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Spark & Fire: Fuel Your Creativity

Spark & Fire: Fuel Your Creativity


Spark & Fire: Fuel Your Creativity

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Length:
37 episodes
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

Description

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.comSign up for the weekly Spark & Fire newsletter.
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

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Introducing: Offsite Adventures

From the team behind Spark & Fire, we're happy to share the first episode of Offsite Ad...

20 minutes
Apr 17, 2024

Create from joy: Writer Phoebe Robinson on "You Can’t Touch My Hair"

There’s a commonly held belief that great creative work comes from pain. But comedian a...

32 minutes
Apr 19, 2023

5 ways to handle creative conflict

Creative conflict can destroy a work-in-progress — or it can push your work beyond good...

23 minutes
Mar 30, 2023

Get to the fun part: Game creators Matthew Inman and Elan Lee on Exploding Kittens

To make something irresistible, get to the fun part — fast. That’s how Exploding Kitten...

35 minutes
Mar 23, 2023

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

Behind every masterpiece — comedic, artistic, or otherwise — is a deep well of trust. C...

30 minutes
Mar 15, 2023

Let emotion be your North Star: Composer Kris Bowers

This episode follows the composer Kris Bowers’ personal story about composing the score...

28 minutes
Mar 08, 2023

5 strategies for overcoming failure

Failure is a normal part — even an essential part — of any creative journey. But that p...

28 minutes
Feb 27, 2023

Fight for your dream: Comedian Cristela Alonzo

When the ABC show Cristela premiered in 2014, Cristela Alonzo made U.S. history, the fi...

33 minutes
Feb 22, 2023

Find the people who see your dream: Actor Aasif Mandvi

In the 1990s, Aasif Mandvi was a struggling actor looking for roles that didn’t seem to...

33 minutes
Feb 15, 2023

Always be iterating: Pomplamoose’s Jack Conte & Nataly Dawn

Nataly Dawn and Jack Conte started the band Pomplamoose together in 2008. The band foun...

39 minutes
Feb 08, 2023