Cofounder @WaitWhat. Producer @MastersofScale @MeditativeStory. Host @SparkandFirePod. Before that, I launched @TEDTalks. Before that @Wired #BlackLivesMatter
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Joined May 2008
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Many of us believe a false story about creativity— that it arrives with a lightning⚡️ strike. In truth, every creative work you've ever loved has a HERO'S JOURNEY behind it. Proud to share @SparkandFirePod Hear those stories—in the creator's own words. bit.ly/3rWi54b
Dear @PopUpMag — We ❤️ U 4ever. L.A. filling the house for the farewell tour. 🥲 (👋 @chasnote @dougmcgray @LaurelBraitman )
1/2 "To me, the power of music is how quickly it can make you FEEL something.”
When @KrisBowersMusic composed @WhenTheySeeUs he kept EMOTION as his North star—and it shows. An honor to share your story Kris!
Listen on @sparkandfirepod & @BBCPodcasts
listen.sparkandfire.com/kris…
2/2 Dear @Ava, I think you’ll love the way @KrisBowersMusic describes your collaboration on @WhenTheySeeUs. The way you encourage him to stretch his creative limits? The way you find the heart of a scene? Magic.
ps @sarahelizalewis @Kamilahf—I think you'll both love this one 😊
The podcast loved you back, Cristela! Your candidness, confidence, vulnerability, humility, and always-on sense of humor ... to say nothing of the tamales (I know, I know, it's not about the tamales...) + your love of LEGOs, which I share. You have so much wisdom to share. ♥️
"If you have to step away from your dreams, remember: Lifelong dreams take a lifetime.”—Universal truth fm comedian @cristela9 — telling the story of her belovedTV show on @SparkandFirePod / @BBCSounds
What a joy to draw this story from you Cristela!
listen.sparkandfire.com/Cris…
How do you keep creating? Adapt. Adapt. Adapt your work to match conditions in your life.
Thats wisdom from @NatalyDawn & @JackConte of beloved band @pomplamoose (Yes, Jack is also CEO of @Patreon) What a joy to share their story!
Listen w/@BBCPodcasts
listen.sparkandfire.com/Jack…
"I had to stop waiting for someone ELSE to give me permission." I love this rallying cry from Actor / Director Joseph Gordon-Levitt (@hitRECordJoe), telling the story of @HITRECORD. Thank you, sir, for your wise words! A delight to draw the story from you! listen.sparkandfire.com/Jose…
The secret behind @WICKED_Musical's record-smashing runs? It tells a universal truth — about the awkward green girl inside all of us
Such an honor to draw the story from legendary composer Stephen Schwartz (Pippin! Godspell!) & share it on @BBCPodcasts. listen.sparkandfire.com/Step…
Domee Shi: Director of @PixarTurningRed. First woman to direct a @Pixar feature. Youngest member of Pixar brain trust. Oscar winner for Bao. #Toronto native. Rising star. You’ll want to hear this episode of @SparkandFirePod 👇
How did director Domee Shi's @Pixar film #TurningRed become such a hit? All she did was embrace her inner weirdo. 🙃
On @SparkandFirePod, Shi explains how seeing through her outlandish ideas brought such an authentic and unique film to life.
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Every December @isabelallende cleans up loose ends & prepares to start a new book Jan 8. It all began w/House of the Spirits—written in a tiny kitchen while her kids slept.
Such an honor to capture this story w/you, Isabel!
Listen on @SparkandFirePod: listen.sparkandfire.com/Isab…
p.s. Even if you know The House of the Spirits like your own family, you’ll discover new details. Like the elaborate chart of dates & events her son made on the kitchen wall or how she corrected the 500p manuscript w/Tipp-ex & help from her kids (below)
listen.sparkandfire.com/Isab…
Working together means playing together. And sometimes play dates go wrong😂
You'll never hear a better or FUNNIER tale of collaboration-gone-right than this story fm @DisneyFrozen songwriters Robert Lopez & @Lyrikris10 Kristen Anderson-Lopez
Listen: listen.sparkandfire.com/Kris…
How do you find meaning in the face of tragedy? Virtuoso @KayhanKalhor shares an inspired story on the role of the artist during times of injustice.
A beautiful, essential listen in the time of #WomenLifeFreedom. Honored to share it on @SparkandFirePod
listen.sparkandfire.com/Kayh…
2/ This episode (long-planned) tells a specific story about creating “Silent City” — which bears witness to the 1988 massacre in Halabja. But the takeaway is universal: In the face of tragedy, don’t turn away. Create art that acknowledges darkness, while creating space for light.
3/@activecultures Tremendous gratitude for the introductions that led to Isabel and Leigh Ann that ultimately led us to Kayhan. @YoYo_Ma & @silkroadproject thank you for a lifetime of work, consistently creating light in the face of darkness, as in this piece with Kayhan.
No one in the art world has a voice like #MarkBradford. From hair stylist to @ArtBasel veteran, collected in the @MetMuseum & @LACMA
He shares his story & hilarious wisdom on fueling your own creativity.
The secret? Go find the milk.🥛
He explains:
listen.sparkandfire.com/Mark…
Creativity gold from the beloved Ann Patchett @ParnassusBooks1:
🔥 Commit to your best work, always
🔥 Don’t fear a rewrite (It’s like burning a cake, not losing a child)
🔥 Be wise to your own lies
Ann! An honor to share your story!
@SparkandFirePod
listen.sparkandfire.com/AnnP…
How can you recover your creativity — after a loss that feels like 'total shipwreck'? Genius comedian @PattonOswalt generously shows the way, on Spark & Fire. (Hint: "It's the hang")
An honor to draw this story from you Patton, sir! listen.sparkandfire.com/Patt…
Brilliant! The all-day, all-weekend, multi-stage, multi-format, totally FREE open house for the new David Geffen Hall @LincolnCenter. Loving the @nyphil in its new home!
Not gonna lie. Darn proud our team won the #Webbys for Best Individual Episode — across all 2 million podcasts! The winner? Our @mastersofscale episode with Pres Barack Obama. listen.mastersofscale.com/Pr…
