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Harlem Is Everywhere

A new podcast about the art and legacy of the Harlem Renaissance

100 years ago, artists and writers were forging new visions of Blackness—across America and abroad.

Introducing Harlem Is Everywhere, a brand new podcast from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Hear how music, fashion, literature, and art helped shape a modern Black identity.

Presented alongside the exhibition The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism, the podcast is hosted by writer and critic Jessica Lynne. This five-part series features a dynamic cast of speakers who reflect on the legacy and cultural impact of the Harlem Renaissance.

Episodes

Harlem Is Everywhere podcast artwork featuring William Henry Johnsons's "Street Life, Harlem"
Audio
How music, fashion, literature, and art shaped a modern Black identity during the Harlem Renaissance and beyond
February 16, 2024
Harlem Is Everywhere podcast art for episode 1 featuring Samuel Joseph Brown, Jr.'s Self-Portrait in blue
Audio
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
Jessica Lynne, Denise Murrell, Richard J. Powell, Monica L. Miller, Bridget R. Cooks, and Mary Schmidt Campbell
February 20, 2024
Episode artwork for Harlem Is Everywhere, featuring James Van Der Zee's "Couple, Harlem," with a Black couple in fur coats posing next to a cadillac
Audio
What role did fashion play in the Harlem Renaissance?
Jessica Lynne, Bridget R. Cooks, and Robin Givhan
February 20, 2024
"Harlem Is Everywhere" episode 3 art, featuring Aaron Douglas's portrait of Zora Neale Hurston
Audio
How did the literature of the Harlem Renaissance play a central role in conversations around Black identity?
Jessica Lynne, Monica L. Miller, and John Keene
March 5, 2024
"Harlem Is Everywhere" episode 4 art, featuring Jacob Lawrence's "Pool Parlor"
Audio
What were the sounds of the Harlem Renaissance?
Jessica Lynne, James Smalls, Richard J. Powell, Christian McBride, and Carl Phillips
March 12, 2024
Detail of Augusta Savage's sculpture "Lift Every Voice and Sing"
Audio
What was the political legacy of the Harlem Renaissance?
Jessica Lynne, Mary Schmidt Campbell, Jordan Casteel, and Bridget R. Cooks
March 19, 2024

Credits

Harlem Is Everywhere is produced by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in collaboration with Audacy’s Pineapple Street Studios.

Host: Jessica Lynne

Guests: Denise Murrell, Bridget R. Cooks, Robin Givhan, Monica L. Miller, John Keene, Christian McBride, Richard Powell, James Smalls, and Mary Schmidt Campbell
Poets: Carl Phillips and Major Jackson

At The Met:
Executive Producer: Sarah Wambold
Managing Producer: Christopher Alessandrini
Producer: Rachel Smith
Audio Engineer: David Raymond
Production Coordinator: Ashliy Sabb
Digital Department Intern: Tess Solot-Kehl
Graphic Designer: Frank Mondragon
External Affairs: Gretchen Scott, Alexandra Kozlakowski, Jennifer Isakowitz, Claire Lanier, and Micah Pegues
Merryl H. & James S. Tisch Curator at Large and curator of The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism: Denise Murrell
Research Associate, Harlem Renaissance: Tiarra Brown
Executive Advisors: Max Hollein, Inka Drögemüller, and Douglas Hegley

At Pineapple Street Studios:
Executive Producers: Asha Saluja and Je-Anne Berry
Senior Producer: Stephen Key
Producer: Maria Robins-Somerville
Editor: Josh Gwynn
Senior Engineer: Marina Paiz
Assistant Engineers: Sharon Bardales and Jade Brooks

Fact Checker: Maggie Duffy
Legal Services: Kristel Tupja
Original Music: Austin Fisher and Epidemic Sound

Special Thanks: Isabella Garces, Laura Kandle, Adam Modlin, Skyla Choi, and Jenny Bantz

Supported by


Awards

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Gold Anthem Award Winner | Education, Art & Culture


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