All Episodes

Sylvan Esso: Their Songwriting Routines, “Hey Mami”, the Durham Scene, and Creative Surprises

Ron Howard: Reinventing Himself After Child Fame, Henry Fonda’s Advice, and His New Sydney Sweeney Film 'Eden'

Tyler Perry's TV and Film Empire Grew Out of a Single Act of Forgiveness

Kelly Clarkson: The Pop Music Megastar on American Idol, Her Album “Chemistry,” and Her Emmy Award-Winning TV Talk Show (2023)

Josh Brolin: His Wild Childhood, ‘The Goonies’, and Trading Stocks to Survive Before ‘No Country for Old Men’

Tom Hanks Opens Up About His Career, Family, Self-Doubt, and the “Magic” That Shaped His Life (2023)

JR: The Artist Whose Mind-Bending Portraits Cover the West Bank, Louvre, and a Supermax Prison

Norman Reedus’ Wild Journey from Tennis Prodigy to Beloved Star of ‘The Walking Dead’

How Anna Kendrick Went From ‘Pitch Perfect’ to Directing a Dark True-Crime Thriller, ‘Woman of the Hour’

Lin-Manuel Miranda on "The Idea That Wouldn't Leave Him Alone" (with 'Warriors' Co-Writer Eisa Davis)

Julie Bowen: ‘Modern Family’ Success Came After I Gave Up on My Shakespeare Dreams

How Kenny G Became the Best-Selling Instrumentalist of All Time

10 Grammys and 2 Oscars: FINNEAS on Working with His Sister, Billie Eilish, Trusting His Taste, and His New Solo Album

Diplo: From Working at Subway and the Zoo to Global Music Superstar (2023)

A Rare Interview with Ray LaMontagne, Carpenter-turned-Musician Who Resists Fame and Lives on His Own Terms

Miranda Lambert: How Honky Tonks, a Pep Talk from Mom, and "Losing" Forged a Country Music Superstar

Esperanza Spalding on the “Suffering” of Songwriting and Her Dream Collaboration with Milton Nascimento

Actor Giovanni Ribisi on Child Stardom, Favorite Roles, Marlon Brando, and “Strange Darling”

‘Tiger King’ Creator on Joe Exotic and Watching a Murder-for-Hire Plot Unfold Before His Eyes

Mark Foster (Foster the People): I Delivered Pizza and Worked Graveyard Shifts for Years Before ‘Pumped Up Kicks’ Blew Up

Ellie Goulding: From Writing Acoustic Songs in Her Bedroom to Making Smash Pop Hits like “Burn” and “Lights” (2023)

Kenan Thompson: How an Atlanta Kid “Manifested” a Mighty Ducks Role, Starred at Nickelodeon, and Became SNL’s Longest-Running Cast Member (2023)

Bjork: The Icelandic Superstar on Being a Child Prodigy, the Power of Nature, and How to Stay Creative (2022)

Jim Parsons: From Dreaming to Doing By Trusting Your Talent and Saying 'Yes' (2022)

Weird Al Yankovic: Achieving Massive Success by Leaning Into His True (Nerdy) Self (2022)

Rashida Jones Almost Gave Up on Acting Before Her Big Break on ‘The Office’

Joseph Gordon-Levitt: Will Artificial Intelligence Destroy Art As We Know It?

Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard Worked a Temp Job and “Ate Mustard Sandwiches” in the Band’s Early Days (2023)

Indie Icon Phil Elverum on Capturing His Life Story in Song

Storytelling Secrets from Michael Lewis (The Big Short, Moneyball, The Blind Side)

Inside the Mind of Ben Platt, the “Dear Evan Hansen” Star 1 Oscar Short of an EGOT (at 30!)

Seth Meyers: Lessons in Comedy from 20 Years Inside 30 Rockefeller Plaza (2023)

Michael McDonald: I Went from “Couch Surfing” to Playing Arenas… in Just a Few Days!

