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  • bust-length photos of two men in dark suits with red ties
    Ep. 7

    Portraits of Progress

    with Richard Kurin and Lonnie Bunch
  • Smiling woman with dark hair and a pale dress
    Ep. 7

    Remembering Marian Anderson

    with Leslie Ureña
  • dark-haired woman speaking in front of a colorful background
    Ep. 7

    Copyright vs Copywrong

    with Lauryn Guttenplan
  • Photograph of the National Portrait Gallery's exterior against a blue sky and clouds with its central columns in the center.
    Ep. 7

    Who Built This Place?

    with Michael Hussey
  • bearded man with gray hair in a tuxedo
    Ep. 7

    Getting Real

    with Robert McCurdy
  • bust length portrait of a man in a chef's white tunic
    Ep. 7

    A Shortcut Across Time

    with José Andrés
  • Photographic portrait of President James Carter sitting with his elbows on his knees and head on folded hands.
    Ep. 6

    In Memoriam: Former President Jimmy Carter

    with Jack Watson
  • album of silhouettes
    Ep. 6

    Bonus: The Toxic Book of Faces

    with our friends at Sidedoor
  • Headshot of a man in a dark jacket and a woman in a colorful jacket
    Ep. 6

    Bonus: Portraying Presidents

    with Philip Kennicott and Carolyn Carr
  • Smiling woman in a blue jacket with a blue necklace
    Ep. 6

    Firsts

    with the late Cokie Roberts
  • African American woman with long black hair in a red sweater
    Ep. 6

    Seeing Truth

    with Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw
  • Headshots of two African American women, one with glasses and another with short hair and a striped shirt
    Ep. 6

    Phillis Wheatley Redrawn

    with Honoreé Jeffers and Ashleigh Coren

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