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New audio story: "The Conductionist"
The late Butch Morris, a figure from the outer edges of jazz, reimagined conducting as a form of composition, coining his own word for the combination…
New audio story: "The Agony and Ecstasy of an Oboe Reed Maker"
Oboist and comic monologist Josh Kornbluth has a lot to say about the painfully exacting process of making an oboe reed.
Featured story: “Of Dahlias, Obsessive Growers, and their High-Stakes Beauty Contests"
Many gardeners take their flowers seriously; few devote almost all their time to growing one breed, then drive hundreds of miles to compete in shows…
Featured story: "The Kayak's Cultural Journey"
Master luthier Mike Morgan turned his lifetime knowledge of woodworking to making traditional kayaks and other small "skin boats" by hand, replicating…
Featured story: "The American Folk School Movement and 'Slow Economics"
Rather than looking to big corporate employers like Walmart for economic stability, could more rural communities in the U.S. welcome a slower growing…
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Featured story: "The Glass Builder"
How does an artisan turn their passion for quality, handcrafted wares into a nationally renowned business? Annie Morhauser, glass artist and founder of…
Featured story: "The Apprenticeship Ambivalence"
Given America’s rapidly changing landscape in both workforce and education, a formal apprenticeship system might benefit more people than a four-year…
Featured story: "Berea College Students Craft a Bright Future, Tuition-Free"
As U.S. student debt balloons to $1.75 trillion, calls for low-cost or free college tuition programs are getting louder. Sound impossible? It isn't…
New story: "Redesigning an Old Recipe – the School Lunch"
Stereotypical school lunch fare — think fish sticks and frozen "pizza" — has been the butt of jokes for decades. It's an industry ripe for change, and…
Featured story: "Jack Mauch, A New Renaissance Man"
At 16, young Jack Mauch was so eager to begin his life's work as a craftsman that he didn’t even finish high school, preferring to forge his own path to…
New audio story: "The Play Gap"
Janice O’Donnell launched a project to set up playgrounds where city kids could build anything they wanted—and break anything they wanted. She has been…
Short film: "The Future is Handmade"
A Dutch archaeologist (turned filmmaker) finds artisans and thought leaders who are redefining craft, skill and, ultimately, the real meaning of a…
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