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National Geographic Photographer, Paul Nicklen

Paul Nicklen uses his camera to reveal the nature of a world melting away under human-induced global warming. “I call myself an interpreter and a translator,” says Nicklen. “I translate what the scientists are telling me. If we lose ice, we stand to lose an entire eco-system. I hope we can realize through my photography Read more…

The Year in Review: Bloopers & Outtakes for 2011

We’ve had some fun shoots over the years with more than a few hiccups on Fear No ART. Enjoy this video of all the goofs, blunders, mess ups and good times that usually are edited out. Subscribe through iTunes for audio & video podcasts on Fear No ART.  Subscribe to us on TiVo to watch on Read more…

V I Warshawski’s Sara Paretsky

2012 marks the 30th anniversary of the first V I Warshawski novel, Indemnity Only, and Breakdown, the 15th V I Warshawski novel, will be released on January 3, 2012. Before there was Lisbeth Salander or Stephanie Plum, there was V I Warshawski. Sara Paretsky revolutionized the mystery world in 1982 when she introduced V.I. in Read more…

New Yorker Cartoonist Pat Byrnes

Join host Elysabeth Alfano and go behind the scenes into the studio of New Yorker cartoonist, Pat Byrnes. It may not take a rocket scientist to draw cartoons, but Detroit native Pat Byrnes erred on the side of caution by getting his Aerospace degree at the University of Notre Dame. He joined General Dynamics–Convair as Read more…

Chicago Literary Awards

Join Elysabeth Alfano on Fear No ART for candid interviews with authors Sara Paretsky on Gwendolyn Brooks, Haki Mudhubhuti on Richard Wright and photographer Art Shay on Nelson Algren during the inaugural Chicago Literary Awards in 2010. The 2010 Chicago Literary Awards honored Saul Bellow, Studs Terkel, Lorraine Hansberry, Gwendolyn Brooks, Richard Wright and Nelson Read more…

Disaster Planning & Response Art Rescue

Join host Elysabeth Alfano as she goes behind of the scenes of DPR Art Rescue to learn the conservation techniques that bring precious artwork back to life. Disaster Planning & Response Art Rescue Evacuation: Time is crucial during a disaster and a quick response becomes the decisive element of preventing the disaster from becoming a Read more…

Museum of Contemporary Art

Host, Elysabeth Alfano, speaks with Chief Curator of Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art, Michael Darling.  Join them as they stroll through the current exhibition, “Pandora’s Box: Joseph Cornell Unlocks the MCA Collection”, and discuss some of the greatest artists in the MCA collection, Robert Rauschenberg and Andy Warhol.   In addition, Mr. Darling talks about Read more…

Jeff Zimmermann

In this interview with Elysabeth Alfano of Fear No ART, Jeff Zimmerman discusses the making of his mural at Chicago’s Oak Street Beach. A native of Chicago, Jeff Zimmermann has achieved national and international recognition for his large scale murals featuring painted images of contemporary pop culture and sensitively rendered portraits. Zimmermann’s pop-culture references range Read more…

The Interrupters

The Interrupters plays at the Gene Siskel Film Center through August 25, with potentially another re-run in October.  It plays at the I.C.E. Catham Cinema starting on August 26 for 1 week. It opens nationwide this Fall. Steve James is the award-winning director, producer, and co-editor of Kartemquin’s Hoop Dreams, which won every major critics Read more…

Rick Kogan

Named Chicago’s Best Reporter and a member of the Chicago Journalism Hall of Fame, Rick Kogan is a senior writer and columnist for the Chicago Tribune’s Sunday section and creator and host of “The Sunday Papers with Rick Kogan” on WGN-AM. Kogan began his career at 16, working for the Chicago Sun-Times during the tumultuous Read more…