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The Creative Process · Arts, Culture & Society: 2022-2023

The Creative Process - Books, Film, Music, TV, Art, Writing, Education, Environment, Theatre, Dance, LGBTQ, Social Justice, Spirituality, Feminism, Technology, AI

Exploring the fascinating minds of creative people. Conversations with writers, artists and creative thinkers across the Arts and STEM. We discuss their life, work and artistic practice. Winners of Oscar, Emmy, Tony, Pulitzer, Nobel Prize, leaders and public figures share real experiences and offer valuable insights. Notable guests and participating museums and organizations include: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Neil Patrick Harris, Smithsonian, Roxane Gay, Musée Picasso, EARTHDAY-ORG, Neil Gaiman, UNESCO, Joyce Carol Oates, Mark Seliger, Acropolis Museum, Hilary Mantel, Songwriters Hall of Fame, George Saunders, The New Museum, Lemony Snicket, Pritzker Architecture Prize, Hans-Ulrich Obrist, Serpentine Galleries, Joe Mantegna, PETA, Greenpeace, EPA, Morgan Library and Museum, and many others. The interviews are hosted by founder and creative educator Mia Funk with the participation of students, universities, and collaborators from around the world. These conversations are also part of our traveling exhibition.

299 episodes

JOHN PATRICK SHANLEY - Academy Award-winning Writer/Director - Doubt starring Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams - Moonstruck 29 Apr 2023 · 47 min John Patrick Shanley is from The Bronx. His plays include Prodigal Son, Outside Mullingar (Tony nomination), Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, Savage in Limbo, Italian-American Reconci…

Earth Month Stories - Part 2 - Environmentalists, Artists, Students & Teachers Speak Out & Share How We Can Save the Planet 26 Apr 2023 · 15 min Listen to Part 2 of this Special Series with music courtesy of composer Max Richter. All voices on this episode are from our interviews for The Creative Process & One Planet Podca…

The Diplomat starring Keri Russell w/ Showrunner DEBORA CAHN - Highlights 24 Apr 2023 · 11 min "I think that we like to look at somebody who's in a leadership position and say, look at what they did. And we don't recognize the fact that there's a huge team of people creatin…

DEBORA CAHN - Showrunner & Executive Producer of Netflix’s The Diplomat starring Keri Russell & Rufus Sewell 24 Apr 2023 · 44 min Debora Cahn is the Emmy-nominated showrunner and executive producer of Netflix’s The Diplomat, a political thriller series starring Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell. She’s worked wit…

Special Earth Day Stories - Environmentalists, Artists, Students & Teachers share their Love for the Planet - Part 1 22 Apr 2023 · 15 min Today we’re streaming voices of environmentalists, artists, students, and teachers. Enjoy Part 1 of this Special Series with music courtesy of composer Max Richter. All voices on…

Exploring Creativity & the Music of Emotions with Composer MAX RICHTER - Highlights 22 Apr 2023 · 18 min "For me, the creative process is a sort of a continuous thing in the sense that I'm writing kind of all the time, at some level. And that doesn't mean I'm sitting at my desk all t…

MAX RICHTER - Award-winning Composer & Pianist 22 Apr 2023 · 1 hr 1 min Composer Max Richter is known for his ability to translate profound human emotions into music. Max’s record Sleep is the most streamed classical album of all time and his catalogu…

LOVE - What is love? Filmmakers, poets, aviators, musicians, cave divers, environmentalists, writers, and artists explore what love means to them 15 Apr 2023 · 9 min 00:25 JERICHO BROWN - Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet, Author of “The Tradition” & “The New Testament” 00:39 JILL HEINERTH - Explorer, Presenter, Author of “Into The Planet: My Life a…

The Pivotal Generation: Why We Have a Moral Responsibility to Slow Climate Change Right Now - HENRY SHUE - Highlights 12 Apr 2023 · 16 min “These long-lived connections provide a radically different example of the insight from one of the characters created by my fellow Southerner William Faulkner: 'The past is never…

HENRY SHUE - Author of “The Pivotal Generation” - Snr. Research Fellow, Centre for International Studies, Oxford 12 Apr 2023 · 52 min Henry Shue is Professor Emeritus of Politics and International Relations at University of Oxford’s Merton College. He's the author of Basic Rights, as well as The Pivotal Generati…

Can Films Save Wildlife? with CHRISTOPHER GERVAIS, Founder/CEO of Wildlife Conservation Film Festival - Highlights 7 Apr 2023 · 11 min “I've been fortunate over the last 13 years to meet some of the world's leading conservationists. Dr. Sylvia Earl, David Attenborough, Jane Goodall, his Royal Highness Prince Khal…

CHRISTOPHER J. GERVAIS - Founder/CEO of Wildlife Conservation Film Festival - Cannes Lions Award-winning Producer 7 Apr 2023 · 51 min Christopher J. Gervais is an award winning producer. His animated film Dream won a 2017 Golden Lion for film and a Silver Lion for music at the 64th Annual International Festival…

PERRY MASON starring Matthew Rhys with Showrunner MICHAEL BEGLER - Highlights 6 Apr 2023 · 11 min “Storytelling is our oldest art form. We can't silence the arts and those voices because if we do, we lose something that is so crucial to who we are just as human beings. We want…

