Managing risk in the pandemic with Gallagher's Chris Demetroulis

One of the pervasive myths about any creative pursuit is that the best artists are able to tap into some kind of divine inspiration. The truth is a bit less interesting: it takes a lot of hard work, d...

29 Juli 202135min

Anyone who works in any storytelling field has had to learn to manage deadlines. It's a threat, a motivator, and sometimes a crucible for creative ideas. While many of us have spent our careers dreadi...

24 Juni 202127min

Podcasts are relatively new, but the Slate Political Gabfest—endorsed by Stephen Colbert and others—has been a mainstay on the airwaves for 15 years. We sat down with Gabfest host David Plotz—CEO of C...

25 Maj 202122min

Think about one of the favorite concerts you've seen. You may need to reach back a little further than you'd like. For those two hours, chances are you were transfixed by the artist. And it wasn't an ...

11 Maj 202124min

Crafting a good joke requires hours of writing, rewriting, and experimenting. And then, of course, there's timing and delivery. Mark Cendrowski is an Emmy-nominated sitcom director who has worked at t...

17 Feb 202131min

The articles written over the past year on leading through a crisis could fill several encyclopedias. Within them, the terms trust, transparency, and communication have almost become cliché. They are ...

28 Jan 202125min

Dave Lubbers has made his reputation and picked up a few Emmys and Peabody awards by finding those indelible moments in stories. As a producer for ESPN for more than 20 years, he's covered the athlete...

13 Dec 202025min

People who think of design as just the way you make an idea visually compelling are only scratching the surface for what great designers do. At a fundamental level, design is about solving problems, t...

5 Nov 202026min