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This week on I Hear America Singing, we take to the skies—both literally and figuratively.

On this edition of David in Art, host David Smith looks at how a specific case of political leadership supported, inspired and influenced countless artists, both professional and amateur alike.

Art doesn’t just show us history — sometimes it travels through it. Statues, paintings, entire collections make their way across centuries and continents, carrying their stories with them. In today’s David and Art, host David Smith follows one of those journeys, from ancient Rome to Texas.

The Eisenhower years are usually remembered for buttoned-up politics and post-war calm, but behind the scenes, some unexpected conversations were happening about art. The kind that hinted at big changes ahead.

As we prepare to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, Ross has compiled a sampling of songs and performers that have influenced America’s perceptions of Celtic music from Scotland, Ireland, and even France.

Art doesn't just reflect history - it can shape how we see ourselves.

On this edition of Living It, host Meg Wallace speaks with Rev.Dr. Geneece Goertzen about the lasting physical impact of abuse and why survivor experiences must be taken seriously, especially in faith spaces.

"Some books stay with you for decades. For me, that’s A Short History of a Small Place by T.R. Pearson. First published in 1985, it’s a funny, Southern tale of Neely, North Carolina, told through the eyes of young Louis Benfield, Jr. From quirky townsfolk to a chimpanzee companion, the story blends humor and heart in unforgettable ways. I first heard it on The Radio Reader in 1986—and I’ve never forgotten it."

On today’s David and Art, host David Smith takes us inside a jazz club in New York’s West Village for a look at what happens when musicians who’ve never met share a stage—and what that kind of collaboration can teach us.

From the Zion Sings LP by the venerable Zion Missionary Baptist Church of East Chicago, Indiana, comes this moving and reverent version of the spiritual, “The Old Ship of Zion.”