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Works in Progress

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WORKS IN PROGRESS is a podcast produced by the ArtLab at Harvard University. In this podcast, we speak with the contemporary visual and performing artists working at ArtLab. The ArtLab is helping create the conditions for the Arts to flourish at Harvard, and this podcast brings these artists and their ideas to you.

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What is Works in Progress about?

WORKS IN PROGRESS is a podcast produced by the ArtLab at Harvard University. In this podcast, we speak with the contemporary visual and performing artists working at ArtLab. The ArtLab is helping create the conditions for the Arts to flourish at Harvard, and this podcast brings these artists and their ideas to you.

Who hosts Works in Progress?

Works in Progress is hosted by ArtLab. The show has published 18 episodes to date.

What has Works in Progress covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Season 3 - Ep. 8 Jacek Smolicki on Soundwalks: 2026 Loeb/ArtLab Fellow" (24 February 2026, 32 minutes), "Season 3 - Ep. 7 Pontus Lidberg, artist-in-residence with Harvard Medical School’s Media, Medicine, and Health" (3 February 2026, 16 minutes), and "Season 3 - Ep. 6 Shana F. griffin, 2025 Loeb/ArtLab Fellow" (27 January 2026, 25 minutes).

How often does Works in Progress publish?

Works in Progress publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 29 minutes across 18 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Works in Progress?

Booking probability for Works in Progress is 23%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Works in Progress requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Works in Progress's contact route on record: verified email.

Who should pitch Works in Progress?

The strongest fits for Works in Progress are Artists, Writers & Performers. Works in Progress has an arts audience.

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ArtLab hosts Works in Progress, an arts podcast with 18 episodes published.

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  • Episode #8

    Season 3 - Ep. 8 Jacek Smolicki on Soundwalks: 2026 Loeb/ArtLab Fellow

    Feb 24, 202632 minS3

    <p>In this episode of “Works in Progress,” ArtLab director Bree Edwards speaks with Loeb/ ArtLab fellow Jacek Smolicki, a cross-disciplinary artist and researcher exploring the multivalent qualities of sound. </p><p>A...

  • Episode #7

    Season 3 - Ep. 7 Pontus Lidberg, artist-in-residence with Harvard Medical School’s Media, Medicine, and Health

    Feb 3, 202616 minS3

    <p>In this episode of “Works in Progress,” ArtLab director Bree Edwards sits down with Pontus Lidberg, an award-winning Swedish choreographer, filmmaker, and dancer. A recipient of the Guggenheim fellowship in 2019...

  • Episode #6

    Season 3 - Ep. 6 Shana F. griffin, 2025 Loeb/ArtLab Fellow

    Jan 27, 202625 minS3

    <p>In this episode, we catch up with last year’s Loeb/ArtLab Fellow (2025) Shana M. griffin—artist, activist, sociologist, and geographer from New Orleans. Grounded in Black feminist theory, griffin reflects on a year...

  • Episode #5

    Season 3 - Ep. 5 Jessie Cox: Sound as a new way of thinking

    Nov 25, 202522 minS3

    <p>Season 3, Episode 5 with Jessie Cox, composer, percussionist, scholar, and Assistant Professor in the Harvard Department of Music.<br/><br/>Jessie Cox has performed and created with ensembles including the Sun Ra...

  • Episode #4

    Season 3 - Ep. 4 Dayron J. Miles - The power of theater to bring communities together

    Nov 18, 202529 minS3

    <p>Visible through the windows of the ArtLab, the construction site for the American Repertory Theater’s new Goel Center for Creativity and Performance bustles with activity. This new home for the A.R.T. promises to...

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  • Episode #3

    Season 3 - Ep. 3 Louisa Penfold - ArtLab as third teacher

    Nov 11, 202523 minS3

    <p><b>Works in Progress Season 3 Ep 3– Episode: Every Child is an Artist with Dr. Louisa Penfold</b></p><p>In this episode of Works in Progress, ArtLab Director <b>Bree Edwards</b> talks with <b>Dr. Louisa Penfold</b>...

  • Episode #2

    Season 3 - Ep 2: Robin Kelsey and Lori Gross - Building the ArtLab

    Nov 4, 202530 minS3

    <p><b>Season 3, Episode 2: Building the ArtLab</b><br/>In this episode, we speak with Robin Kelsey, Shirley Carter Burden Professor of Photography in the Department of History of Art & Architecture and the former Dean...

  • Episode #1

    Season 3 - Ep 1: Ria Cuéllar-Koh, SHARP Fellow: Special Highlights

    Oct 28, 202525 minS3

    <p>In this very special episode of “Works in Progress,” we’re revisiting some highlights from the podcast. As part of the Summer Humanities and Arts Research Program, research fellow Ria Cuéllar-Koh curated and narrated...

  • Episode #4

    Season 2 - Ep 4 Jessi Stegall and Ilya Vidrin on Partnering

    Feb 10, 202527 minS2

    <p>In this final episode of season two of Works in Progress, movement-based researchers Ilya Vidrin and Jessi Stegall join ArtLab Director Bree Edwards to discuss their dance-based collaborations at the ArtLab. Both are...

  • Episode #3

    Season 2 - Ep 3 Frank Waln: Music as Medicine

    Dec 12, 202428 minS2

    <p><b>Frank Waln: Hip-Hop, Heritage, and Healing</b></p><p>In this episode of Works in Progress, Lakota music artist, public speaker, and educator <b>Frank Waln</b> joins ArtLab director <b>Bree Edwards</b> to explore...

  • Episode #2

    Season 2 - Ep 2 Samora Pinderhughes: The Healing Project

    Nov 20, 202424 minS2

    <p>The music in the introduction and conclusion of this episode comes from the concert on April 30, 2024, at Harvard University, led by artist and composer Samora Pinderhughes and The Healing Project. It includes Dani...

  • Episode #1

    Season 2 - Ep 1 Joseph Zeal Henry on Sound, Space, and Power

    Sep 8, 202424 minS2

    <p>Equitable Architectures: Joseph Zeal Henry on Sound, Space, and Power</p><p>In this episode, Joseph Zeal Henry—2024 Loeb/ArtLab Fellow—joins ArtLab Director Bree Edwards to discuss equity and politics in the built...

  • Episode #5

    Season 1 - Ep 5 Alan Burroughs Collection with Jennifer Roberts and Matt Saunders

    Apr 11, 202241 minS1

    <p>Matt Saunders, Professor of Art, Film, and Visual Studies; Jennifer Roberts, Elizabeth Cary Agassiz Professor of the Humanities, and American and Contemporary Art and; Kristian Hardy & Erik Zou, Harvard Undergraduate...

  • Episode #4

    Season 1 - Ep 4 Ayodele Casel and Torya Beard

    Mar 23, 202236 minS1

    <p><b>Season 1, Episode 4 — Ayodele Casel and Torya Beard</b></p><p>Talking about tap—and so much more—we’re joined in the studio by <b>Ayodele Casel</b>, award-winning tap dancer, actor, and choreographer of the...

  • Episode #3

    Season 1 - Ep 3 Claire Chase and Li Harris

    Mar 8, 202248 minS1

    <p><b>Season 1, Episode 3 — Claire Chase and Li Harris</b><br/>Join us in the studio with MacArthur “Genius” Fellow and Harvard Music Professor <b>Claire Chase</b>, and her longtime collaborator <b>Lisa (Li) E...

  • Episode #2

    Season 1 - Ep 2 Merritt Moore

    Feb 11, 202253 minS1

    <p><b>Season 1, Episode 2 — Dr. Merritt Moore</b></p><p>One of the ArtLab’s inaugural Artists-in-Residence, <b>Dr. Merritt Moore</b> bridges two seemingly distant worlds—<b>physics and ballet</b>—into a singular...

  • Episode #1

    Season 1 - Ep 1 Jordan Weber with John Peterson on creating the Loeb/ ArtLab Fellowship

    Jan 28, 202245 minS1

    <p><b>Season 1, Episode 1 — Jordan Weber with John Peterson</b></p><p>Artist <b>Jordan Weber</b> joins us in the ArtLab studio to discuss race, identity, and the intersections of design, environment, and art-making...

  • Episode #0

    Works in Progress Coming Soon!

    Jan 20, 20221 minS1

    <p>Art is a journey, but very rarely do we get to witness the creative evolution. Imagine the conversations that could be explored if we truly understood the artistic process and appreciated the research and...

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