2015 American TV series or program
Articulate is an American weekly public television documentary series on the creative arts hosted by Irish-American journalist Jim Cotter.
Background
Articulate profiles artists and how they interact with the world around them, with weekly 30-minute episodes on visual arts, crafts, ceramics, music, dance, photography, literature, and many other forms of art and expression.[ 1] Going beyond art history and culture , Articulate takes an interdisciplinary look at the many different forms of human creative expression and delves into philosophical topics such as the nature of human existence.[ 2] The television series debuted in 2015, with episodes still currently in production. Articulate ’s diverse guests come from around the world; many episodes are filmed on location.
The show's host, Jim Cotter , was born in County Kerry , Ireland.[ 2] After working for the BBC , Cotter moved to the United States to pursue a career in journalism and television.[ 3] [ 2]
Broadcast history
Articulate first premiered on January 8, 2015, and originally aired on WHYY-TV in Philadelphia .[ 2] [ 4] It airs on public television stations across the United States, including New Hampshire ,[ 1] Illinois ,[ 5] Colorado ,[ 6] California ,[ 7] Arizona ,[ 8] Texas ,[ 9] and many other states. It is currently broadcast on more than 110 public television stations.[ 2] [ 3]
Articulate is currently produced by Panavista, Inc., a Philadelphia-based independent film company which specializes in producing documentaries.[ 10]
Awards
In 2017, Panavista, Inc. won a Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards in the Best Historic/Cultural Program Feature/Segment category.[ 11] [ 12] The award was for Articulate ’s segment, “A Place at the Table,” about woodworker George Nakashima ’s daughter, Mira Nakashima.
In 2020, Articulate was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Multiple Camera Editing category, and won the Daytime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Sound Mixing category for the episode “Andrew Bird: Whistling While He Works.”[ 13]
In 2021, Articulate was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Arts and Popular Culture Program category.[ 14]
Episodes
Below is a full list of Articulate episodes and featured guests, listed by season.[ 15]
Season 1 (2017)
Season 1 episodes and featured guests are:[ 16]
Season 2 (2017)
Season 2 episodes and featured guests are:[ 17]
Season 3 (2018)
Season 3 episodes and featured guests are:[ 20]
Season 4 (2018)
Season 4 episodes and featured guests are:[ 22]
Season 5 (2019)
Season 5 episodes and featured guests are:[ 27]
Season 6 (2020)
Season 6 episodes and featured guests are:[ 28]
Season 7 (2021)
Season 7 episodes and featured guests are:[ 29]
Episode no.
Episode title
Segment no.
Segment title
Featured guests
1
Seeing and Being Seen
1
Taking Kenny Leon Wherever He Goes
Kenny Leon
2
Drawing the World 'Round
Sophie Blackall
2
Facing Forward
1
The Indomitable Optimist
Claire Chase
2
Democratizer of Design
Mónica Ponce de León
3
Walk a Mile With Me
1
n/a
n/a
4
Breaking Boundaries
1
Her/Herself/She
Joan Armatrading
2
The Trailblazer
Horace Pippin
5
Teddy Abrams in Concert and Conversation
1
n/a
Teddy Abrams
6
Breaking Ground
1
The Skin Is In
Doris Sung
2
Faithfully, Yuna
Yuna
7
Pain and Patience
1
Pain is Inevitable, Suffering Optional
n/a
2
Gil Shaham: A Great Violin for a Great Violinist
Gil Shaham
8
Lateral Visions
1
Dystopian Romances
Veronica Roth
2
A Vision of Music
Amy Yang
9
In the Eye of the Beholder
1
n/a
n/a
10
Finding Meaning
1
Songs of Redemption and Hope
Timothy Showalter
2
Acting Out
John Jarboe
11
Joseph Conyers in Concert and Conversation
1
n/a
Joseph Conyers
12
The Neverending Story
1
The Science of Story
n/a
2
To the Future and Beyond
n/a
13
Finding Their Own Way
1
A Young Life in Song
Phoebe Bridgers
2
A Moving Iconoclast
Brian Sanders
Season 8 (2021)
Season 8 episodes and featured guests are:[ 30]
Season 9 (2022)
Season 9 episodes and featured guests are:[ 31]
Notes and references
^ a b "New Hampshire PBS Presents a New Series Explaining How Art Shapes the World in Articulate with Jim C" . NHPBS .
