City Arts & Lectures
City Arts & Lectures
4.5from 445 ratings
- 392
- Episodes
- 131
- Transcribed
- 445
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
About City Arts & Lectures
Since 1980, City Arts & Lectures has presented onstage conversations with outstanding figures in literature, politics, criticism, science, and the performing arts, offering the most diverse perspectives about ideas and values. City Arts & Lectures programs can be heard on more than 130 public radio stations across the country and wherever you get your podcasts. The broadcasts are co-produced with KQED 88.5 FM in San Francisco. Visit CITYARTS.NET (https://www.cityarts.net)for more info.
- Publisher
- City Arts & Lectures
- Category
- arts
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 8 Feb 2018
- Latest episode
- 1 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
131 of 392 episodes have a transcript.
1 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Rebecca Blumenstein and Diana Kapp on "The Last Free Women"
1 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Danny Meyer
25 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Kyle MacLachlan
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Rebecca Blumenstein and Diana Kapp on "The Last Free Women"
Published 1 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And, and the girls who we followed, they were the direct beneficiaries of this, they were the vanguard of a new Afghanistan, they were on the verge of becoming doctors and lawyers, they had gone to Elementary school, secondary school, college, graduated. And then in an afternoon, everything was lost. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on City Arts & Lectures
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Rebecca Blumenstein
- Diana Kapp
- Danny Meyer
- Kyle MacLachlan
- Leila Slimani
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.4 / 5
- 387 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 58 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 65 / 100
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- Quality
- 94
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 90
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The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does City Arts & Lectures take guests?
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