“Bob Dylan Pushed Me Way Out of My Comfort Zone”: T Bone Burnett, the Mysterious 13X Grammy Winning Producer and Soundtrack Wizard

David Duchovny: His Journey from PhD Student to The X-Files, Why He Writes Novels and Music, and Failure as a "Rich" Experience

Lainey Wilson: The Reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year Who "Felt Like a Complete Outsider Moving to Nashville to Chase My Dreams" (2023)

Billy Idol: “Underneath the Drugs and Acting Out is Someone Who Really Believes in What He’s Doing”

Oskar Eustis: Bringing “Hamilton” to the Stage and Making Theater Accessible to All

X Ambassadors: How a "Fake Manager" and an Accidental Jeep Jingle Ignited the Band’s Massive Success

Natalie Merchant: Loneliness is My Signal to "Get Busy" and Create

Rainn Wilson on Becoming Dwight Schrute the “Nerd Bully”, Anxiety, and his Spiritual Reawakening (2023)

From $100k in Debt to #1 Independent Country Artist (NO Record Deal) | Cody Jinks

Louis Cato: Stephen Colbert’s Soulful Band Leader on Spiritual Music, Lessons from a Near-Death Experience, and Becoming Himself on Stage

Viral Music Phenom Jacob Collier: This “Life-Changing” Moment Unlocked New Creative Powers

Songwriting Secrets Behind 70 BILLION Streams: Ryan Tedder (2023)

Hilary Swank: Moving to Hollywood with $75 and Whether She’d Do “Boys Don’t Cry” Today

Regina Spektor: From Temping as a Receptionist to Your Favorite Artist's Favorite Artist

Chef David Chang (Momofuku): “I’m Addicted to Creative Excitement”

How Dan Aykroyd Created "Ghostbusters" and His Thoughts on the Female-Led Reboot

Jake Johnson: His Creative Crisis on “New Girl”, Anna Kendrick Chemistry, and the “Dog” Mentality that Carried Him from Dropout to Director

Jesse Tyler Ferguson: Playing a Gay Parent on Modern Family Was a Lot of Pressure

Jewel: When I Was Poor, I Rejected $1M and Built a Plan for My Happiness

Logic on His "Farewell" Album and Retiring to Rural Oregon

Andy J. Pizza: This Author-Illustrator Wants to Give You a Creative Pep Talk

DJ Shadow on Creating the First Ever Completely Sampled Album

Brian Grazer: How Curiosity Led to $15 Billion at the Box Office

Sir Patrick Stewart: I Almost Turned Down Captain Picard on Star Trek

James Blunt: How the “You’re Beautiful” Singer Saved Us From World War III

Jeff Tweedy: “I Loved It” When My Label Said Wilco Would Fail

Gavin Rossdale (Bush): The Failures That Led to 90s Rock Immortality

Rob Thomas on Writing the #3 Most Successful Song of All Time

Jason Derulo: 11x Platinum (!) Singer Who Used to Hand Out CD’s in Strip Clubs for Free

Alex Gaskarth: How All Time Low Captured the Pop-Punk Zeitgeist by Staying True to Themselves

Johnny Marr: The Smiths Legend on His Creative Chemistry with Morrissey, Playing with Modest Mouse, and Changing Guitar Music Forever

Melissa Etheridge: Her Scrappy Start, Coming Out as a Rockstar in the 90's, and How Cancer Changed the Way She Sees Everything

Bobby Berk: His Journey from Small-town Missouri to Queer Eye Design Guru, His Approach to Interior Design, and How He Turns Doubt into Drive

Lainey Wilson: The Reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year Who "Felt Like a Complete Outsider Moving to Nashville to Chase My Dreams"

Carly Rae Jepsen: How The Pop Superstar Handled her Meteoric Rise to Fame, Learned the Art of Collaboration, and Why She Says Friendship Is the Key to a Great Song

Mark Ronson on His Instant Connection with Amy Winehouse, Producing the Music for "Barbie", and Staying Relevant

Kelly Clarkson: The Pop Music Megastar Opens Up about American Idol, Her Latest Album “Chemistry”, and the Drive to Host her Emmy Award-winning TV Talk Show

Macklemore: Why He Never Signed to a Label, His Struggle with Addiction, and Making Art that Means Something (2023)

Andy Garcia: From Havana to Hollywood, an A-Lister Who Still Feels Like An Outsider (2022)

Jason Sudeikis: His Winding Path from the Basketball Court to SNL, and How Ted Lasso “Saved” Him (2023)

Shania Twain: The Best-Selling Female Country Artist of All Time on Harnessing the Power of Optimism (2023)

Tom Hanks: Telling the Truth, Letting Go of Self-Consciousness, and Embracing the Fun (2023)

Stephen Colbert: How “Breaking” on Stage Unlocked His Comedic Powers (2022)

Nick Kroll: The Creative Breakthrough That Led to His ‘Exponential’ Growth (2022)

Zooey Deschanel: Stopping Stage Fright in Its Tracks and How She Turned a “Disorder” Into a Superpower (2022)

Gavin DeGraw: The Singer-Songwriter Behind Hits Like "Chariot" and "Not Over You" on Why He Won't Be Boxed Into One Genre

