This week on The Art of the Matter, Anderson Cooper is coming to town with his long-time friend and fellow broadcaster Andy Cohen, and we'll get a sneak peek. Duke Tumatoe has a new album, the Indiana Writers Center has new classes, and Phoenix Rising Dance Company has a new concert. We'll also learn about a documentary film about sudden loss being shot in Indianapolis.

Dan Wakefield talks about Uncle Dan's Story hour, a monthly gathering at the Red Key Tavern that we broadcast on WFYI Radio. We'll also learn about an innovative intersection of culinary incubator and art gallery in Gary, Indiana, and catch Jennie DeVoe in an excerpt of her Small Studio Session. Finally, we'll learn about the seasonal offerings at the Indianapolis Zoo and the Eiteljorg Museum.

This week on The Art of the Matter, we learn how the Indianapolis School of Ballet's dancers prepare for their production of The Nutcracker with live music, get some gift ideas from Clowes Hall staffers, and meet actor/storyteller Hank Fincken. We'll also get the skinny from the professionals who are updating how we learn at the Indiana State Museum, and hear about Herman Melville's secret love from a Bloomington-based author. Don't miss a word!

This week on The Art of the Matter, we get to know our Morning Edition local host Don Hibbschwiler, who's celebrating 50 years in radio (and yes, he was just a kid when he started). We'll also meet local singer-songwriter Bill Price and learn about his multi-media project "I Can't Stop Looking at the Sky," and check in with Theatre on the Square's Artistic Director for previews of their naughty Christmas show and their nice Christmas show. We sample kid-sized theatre at Beef & Boards, and get the back story on web series "Fountain of Squares," too.

This week on The Art of the Matter, we meet Indianapolis' first film commissioner, and meet a southern Indiana family that sent 33 fathers and sons, brothers and cousins, to fight in the Civil War. We'll also share a few holiday activities you can plan with your family, including a Christmas Cabaret at Actors Theatre of Indiana.

This week on The Art of the Matter, we find out about Yelp Indy's one-stop shopping event, hear about the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir's recent Carnegie Hall concert, and chat with Carrie Newcomer about her artistic process. We also meet Eli Lilly before he was successful, and get oral history-gathering tips from Story Corps' Davis Isay.

This week on The Art of the Matter, we find out why You are Beautiful, channel Bob Dylan and The Band, and get all the "mews" from the upcoming Internet Cat Video Festival. We'll also start our holiday shopping as we learn about the Stutz Holiday Open House, and discover poet Norbert Krapf's new prose memoir.

This week, a preview of Indianapolis City Ballets Evening With the Stars, an art installation that pairs poetry and guns, and we'll find out what Hoosiers were listening to in the early dats of our statehood. We'll also meet Spirit & Place Signature Conversation speaker Matthew Desmond and get to know three independent video game designers.

Today, we'll meet Adam Bodony of the New World Youth Orchestras and bassist Bob Goodlett - they're collaborating on an upcoming concert. We'll learn how Sean Gray inspired his mother Sylvia Gray to take artistic risks, and we'll peek behind the scenes at how Tonic Ball is put together each year. We'll also discover how Andy D. found his one-of-a-kind persona. And we'll learn about an exhibit at the Eiteljorg Museum that features a collection put together over the lifetime of the owner of the Tennessee Titans.

On this show, we meet the Indianapolis Children's Choir's new artistic director, hear how professional storytellers can help your business succeed, consider the concept of "home" with some Spirit & Place Festival artists, and connect with voices from another dimension. Finally, we explore The Children's Museum with some actual children.