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  1. Joseph Gordon-Levitt

    09/09/2019

    Joseph Gordon-Levitt

    Joseph Gordon-Levitt (3rd Rock From the Sun, 500 Days of Summer, Inception, The Dark Knight Rises) is an American actor, filmmaker, singer, and entrepreneur. Joseph visits the attic to discuss the differences between enjoying science vs. art, his commitment to creativity and the future of privacy in social media. He talks about why he did a Pop Tart commercial as a kid and Dax admits to a social blunder upon first meeting Joseph. The two discuss career fear, Jospeh talks about his grandfather who was blacklisted from the industry and they dissect the perceived idea that Joseph is extra confident. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    2h 4m
  2. Episode 1249 - Joseph Gordon-Levitt

    08/02/2021

    Episode 1249 - Joseph Gordon-Levitt

    Joseph Gordon-Levitt's long career in show business has left him with a keen sense of the problems caused by the constant bombardment of media and technology in our lives. Joseph tells Marc how he was able to channel some of his anxieties about how we're navigating the modern world in his new series Mr. Corman. They also talk about his life in New Zealand, growing up on the screen, and why he hopes his company HitRECord can take the edge off social media. Sign up here for WTF+ to get the full show archives and weekly bonus material! https://plus.acast.com/s/wtf-with-marc-maron-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 22m
  3. MacGyver, Media, & Merchandise / Tony Hsieh, CEO & Internet Entrepreneur

    02/20/2020

    MacGyver, Media, & Merchandise / Tony Hsieh, CEO & Internet Entrepreneur

    “I love being entrepreneurial because it’s really just about getting to play MacGyver, but for business.” -Tony Hsieh Welcome to a very special episode of CREATIVE PROCESSING! This episode was recorded live in collaboration with Talkhouse Podcast at the Life Is Beautiful Music and Arts Festival in Las Vegas, Nevada. For this episode, Joe sat down with the CEO of Zappos, Tony Hsieh, where they took a deep dive into discussing the parallels of artistic and entrepreneurial creativity, and how technology will shape the future of collaboration.   As we start to develop the future of CREATIVE PROCESSING, we would love to hear your thoughts on Season 1! What were your favorite moments? What should we change? What should we keep? Let us know! Send us your thoughts on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram using the #creativeprocessing, or via email at creativeprocessing@hitrecord.org. Subscribe for updates on future episodes of CREATIVE PROCESSING. Thank you for listening! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    45 min
  4. Take responsibility for your creativity: Joseph Gordon-Levitt

    01/25/2023

    Take responsibility for your creativity: Joseph Gordon-Levitt

    Joseph Gordon-Levitt is a creativity master. Many of us know him as an actor and director, but Joseph also co-created the collaborative media platform HitRECord. Joseph shares the journey of developing HitRECord: how it evolved from a single page of HTML to a global community of creative collaborators. Joseph’s story reveals that you have to take responsibility for your own creativity. Don’t stand by until an opportunity finds you. It’s in your power to participate, find collaborators you love, and share your work with the world. Follow along (with transcript and photos) at sparkandfire.com/hitrecord/ Subscribe to the Spark & Fire weekly newsletter for images, stories and creative prompts: http://eepurl.com/hkmyMr See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    33 min
  5. Going Deeper with Joseph Gordon-Levitt

    01/17/2023

    Going Deeper with Joseph Gordon-Levitt

    What do you dream of while working on Inception? Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt to explore time travel, dreams, and the science and philosophy behind his projects.  NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/going-deeper-with-joseph-gordon-levitt/ Thanks to our Patrons Victor Ray Rutledge, David, Benjamin Behlke, Jay Naranjo, and Judy the Extrovert for supporting us this week. Photo Credit: Cloud atlas, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of StarTalk Radio ad-free and a whole week early.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    49 min
  6. Collaboration & Friendship / Seth Rogen + Evan Goldberg, Comedy Duo

