BONUS: Liz Hannah Talks 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars'

Screenwriter LIZ HANNAH (The Post, Long Shot, Lee, co-creator “The Girl from Plainville”) – returns to discuss a seminal piece of art from her life: David Bowie’s 1972 album THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS OF MARS. What can we learn about the creative process from this glam rock masterpiece?This bonus episode was released half a year earlier than it became available on Spotify. To get access to all bonus episodes like this one upon initial release, become a paid subscriber to 5AM StoryTalk at Apple or Substack:Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/5am-storytalk/id1807437928Substack: https://colehaddon.substack.com/-Be sure to listen to the first part of my chat with Liz, too:Listen at Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/screenwriter-liz-hannah-wants-to-get-crazy-the-post/id1807437928?i=1000708809193Listen at Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4SSOrf5flyoQvck4qV2Lfz?si=afd878472e6140aa-Liz and I will discuss (amongst other things):• Her earliest experiences with David Bowie's music and specifics about how it profoundly rewired her creative identity• The history, audacity, and unexpected death of Ziggy Stardust and what artists can learn from the brevity of the character’s existence• Bowie’s career-spanning artistic ethos and how she applies it to her own creative process/work (i.e., creative risk-taking, reinvention, etc.)• A specific example of how Bowie impacted the production of “The Girl from Plainville”• Sincerity and passion in Bowie’s work (or: how honesty can make art accessible and relatable)• Todd Haynes’ Velvet Goldmine, a film that's intrinsically linked to Bowie's Ziggy character and our own relationship to BowieLINKSLearn more about Liz Hannah: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liz_HannahListen to David Bowie's 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars': https://open.spotify.com/album/48D1hRORqJq52qsnUYZX56?si=_PJfr9lXTjyW8autjYlhYgSUBSCRIBE TO THE '5AM STORYTALK NEWSLETTER'⁠⁠https://colehaddon.substack.com/⁠⁠You'll gain access to both the 5AM StoryTalk newsletter and all episodes of this podcast – including exclusive bonus episodes in which my guests discuss seminal pieces of art from their lives. Ask questions in the comments section there, too!SUBSCRIBE TO THE '5AM STORYTALK PODCAST' AT APPLE⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/5am-storytalk/id1807437928⁠⁠A paid subscription at Apple will get you access to all of my bonus episodes in which my guests return to break down a seminal artwork from their lives.TIP JARNot up for a paid subscription but appreciate the work that’s gone into making this podcast happen? You can “buy me a coffee” ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/colehaddon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SOCIAL MEDIAFollow Cole/5AM StoryTalk at…⁠⁠5AM StoryTalk @ Instagram⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/5amstorytalkpodcast/⁠⁠⁠Cole Haddon @ Instagram⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/colehaddonwashere/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/colehaddon.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.com/Colehaddonwashere⁠⁠⁠EMAIL⁠[email protected] StoryTalk would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which this podcast is recorded, the Djarra people of the Kulin Nation and pay respects to Elders past and present.This podcast's music is by ⁠⁠Cary Brothers⁠⁠. ⁠⁠https://www.carybrothers.com/⁠⁠