- 34
- Episodes
- 2
- Transcribed
- 21
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
- 5K
- YouTube views
About Arts & Letters
Arts & Letters is a program celebrating contemporary arts, humanities, and social sciences, with an emphasis on authentic Southern voices. Hosted by J. Bradley Minnick of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, the full episode archive is available at artsandlettersradio.org.
- Publisher
- J. Bradley Minnick
- Category
- arts
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 21 Jun 2021
- Latest episode
- 11 Aug 2026
Latest episodes
2 of 34 episodes have a transcript.
11 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Of White Ashes
20 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
Diamond Park
12 Apr 2026
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Of White Ashes
Published 11 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] This book is really about two Japanese Americans who experience the worst of the war between America and Japan. And through it, really demonstrate the Japanese cultural value of Gaman. which is the spirit of moving through difficult times with grace and dignity. What we also feel is important is that the book conveys the feelings. What must it have felt like to experience a bomb that nobody in the world had ever experienced before? What must it have felt like to be taken from Hawaii and moved to Jerome, Arkansas, of all places? The book begins in 1939 when Ruby, who is Kent's mom's character, is 10 years old, living on the island of Kauai in Hawaii with her family. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Arts & Letters
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Connie Matsumoto
- Kent Matsumoto
- Peter Orner
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 4,655
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 21 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 50 / 100
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- Quality
- 53
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 68
- Engagement
- 51
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Questions about Arts & Letters
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes monthly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Arts & Letters take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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