Difficult Artist
Difficult Artist
CATEGORY: Society & Culture
How do artists make what they make? Join journalist and best-selling author Lizzy Goodman as she digs into the daily creative practices of some of the most compelling figures in entertainment, politics, film, literature, and art. Difficult Artist is produced by Cadence13.
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Edgar WrightLizzy speaks to the writer and director Edgar Wright about the value of enthusiasm, the reasons why humorous works of art get taken less seriously, and how he first became obsessed with the cult band, Sparks, t… -
Jia TolentinoLizzy talks to New Yorker staff writer Jia Tolentino about the weird honor of becoming well known for writing about commodification of self - Tolentino's best-selling essay collection Trick Mirror was published…
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Floria SigismondiLizzy speaks with the filmmaker Floria Sigismondi about the art of collaboration. What’s it like to make music videos with David Bowie? Or fashion films with Gucci’s Alessandro Michele? How do you keep track of…
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Rob SheffieldLizzy talks to her friend and hero, the writer and pop cultural historian Rob Sheffield about how he’s stayed so psyched to write about music for so long. A few of his secrets: old mixtapes, new bands, and the…
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Lauren MayberryLizzy talks to Chvrches frontwoman Lauren Mayberry about the value of an onstage persona, the charmingly nerdy spreadsheet she made when crafting lyrics for the band’s forthcoming LP, Screen Violence, and recla…
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Iliza ShlesingerStand-up comedian Iliza Shlesinger is also a writer, producer, actor, author and podcaster. Many people - especially women - who do a lot of things well try to play down the labor involved; pretending it's easy…
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Megan AbbottMegan Abbott is the author of ten novels, including her most recent, The Turnout. She’s also an accomplished screenwriter who co-show ran the TV adaptation of her novel, Dare Me, and was a writer on David Simon…
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PunchTerrence “Punch” Henderson is the president of Top Dawg Entertainment, the small but mighty Carson, California based record label that’s home to some of the most innovative and influential artists in the music…
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Patrick CarneyPatrick Carney and Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys first knew each other as two kids in their Akron, Ohio neighborhood who got beaten up by the same bully. How did that relationship turn into one of the most end…
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Kerrilynn PamerKerrilynn Pamer is the co-founder and CEO of the natural beauty brand CAP beauty. She’s built a career out of being curious - about cool face oils and amazing scents - but also about more esoteric health and be…
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KT TunstallSinger songwriter KT Tunstall discusses everything from how her process has changed in over two decades of rock stardom to how she wrote some of her most beloved songs. She also gets into the sense of malaise t…
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Michelle ZaunerMichelle Zauner does a lot of things well: she fronts her band Japanese Breakfast, she directs music videos, and she writes. Zauner's first book, Crying in H Mart, which came out earlier this year, is a rare th…
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Laurie AndersonLaurie Anderson is a master at making her life her art. In a conversation as unconventional as the artist herself, Lizzy and Laurie discuss everything from the geological history of the planet to death and grie…
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Ed O’BrienAs a founding member of Radiohead, Ed O'Brien has been on the inside of one of the great rock and roll stories. He talks about growing up in the cloistered world of British boarding school life, recalling the w…
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Olivia NuzziOlivia Nuzzi is the Washington Correspondent for New York Magazine. For four-plus years it was her job to think about Donald Trump and his cohort every day. She talks to Lizzy about the emotional cost of that w…
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Liz PhairOne of the most resonant voices in music, Liz Phair is a true iconoclast with a sense of levity about the game of fame. Liz gets into her long history being both embraced and rejected by the indie rock communit…
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Shantell MartinThe visual artist Shantell Martin has an unusual creative process: she draws live. As in, she walks up to a blank canvas, and, in front of an audience, waits for inspiration to strike. The results are mesmerizi…
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Whitney CummingsWriter, director, comedian, and dog rescuer Whitney Cummings joins Lizzy to talk about how she comes up with her seemingly endless stream of red hot takes. Known for outrageous, incisive comedy exploring relati…
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Trent ReznorTrent Reznor says he’s never listened to a podcast before, but he makes a great guest. In this wide ranging interview, Lizzy and Trent cover everything from MSNBC addiction to Tom Ford’s quarantine insights to… -
Maggie RogersBefore Maggie Rogers became a Grammy-nominated, best-selling artist, she was Lizzy's intern. The pair reminisce about Maggie's role as head transcriber on Meet Me in the Bathroom, and discuss the conflict Maggi…
