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#385/Christina Lindal + Aris Georges + Lauren Rottet + Musical Guests Phat Cat Swinger Dec 30, 2024

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For decades, we've been reading about Lindal Cedar Homes in design magazines. Now, under the leadership of third-generation President Christina Lindal they've branched out into compelling designs inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright. And inside great houses like this, you're probably going to need good decorating advice, so we go to Montauk New York to talk with author and interior designer Lauren Rottet. Wrapping up, musical guests Marco Palos and American Idol's Blake Lewis of Phat Cat Swinger.

#384/Christmas Show: Architect Adam Sebastian + Quinn Garvey + Musical Guest Angela Bingham Dec 23, 2024

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It's our annual Christmas show, and In the studio we have a partner in one of North Carolina's hottest firms, architect Adam Sebastian. We talk with Quinn Garvey, our special agent inside the amazing Craig Ellwood house that Chris Pratt tore down in early 2024, and later, jazz with Angela Bingham.

#383/Celebrity with Allison Martino + Bill Boggs / Columbus with Matt Shaw Dec 16, 2024

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Celebrities aren't typically huge fans of Modernist architecture. Most prefer a 1930's mansion or an Italianate villa. But there are a few, like Jennifer Aniston, Holland Taylor, Scott Caan, Kelly Lynch, Leonardo DiCaprio, and others who keep Modernist houses in the spotlight. Today we'll talk with Alison Martino, producer, historian, and preservationist, the Godmother of Old Hollywood and Los Angeles. Next up, Frank Sinatra expert Bill Boggs, and later, we'll learn about the Modernist town of Columbus Indiana from author Matt Shaw, with a new book.

#382/Bottoms Up: David & Jason Annecy + SHAG + Amy the Barware Lady! Dec 09, 2024

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The town of Lancaster OH is famous as the birthplace of David Graf, best known as Sgt. Eugene Tackleberry in the Police Academy series. Lancaster is also famous for … glassware, and their best-known creative rebel was Fran Taylor. From 1939 to 1962, Taylor ran GayFad Studios, and 60+ years after her business closed, partners Jason and David Annecy have revived the brand, opened a store, and held Bottoms Up, a wildly successful midcentury barware show this past summer. USModernist was there, interviewing the Annecys, artist Josh Agle aka Shag, and the barware lady Amy Chastek.

Be Part of Show 400 - USModernist Radio's 10th Year! Dec 04, 2024

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We can't believe it, but USModernist Radio will be ten years old soon. We'll have a special show number 400 featuring past guests and - you! Are you a fan of the show? Learned something useful? Got a funny story? Please contact George Smart george@usmodernist.org or 919.740.8407

#381/Modernism from Australia/UK/China: Glen Murcutt + Rowan Moore + Nancy Steinhardt Dec 02, 2024

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From Australia, we talk with with architect and 2002 Pritkzer Prize winner Glenn Murcutt. From the UK, we've got architecture critic Rowan Moore, and wrapping up, the author of Modern Chinese Architecture: 180 Years, Nancy Steinhardt.

#380/Coastal Modernism: Ed Niles + Ralph Choeff + Musical Guest Chris Bennett Nov 25, 2024

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Rocking the California architecture scene for over 60 years, we'll talk with Malibu architect Ed Niles. Then it's over 3000 miles and down 500 to Florida with tropical architect Ralph Choeff. Later, one of the stars of the Purple Room in Palm Springs, musical guest Chris Bennett!

#379/Moving Matsumoto: Melinda and Andy Knowles + Author James Biber + Musical Guest Allegra Levy Nov 18, 2024

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In late 2023, new owners of a classic George Matsumoto Modernist house in Raleigh NC took out a demolition permit. Usually, that's the end of the road for a Modernist house, but Melinda and Andy Knowles stepped up and persuaded those owners to delay demolition – so the couple could move the house seven miles across town, where it has been wonderfully restored on a new site next to their existing mid-century Modernist house. And with the best architecture book of the year, we'll talk to architect and author James Biber. Later on, musical guest Allegra Levy.

#378/Texas and California Modernism: Katherine O'Rourke + Ben Koush + Michael Webb Nov 11, 2024

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We'll talk today about Texas and California, two of our most populous states that could not be more different, with Kathryn O'Rourke and Ben Koush, authors of Home, Heat, Money, God: Texas and Modern Architecture; and Michael Webb, author of California Houses: Creativity in Context.

#377/Christopher Wilson + Ken MacIntyre + Musical Guest Emilie-Claire Barlow Nov 04, 2024

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Talking architecture can be a little dense, wordy, and imponderable, especially for people who aren't architects but just love talking about, visiting, and being inspired by cool buildings. Today we talk with two noted populists who make architecture understandable, architect and professor Christopher Wilson, and journalist and architourist Ken MacIntyre of modtraveler.com. Later on, musical guest Emilie-Claire Barlow.

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