    09/10/2019

    Collaboration & Friendship / Seth Rogen + Evan Goldberg, Comedy Duo

    “At the end of the day, I’d rather make stuff period than make stuff how I want to make stuff. And specific to us, I’d rather make stuff together even than stuff alone.” -Evan Goldberg My guests this week are the comedy duo Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. You've probably heard of their movies Pineapple Express, This Is The End, Neighbors, Superbad, Sausage Party, and most recently Good Boys. They’ve also ventured into the entrepreneurial space with their own cannabis brand, Houseplant. I’ve known these guys are a while, and have had the pleasure of working with them on 50/50 and The Night Before. Seth and Evan are unique in that they do a vast majority of their creative work as a duo. Because of this, I thought they would make the perfect pair for this week’s question. For this episode, Seth, Evan and I discussed a question from Pretince Martin Southwell from Springfield Illinois. Pretince asked, “Have you had people you didn’t get along with personally turn out to be good to work with professionally, or vice versa?” We talked about the origin story of how Seth and Evan’s working relationship began, how their dynamic changes when they work with or involve other people, how they navigate disagreements, and we even debated the existence of extraterrestrial life. If you have a question about the creative process, that you think would spawn a good conversation on this show, ask me on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter tagged #creativeprocessing, or by emailing creativeprocessing@hitrecord.org. New episodes are coming out every Tuesday through October 22, 2019. ABOUT THE GUESTS: Seth Rogen is an actor, writer, producer, director, entrepreneur and philanthropist whose films and TV projects have had an impressive impact on popular culture and box office returns. As an actor, his films have grossed over $930 million worldwide and as a filmmaker, his global box office success exceeds $850 million. Alongside longtime collaborator Evan Goldberg, Rogen produces film and television projects through their production company, Point Grey Pictures. Evan Goldberg is a director, screenwriter and producer. In 2011, Goldberg alongside long time collaborator Seth Rogen, founded Point Grey Pictures (PGP), a production company dedicated to creating multi-genre film and television content anchored in dynamic, authentic and passionate storytelling. Through PGP, Goldberg has produced a diverse slate of films such as 50/50, Neighbors, Good Boys and the Academy Award -nominated The Disaster Artist. In the TV space, Goldberg currently produces Future Man on Hulu, Black Monday on Showtime, Preacher on AMC, and The Boys on Amazon. LINKS FOR EPISODE: Connect with Seth and Evan: Twitter: @SethRogen Instagram: @SethRogen Facebook: Seth Rogen ReelStart.org HilarityforCharity.Org People Mentioned: Sammy Fogell (Childhood Friend) Sam Raimi (Director) Stanley Kubrick (Director) Jeremy Irons (Actor) Kevin Smith (Filmmaker) Jim Carrey (Actor) Kyle Hunter (Producer) Ariel Shaffir (Producer) Eric Kripke (Writer) Christopher Miller and Phil Lord (Filmmaking Duo) Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (Filmmaking Duo) Bonnie and Terry Turner (Producing Duo) Johnathan Levine (Director) Alex McAtee (Producer) Sandy Rogen (Seth’s Mom) Judd Apatow (Filmmaker) Sam Catlin (Writer) Michael Shannon (Actor) Kevin Corrigan (Actor) David Krumholtz (Actor) Paul Sheer (Actor) June Diane Raphael (Actress) Jason Mantzoukas (Actor) Movies Mentioned: Pineapple Express (2008) This Is the End (2013) Neighbors (2014) Superbad (2007) 50/50 (2011) The Night Before (2015) Sausage Party (2016) Good Boys (2019) Spaceballs (1987) Reservoir Dogs (1992) Pulp Fiction (1994) Evil Dead (1981) Bad Lieutenant (1992) Lolita (1997) Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) Swingers (1996) Clerks (1994) Wayne’s World (1992) TV Shows Mentioned: The Larry Sanders Show (1992-1998) Freaks and Geeks (1999-2000) The Boys (2019-) 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996-2001) Undeclared (2001-2002) Preacher (2016-) Other Mentions: Houseplant How Did This Get Made Podcast To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 23m
  7. Joseph Gordon-Levitt And Tony Shalhoub: 10 Things I Hate About Zoom

    08/21/2020

    Joseph Gordon-Levitt And Tony Shalhoub: 10 Things I Hate About Zoom

    Joseph Gordon-Levitt joins us to discuss wearing wigs and playing an old man alien trapped in a teenage body. Then he makes our dreams come true in a game about songs famously associated with movies. Plus, the Oscar goes to... William Jackson Harper (The Good Place) and Yvonne Orji (Insecure) for playing a game about Oscar speeches! And Tony Shalhoub and Luke Kirby (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) find out if animal Tinder profiles are as cringeworthy as human Tinder profiles. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

