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The Articulate Hour (2017) is a documentary web series in English. On New MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch The Articulate Hour online in HD.

The Articulate Hour — Storyline

Articulate connects audiences to the human stories behind art, offering a trustworthy, visually stimulating, never ordinary take on classical, contemporary, and popular art forms. From acclaimed musicians and best-selling authors to designers changing the way we live, each episode explores what great creative thinkers and doers can tell us about who we are, who we’ve been, and who we might become.

Cast & Crew

• Created by: Jim Cotter
• Starring: Jim Cotter

The Articulate Hour — Series Details

The Articulate Hour — Episode Guide

Season 1

• E1: On Winding Paths (2017-05-04) — After her father George died, Mira Nakashima inherited his shop and set to work continuing the artistic legacy of a master craftsman in wood. Despite only occasional glimpses of th
• E2: Thinking Allowed (2017-04-12) — Performance anxiety is common even among the most accomplished professionals. Moe Brooker is rightly regarded as one of the greats of American abstract painting. By melding art and
• E3: Envisioning the Possible (2017-04-18) — The ceramics of Roberto Lugo pay homage to their classical past but are firmly rooted in the realities of his inner city upbringing. Zaria Forman & Nick Pedersen are using art to r
• E4: Burgeon and Bloom (2017-04-27) — For Sugar Tongue Slim, wordplay is a way of life; hip-hop lines his pockets, poetry feeds his soul. Fine art jeweler Bruce Metcalf refuses to use traditional metals and gems in his
• E5: Seeing Clearly (2017-05-04) — 20 years on, Kevin Barnes is as much an enigma to those close to him as he is to his fans. Long before selfies, commissioned portraits provided a way to shape one's public image. D
• E6: Finding Place (2017-05-09) — Conducting opera may be classical music's toughest job. Fabio Luisi does it with grace. Scholarly translations are a battle between literal accuracy and literary interpretation. El
• E7: Unique Visions (2017-05-16) — Spoken word poet-turned-rapper Watsky pulled no punches in his first collection of essays. If life is itself a performance, what can theatre teach us about how to be ourselves? Din
• E8: Objective Expressions (2017-05-23) — For more than thirty years, Judith Schaechter has been applying avant-garde sensibilities to a once traditional art form; stained glass. In the past century or so, tattoos have gon
• E9: Self Collaborations (2017-05-30) — Tango is a complex improvised form that’s danced the world over. Jesse Krimes describes his six years in federal prison as a kind of “artist residency.” Celebrated opera tenor Step
• E10: Willing Suspensions (2017-06-05) — Bach’s Goldberg Variations continue to challenge pianists and fascinate audiences. Kevin Cornell’s illustrations tend to evoke childlike emotion, even in adults. Sculptor Michael M
• E11: Further and Farther (2017-06-13) — Though she's a successful visual artist, Ellen Harvey remains obsessed with failure. Bharatanatyam survived colonial oppression to embody Indian identity at home and abroad. Xenia
• E12: Living in Color (2017-06-21) — Carsie Blanton uses an old musical form to help change the way women are perceived today. From a very young age, life has been a dance for choreographer Matthew Neenan. Amedeo Modi

Season 2

• E1: Fortune's Favors (2017-10-03) — The Very Fortunate Daniel Handler, Lisa Hannigan: Stalking the Muse, Nina Chanel is Selling Out (In a Good Way)
• E2: To the Skies (2017-10-10) — Janet Echelman's giant sculptures are the net result of technology, engineering, and civic engagement. Arturo Rios discovered his true passion while working in a hat maker’s mail r
• E3: Outside In (2017-10-17) — Producer Ian Brennan truly believes in the democratic power of music. Nina Berman blurs the line between fine art and editorial photography. Leroy Johnson has lived on the edges of
• E4: Testing Boundaries (2017-10-24) — Teacher-turned-cartoonist Gene Yang believes in the educational power of comics. If you feel like you missed out on 1970s glam rock, The Struts are here to help. Believe it or not,
• E5: Grace in Air (2017-10-31) — Reuben Margolin attempts to evoke the natural world with his kinetic sculptures. Composer Jennifer Higdon makes classical music, but still loves Beyonce. The art of skater/painter
• E6: All in Their Heads (2017-11-07) — Mark Mothersbaugh’s sustained a life in art far removed from his band, Devo. Much of haute couture feeds off Liz Casella’s creativity. In illustrating the human brain’s complexity,
• E7: Walks on the Wide Side (2017-11-14) — The works of choreographer Kyle Abraham feel like a memoir. Nelson is one of her generation’s most celebrated writers and critical thinkers. Nelson is one of her generation’s most
• E8: Transparents (2017-11-21) — Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah is leading the charge into jazz's next chapter. Tommy Pico designed his epic poetry for a thoroughly modern medium. Ron Nagle’s hit songs and ceramics
• E9: Mapping the Unexplored (2017-11-28) — Allora & Calzadilla are one of the art world’s most dynamic power couples. Doug Balliett has created a career as diverse as his own musical talents. Veruschka Stevens uses polymer
• E10: Tomes of the Brave (2017-12-05) — Kenny Scharf’s exuberant cartoons infuse daily life with a dose of whimsy. Buffy Sainte-Marie's 1960s protest songs made her the subject of FBI attention. Artists find unconvention
• E11: Splendid Vistas (2017-12-12) — The characters in Michelle Cuevas’s children’s books leap off the page. Mason Bates challenges existing notions of what belongs in the concert hall. Antonio Martorell has been at t

