Episode 13: Out West

Published: March 4, 2021, 7:20 p.m.

Time for some Big Sky! We\u2019re headed out west with two incredibly talented Yaddo artists: Maxim Loskutoff on rural v. urban, guns, and his new novel, \u201ca meditation on the cultural breaking-apart of the American West.\u201d Photographer Peter Kayafas on his recent exhibition and book, a project that explores the dramatic and wide-open landscape of the Plains States as well as the heritage and traditions of people living in a region where \u2014despite the tropes of cowboys, dust and tumbleweed\u2014challenges are inherently layered and complex. Contributing artists: Joseph Keckler, Greensky Bluegrass, Ry Cooder, Our Native Daughters.