Bedste Agathe Westad-podcasts (2024)

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Music & Writing to Express and Process Trauma | John Hopkins researcher and Ellery lead singerTasha Golden. 36:24

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Lead singer from the great indie band Ellery, Tasha Golden, is also a scientific researcher at John Hopkins' International Art+ Mind Lab on the subject of Art's impact on Health. Touring the world's stages Tasha encountered many people who'd come to her after shows to share with her previously untold stories of pain and trauma. It stuck with her. W…

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Art at Meta | Meta Open Arts' Josephine Kelliher on art at work for innovation, community and wellness. 46:56

2+ y ago46:56

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Art and creativity are not what one usually thinks of as core needs in a technology business or larger corporate environments. Well, think again. In a post-pandemic world where employees are less connected and engaged, where competition is fierce, creativity might just become the key differentiator in workplace culture, wellness but also in innovat…

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Look Again, like the FBI | Amy Herman on using art to teach spies, doctors and others to observe, communicate and live better. 38:03

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What do the FBI, NYPD, Department of Homeland Security, many US Hospitals, Johnson & Johnson, Planned Parenthood, and a group of nuns have in common? Amy Herman. Amy is a lawyer and art historian turned expert on seeing. For 14 years, she has been providing art-based leadership training to top officers in the United States military, law enforcement…

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Your Brain on Art | UPenn's Anjan Chatterjee on the neuroscience behind artistic experiences 38:01

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"It's not obvious how or why art meets a need. We don't eat it, we don't have sex with it. Yet we are drawn to it and we've been making art since the begining of civilization" Today's guest is Dr. Anjan Chatterjee, Neurology professor at the University of Pennlysvania. He is a prominent neurologist, former Chief of Neurology at the Pennsylvania Hos…

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Street Symphony | Classical music for the homeless : a story of dignity and human connection. 37:44

2+ y ago37:44

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✨This is about the healing and humanizing powers of classical music. I spoke with Dustin Seo, a classically trained cellist and Artistic Director of Street Symphony, a Los Angeles based non-profit that brings classical music to homeless communities to build connection and human dignity. ❤️‍ Street Symphony was founded in 2011 by Vijay Gupta, A high…

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Spraying Joy | Street artist Jason Naylor on the role of Positivity on city walls and in daily lives. 37:26

2+ y ago37:26

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When you see amazing street art, how do you feel? what do you think? what difference does it make to you? I spoke with acclaimed street artist Jason Naylor in his Studio. His works are all over New York City walls, and far beyond: colorful and uplifting designs with a touch of punk. Jason's distinctive touch is an explicit intent to spread messages…

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The Value of Taste | Cultivating your "Aesthetic Intelligence" for business and personal growth. 38:40

2+ y ago38:40

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What is taste and why does it matter? 👩Columbia Business School professor and former LVMH Chairman Pauline Brown talks to me about the need and value of cultivating "aesthetic intelligence" aka Taste in business and beyond. 💄🟧 This is a small departure for a pure "art form" topic but I thought that the subejct of taste and how it's built, what appe…

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A new way to talk about art | Build empathy and self-knowledge at the museum. 40:36

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☝️This episode is for anyone who ever found themselves in a museum thinking “I don’t get this, this has nothing to do with me” . 🟧 I spoke to the amazing Sam Ramos, from the Art Institute of Chicago, who is well known for his unique emotion-driven approach to talking about art. � Sam’s job is Director of Innovation and Creativity. His goal is to th…

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Shakespeare behind Bars | Criminals acting Shakespeare. A poignant tale of humanity and redemption. 40:03

2+ y ago40:03

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Soul-stirring story alert! 😮 Shakespeare Behind Bars turns high-security prison inmates into Shakespearian actors. Curt L. Tofteland, program founder, tells the story of the power of language and acting to bring out humanity, compassion and redemption. Shakespeare Behind Bars was the subject of a documentary that premiered at Sundance Film Festival…

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Ukraine Illustrated | Ukrainian illustrator Anna Sarvira on the role of art in wartime. 33:11

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In wartime, what good is art? In the midst of the brutal Russian invasion destroying Ukraine, Ukrainian Illustrator Anna Sarvira talks about the role of art as a weapon for release, education and resistance. This is a special episode. Like most people I’ve been feeling sad, scared, and angry about the war in Ukraine and the unnecessary loss, destru…

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Ordinary Art ? | Sheri Parks on everyday art as secret weapon to close social, racial and gender gaps 38:50

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❓Can art help bridge culture, race and social gaps? 💯 🔊Sheri Parks talks about the pervasiveness and power of "everyday art" specifically in poorer African-Amercian communities, its function as tool for emotional survival, cultural empathy and social change. 👩🏾‍🎓📃 Sheri Parks is a noted public intellectual and academic currently at the Maryland Ins…

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"Art Heals" | Tim A Shaw on bringing awesome art to mental health units. 35:56

2+ y ago35:56

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You thought amazing contemporary art belonged to galleries and penthouses? Think again. Tim A Shaw, the founder of UK based charity Hospital Rooms challenges the idea of what and who art is for. Hospital Room commission world-class artists to make extraordinary artworks for mental health units. They turn drab and depressing places into beautiful en…

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"Everyone is a dancer" | Kate Wallich on making dance a universal pain-killer. 37:20

2+ y ago37:20

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I wanted to talk about dance in a way anyone can relate to. Even if you’ve never thought of yourself as a dancer, in some way you probably are. Who's never moved to the sound of music? Kate Wallich, founder of Dance Church, is a dancer, a choreographer and director and a business woman who’s turned a Sunday dance class into a VC-backed, multi-milli…

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Music & Writing to Express and Process Trauma | John Hopkins researcher and Ellery lead singerTasha Golden. 36:24

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Art at Meta | Meta Open Arts' Josephine Kelliher on art at work for innovation, community and wellness. 46:56

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Look Again, like the FBI | Amy Herman on using art to teach spies, doctors and others to observe, communicate and live better. 38:03

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Your Brain on Art | UPenn's Anjan Chatterjee on the neuroscience behind artistic experiences 38:01

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Street Symphony | Classical music for the homeless : a story of dignity and human connection. 37:44

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Spraying Joy | Street artist Jason Naylor on the role of Positivity on city walls and in daily lives. 37:26

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The Value of Taste | Cultivating your "Aesthetic Intelligence" for business and personal growth. 38:40

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A new way to talk about art | Build empathy and self-knowledge at the museum. 40:36

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Shakespeare behind Bars | Criminals acting Shakespeare. A poignant tale of humanity and redemption. 40:03

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Ukraine Illustrated | Ukrainian illustrator Anna Sarvira on the role of art in wartime. 33:11

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Ordinary Art ? | Sheri Parks on everyday art as secret weapon to close social, racial and gender gaps 38:50

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"Art Heals" | Tim A Shaw on bringing awesome art to mental health units. 35:56

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"Everyone is a dancer" | Kate Wallich on making dance a universal pain-killer. 37:20

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