What's possible when the arts belong to everybody | Lear deBessonet with Brian Stokes Mitchell

This podcast episode explores the significance of pageantry and spectacle in human experience, emphasizing their historical and universal importance in fostering joy, group bonding, and transformative effects. It highlights the creation of large-scale productions and the establishment of Public Works, a program that brings together diverse community members to create 200-person pageants annually. These communal artistic endeavors not only provide a sense of connection and combat loneliness but also have positive impacts on individuals' academic performance, health, and self-worth. The episode also includes advertisements for the Palo Verde Generating Station, promoting clean air energy, and for the new Defender 110 vehicle.