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Hear what was happening in the mind of a creator as they brought their iconic work to life — and discover specific, actionable insights into your own creative practice.

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All Episodes Creators Mixtapes

Writer Phoebe Robinson on You Can’t Touch My Hair

Create from joy

Cartoonist Matt Inman & CEO Elan Lee on Exploding Kittens

Get to the fun part

Comedian David Cross on Arrested Development

Trust creates gold

Composer Kris Bowers on When They See Us

Let emotion be your North Star

Comedian Cristela Alonzo on Cristela

Fight for your dream

Actor Aasif Mandvi on Sakina’s Restaurant

Find the people who see your dream

Musicians Nataly Dawn and Jack Conte on Pomplamoose

Always be iterating

Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt on HitRECord

Take responsibility for your creativity

Composer Stephen Schwartz on Wicked

Tell a universal truth

Artistic director Felix Barrett on Sleep No More

Sweat the details

Animator Domee Shi on Turning Red

Embrace your inner weirdo

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Songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez on Frozen

Generosity creates magic

Musician Kayhan Kalhor on Silent City

Replenish your sense of meaning

Artist Mark Bradford on Unicorn Tapestries

Find what you need to fuel your work

Novelist Ann Patchett on The Dutch House

Commit to your best work (always!)

Comedian Patton Oswalt on Annihilation & I Love Everything

How to recover your creative voice