Great Art, Big Ideas
Introducing Great Art, Big Ideas Podcast from the International Festival of Arts & Ideas in New Haven, CT. This series delves into the most pressing topics in our local community and around the world. Our eclectic program offers a mix of serious, controversial, and whimsical topics, all designed to inspire new ways of thinking.
Podcasting since 2022 • 37 episodes
Great Art, Big Ideas
Latest Episodes
Making Memories: Neurons, Quantum Computing, and Art
In this fascinating talk, we explore the unexpected connections between neuroscience, quantum computing, and visual art through a unique interdisciplinary collaboration at Yale University.This talk features a panel discussion following ...
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36:04
Theater as Resistance
Join us for an illuminating conversation about the transformative power of theater as a form of resistance and social change. In this compelling Ideas Talk, three distinguished theater artists explore how live performance challenges conventions...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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48:48
Keynote: Martyna Martok
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Martyna Majok delivers a stirring keynote weaving together Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, and her own immigrant story to explore how art serves as resistance against cult...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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37:27
Sensation vs. Thinking
Join us as Mercy Quay, founder and CEO of Connecticut's only anti-racist public relations agency, The Narrative Project, guides us through the complex world of news consumption and media literacy. With over a decade of experience as both a jour...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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1:15:12
Science Fiction: The Truth Telling Genre
In this thought-provoking discussion, hosts Juanita Sunday and New London Poet Laureate AnUrbanNerd explore how science fiction serves as a powerful lens for understanding our present and predicting our future. Using Ray Bradbury's ...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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59:35