    50 min
  8. Ep 46. Joseph Gordon-Levitt

    10/29/2020

    Ep 46. Joseph Gordon-Levitt

    One of best ways to enter and appreciate the original, prolific brain of Joseph Gordon-Levitt is through the lens of hitRECord, the open, collaborative production company he founded in 2005, and one of the most creative and inspiring uses of the Internet ever. Its nearly 100,000 members submit projects – films, stories, songs, drawings, you name it – for other members to edit, build on and evolve. Gordon-Levitt credits directing short films on hitRECord with teaching him what he needed to know to make Don Jon, his first feature film as a writer, director and star. It was a darkly comic but ultimately hopeful tale about what happens when we become too connected to our devices, consuming people as things and communicating at versus with each other. His effort was rewarded with critical acclaim rare for actors who have the audacity to become auteurs; more importantly, audiences dug it. A lot of artists might find hitting it out of the park on their first time at bat daunting, but it just made him want to do more, and on a more collaborative level. That’s because Gordon-Levitt has never been fond of one-way streets – not for communication, not for critiques, not for creating, and especially not for careers. He could’ve ambled down his own pretty easy and lucrative path after early childhood success in commercials, films and most famously, NBC’s hit sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun. Instead, he went to Columbia University, largely out of a desire to reclaim the feeling of “not knowing what I was going to be” – an open question for many college freshmen, but few actors who’ve worked steadily from the age of four. When he found himself roaming the streets of New York with a video camera, he knew a return to acting was inevitable, but he knew it would have to be in unexpected roles – not to make an artistic statement, but to prove to the business (and himself) that he didn’t have to be just one thing. When such roles weren’t immediately forthcoming, his restless creativity found an outlet in hitRECord. The roles he was seeking eventually surfaced in films like 500 Days of Summer, Brick, Inception and Mysterious Skin; and hitRECord projects began to take on momentum. Good times for someone who “gets off on the stuff I never anticipated would happen.” He believes we should welcome versus dread the unexpected, that change is the most natural state, that good becomes great when we all participate and, as poignantly demonstrated by his late brother Dan, that “people can be whatever the hell they want to be.” All of which posits that the best artists are collaborators, and the best collaborators tend to have a stubborn optimistic streak. Maybe it’s that enthusiasm (and a certain degree of DIY showmanship) that invests his performance as funambulist Philippe Petit in Robert Zemekis’ The Walk with such verve and authenticity. That, and his superior make-believe skills – a blank green screen is no match for a fertile imagination. In this issue, we talk to him about that film, the role of technology in modern life, what he’s learned from being on both sides of the camera, and his hopes for future of hitRECord. For those still unclear on that concept, tune in to our broadcast episode for Gordon-Levitt’s demonstration – and the musical results. Thanks, well,…everyone.

    1h 1m
  9. 'Six Degrees of Joey Gordon-Levitt'

    03/02/2022

    'Six Degrees of Joey Gordon-Levitt'

    Ira and Louis discuss what the SAG Awards means for the Oscar race, Instagram activism, and Sam Elliott’s disdain for The Power of the Dog. Plus, Blindspots returns with Joseph Gordon-Levitt films we missed — The Dark Knight Rises (Louis) and Snowden (Ira) — and Joseph himself joins us to discuss his new series Super Pumped; and his our faves in his decades-long career. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/keepit.

    1h 22m
  10. 3rd Rock From the Sun Reunion (Vulture Festival Version)

    11/18/2021

    3rd Rock From the Sun Reunion (Vulture Festival Version)

    Vulture Fest 2021 was this past weekend, and now we want—nay, *have*—to share all this vulture-y pop culture-y goodness with all you Good One listeners back home! So over the next few weeks we'll be publishing our favorite V Fest panels here on the Good One feed, and first off is... Incoming message from the Big Giant Head: It’s a whole extraterrestrial family reunion for the Solomons as the cast of 3rd Rock From the Sun comes together for the beloved NBC series’ 25th anniversary. John Lithgow, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kristen Johnston, and French Stewart will join moderator and friend of Good One Kathryn VanArendonk to celebrate — and oh my God, they’re GORGEOUS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1h 2m
  11. Clouds & Pipes / Yuka Honda, Sonic Songstress

