Neil Koenig, Senior TV Series Producer and ideaXme interviewer in conversation with Esther Wojcicki, Chief Education Advisor at Knack and Chief Academic Advisor at Pressto.ai and author of How to Raise Successful People. Neil Koenig comments: What’s the most difficult job in the world? President, astronaut, neurosurgeon? No – according to the educator, journalist […]
Category Archives: Creative arts & design
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May
May
Neil Koenig, Senior TV Series Producer and ideaXme board advisor interviews Cynthia Noble, Executive Director, Vornado Arts and ART on THE MART. Please note that the Poetry Foundation initiative, mentioned in this interview is no longer going ahead this Fall. “The Poetry Foundation collaboration is now going ahead in 2025, however the collaborating artists […]
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Sep
Sep
Neil Koenig, ideaXme Board Advisor and former Senior BBC Series Producer interviews Artist, Anthony McCall. Neil comments: In the face of today’s flood of information from the internet and social media, it can sometimes take courage to retain belief in the strength of self-generated ideas. But for some, it can pay off. As the […]
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Jun
Jun
Neil Koenig, ideaXme board advisor interviews Sarah Maria Nordt, Founder of SANOGE. The Planetary Cost of the Fashion Industry Neil comments: The fashion industry might be glamorous, but its allure comes at a cost, since it is widely regarded as being one of the world’s biggest sources of pollution. One entrepreneur who is trying to […]
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Apr
Apr
Neil Koenig, former BBC Producer/Director and now ideaXme board advisor interviews artist Shahzia Sikander. Neil Koenig comments: One aim of the ideaXme platform is to Move the human story forward™. Is that something that art can help with? The artist Shahzia Sikander believes it can: “art is something that we learn to tell stories with. […]
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Apr
Apr
Dr Sam Illingworth reads his poem The Decline of Animal Rights. Poem 12. This collaboration is the first in a series of ideaXme collaborations with scientists, innovators and artists who move the human story forward. Watch the video here. The ideaXme creator series is found here: https://radioideaxme.com/creator-series/ Sam Illingworth Dr. Sam Illingworth, PhD. Atmospheric Physics, […]
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Mar
Mar
Neil Koenig, ex BBC producer and current ideaXme board advisor and guest interviewer, interviews Mohammed Afkhami, philanthropist and art collector. If asked to name a country associated with modern art, few people today might think of Iran. The collector Mohammed Afkhami is working hard to change that perception. In recent years he has amassed a […]
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Feb
Feb
Neil Koenig, ex BBC producer and current ideaXme board advisor and guest interviewer, interviews curator Marcello Dantas. ALIVE Art | Making Art Relevant To Wide Audiences Are humans the only creatures who can appreciate art? Perhaps not, says Marcello Dantas. His latest project aims to create “art that’s meaningful to other species”, such as birds, […]
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Feb
Feb
Neil Koenig, former Senior BBC producer and current ideaXme board advisor and guest interviewer, interviews Daniel Birnbaum, artistic director Acute Art. Art’s New Frontier The pandemic has had an impact on most aspects of our lives, and the art world is no exception. With many galleries and museums closed, there’s an urgent need for new […]
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Nov
Nov
Neil Koenig, ideaXme interviewer, senior television producer and journalist, interviews Rachel Goslins, Director of the Arts and Industries Building, at the Smithsonian Institution. What does the Future Mean to You? What does the future mean to you? A forthcoming exhibition in America’s capital city will attempt to help visitors to answer this question. The Arts […]