MICHAEL BEGLER - Showrunner of PERRY MASON starring Matthew Rhys, Juliet Rylance, Shea Whigham, Hope Davis 6 Apr 2023 · 38 min Michael Begler is showrunner, writer, and executive producer of Perry Mason, which debuted as HBO’s most-watched series in nearly two years upon its premiere in June 2020. The cri…

"Even if the current system sucks, we still need to vote." PIA MANCINI on Democracy & Taking Action - Highlights 4 Apr 2023 · 9 min “Even if the current system sucks, we still need to vote. That for me is something that I keep repeating. We cannot leave vacuums in the political system because someone else is g…

PIA MANCINI - Co-founder/CEO of Open Collective - Chair of DemocracyEarth Foundation - YGL World Economic Forum 4 Apr 2023 · 40 min Pia Mancini is a democracy activist, political scientist, open source sustainer, co-founder & CEO at Open Collective and Chair of DemocracyEarth Foundation. She has worked in poli…

Blonde starring Ana de Armas, Beyonce: Lemonade & Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman with CHAYSE IRVIN - Highlights 31 Mar 2023 · 15 min “I was using this jazz technique called woodshedding where you basically isolate yourself, and you come up with harmonic devices that then you can put in your pocket and play duri…

CHAYSE IRVIN - Cinematographer of “Blonde” starring Ana de Armas, “Beyonce: Lemonade”, Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman, Kahlil Joseph, The Weekend, Netflix, Charlotte Rampling 31 Mar 2023 · 1 hr 15 min Chase Irvin is a Canadian American cinematographer making waves in the film industry. Chayse has received immense critical acclaim for his vision and style. He has worked on featu…

Inside the Pritzker Architecture Prize & Venice Biennale with MANUELA LUCÁ-DAZIO - Highlights 22 Mar 2023 · 10 min “So for me being born in a place like Naples helped me absorb and to be constantly open and curious about other cultures, simply because they were part of my own culture. So it's…

MANUELA LUCÁ-DAZIO - Executive Director, Pritzker Architecture Prize - Fmr. Exec. Director of Venice Biennale, Visual Arts & Architecture Dept. 22 Mar 2023 · 1 hr 1 min Manuela Lucá-Dazio is the newly appointed Executive Director of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. In this capacity, she works closely with the jury, however, she does not vote in t…

“There's no such thing as completely clean energy. Nothing is completely natural in the industrial world." ARMOND COHEN - Highlights 20 Mar 2023 · 10 min “There's no such thing as completely clean energy. We use that term a lot, but it's not really true. We have low carbon energy, and lower carbon energy, but any kind of industrial…

ARMOND COHEN - Executive Director of Clean Air Task Force 20 Mar 2023 · 43 min Armond Cohen is Executive Director of Clean Air Task Force, which he has led since its formation in 1996. In addition to leading CATF, Armond is directly involved in CATF research…

Reclaiming Nature Writing with AMANDA E. MACHADO - Highlights 18 Mar 2023 · 10 min “I think that was definitely a pattern that I unknowingly replicated when I first started traveling. I think that's how the travel industry has kind of marketed to us, right? This…

AMANDA E. MACHADO - Writer, Public Speaker, Facilitator - Founder of Reclaiming Nature Writing 18 Mar 2023 · 39 min Amanda E. Machado is a writer, public speaker and facilitator whose work explores how race, gender, sexuality, and power affect the way we travel and experience the outdoors. She…

Philosophy, Science, Arts & a Better Tommorw with HAROLD P. SJURSEN - Highlights 16 Mar 2023 · 13 min “I have a granddaughter who's just going into high school, and she is filled with idealistic thoughts and is optimistic. She's a person who is both in love with art and in love wi…

HAROLD P. SJURSEN - Professor of Philosophy - Science, Technology, the Arts 16 Mar 2023 · 43 min Harold P. Sjursen is an educator and administrator having served on the faculty of both a liberal arts college and school of engineering. His background is in the history of philo…

UnPrisoned starring Kerry Washington w/ Exec. Producer JOY GORMAN WETTELS - Highlights 10 Mar 2023 · 11 min “With UnPrisoned and with really my whole body of work as a producer, I'm really drawn to stories that make people feel seen that take issues that have stigma and shame attached t…

JOY GORMAN WETTELS - Exec. Producer “UnPrisoned” starring Kerry Washington, “13 Reasons Why”, Founder of Joy Coalition 10 Mar 2023 · 48 min Joy Gorman Wettels is the founder of Joy Coalition, an impact producing venture with a focus on creating purpose-driven film and television content for a global audience. She exec…

Thinking Huts tackling Global Education Crisis with 3D Printing with MAGGIE GROUT - Highlights 9 Mar 2023 · 8 min “I think maybe what we've learned is how important family and community are. What I noticed in Madagascar is how genuinely happy they are despite not having a lot in life. We have…

MAGGIE GROUT - Founder & CEO of Thinking Huts tackling Global Education Crisis with 3D Printing 9 Mar 2023 · 26 min Maggie Grout is the founder and CEO of Thinking Huts, an international NGO that increases global access to education with innovative, humanitarian-driven technology solutions. Fou…