Best American Masters | PBS Podcasts (2023)

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Young & Indigenous

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S2 | Ep. 014 | Social Media and Mental Health 36:16

10m ago36:16

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By Young and Indigenous

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American Masters: Creative Spark

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Rena Priest Explores the Beauty of Childhood on "Young and Indigenous" 38:44

23d ago38:44

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We think you’ll really enjoy this podcast from our friends over at Young and Indigenous, which amplifies indigenous knowledge, storytelling and history. In this episode of Young and Indigenous, Washington State Poet Laureate and award-winning author Rena Priest explores the beauty of childhood and the nurturing element of culture. Priest also recit…

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Young & Indigenous

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S2 | Ep. 013 | The Houses in Our Heads 24:43

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Meditation can be used as a way to heal trauma. Join us as we follow CSSP team member Amanda Frank in a guided meditation where we explore the houses in our heads. Bekabon, Amanda Frank, from Minto, Alaska is has dedicated her life to healing through storytelling as a writer and professional email sender.…

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American Masters: Creative Spark

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Viet Thanh Nguyen on the Ghosts that Haunt our Cultural Past (Replay) 37:55

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It’s been announced! Writer Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Sympathizer” (2015) is now getting the prestige TV treatment on HBO’s newly rebranded Max streaming service. To celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we revisit our interview with Nguyen. In it, he talks about not just “The Sympathizer,” but ab…

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Young & Indigenous

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S2 | Ep. 012 | YAI Gets Real About Mental Health 47:02

2M ago47:02

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How are you doing? When you say you’re ok, are you really ok? In this episode we check in with each other; this starts our latest series centered around youth and mental health. At Children of the Setting Sun we start our week off with check-ins, where we speak from our hearts to ensure that we connect with each other before we start the work. This…

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American Masters: Creative Spark

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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Searches for Truth Through Acting 19:34

2M ago19:34

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Actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is one of the busiest people in Hollywood. His recent films include “Aquaman,” “The Matrix Resurrections,” “Ambulance,” and “Candyman.” But most recently, he made his Broadway debut in "Topdog/Underdog." In this episode, Abdul-Mateen II gives a masterclass on his acting process. The graduate of the Yale School of Drama d…

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Young & Indigenous

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S2 | Ep 011 | Welcoming New Peeps 2:05

2M ago2:05

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You may have heard these voices in a few episodes. Welcome new team members, Wykeklyaa and Roy!By Young and Indigenous

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American Masters: Creative Spark

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Kelly Reichardt Breaks Down Her Filmmaking Process Behind "Showing Up" 27:18

2M ago27:18

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In her eighth feature film, “Showing Up,” Kelly Reichardt takes pleasure in thinking about “life on the level outside of commerce.” Her films often explore working-class characters living life on the margins. Movies like “First Cow,” “Certain Women,” “Wendy and Lucy,” and “Old Joy” have established Reichardt as one of the most fiercely independent …

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Young & Indigenous

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S2 | Ep. 010 | Sk'ali Ch'elh-Tenaut and the Sacred Sea 41:02

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In the Lummi language, the term for killer whale is qwe’lhol mechen, meaning “our relatives below the waves”. Once called “Lolita”, then “Tokitae”, and now “Sk’ali Ch’elh-tenaut”, The Sacred Sea organization is working to bring our relative back home to the Salish Sea. She was taken from her home in 1970 and has been at Miami Seaquarium ever since.…

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American Masters: Creative Spark

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Jennifer Egan Writes to Experience a Life Outside Her Own 30:08

3M ago30:08

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A compelling novel can transport us into worlds unknown. Novelist Jennifer Egan has mastered this inventiveness of fiction with her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "A Visit from the Goon Squad," and in her newest book,"The Candy House." In this episode, Egan breaks down her writing process behind "Lulu the Spy, 2032," a chapter from "The Candy House.…

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Young & Indigenous

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S2 | Ep.009 | Celebrating Indigenous Women 44:14

3M ago44:14

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What does it mean to be a woman? What does it mean to be a Tribal woman? Selena or Hailey? Join us as we discuss identity and inspirations with the YAI team. Featuring voices of our female mentors Frances Charles and Amy Cordalis. Thank you to Apple Podcasts for featuring Young and Indigenous during Women’s History Month.…

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American Masters: Creative Spark

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Al Nelson’s Sound Design Journey From “Jurassic Park” To “Top Gun: Maverick” 31:14

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“Top Gun: Maverick” is filled with booming jet engines and layered sonic storytelling. Since this publication, it won the award for Best Sound at the Oscars, largely due to the work of Al Nelson, sound designer and supervising sound editor at Skywalker Sound. Hear how he and his team spent time on aircraft carriers to capture the film’s iconic soun…

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American Masters: Creative Spark

