How Kurt Andersen Succeeds in So Many Creative Fields
This week, host June Thomas talks to novelist, journalist, editor, and radio host Kurt Andersen, who talks about the curiosity and drive that has fueled so many of his creative pursuits. He also discu...
30 Aug 202038min
The Pulitzer Won’t Change Playwright Michael R. Jackson
This week host Isaac Butler traces the creative origins of Michael R. Jackson’s Pulitzer-winning musical A Strange Loop. In the interview, Michael talks about his early songwriting attempts and the gr...
23 Aug 202050min
Paul Mpagi Sepuya on the Inherent Intimacy of Photography
This week, host Rumaan Alam talks to artist Paul Mpagi Sepuya about his unique style of intimate studio photography. In the interview, Paul breaks down the difference between artist and photographer, ...
16 Aug 202042min
Jordan Peele’s Film Composer is Terrified of Scary Movies
This week, host Isaac Butler talks to composer Michael Abels about what it’s like to write music for suspenseful movies like Get Out, Us, and the recent HBO movie Bad Education, starring Hugh Jackman ...
9 Aug 202048min
The Immersive Sounds of Audio Drama
This week, host June Thomas talks about her deep love of audio fiction with longtime radio and podcast writer-producer John Scott Dryden. First, they discuss the U.K. origins of the genre and the grow...
2 Aug 202042min
Adrian Tomine’s Drawings Tell Rich, Complex Stories
This week, host Rumaan Alam talks to cartoonist and New Yorker cover artist Adrian Tomine, who just released a graphic memoir called The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist. In the interview, A...
26 Juli 202055min
Why Anything Is Possible on HBO’s Los Espookys
This week, host June Thomas talks to Julio Torres, Ana Fabrega, and Fred Armisen, creators of the HBO show Los Espookys. The three comedians talk about what it was like to craft a bilingual TV show wi...
19 Juli 202042min
How to Interview Celebrities, With Taffy Brodesser-Akner
This week, host Isaac Butler talks to novelist and celebrity profile writer Taffy Brodesser-Akner. In the interview, Taffy shares how she’s able to land interviews with celebrities and how she structu...
12 Juli 202047min
