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American Masters: Creative Spark — 100 episodes
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
We Love Lucy!
Comedian Betty White on Carol Burnett
Singer Lena Horne
Activist Gloria Steinem on Marilyn Monroe
Introducing the American Masters Podcast!