Luis Hernandez

I love talking with artists, writers, poets, actors, directors, just about anyone who works in the arts.

For a few years I have been doing these interviews on our formerly weekly podcast Artscape. We still have regular conversations with artists, musicians, actors, and authors.

Like the conversation I had with author Brad Gooch about his biography on one of the most important American artists of the last half century, Keith Haring.

We did this interview at the Jamestown Art Center in front of a studio audience of more than 100 people.

We also bring musicians into the studio and do our own version of tiny desk, more like tiny studio, and have a blast.

Like the time we brought in Allysen Callery, a singer/songwriter from Bristol, R.I., who creates quiet, haunting, ‘ghost folk’ with her acoustic guitar and delicate voice.

Artscape is still on Spotify or Apple Podcasts or use this RSS feed. To let us know about an artist or event, please email arts@thepublicsradio.org.

That’s just the work I’ve done in my current job in Rhode Island. Most of my career in public radio I’ve had the opportunity to host incredibly memorable and fascinating conversations.

While host of Sundial at WLRN in South Florida I was able to host a plethora of conversations with artists from all mediums. One of my favorite projects with the show was our Sundial Book Club. I can spend a lot of time talking about many of the authors I spoke to, but this is one of my favorites, Karen Russell and her book Swamplandia.

Karen Russell’s Haunting And Dreamlike ‘Swamplandia!’

We also had a fun segment devoted to musicians called Live from the 305. One of the more interesting discussions came when I sat down with the local group Lemon City about their inspirations.

Live From The 305: Lemon City Trio Brings New Meaning To Funk

Living in Las Vegas was full of fun opportunities to see a lot of different types of shows, beyond the Vegas Strip magician or Cirque de Soleil show. One of my favorites was former heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson.

KNPR: State of Nevada:

Mike Tyson’s ‘Undisputed Truth’

Another fun and fascinating conversation had to be with Vicki Lawrence, one of my favorite actresses.

Vicki Lawrence

Covering the arts has always meant something special to me considering the fact that I am also an artist, author, and former actor myself.