^ a b c d e Donahue, Bill (April 2018). "Giving Life to Art" . Suburban Life Magazine . Retrieved 2019-03-15 .
^ a b Kephart, Beth (October 17, 2017). "Jim Cotter and the art of Articulate conversation" . The Philly Inquirer . Retrieved 2019-03-15 .
^ Articulate at IMDb
^ Hautzinger, Daniel (November 8, 2017). "Articulate With Jim Cotter" . WTTW . Retrieved 2019-03-15 .
^ "Rocky Mountain PBS Strengthens Colorado Arts and Culture Focus with Revamped "Arts District" Series, New Personalities and More Local Content" . Denver Post . September 12, 2018. Retrieved 2019-03-15 .
^ "On finding art and artists that shape the world" . PBS SoCal . August 8, 2018. Retrieved 2019-03-15 .
^ a b "Vieux Farka Toure appears on Emmy Award-winning 'Articulate' " . Arizona PBS . November 20, 2018. Retrieved 2019-03-15 .
^ "A weekly dose of arts!" . October 6, 2018. Retrieved 2019-03-15 .
^ "For Immediate Release: New Philadelphia Television Series "Articulate" " . December 29, 2014. Retrieved 2019-03-15 .
^ "2017 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards recipients" . Emmy Awards . Retrieved 2019-03-15 .
^ Schweiger, Wendi (September 29, 2017). "Mid-Atlantic Regional Emmy® Award Presented to WHHY-TV's Friday Arts Producer Karen Smyles for "A Passion for Music" " . Patch . Retrieved 2019-03-15 .
^ "Winners from the 47th Daytime Children's, Lifestyle & Animation Ceremony – The Emmys" . theemmys.tv . Retrieved 6 December 2021 .
^ "Children's & Lifestyle Nominations – The Emmys" . theemmys.tv . Retrieved 6 December 2021 .
^ Articulate Press Materials
^ Articulate Season 1
^ "Articulate Season 2" . Archived from the original on 2019-04-06. Retrieved 2019-04-06 .
^ "About Leroy Johnson" . articulateshow.org . Retrieved April 29, 2019 .
^ Stearns, David Patrick. "Simone Dinnerstein plus Cubans arrive for two area gigs" . The Philly Inquirer . Retrieved 2019-03-15 .
^ Articulate Season 3
^ Embracing Your Differences [permanent dead link ]
^ "Articulate Season 4" . Archived from the original on 2019-04-06. Retrieved 2019-04-06 .
^ a b "Big Names on Set: Watch Hayley Kiyoko, David Sedaris, They Might Be Giants, and many more" . PR Newswire . September 28, 2018. Retrieved 2019-03-15 .
^ Stearns, David Patrick (September 25, 2018). "Anthony Roth Costanzo on Glass, Handel and "putting it together." " . Condemned to Music . Retrieved 2019-03-15 .
^ Kottke, Jason (Nov 13, 2018). "The Odyssey of Reading "The Odyssey" " . Kottke.org . Retrieved 2019-03-15 .
^ Rought, Karen (November 20, 2018). "Holly Black announces 'The Wicked King' book tour for January 2019" . Hypable . Retrieved 2019-03-15 .
^ "Articulate — Season 5" . Articulate . Retrieved 2019-11-27 .
^ "ARTICULATE WITH JIM COTTER Season 6 season 6" . APTonline.org . Retrieved 6 December 2021 .
^ "ARTICULATE WITH JIM COTTER Season 7 season 7" . APTonline.org . Retrieved 6 December 2021 .
^ "ARTICULATE WITH JIM COTTER Season 8 season 8" . APTonline.org . Retrieved 6 December 2021 .
^ "ARTICULATE WITH JIM COTTER Season 9 season 9" . APTonline.org . Retrieved 1 January 2023 .
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