Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
The Taliban destroys statues of Buddha, and New Yorkers denounce a Virgin Mary portrait covered in elephant dung. Both incidents speak to the unique relationship art has with religion. Join Kojo for "Culture at the Crossroads", a special discussion about art and fundamentalism in the modern world
Guests
- Catherine Kapikian Founding director of the Henry Luce III Center for Arts and Religion at Wesley Theological Seminary
- Azar Nafisi Visiting Fellow and Director of the SAIS Dialogue, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University
- Wendy Steiner Richard L. Fisher Professor of English and founding director of the Penn Humanities Forum, University of Pennsylvania
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