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For decades, Sears was best known for catalogs, clothes, and household goods. But in the early 1960s, the company launched an unexpected experiment—selling original works of art by masters like Chagall, Picasso, and Rembrandt in its stores. Shoppers packed the galleries, eager to take home fine art with the same ease as a new appliance. This segment looks back at Sears’ short-lived but remarkable effort to bring high art into everyday American life.

Host David Smith dives into a time when art supplies flew off the shelves and creativity found a new place at home.

On this weeks edition of David and Art, host David Smith muses on a particular example of human inspiration behind surrealist art.

What do U2, Ella Fitzgerald, and Roy Rogers have in common? On this weeks edition of David and art, host David Smith fills you in.

On this edition of Downtown Depot, host Rachel E Pate sits down with the City Manager for Waco, Bradley Ford.

What makes storytelling so powerful? Unlike the stereotype of a dry lecture, storytelling is one of humanity’s oldest art forms—capable of sparking imagination and transforming the way we experience information. Actor Daveed Diggs, best known for his Tony-winning role in Hamilton, says art was the key that made American history finally feel like his story. In this segment, we explore how the power of storytelling—and art more broadly—can reshape the way we engage with history, learning, and the world around us.

The Jordan Singers’ “I Want to be Free” has the same rollicking beat as some of the best freedom songs by the Staple Singers.

I’m Joe Riley with KWBU, and this is Likely Stories.

On this edition of The Sit Down with Rachel, host Rachel Velasco is joined by Lane Murphy to discuss the 2nd and Clay initiative.

The Hampton Institute Quartet’s rendition of the beloved cam meeting singalong, “Old Time Religion,” dates back to 1939.