Ice Cube: His Journey from NWA and “AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted” to Comedies Like “Friday” and “Barber Shop”

Paul Feig: How the "Freaks and Geeks” and “Bridesmaids” Director Tamed His Ego and Found Success

Hrishikesh Hirway: The Creator of "Song Exploder" on Bringing a Musician's Ear to Storytelling, Collaborating with Yo-Yo Ma, and the Song Inspired by Sandra Day O'Connor

Dan Smith: The Bastille Frontman’s Journey from “Terrified” Solo Act to Monster Hits like “Pompeii” and “Happier”

Alan Alda: The 87-Year-Old Legend on M*A*S*H, The West Wing, and Building Chemistry Using Humor and Brutal Honesty

Seth Meyers: Lessons in Comedy from 20 Years Inside 30 Rockefeller Plaza

Ellie Goulding: How She Went From Writing Acoustic Songs in Her Bedroom to Making Massive Synth-pop Hits like “Burn” and “Lights”

Ben Gibbard: The Death Cab for Cutie Singer on Making "Transatlanticism" and Defusing Bandmate Tension

Diplo: His Creative Journey from Making Sandwiches at Subway to Making Hits with Bieber and Beyonce

Rainn Wilson: “The Office” Star on His Awkward Childhood, The Joy of Being Dwight Schrute, and His Mission to Make Us More Mindful

Nathan Lane: Don't Call Him an Entertainer!

Shania Twain: The Best-Selling Female Country Artist of All Time on Harnessing the Power of Optimism

Jason Sudeikis: His Winding Path from the Basketball Court to SNL, and How Ted Lasso “Saved” Him

Sigourney Weaver: Conquering Self-Doubt and How to Harness Your Instincts (2022)

Justin Long: Taking Your Work -- Not Yourself -- Seriously

Ike Barinholtz: How the Comedian Created His Own Luck When No One Was Calling

Judith Light: Stepping Out of Her Comfort Zone by Moving from Stage to TV and Back Again, and Dedicating Herself to Serving Her Audience

Blair Underwood: Wisdom from Three Decades of Acting, Playing Good and Evil, and What He Learned from Sidney Poitier

Kenan Thompson: How an Atlanta Kid “Manifested” a Mighty Ducks Role, Starred at Nickelodeon, and Became SNL’s Longest-Running Cast Member

Audra McDonald: The Power of Taking On Work That Scares You (2022)

Santigold: Harnessing the Power of Punk, Breaking Barriers, and Learning to Call Herself an Artist

Ryan Tedder: OneRepublic Frontman and Songwriter to Stars like Beyonce, Taylor Swift, and Adele

Carrie Brownstein: The Punk Icon and "Portlandia" Co-Creator on the Myth of the Lone Genius

Macklemore: Why He Never Signed to a Label, His Struggle with Addiction, and Making Art that Means Something

Tom Hanks: Telling the Truth, Letting Go of Self-Consciousness, and Embracing the Fun

Billy Porter: The Star of "Pose" and "Kinky Boots" on Overcoming Adversity, Slaying the Red Carpet, and Staying Ready to be Ready

Andrew Bird: How Solitude and Burnout Shaped an Acclaimed and Singular Musical Sound

Danny Elfman: From Avant-Garde Street Performer to Rock Star Film Composer

Bjork: The Icelandic Superstar on Being a Child Prodigy, the Power of Nature, and How to Stay Creative

Andy Garcia: From Havana to Hollywood, an A-Lister Who Still Feels Like An Outsider

Jim Parsons: From Dreaming to Doing By Trusting Your Talent and Saying 'Yes'

Zooey Deschanel: Stopping Stage Fright in Its Tracks, and How She Turned a “Disorder” Into a Superpower

Billy Eichner: Playing the Long Game and Breaking New Ground for LGBTQ Audiences

Weird Al Yankovic: Achieving Massive Success by Leaning Into His True (Nerdy) Self

Graham Nash: Writing from Experience and Letting Your Heart Lead the Way

Sigourney Weaver: Conquering Self-Doubt and How to Harness Your Instincts

Oak Felder: Making Music That Hits a Nerve and How Songwriting Can Be Like Therapy

Nick Kroll: The Creative Breakthrough That Led to His ‘Exponential’ Growth

The Chainsmokers: How to Craft the Perfect Artistic Partnership

Audra McDonald: The Power of Taking On Work That Scares You

Stephen Colbert: How “Breaking” on Stage Unlocked His Comedic Powers

Coming Soon – The Great Creators with Guy Raz