| Genre | Magazine/talk program using art, culture, music, film, TV, books, technology, and ideas as a lens to understand the world |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Language | English |
| Syndicates | Public Radio International (2000-2018) Public Radio Exchange (2018-2020) |
| Hosted by | Kurt Andersen |
| Created by | Public Radio International, Julie Burstein, Kurt Andersen |
| Produced by | David Krasnow, Leital Molad |
| Recording studio | New York City, New York |
| Original release | 2000 – 2020 |
| Website | pri |
| Podcast | feeds |
Studio 360 was an American weekly public radio program about the arts and culture hosted by novelistKurt Andersen and produced by thePublic Radio Exchange (PRX) andSlate in New York City. The program's stated goal was to "Get inside the creative mind" and used arts and culture as a lens to understand the world. The program was created by PRI based on an identified need for programming dedicated and focused on arts and culture journalism in media.
While the show featured regular guest interviews with authors such asJoyce Carol Oates,Jonathan Lethem, andMiranda July, and musicians as diverse asLaura Veirs,Don Byron, andk.d. lang, it also had several recurring segments. The American Icons series attempted to understand lasting American cultural icons such asThe Great Gatsby andKind of Blue. The hour onMoby-Dick was the recipient of the 2004Peabody Award.Public Radio International andWNYC co-produced the show from 2000 to 2017, whenSlate replaced WNYC.[1] After PRI merged with PRX, PRX continued to syndicate the show until the program's cancellation. The program was funded in part by theNational Endowment for the Humanities.
Studio 360 was broadcast weekly on more than 160 terrestrial radio stations throughout the country, and was also available as a podcast via the program's website. It could also be heard onXM Satellite Radio on the PRI blocks on XMPR, channel 133.
In addition to the program's main podcast, a spinoff arts and culture podcast titledSideshow was also distributed.Sideshow is hosted byStudio 360 producer Sean Rameswaram.
In 2020, thePublic Radio Exchange (PRX) canceledStudio 360.[2] Its final episode aired on February 27, 2020, and it featuredAlec Baldwin interviewing Kurt Andersen, as well as a performance byRosanne Cash.[3] It was also the last program to feature thePRI jingle as the PRI name was retired in 2019 in favor of PRX due to the merge with PRI.
The program won numerous awards including theGeorge M. Foster Peabody Award,[4] theGabriel Award, and honorable mention at theThird Coast International Audio Festival in 2007.
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