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    Ep. 5

    Things We Take For Granted

    with Vann R. Newkirk II
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    Ep. 5

    Pondering Pocahontas

    with Paul Chaat Smith
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    Ep. 5

    Blink: Carter's Smile

    with Jack Watson
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    Ep. 5

    Painting Through a President's Assassination

    with Brandon Brame Fortune
  • bust length photo of a man wearing glasses and wearing a suit in an exhibition space
    Ep. 5

    Capturing Ghosts

    with Peter Manseau
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    Ep. 5

    Me, Online

    with Molly Soda
  • Bald man in a brown blazer and a pink striped sweater
    Ep. 4

    ART-ificial Intelligence

    with Marcus du Sautoy
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    Ep. 4

    Glimpsing Freedom

    with Deborah Willis and Rhea Combs
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    Ep. 4

    From The Vault: Brilliant Exiles

    with Robyn Asleson
  • waist length photo of a young Asian man in a black sweater and patterned scarf
    Ep. 4

    Hyphenated

    with Dana Tai Soon Burgess
  • Two women standing in front of a portrait
    Ep. 4

    Underwater

    with Julie Packard and Hope Gangloff
  • Young woman with curly hair in a colorful dress
    Ep. 4

    Focusing on Ruben Salazar

    with Taína Caragol

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