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Jason Kim Goes Inside the World of K-pop 25:51

4M ago25:51

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K-pop is a genre full of catchy music and elaborate choreography. It’s a natural fit for the Broadway stage. As a lifelong fan of K-pop, writer Jason Kim (“Girls,” “Barry,” and “Divorce”) was interested in the personal lives of the global superstars from Korean pop bands like BTS and BLACKPINK. How do these artists deal with the pressure of making …

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American Masters: Creative Spark

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Ruth E. Carter Designs Costumes to Stand the Test of Time 29:26

4M ago29:26

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What does it mean to create futuristic costumes from the past? Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter’s Afrofuturistic designs imagine the fictional African nation of Wakanda without the influence of colonialism. In “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” she takes this theory to another imagined world that draws on Mesoamerican history. In this e…

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Young & Indigenous

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S2 | Ep.008 | The Cedar Laurels of Rena Priest 37:36

4M ago37:36

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“Our stories have to be told. If you have it in yourself at all anywhere to be a writer, do it. Because the world needs your voice, needs your story. You never know who is going to encounter it and whose life it’s going to change.”This inspiring interview with Rena Priest flows through the beauty of childhood, the nurturing hand that is culture and…

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American Masters: Creative Spark

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John Waters on the Fine Art of Bad Taste 20:32

4M ago20:32

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John Waters loves to break the rules and make you laugh along the way. The iconoclast has been doing just that over the past six decades with provocative and perverse films like “Pink Flamingos,” “Hairspray,” and “Female Trouble.” Now enshrined as the king of transgressive cinema, Waters is taking on new challenges with his talents. In this episode…

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American Masters: Creative Spark

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John David Washington Explores his Past for his Broadway Debut 32:33

5M ago32:33

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Actor John David Washington loves to talk about his craft. The star of films like “BlacKkKlansman,” “Tenet” and “Amsterdam” has now set his sights on Broadway with August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson.” Performing for the stage requires a different skill set from acting for film, and in this episode, Washington describes the intensive process he under…

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Young & Indigenous

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S2 | Ep.007 | On Acting and Laughing with Benairen Kane 27:28

5M ago27:28

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“Doubt isn't always a bad thing but it becomes a bad thing when you let it override what you are capable of.”-- Hidatsa Tribal Member Benairen Kane and Bella have a conversation about acting, his identity growing up as an urban Native outside his reservation, and the importance of humor to get you through life. This interview took place on the set …

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American Masters: Creative Spark

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One more short scene from the life of Buffy Sainte-Marie 4:45

6M ago4:45

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Buffy Sainte-Marie is one of the most prolific singer-songwriters of the past century. For 60 years her music has quietly reverberated throughout pop culture, and provided a touchstone for Indigenous resistance. Buffy is a five-part series from CBC Podcasts hosted by Mohawk and Tuscarora writer Falen Johnson and explores how Buffy’s life and legacy…

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Young & Indigenous

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S2 | Ep. 006 | PBS American Masters: Buffy Sainte-Marie 21:27

6M ago21:27

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Buffy Sainte-Marie, a Cree musician, artist and activist, has always been ahead of the curve. For six decades, she’s fought for Indigenous rights and visibility through her work. Today, we’re sharing a special episode from the folks over at PBS’ Webby Award-winning podcast American Masters: Creative Spark. Their host Joe Skinner sits down with Sain…

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American Masters: Creative Spark

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New season of American Masters: Creative Spark! 2:42

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How do the world’s finest artists – from actors to musicians and beyond – create work that moves audiences? What challenges do they overcome in their creative process? American Masters: Creative Spark explores what makes a master by interviewing diverse artists and cultural icons from the worlds of music, comedy, poetry, film, and more in a new sea…

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Young & Indigenous

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S2 | Ep. 005 | Falling Into Belief 36:38

6M ago36:38

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During the month of September, CSSP embarked on filming the pilot for our first narrative series titled “Canoe Journey”. This coming of age story centered around youth mental health and finding your identity places an emphasis on immersing yourself in culture as a preventative tool. It was a 10-day shoot and the YAI team was there on set during all…

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American Masters: Creative Spark

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How Buffy Sainte-Marie Made Her Most Triumphant Song Yet 23:45

7M ago23:45

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Buffy Sainte-Marie, a Cree musician, artist and activist, has always been ahead of the pack. For six decades, she has fought for Indigenous rights and visibility through her work. She spoke out against the Vietnam War with her song “Universal Soldier,” foresaw the opioid crisis with the eerily prescient “Cod’ine,” and wrote iconic love songs like “…

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Young & Indigenous

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S2 | Ep. 004 | Skelotses 33:48