    09/03/2019

    Clouds & Pipes / Yuka Honda, Sonic Songstress

    “To me, it's not about really external/internal. It's about a pipe between me and others...I have all these thoughts and I want to express them all, but people are not always ready to receive them. Then when you get together and express something...sometimes I can find a pipe where we can connect.” -Yuka Honda My guest this week is Yuka Honda- a musician, composer, producer and all around fantastic artist. She’s one half of the duo Cibo Matto, and has worked with a range of musicians: from well-known artists such as the Beastie Boys, Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon, to lesser-known but no-less-incredible artists such as Petra Haden, Mike Watt, and Medeski Martin & Wood. Her latest work is a multi-media operatic theatre piece called No Revenge Necessary. She’s done so many great things over the years, and is a dear friend whom I was excited to sit down and have a conversation with.  For this episode, Yuka and I explored a question from Melissa Hui from San Francisco, CA. Melissa asked, “How much of creative expression is for ourselves vs. others?” We talked about how ideas, images, and feelings take the shape of clouds inside of our heads. When collaborating, Yuka looks to create a pipe connecting her ideas (or the clouds in her head) to the clouds in other people’s heads. And to wrap off our incredibly uplifting/poetic conversation, we answered a question about what we would do in the face of death.  If you have a question about the creative process, that you think would spawn a good conversation on this show, ask me on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter tagged #creativeprocessing, or by emailing creativeprocessing@hitrecord.org. New episodes are coming out every Tuesday through October 22, 2019.  ------ ABOUT THE GUEST: Yuka C. Honda is a musician/producer/composer/performer. Residing in New York City since the mid-1980s, Honda is best known for the band Cibo Matto. Honda has released three solo albums and has produced recordings by Sean Lennon, Martha Wainwright, Yoko Ono Plastic Band, and Cibo Matto. Currently Honda has been performing and recording with CUP (duo with her husband Nels Cline) as well as with her solo entity Eucademix and ON/IN, a duo collaboration with Akio Mokuno.  ------  SELECTED LINKS FOR EPISODE: Connect with Yuka Honda: Instagram: @Eucademix Facebook: @Yuka C. Honda Twitter: @YukaCHonda YukaCHonda.com Yuka’s Art Mentioned:No Revenge Necessary (Original Multimedia Opera composed and directed by Yuka Honda)People Mentioned:Cibo Matto (Band with Yuka Honda + Miho Hatori)Beastie Boys (Hip Hop Group)Yoko Ono (Musician) Sean Lennon (Musician) Petra Haden (Violinist) Mike Watt (Bassist)Medeski Martin & Wood (Band)Marc Ribot (Guitarist)Caetano Veloso (Composer)Vincent Gallo (Actor/Musician)Jamie Foxx (Actor)Nels Cline (Guitarist/Composer)Venues Mentioned:Knitting FactoryNational Sawdust To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    50 min
  12. How craving attention makes you less creative | Joseph Gordon-Levitt

    11/01/2021

    How craving attention makes you less creative | Joseph Gordon-Levitt

    Joseph Gordon-Levitt has gotten more than his fair share of attention from his acting career. But as social media exploded over the past decade, he got addicted like the rest of us -- trying to gain followers and likes only to be left feeling inadequate and less creative. In a refreshingly honest talk, he explores how the attention-driven model of big tech companies impacts our creativity -- and shares a more powerful feeling than getting attention: paying attention. After the talk, Modupe talks about how to find flow when you're surrounded by distractions. Learn more about our flagship conference happening this April at attend.ted.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    17 min
  13. Joseph Gordon-Levitt wants to hear your questions about creativity...

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    Joseph Gordon-Levitt wants to hear your questions about creativity...

    In his new podcast, "Creative Processing," Joseph Gordon-Levitt wants to explore all aspects of creativity and artistic collaboration. Each episode will focus on a single question contributed by the audience. Questions can be about any aspect of the creative process: from writing your first screenplay, to dealing with procrastination; from an actor's relationship with their character, to a musician's relationship with their instrument - or anything in between. Every episode will see Gordon-Levitt offer his own honest insights on the topic, and then invite a range of notable guests to join him in the conversation and provide their own unique perspective. Submit your questions to Joe on social (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc) using the hashtag #creativeprocessing, or by emailing creativeprocessing@hitrecord.org. So subscribe! The first episode of Creative Processing will launch on August 19, 2019, with new episodes available every Tuesday through October 22, 2019. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    8 min
  14. Joseph Gordon-Levitt | From Vlad To Worse

