The Great Creators with Guy Raz

By: Guy Raz | Wondery
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  • Become a more inventive, imaginative you. Every week, Guy Raz (creator of How I Built This) leads a deep dive conversation with someone at the top of their game. From conquering stage fright to learning to be more present and focused, you'll learn how each guest mastered their craft and ultimately became more successful in life. The result? An arsenal of tools and techniques you can apply to your own life and work, allowing you to harness your talent and become a better version of yourself.

    Listen to The Great Creators on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can listen early and ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/the-great-creators-with-guy-raz/ now.

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

    JR: The Artist Whose Mind-Bending Portraits Cover the West Bank, Louvre, and a Supermax Prison
    Nov 19 2024

    JR is an internationally acclaimed street artist, photographer and filmmaker known for his massive photo-pasting murals that transform cityscapes into powerful messages of empathy and connection.

    In this episode, JR shares his journey from tagging buildings in Paris as a teen to using art to bridge divides in tense and dangerous places – from the Middle East to Brazilian favelas to Tehachapi, a maximum-security prison in California.

    Explore JR’s latest documentary “Tehachapi” here: https://www.masterclass.com/classes/tehachapi/chapters/tehachapi

    Links from the Show:

    • Tehachapi documentary on Masterclass
    • Face to Face documentary (Israelis and Palestinians)
    • Faces Places documentary
    • Inside Out project
    • JR:murals App on App Store
    • JR’s TED Talks

    For more conversations like this – with guests ranging from Tom Hanks to Bjork to Jason Sudeikis – go to https://www.thegreatcreators.com.

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • Norman Reedus’ Wild Journey from Tennis Prodigy to Beloved Star of ‘The Walking Dead’

    Norman Reedus’ Wild Journey from Tennis Prodigy to Beloved Star of ‘The Walking Dead’
    Nov 12 2024

    Norman Reedus is an actor, fashion model, and photographer best known for portraying Daryl Dixon on the wildly popular TV show The Walking Dead. He sits down with Guy Raz to talk about his nomadic upbringing, stumbling into serious acting, motorcycles, fatherhood, the bizarre nature of fame, and how his ‘Walking Dead’ character has made him a better friend and a harder worker.

    The second season of Norman’s show ‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’ is streaming now on AMC+, and you can pre-order Norman’s new book of photographs, ‘In Transit’, here.

    Links from the Show:

    • The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon on AMC
    • Ride with Norman Reedus on AMC
    • Floating film (1997)
    • Six Ways to Sunday film (1997)
    • The Boondock Saints film (1999)
    • The Coney Island shark named Daryl Dixon
    • Norman’s Instagram page

    For more conversations like this – with guests ranging from Tom Hanks to Bjork to Jason Sudeikis – go to https://www.thegreatcreators.com.

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    1 hr
  • How Anna Kendrick Went From ‘Pitch Perfect’ to Directing a Dark True-Crime Thriller, ‘Woman of the Hour’

    How Anna Kendrick Went From ‘Pitch Perfect’ to Directing a Dark True-Crime Thriller, ‘Woman of the Hour’
    Nov 5 2024

    Anna Kendrick (Pitch Perfect, Up in the Air) is an Oscar-nominated actress, singer, and now, director.

    Anna joins Guy Raz to share her journey from Portland, Maine community theater at age six, through her breakout Broadway role at 12, to Hollywood stardom. She reveals her path to directing Woman of the Hour (after swearing she’d never direct), and how George Clooney helped calm her nerves in her breakout role. Listen as she reflects growing from child actor to powerful voice in Hollywood.

    Watch Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut ‘Woman of the Hour’ on Netflix here: https://www.netflix.com/title/81728818

    Links from the Show:

    • Woman of the Hour
    • Twilight
    • Pitch Perfect
    • Up in the Air
    • Rocket Science

    For more conversations like this – with guests ranging from Tom Hanks to Bjork to Jason Sudeikis – go to https://www.thegreatcreators.com.

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    1 hr and 12 mins

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