For interviews and other requests, please contact me at joanna.d.das@wustl.edu.

Interviews:

"Branson has a reputation. A new book explores what’s true — and what’s missed.” St. Louis on the Air, November 18, 2025

Joanna Dee Das talks about Faith, Family, and Flag: Branson Entertainment and the Idea of America. Kudzu Vine Podcast, November 16, 2025

Instagram Live Conversation with Wildbird Bookshop and Commonplace Books, November 6, 2025.

“Beyond Broadway: What Branson’s Stages Reveal about America.” WashU Arts & Sciences,The Ampersand, October 10, 2025.

“Katherine Dunham: Dance and the African Diaspora.” New Books Network, September 7, 2017.

“A Way of Life: Remembering Dance Legend Katherine Dunham Who Made Her Home in East St. Louis,” St. Louis On the Air, St. Louis Public Radio, July 12, 2017.

“Would Katherine Dunham have joined Black Lives Matter? Historian Says Yes.” Cut & Paste Podcast, St. Louis Public Radio, August 4, 2016.

As Contributor:

Stephen Humphries, “Want to Hear the Latest Country Music? Try Broadway.” Christian Science Monitor, Nov. 20, 2024.

“A Trailblazer in Dance, Influence of Katherine Dunham Spans Generations,” Gaynor Hall, WGN Television Chicago, March 10, 2022.

“If Cities Could Dance: How Katherine Dunham and Dance from the African Diaspora Change Lives.” KQED/NPR San Francisco, June 23, 2021.

Ariel Shapiro, “Meet the Entrepreneur Who Inspired Alvin Ailey, Angered U.S. Officials and Transformed Modern Dance,” Sept 4, 2021.