
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The air that we breathe: Scent artist Anicka Yi
Sat 27 Nov 2021
'Sculpting' air using smells, and how opera is helping Covid patients breathe more easily
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Batila and Dandy: Why we make music
Sat 20 Nov 2021
How making music helps artists around the world make sense of the societies they live in
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Crime Storytellers: Michael Connelly
Sat 13 Nov 2021
Michael Connelly on writing his latest crime novel, The Dark Hours
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Climate change: Amitav Ghosh, underwater sculpture, Sebastiao Salgado
Sat 6 Nov 2021
Writers, artists, and musicians helping us understand climate change
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Colombia’s art of migration
Sat 30 Oct 2021
After years of conflict, Colombian artists make sense of displacement and migration
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Kemka Ajoku: My camera, my vision
Sat 23 Oct 2021
Photographer Kemka Ajoku on facing racism and finding joy in Black British storytelling
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South African writing: Damon Galgut, Lebo Mashile, and Kaaps
Sat 16 Oct 2021
Damon Galgut on his Booker shortlisted novel, The Promise, exploring apartheid’s legacy
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Nigeria: Nollywood Star Richard Mofe-Damijo
Sat 9 Oct 2021
Nollywood star Richard Mofe-Damijo reflects on his career
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Faïza Guène and Omar El Akkad
Sat 2 Oct 2021
Author Faïza Guène on her ground-breaking novels about multicultural France
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Poetry: The power and the beauty of spoken word
Sat 25 Sep 2021
Director Carlos LΓ³pez Estrada on making a film performed in spoken word poetry
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Architecture: Yinka Ilori and Murat Tabanlioglu
Sat 18 Sep 2021
Designer Yinka Ilori on turning a busy pedestrian crossing into a joyful work of art
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Fashion: King of glamour Ali Mahdavi
Sat 11 Sep 2021
Fashion photographer Ali Mahdavi on why he’s obsessed with glamour
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Theatre: What’s next for the performing arts?
Sat 4 Sep 2021
Leading global theatre directors on the future of their industry
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Art and disability: Actor Madison Ferris
Sat 28 Aug 2021
Broadway star Madison Ferris on taking the big stage in her wheelchair
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Photography: Tyler Mitchell and Russel Wong
Sat 21 Aug 2021
Life through a lens with some of the world’s most exciting photographers
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Literature in lockdown: Meron Hadero and Emilia Clarke
Sat 14 Aug 2021
Ethiopian writer Meron Hadero on how she found refuge on the page in the pandemic
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Farah Bashir: The art of childhood
Sat 7 Aug 2021
Farah Bashir, Bjorn Andresen, Ei Arakawa & Oscar Murillo on art and childhood
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Reviving live music: South African cellist Abel Selaocoe
Sat 31 Jul 2021
Cellist Abel Selaocoe talks about his upcoming Proms concert, Africa Meets Europe
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Japan: Art and the Olympics
Sat 24 Jul 2021
We meet Japanese artists who are re-inventing tradition and telling new stories
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Water: Malian musician Inna Modja
Sat 17 Jul 2021
Meet artists, writers and musicians inspired by water
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NFTs: The booming world of digital art
Sat 10 Jul 2021
We hear how NFT artworks are selling for big money and shaking up the art world.
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Seth Rogen: The book that inspired my comedy
Sat 3 Jul 2021
Hollywood star Seth Rogen and the rise of stand-up comedy in China