    02/22/2022

    Joseph Gordon-Levitt | From Vlad To Worse

    Although Putin appears to have ordered his troops to enter Ukraine, the Russian ambassador to the U.S. told “Face the Nation” host Margaret Brennan that the world owes his country a “thank you.” Next, U.K. metaverse marketplace Terra Virtua has designed a special NFT of Stephen Colbert holding his AFT (an “Actual F****** Thing”) that explains NFTs. And Joseph Gordon-Levitt stops by to tell Stephen about his role in the new Showtime anthology series, “Super Pumped: The Battle For Uber,” where he plays controversial Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    39 min
  15. Pushing Boundaries & Yourself / Jessica Alba, Actress and Entrepreneur

    10/22/2019

    Pushing Boundaries & Yourself / Jessica Alba, Actress and Entrepreneur

    “You have to push yourself outside of your comfort zone. You have to allow yourself to fail. Once you get over the fear of failure, then you will start to find where your happiness lies, and if ‘good enough’ is sufficient or not.” - Jessica Alba This is the last episode of the season! I've really enjoyed the podcast medium, and I appreciate the audience that this show has gathered, so thank you for listening. The guest this week is Jessica Alba. She’s an incredibly successful actress and entrepreneur. She co-founded The Honest Company, which has not only been extremely successful and lucrative, but also something that’s positive. She’s acted in a number of movies including Honey, Into the Blue, Good Luck Chuck, Fantastic Four, and Sin City (where we first got to know each other). She’s incredibly talented, smart, and just such a cool person. She continues to push herself beyond her limits, which I think is what makes her the perfect guest to answer this week’s question from Rochelle Connery from Anchorage, Alaska.  Rochelle asked, “Any hints on how to push myself to achieve more than just ‘good enough?’” Jessica is clearly someone who continues to push boundaries. We had a great conversation about finding equilibrium and balance amongst pressure and stress, getting over the fear of failure, how to battle insecurity, using boundaries to expand your creativity, and how Jessica has used stereotypes and low expectations to drive herself and empower others.   Even though this is the last episode, you can ask a question or continue the conversation on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram using the #creativeprocessing. And, if you’re feeling inspired, check out HITRECORD.org/creativeprocessing, where we’re making art about some of the topics we discussed in these episodes. Subscribe for updates on future episodes of CREATIVE PROCESSING. Thanks for listening! ABOUT THE GUEST: Jessica Alba, Founder of The Honest Company, is a globally recognized business leader, entrepreneur, advocate, actress and New York Times bestselling author. The Honest Company® is a mission-driven company dedicated to empowering people to live happy, healthy lives by providing thoughtfully formulated, safe and effective baby, personal care and beauty products. In 2013 Jessica authored the New York Times bestselling book, The Honest Life, a practical guide for parents to create a safe and healthy life for their families. Jessica has appeared on the cover of Forbes’ “Self-Made Women” issue and was among the top twenty of Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People in Business, one of CNBC’s Next List of Rebels, Leaders and Innovators, and one of Fortune’s 10 Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs.   SELECTED LINKS: Connect with Jessica: -Instagram: @jessicaalba -Twitter: @jessicalba -Facebook: @JessicaAlba Movies Mentioned: -Honey (2003) -Into the Blue (2005) -Good Luck Chuck (2007) -Fantastic Four (2005) -Sin City (2005) -Jaws (1975) -Gumby (1995) TV Shows Mentioned: -3rd Rock from the Sun (NBC, 1996-2001) -Fleabag (BBC, 2016-2019) -Saturday Night Live (NBC, 1975- ) People Mentioned: -Rian Johnson (Filmmaker) -Cash Warren (Producer) -Tom Hanks (Actor)  -John Lithgow (Actor) -Kristen Johnston (Actress) -French Stewart (Actor) -Jane Curtin (Actress) -James Cameron (Filmmaker)  -Steven Spielberg (Filmmaker)  -Lorne Michaels (Producer)  -Jennifer Lopez (Actress/Singer) Philosophies/Theories Mentioned: -80/20 Rule -Wabi Sabi  -Myers-Briggs Test (TAKE IT HERE) -Nature v. Nurture (Also mentioned in Ep. 5 Madisen Ward & The Mama Bear and Ep. 6 Liv Boeree) To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    1 hr
  16. TED TALK / How craving attention makes you less creative

    09/12/2019

    TED TALK / How craving attention makes you less creative

    For this episode, I’m going to do something a little different. I recently did a TED Talk, and there was something really distinct and special about it. I’m pretty used to performing on stage in front of people as a character or for a show, but it felt different to be on stage delivering in-depth thoughts of my own about an idea that’s important to me. I’m putting this TED Talk on my podcast because it’s about how the creative process can be affected by the attention-driven model of big tech companies, and how you can feel a difference when you try to pay attention vs. get attention. We’ll be back next week with more episodes of CREATIVE PROCESSING. I hope you enjoy. For more TED Talks, subscribe to the podcast TED Talks Daily, where they post a new idea every day. It’s available anywhere you listen to podcasts. Thanks! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    16 min
  17. COMING SOON - Episode 1 with Rian Johnson!

