• Spark & Fire: Fuel Your Creativity

  • By: WaitWhat
  • Podcast

Spark & Fire: Fuel Your Creativity

By: WaitWhat
  • Summary

  • Every creative work you’ve ever loved has a hero’s journey behind it. On Spark & Fire, you'll hear creators tell the story of bringing one beloved work to life.

    Iconic creatives — like Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz, Pixar director Domee Shi, comedian Patton Oswald, musician Wynton Marsalis, and novelist Isabel Allende — share the endless iterations, the inevitable setbacks, and the breakthrough ideas along the epic process of creation. But this isn’t an interview show. It’s a story — told entirely in the artist's own words.

    With host June Cohen, co-founder of WaitWhat and the former executive producer of TED Talks.

    Transcripts and images for every episode are available at sparkandfire.com

    Sign up for the weekly Spark & Fire newsletter.

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Episodes
  • Introducing: Pioneers of AI
    Sep 18 2024

    We’re excited to launch WaitWhat's newest weekly series, Pioneers of AI — your guide to the latest technological frontier. Hosted by AI thought leader, scientist, and investor Rana el Kaliouby, tune in for insights from industry trailblazers, explore the ethical considerations of AI, and get ahead of what’s to come as the technology continues to develop. Head to the Pioneers of AI feed now to hear Rana's latest conversations alongside Masters of Scale's Reid Hoffman and Dr. Joy Boulamwini. New episodes of Pioneers of AI release every Wednesday. Pioneers of AI is made possible with support from Inflection AI.

    Subscribe to Pioneers of AI: https://listen.pioneersof.ai/Subscribe

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    2 mins
  • Introducing: Offsite Adventures
    Apr 17 2024

    From the team behind Spark & Fire, we're happy to share the first episode of Offsite Adventures, our newest show uncovering the gems, magical moments, and unique learnings in iconic business travel destinations.

    Three minutes before midnight in Times Square, one of the most trafficked commercial centers in the world momentarily transforms into a vibrant digital art installation, providing a refreshing pause for locals and tourists alike. It’s called the Midnight Moment, and you won’t believe how something so unexpected came together. In this episode, Janet digs into the history of this unique collaboration between the advertising and arts communities before experiencing it herself with innovative, boundary-breaking artist Shahzia Sikander.

    Offsite Adventures is a Masters of Scale Production presented in alliance with Capital One Business.

    Special thanks to Jean Cooney and Times Squares Arts and artists featured as part of the Midnight Moment episode:

    Artist: Shahzia Sikander | Title: Reckoning | Video by Tatyana Tenenbaum

    Artist: Nora Maité Nieves | Title: Eyes of the Sea | Video by Tatyana Tenenbaum

    Artist: LuYang | Title: DOKU: Digital Reincarnation | Video by Phatt Features

    Special thanks to composer Du Yun for music featured in this episode.

    See this story come to life in our video series on YouTube. Click here to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERpUrWKdCjE

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    21 mins
  • Create from joy: Writer Phoebe Robinson on "You Can’t Touch My Hair"
    Apr 19 2023

    There’s a commonly held belief that great creative work comes from pain. But comedian and writer Phoebe Robinson says that this is a myth. Instead, Phoebe believes great creative work comes from a place of joy. As Phoebe shares her personal story of writing her debut essay collection, You Can’t Touch My Hair: And Other Things I Still Have to Explain, she draws on the things that bring her the most joy in life, whether it’s her Peloton bike, or her obsession with the band U2. Her joy is what allows her to hone her unique creative voice, which she describes as having “a lot of pop culture references, but there's also some smarty smarty pants stuff that's going on.” Phoebe will inspire you to tap into what brings you joy, whatever it may be, and use it as fuel to create — and have fun doing it.

    Content Warning: This episode contains explicit language.

    Go to sparkandfire.com/download to download Spark & Fire's free creativity guide and access 100 activities designed to fuel your creative practice.

    Follow along (with transcript and photos) at sparkandfire.com/

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    33 mins

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