The Great Creators with Guy Raz
Guy Raz | Wondery
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.Liste...
Episodes (121)
Sylvan Esso: Their Songwriting Routines, “Hey Mami”, the Durham Scene, and Creat...
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Ron Howard: Reinventing Himself After Child Fame, Henry Fonda’s Advice, and His...
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Tyler Perry's TV and Film Empire Grew Out of a Single Act of Forgiveness
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Kelly Clarkson: The Pop Music Megastar on American Idol, Her Album “Chemistry,”...
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Josh Brolin: His Wild Childhood, ‘The Goonies’, and Trading Stocks to Survive Be...
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Tom Hanks Opens Up About His Career, Family, Self-Doubt, and the “Magic” That Sh...
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JR: The Artist Whose Mind-Bending Portraits Cover the West Bank, Louvre, and a S...
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Norman Reedus’ Wild Journey from Tennis Prodigy to Beloved Star of ‘The Walking...
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How Anna Kendrick Went From ‘Pitch Perfect’ to Directing a Dark True-Crime Thril...
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Lin-Manuel Miranda on "The Idea That Wouldn't Leave Him Alone" (with 'Warriors'...
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Julie Bowen: ‘Modern Family’ Success Came After I Gave Up on My Shakespeare Drea...
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How Kenny G Became the Best-Selling Instrumentalist of All Time
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10 Grammys and 2 Oscars: FINNEAS on Working with His Sister, Billie Eilish, Trus...
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Diplo: From Working at Subway and the Zoo to Global Music Superstar (2023)
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A Rare Interview with Ray LaMontagne, Carpenter-turned-Musician Who Resists Fame...
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Miranda Lambert: How Honky Tonks, a Pep Talk from Mom, and "Losing" Forged a Cou...
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Esperanza Spalding on the “Suffering” of Songwriting and Her Dream Collaboration...
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Actor Giovanni Ribisi on Child Stardom, Favorite Roles, Marlon Brando, and “Stra...
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‘Tiger King’ Creator on Joe Exotic and Watching a Murder-for-Hire Plot Unfold Be...
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Mark Foster (Foster the People): I Delivered Pizza and Worked Graveyard Shifts f...
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Ellie Goulding: From Writing Acoustic Songs in Her Bedroom to Making Smash Pop H...
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Kenan Thompson: How an Atlanta Kid “Manifested” a Mighty Ducks Role, Starred at...
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Bjork: The Icelandic Superstar on Being a Child Prodigy, the Power of Nature, an...
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Jim Parsons: From Dreaming to Doing By Trusting Your Talent and Saying 'Yes' (20...
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Weird Al Yankovic: Achieving Massive Success by Leaning Into His True (Nerdy) Se...
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Rashida Jones Almost Gave Up on Acting Before Her Big Break on ‘The Office’
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt: Will Artificial Intelligence Destroy Art As We Know It?
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Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard Worked a Temp Job and “Ate Mustard Sandwiches”...
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Indie Icon Phil Elverum on Capturing His Life Story in Song
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Storytelling Secrets from Michael Lewis (The Big Short, Moneyball, The Blind Sid...
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Inside the Mind of Ben Platt, the “Dear Evan Hansen” Star 1 Oscar Short of an EG...
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Seth Meyers: Lessons in Comedy from 20 Years Inside 30 Rockefeller Plaza (2023)
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Michael McDonald: I Went from “Couch Surfing” to Playing Arenas… in Just a Few D...
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“Bob Dylan Pushed Me Way Out of My Comfort Zone”: T Bone Burnett, the Mysterious...
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David Duchovny: His Journey from PhD Student to The X-Files, Why He Writes Novel...
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Lainey Wilson: The Reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year Who "Felt Like a Complet...
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Billy Idol: “Underneath the Drugs and Acting Out is Someone Who Really Believes...
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Oskar Eustis: Bringing “Hamilton” to the Stage and Making Theater Accessible to...
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X Ambassadors: How a "Fake Manager" and an Accidental Jeep Jingle Ignited the Ba...
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Natalie Merchant: Loneliness is My Signal to "Get Busy" and Create
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Rainn Wilson on Becoming Dwight Schrute the “Nerd Bully”, Anxiety, and his Spiri...
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From $100k in Debt to #1 Independent Country Artist (NO Record Deal) | Cody Jink...
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Louis Cato: Stephen Colbert’s Soulful Band Leader on Spiritual Music, Lessons fr...
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Viral Music Phenom Jacob Collier: This “Life-Changing” Moment Unlocked New Creat...
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Songwriting Secrets Behind 70 BILLION Streams: Ryan Tedder (2023)
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Hilary Swank: Moving to Hollywood with $75 and Whether She’d Do “Boys Don’t Cry”...
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Regina Spektor: From Temping as a Receptionist to Your Favorite Artist's Favorit...
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Chef David Chang (Momofuku): “I’m Addicted to Creative Excitement”
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How Dan Aykroyd Created "Ghostbusters" and His Thoughts on the Female-Led Reboot
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Jake Johnson: His Creative Crisis on “New Girl”, Anna Kendrick Chemistry, and th...
The Great Creators with Guy Raz