    08/13/2019

    COMING SOON - Episode 1 with Rian Johnson!

    Here’s a little snippet from the very first episode of Creative Processing featuring writer/director extraordinaire Rian Johnson! I was in his very first movie, Brick as well as his third movie Looper. He also made The Brothers Bloom, and Star Wars: The Last Jedi. He’s an extraordinary thinker, artist, and human being. I always love conversations with him, and hopefully you’ll enjoy hearing this one. So, check it out and SUBSCRIBE! Episode 1 comes out Monday, August 19th and then there’ll be new episodes every Tuesday for the next ten weeks. Each episode focuses on a question submitted from you all about anything surrounding the creative process. So, if you have a question that you’d like answered, you can ask me on social media using the hashtag #creativeprocessing, or email creativeprocessing@hitrecord.org. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    4 min
  18. How craving attention makes you less creative | Joseph Gordon-Levitt

    08/20/2019

    How craving attention makes you less creative | Joseph Gordon-Levitt

    Joseph Gordon-Levitt has gotten more than his fair share of attention from his acting career. But as social media exploded over the past decade, he got addicted like the rest of us -- trying to gain followers and likes only to be left feeling inadequate and less creative. In a refreshingly honest talk, he explores how the attention-driven model of big tech companies impacts our creativity -- and shares a more powerful feeling than getting attention: paying attention.** Learn more about our flagship conference happening this April at attend.ted.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    13 min
  19. Art & Politics / Shepard Fairey, Propagandist

    08/27/2019

    Art & Politics / Shepard Fairey, Propagandist

    “I want to be transparent that any image with an agenda (which is actually most images) is a form of propaganda. It’s just whether you try to hide that fact or whether you’re honest about it.”-Shepard Fairey My guest this week is Shepard Fairey- he is an artist and a self-titled propagandist who is perhaps most known for his HOPE Obama Poster or for his Andre the Giant Has A Posse OBEY Campaign. If you’ve lived near any American metropolis, you’ve probably seen his work stenciled onto the sides of various buildings or as a sticker slapped on the back of a fire hydrant. Recently, his series We The People featured Latinas, Native Americans, Muslims and African Americans, and could be seen at nearly every protest and rally in the country. Shepard’s also quite the philanthropist - he and his wife Amanda started a campaign called Make America Smart Again, which called for Americans be more informed, involved, and engage in healthy dialogues with one another. For this episode, we analyzed a question from Shishuraj Karmalkar from Mumbai, India. Shishuraj asked, “How do you wrestle with the statement that artists are 'selfish' since they're off worrying about their art, and not devoting more energy to political rebellion in troubled times?” Shepard and I discussed how art can transform from something selfish to selfless, the intended (and unintended) message art can convey, and if you can ever truly divorce art from politics. He also answered an off-topic question about God with a reference to the movie Dodgeball, so that was pretty cool. If you have a question about the creative process, that you think would spawn a good conversation on this show, ask me on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter tagged #creativeprocessing, or by emailing creativeprocessing@hitrecord.org. New episodes are coming out every Tuesday through October 22, 2019. ABOUT THE GUEST: In 1989, while at Rhode Island School of Design studying for his Bachelor of Fine Art in Illustration (which he earned in 1992), Shepard Fairey created the “Andre the Giant has a Posse” sticker that later evolved into the OBEY GIANT art campaign. In 2008, his portrait of then-Democratic candidate Barack Obama became an internationally recognized emblem of hope. Since then, Fairey has painted nearly 100 public murals, become one of the most sought-after and provocative artists in the world, and changed the way people converse about art and view the urban landscape. SELECTED LINKS FOR EPISODE: Connect with Shepard Fairey: Twitter: @ObeyGiant Instagram: @ObeyGiant ObeyGiant.com ObeyClothing.com Shepard FaireyArt Mentioned: Barack Obama ‘Hope’ Poster ‘Andre the Giant Has a Posse’ Campaign We the People’ Series Bowery Mural God Saves and Satan Invests Movies/TV Shows Mentioned: Triumph of the Will (1935) *WARNING - literally Nazi Propaganda* They Live (1988) The Loudest Voice (TV Series, Showtime) Dodgeball (2004) People Mentioned: Bob Marley (Singer-Songwriter) Bob Dylan  (Singer-Songwriter) Joe Strummer (Musician) Dead Kennedys (Band) The Rolling Stones (Band) Chuck D (Rapper) Barack Obama (Politician) George W. Bush (Politician) Donald Trump (Politician) Adolf Hitler (Politician) Robert Indiana (Artist) Andy Warhol (Artist) Jasper Johns (Artist) Barbara Kruger (Artist) George Orwell (Author) Ray Bradbury (Author) John Carpenter (Filmmaker) Ben Stiller (Actor) Vince Vaughn (Actor) Jason Bateman (Actor) Leni Riefenstahl (Director) To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    58 min
  20. Family & Folk Music / Madisen Ward and The Mama Bear, Mother-And-Son Folk Band

