All Episodes

Mike Faist Embraces the Unknown

The Many Passions of Matteo Lane

Taylor Rooks Talks NBA, Interview Techniques and Finding the Person Behind the Athlete

Michael Sarnoski: What Robin Hood and Folklore Tell Us About Ourselves Today

Tyler James Williams on 30 Years of Acting and Protecting the Next Generation

Why Atsuko Okatsuka’s Comedy Connects Across Cultures

Greg Kinnear on Acting, AI, and Why Movies Still Matter

Chris Fleming Embraces the Chaos

How Leslie Jones Became a Comedian

Phoebe Robinson Shows Her Work

Fantasmas: Julio Torres on Art Surviving in Late-Stage Capitalism

Sarah McLachlan: Making Music to Connect and Heal

How Natasha Rothwell’s Life Brought Her to “The White Lotus”

Daniel Dae Kim Leads Spy Drama and Fights for Industry Change

Phil Rosenthal’s Secret Recipe: Good Food and a Laugh

Tunde Adebimpe Channels His DIY Roots Into Raw Solo Debut

George C. Wolfe on Desperation and Desire in His “Gypsy”

Daveed Diggs Takes on Cyberpunk Rap

Lucy Dacus Makes Her First Love Songs

Alicia Graf Mack on Honoring the Past and Future of Dance

Min Jin Lee Revisits the Decades It Took To Write “Pachinko”

Michael Urie Finds Laughs in the Balcony and the Front Row

Conor Oberst Finds His Purpose in Process

Taffy Brodesser-Akner Defends the Trauma Plot

Minnie Driver’s Path to the Throne

Annie Baker Shifts From Stage to Screen

Jewel Finds Healing in Music and Art

Joseph Gordon-Levitt Can Do That Genre Too!

Here's a quick preview of our new season!

From The Plot Thickens: Decoding John Ford

Ling Ma on Imploding the Immigrant Narrative

Viet Thanh Nguyen on the Ghosts that Haunt our Cultural Past (Replay)

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Searches for Truth Through Acting

Kelly Reichardt Breaks Down Her Filmmaking Process Behind "Showing Up"

Jennifer Egan Writes to Experience a Life Outside Her Own

Al Nelson’s Sound Design Journey From “Jurassic Park” To “Top Gun: Maverick”

Jason Kim Goes Inside the World of K-pop

Ruth E. Carter Designs Costumes to Stand the Test of Time

John Waters on the Fine Art of Bad Taste

John David Washington Explores his Past for his Broadway Debut

One more short scene from the life of Buffy Sainte-Marie

New season of American Masters: Creative Spark!

How Buffy Sainte-Marie Made Her Most Triumphant Song Yet

Jo Firestone Proves Comedy Has No Age Limit

Don Hertzfeldt Animates Stick Figures Into Existential Masterpieces

Atsuko Okatsuka Jokes Around

How Kim Gordon Makes Music

Making Movies with M. Night Shyamalan

Jericho Brown Takes on Tradition

Understanding the History and Mystery of Michael R. Jackson

Errol Morris vs. Steve Bannon

Introducing – American Masters: Creative Spark

Actor and playwright Wallace Shawn

Musician Miles Davis

Theoretical physicist Dr. Michio Kaku

Comedian Maria Bamford

Writer and director Noah Baumbach

Playwright Lynn Nottage

Actor Ethan Hawke

Actress and filmmaker Lee Grant

Playwright and actor Tarell Alvin McCraney

Poet Joy Harjo

Author R.O. Kwon

Artist Mark Rothko

Comedian Chris Gethard

Music duo Tegan and Sara

Sneak Peek – New season begins October 9th!

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

Author Viet Thanh Nguyen

Actor Jeff Daniels

Filmmaker Boots Riley

Restaurateur and chef David Chang

Actress Lois Smith with Josh Hamilton

Author and activist DeRay Mckesson

Filmmaker and artist Miranda July

Entertainer Sammy Davis, Jr.

Comedian-turned-filmmaker Bo Burnham with Josh Hamilton

Sneak Peek – New season begins February 20th!

Susan Sarandon, Emina Soljanin, and Alexandra Dean on actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr

Poet Dr. Maya Angelou

Poet Tracy K. Smith

Singer-songwriter Willie Nelson

Singer-songwriter Bonnie "Prince" Billy

Writer Edgar Allan Poe

Writer and Director John Carpenter

Comedian Margaret Cho

Comedian Mel Brooks

Animators Robert Kondo and Dice Tsutsumi on artist Tyrus Wong

Playwright Arthur Miller

Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks

Ruben Santiago-Hudson on playwright August Wilson

Filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady

Norman Lear and comedian Hasan Minhaj

Author Gloria Naylor

Bonus. Joan Baez and Dar Williams Sing “If I Wrote You”

Singer-songwriters Dar Williams and Joan Baez

Nina Bernstein and June Norton on singer Ella Fitzgerald

Tennis players Venus Williams and Chris Evert on Billie Jean King

Singer-songwriter Patti Smith

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