U-M Creative Currents
Explore the transformative power of the arts! Introducing "Creative Currents" - a new podcast from the University of Michigan's Arts Initiative that will tackle big and small questions at the intersection of art, culture, and society.
Podcasting since 2024 • 11 episodes
U-M Creative Currents
Latest Episodes
Disfluency
In today’s episode of Creative Currents, we’re diving into the inspiring journey of two talented University of Michigan graduates—Anna Baumgarten ('15), writer and director, and Danny Mooney ('08), producer. Their award-winning feature film ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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27:59
Perpetual Sunshine & the Ghost Girls
Today on Creative Currents, you’ll learn all about how musicals get made. In this episode, we’re spotlighting one of our “Arts Research: Incubation & Acceleration” (ARIA) grant projects: Perpetual Sunshine & The Ghost Girl...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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27:56
Hey, We Need to Talk
Today on Creative Currents, you’ll learn all about “social practice artist,” cultural strategist, and curator Philippa Hughes. The concept for this “social sculpture”
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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24:25
Campus Voting Project
From making a personal voting plan and getting registered to voting on Election Day, Mark Clague walks through the 2024 Election Hub onsite at UMMA with Professors Stephanie R...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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24:43
Political Satire Meets Musical History
We're thrilled to have Andrew Kohler, Alfred and Jane Wolin Managing Editor, and Jacob Kerzner, Associate Editor, from the Gershwin Initiative join us on U-M Creative Currents to talk about the Gershwin brothers' musical masterpiece, ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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23:51