{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/648b5614ce937300117ec417/679320dd0d89daf4f55884dc?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"10 A Creative Incubator","description":"<p><strong>Episode Summary:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>In the 1930s, the notion of making an incubator for creativity in a region devastated by&nbsp;the Great Depression got tested in Nebraska. This episode looks at what happened there when the Writers’ Project came to town, through a group of creatives from contrasting backgrounds, including a hobo, a nurse and a hardware store poet – all under the watchful eye of a university professor and a celebrated novelist.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Starting from chaos, they ignited a surprising alchemy and made the Lincoln office one of the most productive Writers’ Project hubs in the country. The Season 1 finale listens in as Americans face war clouds on the horizon, and a national radio show asks,&nbsp;“Can we count on youth to uphold the American Way?”</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Speakers:</strong></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p>Stephen Cloyd, librarian and historian</p><p>Marilyn Holt, historian</p><p>James Reidel, biographer and poet</p><p>Douglas Brinkley, historian</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Links and Resources: </strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\" https://history.nebraska.gov/rudolph-e-umland-and-the-federal-writers-project/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Rudolph Umland and the Federal Writers' Project</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.lincolnlibraries.org/visit/heritage-room-of-nebraska-authors/the-nebraska-federal-writers-project-remembering-writers-of-the-1930s-exhibit-contents/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Nebraska Federal Writers' Project - Lincoln City Libraries</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://nebraskaauthors.org/authors/mari-sandoz \" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mari Sandoz and the Writers' Project</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/53029/1926 \" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Weldon Kees reads his poem, \"1926\"</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nebraskianapubs/2/ \" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">WPA Guide to Nebraska (free PDF)</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://prairieschooner.unl.edu \" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Prairie Schooner</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Reading List: </strong></p><p><br></p><p><em>Vanished Act: The Life and Art of Weldon Kees</em>, by James Reidel</p><p><em>Nebraska During the New Deal</em>, by Marilyn Irvin Holt</p><p><em>Soul of a People</em>&nbsp;by David A. Taylor</p><p><em>The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl</em>, by Timothy Egan</p><p><em>The Collected Poems of Weldon Kees,&nbsp;</em>edited by Donald Justice</p><p><em>Crazy Horse</em>, by Mari Sandoz</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Credits</strong></p><p>Host: Chris Haley</p><p>Director: Andrea Kalin</p><p>Producers: Andrea Kalin, David A. Taylor, James Mirabello</p><p>Writer: David A. Taylor</p><p>Editor: Ethan Oser</p><p>Assistant Editor: Amy Young</p><p>Story Editor: Michael May</p><p>Additional Voices: Jared Buggage, Sam Hanks, JoJo Drake Kalin, Antonio Macias, James Mirabello, Mariko Miyazaki, Kate Rafter and Sarah Smack</p><p><br></p><p>Featuring music and archival from:&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Aaron Copland</p><p>Alexandria Symphony Orchestra</p><p>Joseph Vitarelli</p><p>Bradford Ellis</p><p>Mike Sayre</p><p>Ceiri Torjussen</p><p>Pond5</p><p>Library of Congress</p><p>National Archives and Records Administration</p><p>New York Public Radio Archives Collection</p><p>Nebraska Public Media</p><p><br></p><p>For additional content, visit peoplesrecorder.info or follow us on social media: @peoplesrecorder</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Produced with support from: </strong></p><p><br></p><p>National Endowment for the Humanities</p><p>Humanities Nebraska</p>","author_name":"Spark Media, Inc."}