Season 3

• E1: Seeking the Trove (2018-04-03) — Wealth, insecurity, and…partying? Articulate’s season 3 premieres with Andrew W.K. and Lauren Greenfield.
• E2: Break all the Rules (2018-04-10) — Knowing the rules, then breaking them is common to all Articulate’s subjects this week: Caroline Shaw, Lizzo, and Robert Janz.
• E3: Resistance and Persistance (2018-04-17) — Do what you love and don’t care who likes it. Joyce DiDonato, !llmind, and Kenneth Goldsmith articulate how.
• E4: The Real Deal (2018-04-23) — Keeping it real with Ricky Reed, Danzy Senna, and Donn T.
• E5: Making Lemonade (2018-04-30) — Making lemonade with Do Lab, Cheryl Boyce Taylor, and Julien Baker.
• E6: What Matters Lasts (2018-05-08) — What matters lasts, with Lila Downs, Heather-Dewey Hagborg, Steve Tobin, and Josh Ritter.
• E7: Niche Definers (2018-05-15) — Niche definers: Jim Garland, Tank and the Bangas, Ani DiFranco.
• E8: Shara Nova: The Renaissance Woman (2018-05-22) — Shara Nova of My Brightest Diamond is the very model of a modern polymath. In this full-length special, filmed in front of a live audience, she performs the songs and shares the st
• E9: Eyes on the Horizon (2018-05-29) — No frontiers limit Shannon Hale, Wu Han, or Banda Magda.
• E10: Founding Truths (2018-06-04) — Honest self-reflection is a virtue for Leslie Jamison, Josh Radnor, and Luciana Souza.
• E11: The Unconventional (2018-06-11) — The unconventional paths of Heidi Latsky, Gary Baseman, and Bang on a Can.
• E12: Complex Interiors (2018-06-18) — The complex interior worlds of Jason Reynolds, Alisa Weilerstein, and Ibeyi, explored.

Season 4

• E1: The Outsiders (2018-10-08) — David Sedaris has been regaling us with tales drawn from his own life for nearly three decades—and he’s still on the hunt for fresh material. Priscilla Renea went from YouTube sens
• E2: It's All Between Their Ears (2018-10-15) — Olivia Laing’s writing explores the aspects of life that are most difficult to put into words. Bill Fontana finds musical potential in everything. Merrill Garbus of Tune-Yards has
• E3: Goth, Death, and Lovecraft, Oh My! A Halloween Special (2018-10-23) — Goth, in all its forms, appeals to the dark side of the human spirit. Humanity’s greatest fear is not the unknown, it is the certainty of our own mortality. H.P. Lovecraft’s interg
• E4: Redefining "Possible" (2018-10-30) — When countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo sings, he confounds expectations of how a man should sound. Long before Kory Stamper started writing dictionaries, she was just a kid in lov
• E5: Roads Less Traveled (2018-11-05) — Loss has shaped Tracy K. Smith’s perspective- as a poet, and as a person. David Lang may be a Pulitzer Prize-winner, but he’ll always think like an outsider. Open Mike Eagle’s “art
• E6: Journeys in Time and Space (2018-11-12) — Delving into the poem that’s survived re-reading longer than the Bible and Shakespeare. Music has always been the quickest route to Kaki King’s soul. Thi Bui on how writing about h
• E7: As if by Fate (2018-11-19) — Shawn Colvin has dedicated her life to music. Masatoshi Izumi's family’s relationship with stone goes back hundreds of years. Erika Sanchez writes for teens who are complex and con
• E8: The Wildest Dreamers (2018-11-26) — Taylor Mac believes that theater is sacred. But that doesn’t mean it must be sacrosanct. Tori Marchiony explores the enchanted worlds of young adult author Holly Black. Vieux Farka
• E9: Marc Bamuthi Joseph: Stage, Page, Body, Mind (2018-12-03) — Poet, dancer, and playwright Marc Bamuthi Joseph, in concert and conversation with Jim Cotter.
• E10: Unique Perspectives (2018-12-11) — Yannick Nézet-Séguin is one-of-a-kind in the world of conducting. Type designer Tobias Frere-Jones disagrees with your 1st-grade teacher. Singer, songwriter, actor, and director Ha
• E11: Experiments Gone Right (2018-12-17) — Pritzker Prize-winning architect Balkrishna Doshi learned a lot about his craft as a bedridden 10-year-old. Tori Marchiony finds out why Amy Seiwert is constantly pushing against b
• E12: The Seekers (2018-12-25) — Don’t be fooled by the “lighthearted” music of They Might Be Giants. Sylvia Plath should be remembered as more than a poster girl for despair. An artist falls in love with an engin
• E13: The Pursuit of New Truths (2018-12-26) — For Hélène Grimaud, music has been both a profession and salvation. Sarah Williams Goldhagen is on a crusade to fix architecture, now. Scott McCloud understands comics.
• E14: David Finckel: The Chamber Music Maestro (2018-12-26) — Cellist David Finckel, in concert and conversation with Jim Cotter.

