Internationally recognized art critic Richard Vine, PhD is the former managing editor of Art in America who has taught throughout the world and has produced more than three hundred art articles.

His books Range from the career survey of "Odd Nerdrum: Paintings, Sketches, and Drawings" and "New China, New Art," which traces the emergence of avant-garde art in post-Mao China to the crime novel "SoHo Sins," set in the New York art world of the 1990s. He has also co-curated exhibitions at the National Art Museum of China, Beijing; the National Academy of Art in New Delhi, India, and the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York.

China Blue speaks to Mr. Vine about his early life listening to his Welsh grandfather, being at the 1970 Kent State shooting and about acclaimed Chinese artists Gu Wenda and activist Ai Weiwei and the renown architect Zaha Hadid.

Listen to Martha Little, a podcast and audio consultant who speaks about listening to others and how compassion can be contagious.

Martha Little is an award-winning journalist and executive audio producer whose career has spanned more than 35 years at organizations such as NPR and Amazon’s Audible. Today, Little leads LittleMedia, a creative consultancy that helps companies and individuals elevate their storytelling. Her latest passion project explores the transformative power of empathic listening, unlocking deeper human connection and communication in both personal and professional spaces. She is also fortunate enough to have a son who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia who has taught her the importance of deep listening and compassion in improving mental health.

Next on Listening with China Blue is Richard Humann who speaks about his exhibition based on bone music currently up in New York City and listening for a revolution.

Humann is a New York City-based artist who uses a multitude of materials to create installations, sculptures, videos, and sound projects. In his work he delves deep into concepts and ideas like in this case bone music.