Austin Kleon is Not a Creativity Guru
This week, host Rumaan Alam taps into the well of creativity that is Austin Kleon, author of books like Steal Like an Artist and Show Your Work! In the interview, Austin talks about his distaste for t...
21 Helmi 202147min
Set Decorator Beth Kushnick's Tools Are Furniture and Accessories
This week host June Thomas discusses the art of set decoration with Beth Kushnick. Beth has worked on dozens of film and TV projects including The Good Wife, The Good Fight, and the new EPIX series Br...
14 Helmi 202149min
Choreographer Annie-B Parson Expresses Music Through Movement
This week, host Isaac Butler talks about movement, music, and space with choreographer Annie-B Parson. In the interview, Annie-B discusses her long-time collaborative relationship with musician David ...
7 Helmi 202145min
Translator Damion Searls Explains Why His Job is More Creative Than Technical
This week host Rumaan Alam talks to writer Damion Searls, who translates literature from German, French, Dutch, and Norwegian into English. In the interview, Damion argues that the work of translating...
31 Tammi 202143min
Musician Kathleen Kelly on Conducting, Accompanying, and Coaching
This week host June Thomas talks to musician, conductor, and singing coach Kathleen Kelly. In the interview, Kathleen describes her daily musical practices and explains the tricky work of accompanying...
24 Tammi 202142min
Novelist Jonathan Lethem Likes to Be Surprised by His Own Stories
This week, host Isaac Butler talks to novelist Jonathan Lethem about daily writing rituals, teaching writing, and the process behind Jonathan’s latest novel, The Arrest, which imagines a world where m...
17 Tammi 202146min
Biographer Heather Clark on Giving Sylvia Plath Her Due
This week, host Rumaan Alam talks to author Heather Clark about her massive new biography Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath. Heather speaks about what separates her biography f...
10 Tammi 202144min
Our Creative New Year’s Resolutions
To kick off 2021, June, Rumaan, and Isaac share their creative goals for 2021 and offer each other advice on how to see them through. They talk about reading habits, social media consumption, time man...
3 Tammi 202143min