Season 5

• E1: Idealistic Icons (2019-10-11) — Idealistic icons: Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy and architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
• E2: Living Legacies (2019-10-17) — The 90-year old graphic designer Milton Glaser has spent a lifetime creating iconic brand identities. Camille Brown is known for integrating African American social dance tradition
• E3: No Frontiers (2019-10-28) — The Carthy family has been at the vanguard of English folk for decades. The Israeli conceptual artist Oded Hirsch lives on the periphery- both philosophically and geographically. T
• E4: Transformers (2019-11-04) — The world-renowned pianist, conductor and activist Daniel Barenboim is dedicated to making real change in the world through music. In the songs of Tift Merritt, the stuff of everyd
• E5: Pioneering Spirits? (2019-11-08) — Daniel Libeskind believes that architecture is, fundamentally, an act of optimism and of selflessness. The composer Missy Mazzoli is a trailblazer- undeterred by obstacles, undaunt
• E6: The Standouts (2019-11-15) — Ani Liu melds art and science. Howard Jacobson is an unlikely pillar of English literature. Edgar Meyer innovates for the double bass.
• E7: Andrew Bird: Whistling While He Works (2019-11-22) — For the last 20 years, talent has allowed Andrew Bird to mostly write his own ticket. Now, he’s coming up with some of his finest work yet. Join us for a full-length episode of Art
• E8: The Right Left Turns (2019-12-02) — For the past 40 years, Arthur Yorinks has been the power behind the throne for many of America’s most significant artists. But his work stands on its own. Karen Russell’s stories l
• E9: Seeking Deeper Truths (2019-12-09) — Gregory Pardlo’s writing is informed both by his unconventional early life and his uncannily keen eye. If you’re looking for choreography that is as dense with emotion as it is wit
• E10: Staying the Course (2019-12-16) — Bill T. Jones has lived through tragedy and triumph to become an elder statesman of dance. A decade on, the British pop star Lily Allen is still as forthright as ever- in her lyric
• E11: Self Inventors (2019-12-19) — Thomas Heatherwick is the wunderkind of large-scale 21st century design. The writings of Alice McDermott uniquely express a particular form of Irish-American identity. For more tha
• E12: Of Page and Stage (2019-12-19) — The works of playwright Sarah Ruhl rewrite history. Michelle Dorrance is an embodiment of the history of tap dance– a uniquely American art form. With his spindly, whimsical charac
• E13: Patricia Racette: Enchanting the Muse (2020-01-03) — Explore the life and art of Patricia Racette, a supremely talented singer and storyteller.
• E14: What Matters Most (2020-01-10) — Marina Benjamin writes to parse the questions that loom largest in her life. It’s a self-examination, yes. But never self-obsession. Stefan Sagmeister has spent the past 40-odd yea
• E15: Self, Aside (2020-01-17) — Self, Aside: Stephanie Blythe: Uncaged: One of the fastest rising stars in opera; Diana Al-Hadid: Excavating the Muse The story of Gradiva– a sculpture that came to life; (What’s S
• E16: Through the Fire (2020-01-24) — KT Tunstall: From the Ashes The Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall realized she was becoming a pop music cliché– on top, but unhappy.; Pam Tanowitz: Out of the Shadows Pam Tano
• E17: The Incomparable (2020-01-31) — Caroline Shaw is one of the most original new voices in contemporary music, who’s cooking up some very fine music across a wide swathe of genres.
• E18: The Headliners (2020-02-07) — Aaron Sorkin’s Second Act – Aaron Sorkin is best known for his award-winning screenwriting- A Few Good Men, The West Wing, Moneyball, The Newsroom. But his first love is the theate
• E19: Power Through Purpose (2020-02-14) — John Darnielle: From Self-Destruction to Self-Construction; Darnielle has excelled as a front-man, songwriter and author; Elizabeth Acevedo’s Literary Realizations: As a grownup, E
• E20: From the Top (2020-02-21) — Jonathan Safran Foer: Illuminating Everything-Best-selling author Jonathan Safran Foer writes to interrogate his own past, and all of our futures.; Nate Powell: Drawing on Experien
• E21: Life's Work (2020-02-28) — Perpetual Andrew Motion: Tori Marchiony profiles former U.K. Poet Laureate Sir Andrew Motion. He’s five decades in and still finding room to grow; Vijay Iyer-Key Changes: Among the
• E22: The Exceptionals (2020-03-06) — Billy Collins: The People's Poet – Is one of the best-selling poets alive; Gemma New: In Name & In Nature – The conductor, Gemma New, has followed opportunity around the world; Min
• E23: Beyond the Status Quo (2020-03-13) — Esperanza Spalding's Discipline(s) Highly distinguished musician, Esperanza Spalding does more than just make music: Lee Child: Not "The Man" Lee Child left his former life behind
• E24: By the Horns (2020-03-20) — Tod Williams and Billie Tsien: Made to Last – World-renowned architects united in vision and practice. Carmen Maria Machado: Claiming Her Space – Carmen is self-assured and outspok
• E25: Wayfinders (2020-03-27) — Elizabeth Strout: Steady As She Goes-author Elizabeth Strout, spent decades finessing her own unique narratives, often using her own upbringing as a touchstone; Pamela Frank: Fit A
• E26: The Roots of Creativity (2020-04-03) — Maaza Mengiste: Writing Home – The award-winning author Maaza Mengiste writes of an Ethiopian home she left behind; Dick Boak’s Eclectic Adventures – Boak followed his instincts an

