Reviews & Endorsements
Professor Kwame Dawes, poet
"To have attracted over a million listeners in the space of three months of of programming is evidence of two important things: the first is that there is an audience of intelligent and engaged people seeking to be challenged intellectually and to explore new areas of thought out in the world that can be reached, and secondly, that to reach such an audience, a commitment to intellectual curiosity, innovative thinking, a broad and diverse group of guests, combined with a gifted and stimulating host are essential. This is urgent and necessary work. Caroline Picart is to be congratulated for bringing us this remarkable gift."
Professor Stephen Prince
"'Kay' Picart is one of the best interviewers working in radio today. She is gracious, witty, keenly informed about an impressive range of issues, and her interviews are probing, lively and delightful. This is a not-to-be-missed show!"
Professor H.L. Bud Goodall, Director and Professor, Hugh Downs School of Human Communication
"Caroline Picart's show is what a talk radio show should be—always entertaining and informative because it is full of interesting topics, personalities, and intelligent dialogue. I wouldn't miss it."
John J. Stuhr, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy
"Kay Picart's radio show is a refreshing oasis in the frequently angry and closed-minded desert of talk-radio. She attracts to the program thoughtful and articulate guests who, through her own thoughtful questions, are able to connect their theoretical expertise with today's problems. It always provides some new idea, fresh perspective, or enlarged imagination. Definitely a sound investment--at a time when sound investments are few and far between."
Professor N. Katherine Hayles, Distinguished Professor of English
“Caroline Picart's radio show is a stimulating mix of science, art, culture, and politics. I don't know of any other show that has quite the same zesty mix and adventuresome spirit.”
Martin J. Medhurst, Distinguished Professor of Rhetoric and Communication
"The Caroline (Kay) Picart Show is not to be missed. It brings together some of the best minds in culture, arts, politics, economics, religion, languages, and law. This is the real talk radio."
Richard Hagen, Retired Associate Professor, Florida State University
"I have found the show to be stimulating and informative. It is on my calendar for every Friday, and when I cannot listen in at the regular time, I listen later through the internet. Thanks for your hard work and for the wonderful entertainment."
Richard Behling, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy
"All too often these days "interview shows" put their hosts in the spotlight. And these "hosts" interview themselves. But a few of these shows – principally on national public radio and television – hearken back to a time of responsible, informative journalism, when interviewers carefully prepared to meet their guests, asked just the right questions, and listened attentively so as to allow the audience to grasp better the views held, not by themselves, but by their guests.
Dr. Kay Picart is skilled in just this way. She stays out of the spotlight, allowing her guests to speak uninterrupted and at length. And her respect for her guests, her listening skills, and her distinguished academic credentials allow for insightful follow-up questions and full, fruitful exchanges.
Bravo, Dr. Picart! I always look forward to your show!"
Vincent Colapietro, Liberal Arts Research Professor
"This show not only calls upon important scholars and public figures but also engages them in intriguing conversations. Kay Picart, the moderator of this show, is especially skillful at posing insightful questions and highlighting critical connections, respecting the subtle rhythm of the exchanges at the same time as deftly directing these exchanges in the most promising directions. I know of no more serious, thoughtful, or worthwhile show of this sort."
Professor Lonnie Athens, Department of Criminal Justice
"For enlightening commentary on stimulating topics from the worlds of art, literature, and science, there are few better spots on the radio waves than the Caroline Picart Show."
Sir Harry Kroto, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry FSU
"Caroline Picart is one of a new and growing group of individuals which is creating a lasting cultural legacy by recording creative individuals. She is pioneering a formula which modern communications technology facilitates by discovering interesting people and engaging them in stimulating conversations to make connections which cross the borders between fields such as the Sciences, Technology, the Arts and the Humanities. The programs are constantly fascinating and time seems to fly by as one listens to the people she interviews. The people she chooses always have interesting and thought-provoking things to say and the format is such that they invariably respond in a straight-forwardly engaging manner."