Kurt Andersen looks at how artists recycle ideas and materials to create something new. Kurt talks with architects Samuel Mockbee and Andrew Freear about building homes in rural Alabama out of license plates and old tires. We hear stories with fashion designer Todd Oldham, “turntable-ists” who make music from obsolete technology, and artist Mel Chin’s projects to reclaim toxic landscapes. We also visit the Kite Museum in Long Beach, Washington and hear about the countless reinterpretations of a timeless song — Summertime.