Working: Making Lincoln Center More Welcoming
This week, host Isaac Butler talks to Shanta Thake, chief artistic officer of New York City\u2019s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. In the interview, Shanta describes the different branches of Lincoln Center and discusses the institution\u2019s new mission to make all of those branches more welcoming and accessible to more people. She also describes her role as a curator and explains how she and her team are always on the lookout for new talent.\xa0\nAfter the interview, Isaac and co-host Karen Han discuss the business side of live production. They also interrogate Isaac\u2019s claim that \u201c90% of art is bad.\u201d\xa0\nIn the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Shanta and Isaac talk about one of their favorite operas, Philip Glass\u2019 Akhnaten.\xa0\nSend your questions about creativity and any other feedback to working@slate.com or give us a call at (304) 933-9675.\nPodcast production by Cameron Drews.\nIf you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows\u2014you\u2019ll also be supporting the work we do here on Working. Sign up now at slate.com/workingplus to help support our work.\n--\nCheck out\xa0Remote Works\xa0here:\xa0https://link.chtbl.com/remoteworks?sid=podcast.WORKING\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices