Binder Podcast

In the season finale of More Than Rhythm: A Black Music Series, host Dr. Birgitta Johnson sits down with Cam Wescott and Noah Jones of Charleston-based funk and soul outfit The Psycodelics to discuss the lasting legacy of funk, embracing falsetto singing, and the band's upcoming debut studio album. Featuring clips from their musical performance recorded live at the Columbia Museum of Art in September 2024. 

Producer Drew drops in to host an episode spotlighting CMA community programming. First, Engagement Manager Dana Witkoski returns to share details about upcoming events on Boyd Plaza and the benefits of refreshing your routine. Then, Silent Book Club host Jemia Williams stops by to talk about how the book club found its home at the museum and shares her favorite reading recommendations. After the break, Curiosity Coffee Bar's Greg Slattery chats about coffee, his love of the Columbia community, and his collaboration with the museum on the Morning Blend daytime concert series. And enjoy an intro from George Bailey, president of the Boyd Foundation,

The programs featured in this episode are supported by a grant from the Knight Foundation Fund at Central Carolina Community Foundation.

Linger a little longer with an episode dedicated to appreciating art at a leisurely pace. Ray and producer Drew chat about the benefits of taking your time to enjoy art and then play a game before welcoming Curator of Education Glenna Barlow back to the show to talk about how she incorporates visual thinking strategies into gallery tours and how to get the most out of a "slow-looking" experience. After the break, poet Evelyn Berry joins Ray to discuss how ekphrastic poetry helps her slow down and connect with art and how the CMA Collection helped inspire poems in her latest book, Grief Slut.

In today's episode, the Columbia Museum of Art's Curator of Education Glenna Barlow talks about the inclusion of 3 pieces of Catawba pottery in (Un)Settled is creating new context for some beloved museum acquisitions. Then Catawba potter Bill Harris shares memories of his grandmother, Georgia Harris, whose work Bowl with Effigy Heads is featured in the exhibition.

Bill Harris is a potter and teacher residing in South Carolina. Harris served as the elected chief of the Catawba Nation from 2011 to 2023. In 2016 Harris was honored as a recipient of the Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage award. He continues to work in the tradition of Catawba pottery taught to him by his grandmother and shares this knowledge by "teaching Georgia" to his students.

Clips of a 1980 interview with historian Thomas J. Blumer and potter Georgia Harris are provided courtesy of the University of South Carolina Lancaster's Native American Studies Center.

The (Un)Settled Podcast is a multipart special presentation of the Binder Podcast dedicated to the traveling exhibition (Un)Settled: The Landscape in American Art. Part of a series of American art exhibitions created through a multi-year, multi-institutional exhibition partnership formed by the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art as part of the Art Bridges Cohort Program.

Learn more about the Native American Studies Center: https://nativeamericanstudies.org/

Learn more about the Catawba Cultural Center:

https://catawbaculture.org/

A transcript of today's episode is available here: https://bit.ly/3yipDXf

Host Ray McManus returns to explore the exhibition (Un)Settled: The Landscape in American Art. First, producer Drew drops by to chat about the exhibition. Then poet and creative social worker Marlanda Dekine sits down to talk about what inspires her work, listening to the land, and her performance project for the (Un)Settled opening celebration.

Watch Marlanda's peformance for the opening of the (Un)Settled exhibition: https://youtu.be/BF5prkLD-mg?si=xiuMjCgh0O1GerYh

In today's episode, the Wadsworth's Krieble Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture Erin Monroe returns to talk about material culture in the exhibition and why the inclusion of Dan Friday's glass piece, Aunt Fran's Basket, was so special. Then Friday joins host Drew Baron for an interview discussing his work, heritage, and the world of glass art.

You can find a full transcript of today's episode here: https://www.columbiamuseum.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/UnSettled%20Ep%202%20Transcript.pdf

The (Un)Settled Podcast is a multipart special presentation of the Binder Podcast dedicated to the traveling exhibition (Un)Settled: The Landscape in American Art.

From natural wonders to the open road, the landscape has long been a muse in American art. (Un)Settled questions the shaping of national identity through objects from the

Director of Art and Learning Jackie Adams returns to host an

Ray McManus returns to the hosting seat for an episode dedicated to the CMA's latest exhibition, Interior Lives: Modern American Spaces, 1890–1945. First, producer Drew drops in to talk about some of his personal possessions and what they say about him. Then Ray welcomes senior curator Michael Neumeister to the program to discuss Interior Lives and how these objects are both a reflection of and counterpoint to the socioeconomic and technological shifts happening in the early 20th century. After the break, writer David Joy stops by to talk about the enduring relevance of the exhibition's themes and how he incorporates these ideas into his own work.

In celebration of National Poetry Month, producer Drew sits down with writer-in-residence and podcast host Ray McManus to discuss his latest book, The Last Saturday in America. Set in a nation on the precipice of great change, this book of poetry is an examination of suburban neighbors, bullies, gun violence, and vasectomy appointments. McManus draws a portrait of American masculinity in the face of political division, pandemic, and cultural warfare.