    09/17/2019

    Family & Folk Music / Madisen Ward and The Mama Bear, Mother-And-Son Folk Band

    “There’s times before my mom and I are about to go onstage to play together, and maybe we just argued right before going on. But there’s something about that moment... where I give her a kiss on the cheek and say, ‘Hey, this started with you and me. Let’s go out there and do this.’” -Madisen Ward My guests this week are Madisen and Ruth Ward, who together are known as the mother-and-son folk band Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear. They’ve appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman, NPR’s Tiny Desk Series, and recently released a brand new album called Started With A Family (if you haven’t heard their music yet, I highly suggest you take a listen).  For this episode, Madisen, Ruth and I tackled a question from Paige Elson from Stockton, California. Paige asked, “What are the benefits and setbacks of working creatively with family?” I’ve always been curious to know how family fits into creativity. Where does creativity come from? Do you get it from your parent’s genes or from the upbringing they provided? Madisen and Ruth brought such an interesting perspective to this question. We talked about how Ruth’s career transformed after she became a mom, how writing and performing music is different when collaborating with family members, what role music played in the Ward household, and we topped it all off with a question about a crab’s perspective. If you have a question about the creative process, that you think would spawn a good conversation on this show, ask me on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter tagged #creativeprocessing, or by emailing creativeprocessing@hitrecord.org. New episodes are coming out every Tuesday through October 22, 2019. ------ ABOUT THE GUESTS: Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear consists of Madisen Ward and Ruth Ward. They are a modern soulful/folk music duo from Independence, Mo. The band's debut album Skeleton Crew, produced by Jim Abbiss, known for his award-winning work with Arctic Monkeys and Adele, captures Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear in their most natural setting. The two tracked most of the tracks live, sitting across from one another in the recording studio. They didn't use a click track. With help from a handful of session musicians, the two Wards captured the sound they'd been making since those coffeeshop days.  ------  SELECTED LINKS FOR EPISODE: Connect with Madisen and Ruth: -Twitter: @MadisenWardMB -Instagram: @MadisenWardMB -Facebook: Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear -YouTube Channel (One For the Record Series) -MadisenWardandtheMamaBear.com Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear Music Mentioned: -Started With A Family (2019) -Skeleton Crew (2015) -"Dead Daffodils" -"Undertaker and Juniper" MadisenMusic Music Mentioned: -“Skip and the Turtle” -“Weep for the King” -“Big Bad Wolfblood” Other Music Mentioned: -Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards by Tom Waits -“Old Man” by Neil Young -“Clown’s Lament”by @Metaphorest on HITRECORD -Pink Moon by Nick Drake People Mentioned: -Isiah Whitlock Jr. (Actor and Ruth’s Brother) -Tom Waits (Singer-Songwriter) -Tracy Chapman (Singer-Songwriter) -Mark Knopfler (Singer-Songwriter) -Bob Dylan (Singer-Songwriter) -The Osmonds (Family Music Group) -Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer) -The White Stripes (Musical Group) -Wu-Tang Clan (Hip Hop Group) TV Shows Mentioned: -The Wire (2002-2008) -MacGyver (1985-1992) To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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