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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.

Listen to Spark & Fire

All Episodes Creators Mixtapes

Musician Ben Folds on Whatever and Ever Amen

Be utterly honest

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma on Silkroad

How to spark others

Producers Bill Horberg and Allan Scott on The Queen's Gambit

Stick with it

Musician Rubén Blades on Pedro Navaja

Trust your instinct

Actor/writer Randall Park on Always Be My Maybe

Stay authentic to yourself

Author Yaa Gyasi on Transcendent Kingdom

Create the conditions for your own creativity

Musician Wynton Marsalis on The Democracy! Suite

Play to an elevated purpose

Director Rian Johnson on Knives Out

Cultivate a child's sense of wonder

Photographer Stephen Wilkes on 2021 Inauguration Photo

How to build your creative vision

Producer Kamilah Forbes on Between the World and Me

Great collabs start with trust

Designer Thomas Heatherwick on NYC's The Vessel

Creativity starts with play

Choreographer Bill T. Jones on Afterwardsness

Turn crisis into art

Writer Isabel Allende on The House of the Spirits

Turn memory into art

Book designer Chip Kidd on Jurassic Park

How to find inspiration

Writer Susan Orlean on The Orchid Thief

How to begin

Writer/director Kemp Powers on Soul

The best person for the project