Season 6

• E1: The Mirror of Time (2020-11-20) — Dan Harmon is the creator of seminal television shows Rick and Morty and Community. He’s found success on his own terms, but now, as he approaches middle age, he’s reflecting on ho
• E2: Larger Than Life (2020-11-27) — Ellen Reid has a lot to say. The music of this softly spoken Pulitzer Prize-winning composer speaks volumes, even when it means confronting her own worst experiences. Vikram Paralk
• E3: Owning Legacy (2020-12-04) — Gish Jen has spent a lifetime navigating internal cultural conflicts, yet the best-selling novelist has found peace with a personal East/West divide that could serve as a model for
• E4: Daniel Hope's Lands of Glory (2020-12-11) — Being declared stateless at just six months old did not predict greatness for the celebrated musician Daniel Hope, but the course of his life was changed when his mother began work
• E5: Their Way (2020-12-18) — Jason Robert Brown lives and breathes musical theater. From his early days as a fledgling composer through multiple Tony awards, he’s had to do it his way or not at all. Fate almos
• E6: From the Mouths of Poets (2020-12-25) — Jason Robert Brown lives and breathes musical theater. From his early days as a fledgling composer through multiple Tony awards, he’s had to do it his way or not at all. Fate almos
• E7: Drawing Meaning from Life (2021-01-01) — Comics are nothing new. For at least 8,000 years, we’ve been using pictures to tell stories and communicate new ideas. Today, graphic novels have a lot to say. And so do the creato
• E8: From Isolation to Ovation (2021-01-08) — Leif Ove Andsnes has awesome musical powers, yet in person he is quiet and contemplative. Because, he says, the piano is his true voice. Royce Vavrek doesn’t court controversy, but
• E9: The Monument Man (2021-01-15) — Zenos Frudakis has spent the last fifty years sculpting life out of bronze, aiming to capture the likeness and spirit of his subjects and to shine a light on those who have helped
• E10: Paying It Forward (2021-01-22) — Marin Alsop is one of the world’s foremost conductors. She got there by helping change the classical world. For decades, Ian Bostridge has been enraptured by Franz Schubert’s Winte
• E11: Mario Lanza at 100 (2021-01-29) — On this Articulate exclusive concert show celebrating Mario Lanza’s centenary, tenor Stephen Costello reflects on the life and work of the beloved singer and Hollywood star.
• E12: Jets vs. Sharks (2021-02-05) — In the late 1800s, the first automobile was invented for its function: to improve human transportation. In the decades following, style and substance have been competing factors in
• E13: Written from Life, Itself (2021-02-12) — The singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright has done things his way, struggling, at times, with himself and the world. Yet, he says, these rough periods haven’t made him tough. Against

Frequently Asked Questions

How many seasons does The Articulate Hour have? 10 season(s) with 123 episodes.

Who created The Articulate Hour? Jim Cotter.

Where can I watch The Articulate Hour? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.