7M ago33:48

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Skelotses is our ancestral territory, it is our homeland. In the final part of our series with the Lummi Summer Youth Program we travel by boat through our homeland, the San Juan Islands; we are reminded how culture and community are used as preventative tools for positive youth mental health. We listen to youth tell us what they learned, and elder…

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Young & Indigenous

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S2 | Ep. 003 | Cultural Arts 34:11

8M ago34:11

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In the second part of the Walking with our Ancestors event, we highlight local Native artists. On this day various local artists came in to instruct the youth on language, beading, cedar weaving, wool weaving, and traditional medicines. We listen to them as they speak on their experiences both in life and with their practice, as well as the youth w…

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Young & Indigenous

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S2 | Ep. 002 | Clam Jam 29:26

9M ago29:26

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Walking with our Ancestors is an event we are documenting with the Lummi Summer Youth Program. Centered around youth prevention, this event is in collaboration with the Northwest Indian College and the purpose is to instill the importance of cultural identity. This is the first episode in a three-part series and in it we highlight Aunt Ernestine ta…

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Young & Indigenous

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S2 | Ep.001 | Welcome to Season Two <3 <3 5:53

10M ago5:53

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Welcome back to Young and Indigenous Season 2! We’re super excited to continue through our journey of storytelling and also to introduce two new members to the team. Santana and Haley join-in alongside Isabella and are eager to get this new phase of the podcast started. We can't wait for you to see what we have in store for the future!…

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Young & Indigenous

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S1 | Ep. 013 | Season One Celebration 13:27

11M ago13:27

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As season one of Young and Indigenous wraps up, we come together to give thanks to everyone who has been involved in our podcast so far. Hy’shqe to each and every person who shared their words with us and stay tuned for the next phase of our work! Special thanks to Michelle and Kyla Polasky and Eliza Julius for their hard work and beautiful spirits…

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Young & Indigenous

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S1 | Ep. 012 | Storytime with Elaine Grinnell 1:03:46

11M ago1:03:46

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Chatting with S'Klallam and Lummi Tribal member, Elaine Grinnell, we are immersed and captivated by her singing and storytelling. She shares stories with important life lessons like the whale story but also the salmon story that teaches the origin of the salmon's hooked nose. These lessons, and many more, are shared along with the importance of bri…

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Young & Indigenous

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S1 | Ep. 011 | Love, Miracles, and Mark 52:25

12M ago52:25

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Lummi Nation member Mark Julius joins us in this episode of Young and Indigenous. As we go through his inspiring life story, we talk about growing up in poverty alongside his 14 siblings and what it was like living and surviving on their own while still being kids and ending up playing and swimming in the Nooksack River at the end of each day. Havi…

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Young & Indigenous

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S1 | Ep. 010 | Sentiments on Residential Schools with SUANN Riddick 19:11

1y ago19:11

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The pain of residential schools is still being felt today. I want to introduce our guests Suann Riddick and Fred Lane; in this podcast episode you will get to hear some of the research that Suann is doing on residential schools. What we went on through the boarding school era was tragic and Suann speaks to the stories of over 150,000 Indigenous chi…

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Young & Indigenous

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S1 | Ep. 009 | Oomagelees | Cynthia Wilson 41:20

1+ y ago41:20

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Young and Indigenous Presents Oomagelees Cynthia Wilson from Lummi- another one of our beloved elders. She is a Lummi Language teacher. She didn't just teach me language, though, she taught me how to sing, dance and make give away items for ceremonies. She taught us many things about our culture. I am thankful she did because I would have never kno…

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Young & Indigenous

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S1 | Ep. 008 | Tah-wee-thlot | Juanita Jefferson 1:51:57

1+ y ago1:51:57

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In this podcast episode I’m sitting down with one of our dearest and beloved elders, Juanita Jefferson, who tells many stories from her time. Lummi Language is sacred to us and was almost lost back in the 1800’s when residential schools were brought upon us. The choice to speak our language was taken from us. Someone decided that we were too savage…

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American Masters: Creative Spark

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Jo Firestone Proves Comedy Has No Age Limit 22:14

1+ y ago22:14

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Comedian Jo Firestone was leading a weekly remote comedy workshop with a group of senior citizens from New York’s Greenwich House when something magical happened. Through in-person sessions, one-on-one interviews and a live public performance, a documentary special emerged called "Good Timing." Join Firestone and her crew of funny seniors as they f…

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American Masters: Creative Spark

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Don Hertzfeldt Animates Stick Figures Into Existential Masterpieces 32:59

1+ y ago32:59

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Two-time Oscar-nominated animator, writer and filmmaker Don Hertzfeldt is considered one of the most influential figures in animation. In his first-ever formal podcast interview, he breaks down the long journey that went into making his 2012 feature film, “It’s Such a Beautiful Day.” The existential story at the heart of the film often mirrors many…

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