Working
Hosts Isaac Butler, Ronald Young Jr., and June Thomas interview creative people about how they write, compose, paint, and more.
1
Writer Anne Lamott’s Difficult Personal Truths
The Bird By Bird author discusses her new book about love, her proclivity for deeply honest memoir writing, and some of her go-to advice about writing and publishing.
49 min
2
Working Overtime: Staying Accountable To Yourself
25 min
3
Interviews That Get to the Point
Death, Sex & Money host Anna Sale shares her strategies for conducting interviews about things that really matter.
45 min
4
How Fact-Checking Can Improve Your Fiction
Novelist Julia Hannafin and ecologist Adam Rosenblatt talk about Julia’s new novel Cascade and its commitment to scientific accuracy.
45 min
5
Working Overtime: Collaborating Through Conflict
17 min
6
A Clarinetist Finds His Flow State
Anthony McGill, principal clarinetist for the New York Philharmonic, explains what it’s like to both perform and take in the beauty of the orchestra simultaneously.
45 min
7
How to Be Both a Critic and a Creator
NPR host Linda Holmes explains how her work as a professional pop culture critic impacts her work as a novelist, and vice versa.
43 min
8
Working Overtime: Creator Mode vs. Editor Mode
21 min
9
How a Magician Designs Original, Mind-Blowing T...
Award-winning performer Joshua Jay explains how he’s able to live up to his own very high standards.
42 min
10
How to Curate a Small Town Art Museum
Sun Valley Museum of Art curator Courtney Gilbert discusses the unique challenges and thrills of serving a small community.
43 min
11
Working Overtime: Finding Your Why
15 min
12
From Corporate Job to Broadway Playwright
46 min
13
An Acting Coach’s Tips for Beginners and Experts
48 min
14
Working Overtime: Getting Paid On Time
15 min
15
How to Make a “Fair” Crossword Puzzle
45 min
16
How TV Host Carla Hall Stays Authentic On-Camera
39 min
17
Working Overtime: Asking for Expert Advice
21 min
18
How to Write Every Day and Stick to It
43 min
19
A Biography With Very High Stakes
45 min
20
Working Overtime: Managing New Hires Better
23 min
21
Malcolm X’s Story, Told Through Opera
42 min
22
How Children’s Book Ideas Begin
49 min
23
Working Overtime: Breaking Stubborn Habits
22 min
24
The Sounds That Make a Movie
46 min
25
How to Portray a Hollywood Legend
45 min