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Some of the world's leading playwrights talk about their lives, their work, and their relationships with the Royal Court. Guests include Jez Butterworth, April de Angelis, Rachel De-lahey, Tanika Gupta, David Hare, Robert Holman, Dennis Kelly, Alistair McDowall, Anthony Neilson, Joe Penhall, Lucy Prebble, Anya Reiss, Polly Stenham and Enda Walsh.
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Playwright Spotlight features a new playwright every episode to discuss the tools of the trade and solutions to the obstacles we face as writers in hopes of making us all better and more successful playwrights.
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A PODCAST WITH BRAD McENTIRE
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This is a live staged reading of my new play. It explores the world of Death and Life in the future and deciding when it's your time to end it legally.
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In this collection, playwrights take to the National Theatre stage to offer an insight into their work, featuring Alan Bennett, Tom Stoppard, Tena Štivičić, Simon Stephens, and more.
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Interviews with playwrights, dramatists, theatre professionals and readings of play scripts.
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Books & Writers · The Creative Process: Novelists, Screenwriters, Playwrights, Poets, Non-fiction Writers & Journalists Talk Writing, Life & Creativity
Novelists, Screenwriters, Playwrights, Poets, Non-fiction Writers & Journalists Talk Writing · Creative Process Original Series
Books & Writing episodes of the popular The Creative Process podcast. To listen to ALL arts & creativity episodes of “The Creative Process · Arts, Culture & Society”, you’ll find our main podcast on Apple: tinyurl.com/thecreativepod, Spotify: tinyurl.com/thecreativespotify, or wherever you get your podcasts! Exploring the fascinating minds of creative people. Conversations with writers, artists & creative thinkers across the Arts & STEM. We discuss their life, work & artistic practice. Winne ...
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Necessary Exposure: The Female Playwright Project » Podcast
Natalie Johnsonius Neubert, Kari Bentley-Quinn, Samantha Fairfield Walsh, Abby Rosebrock, Saviana Stanescu, Winter Miller, Laura Rohrman, Micheline Auger, Kara Lee Corthron, Maybe Burke, Cecilia Copeland, Jody Christopherson, Amy E. Witting, Jessica Almasy, Susan Bernfield, Penny Jackson, Diana Oh, Maria Alexandria Beech, Angela Santillo, Karen Cellini
Excerpts from new plays by female playwrights. Necessary Exposure: The Female Playwright Project is a portrait and sound installation which seeks to bring visibilty to playwrights who identify as female. Through portraits and podcasts we bring awareness to what remains to be widely seen and heard. Photography and concept by Jody Christopherson. Sound plays recorded and designed by Natalie Johnsonius Neubert
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New plays spark rich discussions that continue beyond the theater. Our Footnote* series fosters dialogue between artists and experts to explore the themes and ideas that permeate their work and our everyday lives.
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Female Desire, Sex & Intimacy: Emmy-nominated Producer, Writer, Playwright LAURA EASON on THREE WOMEN
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What is love? How do the narratives we internalize shape our understanding of relationships, intimacy, and family? Laura Eason is an Emmy-nominated producer, screenwriter, and playwright. Currently, she is the executive producer and showrunner of the Starz drama series Three Women. Based on a book by Lisa Taddeo, the series stars Shailene Woodley, …
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Relationships, Writing, Dyselxia & The Creative Process w/ Director SOPHIE BROOKS
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“In reality, we're all complex people with feelings and our own sets of baggage. I do think we are very good at self-sabotage, all of us. It's a very easy road to go down. It's safe because it's comfortable, and we know it. When you can find the ways you self-sabotage and try to stop that, it will hopefully lead to a happier life and things that ar…
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Modern Love - Writer, Director SOPHIE BROOKS on her new film OH, HI!
