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. 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. 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. After working for the BBC, Cotter moved to the United States to pursue a career in journalism and television.
Broadcast history Articulate first premiered on January 8, 2015, and originally aired on WHYY-TV in Philadelphia. It airs on public television stations across the United States, including New Hampshire, Illinois, Colorado, California, Arizona, Texas, and many other states. It is currently broadcast on more than 110 public television stations.
Articulate is currently produced by Panavista, Inc., a Philadelphia-based independent film company which specializes in producing documentaries.
Awards In 2017, Panavista, Inc. won a Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards in the Best Historic/Cultural Program Feature/Segment category. 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.”
In 2021, Articulate was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award in the Outstanding Arts and Popular Culture Program category.
Episodes Below is a full list of Articulate episodes and featured guests, listed by season.Articulate Press Materials
Season 1 (2017) Season 1 episodes and featured guests are:Articulate Season 1
Episode no. Segment no. Segment title Featured guests 1 1 Tap into America n/a 2 Music with Teeth Roomful of Teeth 3 A Place at the Table Mira Nakashima 2 1 The Nature of Art Brandon Ballengée 2 Under Pressure n/a 3 The Jazz Sensibilities of Moe Brooker Moe Brooker 3 1 The Ghetto Potter Roberto Lugo 2 Changing Minds About Climate Change n/a 3 Gerald Busby’s Lust for Life Gerald Busby 4 1 Sugar Tongue Slim Sugar Tongue Slim 2 Bruce Metcalf Bruce Metcalf 3 Fear of the Known H.P. Lovecraft 5 1 The Charming Incongruities of Kevin Barnes Kevin Barnes 2 Pictures of You n/a 3 Walé Oyéjidé Walé Oyéjidé 6 1 Scents and Sensibility Fabio Luisi 2 Found in Translation n/a 3 Elizabeth Streb: Dancing with Danger Elizabeth Streb 7 1 Watsky on How to Ruin Everything Watsky 2 All the World's A Stage n/a 3 Dindga McCannon Dindga McCannon 8 1 The Cutting Edge of Stained Glass Judith Schaechter 2 Bodies of Work n/a 3 Eric Owens Eric Owens 9 1 It Takes Two n/a 2 Krimes and Punishment Jesse Krimes 3 Stephen Costello's Most Valuable Friend Stephen Costello 10 1 Orchestrating Hits Larry Gold 2 Goldberg Variations; Timeless Virtuosity n/a 3 The Illustrious Kevin Cornell Kevin Cornell 4 Perceptual Shift Michael Murphy 11 1 Ellen Harvey Ellen Harvey 2 Bharatanatyam: Indian Dance n/a 3 Xenia Rubinos Xenia Rubinos 12 1 Feminist Fatale Carsie Blanton 2 Matthew Neenan Matthew Neenan 3 Modigliani Amedeo Modigliani 4 Luis Cruz Azaceta Luis Cruz Azaceta
Season 2 (2017) Season 2 episodes and featured guests are:
Episode no. Segment no. Featured guests 1 1 Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler) 2 Lisa Hannigan 3 Nina Chanel Abney 2 1 Janet Echelman 2 Arturo Rios 3 n/a 4 Justin Bettman 3 1 Ian Brennan 2 Nina Berman 3 Leroy Johnson 4 1 Gene Yang 2 The Struts 3 n/a 5 1 Reuben Margolin 2 Jennifer Higdon 3 Chemi Rosado-Seijo 4 Sara Rahbar 6 1 Mark Mothersbaugh 2 Liz Casella 3 Greg Dunn 7 1 Kyle Abraham 2 Maggie Nelson 3 Ruth Slenczynska 4 Saya Woolfalk 8 1 Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah 2 Tommy Pico 3 Ron Nagle 4 Sidney Hutter 9 1 Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla 2 Doug Balliet 3 Veruschka Stevens 4 Daniel Levitin 10 1 Kenny Scharf 2 Buffy Sainte-Marie 3 n/a 11 1 Michelle Cuevas 2 Mason Bates 3 Antonio Martorell 12 1 Havana Lyceum Orchestra 2 Peter Shire 3 n/a 4 Elizabeth Turk
Season 3 (2018) Season 3 episodes and featured guests are:Articulate Season 3
