Spark & Fire: Fuel Your Creativity podcast

Spark & Fire: Fuel Your Creativity

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  WaitWhat  

Every creative work you’ve ever loved has a hero’s journey behind it. On Spark & Fire, you'll hear creators tell the story of bringing one beloved work to life. Iconic creatives — like Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz, Pixar director Domee Shi, comedian Patton Oswald, musician Wynton Marsalis, and novelist Isabel Allende — share the endless iterations, the inevitable setbacks, and the breakthrough ideas along the epic process of creation. But this isn’t an interview show. It’s a story — told entirely in the artist's own words. With host June Cohen, co-founder of WaitWhat and the former executive producer of TED Talks. Transcripts and images for every episode are available at [sparkandfire.com] (https://sparkandfire.com) Sign up for the [weekly Spark & Fire newsletter] (https://waitwhat.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=ca502a055832e0627ecef3e59&id=4c6ea45084%20) .

Every creative work you’ve ever loved has a hero’s journey behind it. On Spark & Fire, you'll hear creators tell the story of bringing one beloved work to life. Iconic creatives — like Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz, Pixar director Domee Shi, comedian Patton Oswald, musician Wynton Marsalis, and novelist Isabel Allende — share the endless iterations, the inevitable setbacks, and the breakthrough ideas along the epic process of creation. But this isn’t an interview show. It’s a story — told entirely in the artist's own words. With host June Cohen, co-founder of WaitWhat and the former executive producer of TED Talks. Transcripts and images for every episode are available at [sparkandfire.com] (https://sparkandfire.com) Sign up for the [weekly Spark & Fire newsletter] (https://waitwhat.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=ca502a055832e0627ecef3e59&id=4c6ea45084%20) .

 

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#34

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#33

Trust creates gold: Comedian David Cross on “Arrested Development”

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#32

Let emotion be your North Star: Composer Kris Bowers

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#31

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#30

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#27

Take responsibility for your creativity: Joseph Gordon-Levitt

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#26

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#25

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#24

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#23

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