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What is love? How do the relationships we have early in our lives affect us for years to come? How can we break free from cycles of damage to form relationships of mutual understanding, respect, and love? Sophie Brooks is a London-born, Brooklyn-based writer and director. Her sophomore feature Oh, Hi! premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.…
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S8 Ep3: Lauren Mooney and James Yeatman talk to Susan Wokoma
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The following content may contain strong language. Click here to return to the main podcast page. To listen on Apple Podcasts click here. To listen on Spotify click here. Introduction by Susan Wokoma: Lauren Mooney and James Yeatman make up the award winning theatre company Kandinsky, who make collaborative new work. They made their first show a de…
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From Spy Thrillers to Police Dramas w/ Writer, Creator, Showrunner ALEXI HAWLEY
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“There used to be a time when leading men were okay with falling down as a character. Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones is a prime example of that. Even going back to the fifties, they understood that failure and falling down, but getting back up, is an endearing quality. It's a universal human quality. We have gotten to a point in the last 10 or 15 y…
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Behind the Scenes of The Rookie & The Recruit w/ Showrunner ALEXI HAWLEY
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How can we improve the way we train and recruit police officers? Can TV dramas serve as positive models for policing and help foster community? Alexi Hawley is the creator of ABC’s The Rookie, starring Nathan Fillion, and Netflix's The Recruit, an espionage drama starring Noah Centineo that, in season two, explores the legal defense tactic 'graymai…
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Are We Witnessing the Decline of the American Empire? RICHARD D. WOLFF - Highlights
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“The position of the United States in the world, economically and politically, is the weakest it has been in my lifetime. I was born in the middle of the 20th century, so I have watched the rise of the American empire and the success of American capitalism in the second half of the 20th century. However, over the last 20 years, I have watched that …
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Understanding Capitalism with RICHARD D. WOLFF - Co-founder of Democracy at Work
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When capitalism stops serving the needs of the people, what can we do to create a fairer more equitable society? What can we learn from China's success and economic growth? Are we witnessing the decline of the American Empire and what comes next? Richard D. Wolff is the co-founder of Democracy at Work and host of their nationally syndicated show Ec…
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How Art Helps Us Understand the World - Filmmakers, Writers & Artists Share their Stories
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How do our personal lives influence the art we make? JIM SHEPARD (Author of The Book of Aron, Project X, & The World to Come starring Casey Affleck, Vanessa Kirby, Katherine Waterston · Winner of the PEN New England Award, The Story Prize) explores historical human dilemmas, the emotional imagination and literature's role in extending empathetic un…
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Julliard, Monologues as a Marketing Tool, and the Math of Playwriting - Playwright's Spotlight with Adam Szymkowicz
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Send us a text This interview is a long time coming. I am extremely grateful for Adam taking the time to come on to share his knowledge. I'm sure if time allotted, we could easily could've had a three hour conversation, and I promise we will do at least one more episode. In this talk, we discuss his decision to write a book about playwriting from a…
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How to Build Relationships, Hook Up & Raise Hell Together: Conversation w/ DEAN SPADE - Highlights
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“This book has a lot of the wisdom of things that feminists and queers have learned in the community about sexuality, but the book is really for anybody who is political, even those just starting out and beginning to realize that there is something wrong with the systems they live under. I want to be in movements. Our movements are made of relation…
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LOVE in a F*cked-Up World: DEAN SPADE on How to Build Relationships, Hook Up & Raise Hell Together
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Why is it that we find the courage to boldly confront mainstream societal norms and structures, yet are so often unable to treat romantic partners with care and generosity? Why do we lose our principles when we become insecure, disappointed, or jealous? Why do we act our worst in sexual and romantic relationships? And why do we prioritize romantic …
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THREE WOMEN starring Shailene Woodley, DeWanda Wise, Betty Gilpin: Conversation w/ LAURA EASON - Highlights
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“I think the show conveys to the women watching that their lives matter. They don't have to be some gorgeous aspirational person, although Sloane absolutely fits that mold. But for others living in the Midwest, struggling and feeling unseen, hopefully, the mirrors of Lina and Maggie will help them not feel so alone and remind them that their storie…
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Capturing the Audience, Archetypes & Character Flaws, and Being Done When You're Dead - Playwright's Spotlight with Laura Annawyn Shamas
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Send us a text Happy New Year! It's amazing how things come full circle. After having Steven Dietz' wife, Allison Gregory, on last episode, we were privileged enough to have Laura Annawyn Shamas on Playwright's Spotlight, who happened to work them both in Minneapolis at The Playwright's Center. In this episode, Laura and I discuss a playwright's in…
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Building Worlds Beyond Modernity’s Double Fracture: A Discussion with Azucena Castro & Malcom Ferdinand
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In this episode on Speaking Out of Place podcast Professor David Palumbo-Liu is delighted and privileged to be in conversation with Azucena Castro and Malcom Ferdinand. They start with a discussion of what Ferdinand calls the “double fracture”—the environmental division of humans from their connection to the biosphere, and the colonial division ins…
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How Does Art Shape Our Lives? Musicians, Writers, Filmmakers & Actors Share Their Stories
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How do the arts help us find purpose and meaning? What role do stories play in helping us preserve memories, connect us to each other, and answer life’s big questions? MAX RICHTER(Award-winning Composer & Pianist · His album Sleep is the most streamed classical album of all time) reflects on the importance of creativity and how literature, music, a…
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Can We Redefine Our Relationship with Nature? Scientists, Writers & Activists Share Solutions
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What can we learn from whales, the ways they communicate, and how their life cycle affects whole ecosystems, absorbing carbon and helping cool the planet? How have we contributed to the ecological degradation of the environment? How does language influence perception and our relationship to the more than human world? NAN HAUSER (Whale Researcher; P…
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Stealing from the Best, Letting the Story Find You, and the Approach of "When Are We?" - Playwright's Spotlight with Allison Gregory
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Send us a text This week I had the pleasure of having a fascinating conversation with Allison Gregory on this recent episode of Playwright's Spotlight and her approach of writing about historical and mythological characters and exploring outside their known stories. We delved into the philosophy of "when we are", letting the story find us, the powe…
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How Do We Protect Democracy? Writers, Philosophers & Thought Leaders Speak Out
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How can we be more engaged global citizens? How do we fight for truth and protect democracy in a post-truth world? What influence do billionaires have on politics, journalism, and the technology that shapes our lives? Lee McIntyre (Philosopher · Author of On Disinformation: How To Fight For Truth and Protect Democracy) examines democracy, and scien…
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S8 Ep2: Amy Jephta talks to Susan Wokoma
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The following content may contain strong language. Click here to return to the main podcast page. To listen on Apple Podcasts click here. To listen on Spotify click here. To read a pdf transcript of this episode, click here. Introduction by Susan Wokoma: Amy Jephta is a South African playwright, screenwriter and actor based in Cape Town. Jephta was…
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Voices for the Planet: Scientists, Activists, Farmers & Filmmakers Speak Out
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How can we learn to speak the language of the Earth and cultivate our intuitive intelligence? What lessons can we learn from non-human animals about living in greater harmony with nature? How have we contributed to making our planet a more dangerous place, and how can we work to save it? COLIN STEEN (CEO of Legacy Agripartners) reflects on his u…
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Elon Musk, Putin's Russia, Murdoch's Fox News: How Billionaires Shape Our World with DARRYL CUNNINGHAM
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What influence do billionaires have on politics, journalism, and the technology that shapes our lives? What drives people to seek absolute power, and how can we hold them accountable? Darryl Cunningham is a cartoonist and author of Science Tales, Psychiatric Tales, The Age of Selfishness, and Billionaires: The Lives of the Rich and Powerful. Cunni…
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In early 2023, I created an experimental webcomic called The Ongoing Saga of J. Herbin. Recently, I posted the one hundredth comic online. I take a moment to reflect on this accomplishment. https://archive.org/download/the-cultivated-playwright-ep.-44-one-hundred-j.-herbin-comics/The%20Cultivated%20Playwright%20Ep.%2044%20-%20One%20Hundred%20J.%20H…
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Art, Creativity & Intuition - Filmmakers, Musicians & Artists discuss their Creative Process
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Where does our intuition come from? How are lifelong creative partnerships formed and what role do friendship and personal connection play? How do our personal lives influence the art we make? Erland Cooper (Scottish composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist) explores the emotional and transformative effects of music and visual arts. He undersc…
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S8 Ep1: Sutara Gayle AKA Lorna Gee talks to Susan Wokoma
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The following content may contain strong language. Click here to return to the main podcast page. To listen on Apple Podcasts click here. To listen on Spotify click here. To read a pdf transcript of this episode, click here Introduction by Susan Wokoma: Sutara Gayle is a writer and performer, also known as the award-winning, South London reggae art…
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How does art change the way we see and experience the world? Art has the power to offer transformative experiences, but what about the lives of artists who give so much of themselves? How can we balance creativity and personal well-being while still making work that is true and meaningful? David Rubin (President of the Academy of Motion Picture Art…
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Technology, AI, Art & Culture - Artists, Philosophers, Economists & Scientists discuss the Future
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How can we shape technology’s impact on society? How do social media algorithms influence our democratic processes and personal well-being? Can AI truly emulate human creativity? And how will its pursuit of perfection change the art we create? Daniel Susskind (Economist · Oxford & King’s College London · Author of Growth: A Reckoning · A World With…
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