Episode no. Segment no. Segment title Featured guests 1 1 Andrew W.K.: The Life and Soul of the Party Andrew W.K. 2 Lauren Greenfield's Wealth of Ideas Lauren Greenfield 2 1 Caroline Shaw: Of Carnegie and Kanye Caroline Shaw 2 Robert Janz's Disappearing Acts Robert Janz 3 Lizzo's Living Large Lizzo 3 1 The Irrepressible Joyce DiDonato Joyce DiDonato 2 The Beautiful Mind of !llmind !llmind 3 Context Is The New Content Kenneth Goldsmith 4 1 Ricky Reed's Good Vibrations Ricky Reed 2 Danzy Senna's Life Isn't Black and White Danzy Senna 3 Donn T's Inferno Donn T 5 1 The “Can Do” Lab Do Lab 2 The Mother Tongue Cheryl Boyce-Taylor 3 An Old Head On Young Shoulders Julien Baker 6 1 The United States of Lila Downs Lila Downs 2 The Information Artist Heather Dewey-Hagborg 3 At Home Going Big Steve Tobin 4 The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter Josh Ritter 7 1 The Unsanctioned Art of Jim Garland Jim Garland 2 Tank's Soul Pursuit Tank and the Bangas 3 Ani DiFranco: Still a Righteous Babe Ani DiFranco 8 1 The Renaissance Woman Shara Nova 9 1 Princesses For Boys Shannon Hale 2 Wu Han: In Concert and Conversation Wu Han 3 Journeys of Mind and Body Magda Giannikou 10 1 The Recovering Leslie Jamison 2 Actor-Writer-Director-Musician Josh RadnorEmbracing Your Differences 3 The Quiet Truths of Luciana Souza Luciana Souza 11 1 Dance-able Heidi Latsky 2 Mr. Baseman Gary Baseman 3 Bang on a Can: Bringing Downtown Uptown Bang on a Can 12 1 The Antidote to Hopelessness Jason Reynolds 2 The Prodigy Daughter Alisa Weilerstein 3 Ibeyi Ibeyi
Season 4 (2018) Season 4 episodes and featured guests are:
Episode no. Episode title Segment no. Segment title Featured guests 1 The Outsiders 1 David Sedaris: This American Treasure David Sedaris 2 Priscilla Renea: Hits And Misses Priscilla Renea 3 Jeffrey Gibson: Icon Maker Jeffrey Gibson 2 It's All Between Their Ears 1 Olivia Laing: Intimate Knowledge Olivia Laing 2 Bill Fontana: Hear, Now Bill Fontana 3 Tune-Yards: Private Thoughts, Public Person Merrill Garbus 3 Redefining “Possible” 1 Anthony Roth Costanzo: The Highs Of Masculinity Anthony Roth Costanzo 2 Kory Stamper: Word By Word Kory Stamper 3 Robert J. Lang: Know How To Fold ‘Em Robert J. Lang 4 Roads Less Traveled 1 Tracy K. Smith: Ghost Writing Tracy K. Smith 2 David Lang: Vanguard Of The Un-Cool David Lang 3 Open Mike Eagle: Hip-Hope Open Mike Eagle 5 Journeys in Time & Space 1 The Odyssey: 27 Centuries & Counting n/a 2 Kaki King: Notes And Colours Kaki King 3 Thi Bui: Creative Refuge(e) Thi Bui 6 As If By Fate 1 Erika Sanchez: Perfectly Imperfect Erika Sánchez 2 Masatoshi Izumi: The Soul Of Stones Masatoshi Izumi 3 Shawn Colvin: Home From A Mission Shawn Colvin 7 The Wildest Dreamers 1 Taylor Mac: Incorporating Calamity Taylor Mac 2 Holly Black: Architect Of Magical Worlds Holly Black 3 Vieux Farka Touré: The Fortunate Son Vieux Farka Touré 8 Articulate in San Francisco 1 Marc Bamuthi Joseph: Stage, Page, Body, Mind Marc Bamuthi Joseph 9 Unique Perspectives 1 Unique, Nézet-Séguin Yannick Nézet-Séguin 2 Tobias Frere-Jones: A Man Of Letters Tobias Frere-Jones 3 Hayley Kiyoko: High Expectations Hayley Kiyoko 10 Experiments Gone Right 1 Balkrishna Doshi: Building Compassion Balkrishna Doshi 2 Radnor & Lee: A Beautiful Bro-Mance Josh Radnor and Ben Lee 3 Amy Seiwert: Ballet’S Mad Scientist Amy Seiwert 11 The Seekers 1 They Might Be Giants: Cultivated Eccentricity n/a 2 Sylvia Plath: The Iconic Sad Girl Sylvia Plath 3 Oliver Jeffers: Principled Uncertainty Oliver Jeffers 12 The Pursuit of New Truths 1 Hélène Grimaud: The Keys To Life Hélène Grimaud 2 Sarah Williams Goldhagen: Welcome To Your World Sarah Williams Goldhagen 3 Scott Mccloud: Constructive Rage Scott McCloud 13 Articulate in Philadelphia 1 David Finckel: The Chamber Music Maestro David Finckel 14 Halloween Special 1 Gothic Truth & Fiction n/a 2 Fear Of The Known H. P. Lovecraft 3 Our Greatest Fear n/a 15 Black History Month 1 Sugar Tongue Slim Sugar Tongue Slim 2 Moe Brooker Moe Brooker 3 Dindga Mccannon Dindga McCannon 16 Valentine's Day 1 Floriography n/a 2 Rip Romance? n/a 3 It Takes Two n/a 17 Earth Day 1 Changing Minds About Climate Change n/a 2 The Nature Of Art Brandon Ballengée 3 A Place At The Table Mira Nakashima
Season 5 (2019) Season 5 episodes and featured guests are: