Pursuing the Dream: Reflecting on my 2019 | Ep. 032
Happy New Year! In this special edition of the podcast, I am reflecting on my past year's storytelling journey. I distill the lessons I have learned, discuss my goals as…
Music Composition is an Act of Discovery with Paul Bessenbacher | Ep. 031
Paul Bessenbacher, or PB, is an esteemed composer for film and TV, and also the lead of the band Opus Orange. His music has been featured on TV shows like…
Why You Should Be Prototyping Your Stories with Seamus Harte | Ep. 030
Seamus Harte is the cofounder of Only People Media, a media company that helps people working to change our world by making media to share their story. Seamus also teaches…
The Power of Poetry with Pulitzer Prize Winner Forrest Gander | Ep. 029
Forrest Gander is a poet, novelist, and essayist based in Northern California, whose most recent book of poems, Be With, was awarded the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for poetry. In this…
How to Make Your Documentary Stand Out with Charlie Phillips | Ep. 028
Charlie Phillips is the head of video at The Guardian. Before working at The Guardian, Charlie was deputy director at Sheffield DocFest and an editor at FourDocs. In this conversation,…
The Dark Side of Sports with Investigative Journalist Benjamin Best | Ep. 027
Trapped in Qatar Benjamin Best is an award winning investigative reporter, filmmaker, and author whose reporting focuses on the dark side of sports: illegal betting, match fixing, corruption, organized crime, and…
Telling Stories with Heart and Humility with Kate Grant | Ep. 026
Kate Grant is the CEO of The Fistula Foundation. An obstetric fistula, the kind that occurs in many developing countries, is a hole between a woman's vagina and bladder, and…
Unlocking Your Creative Potential Through Improv with Dan Klein | Ep. 025
Dan Klein teaches improvisation at Stanford University where he is on the faculty of the Theater and Performance Studies Department and the Graduate School of Business. His beginning improv class…
Reporting on Humanitarian Crises with Josh Estey | Ep. 024
Josh Estey is one of the world’s top humanitarian relief and development documentary photographers. His work for UNICEF, CARE, USAID, World Food Programme, World Bank, Mercy Corps, and others captures…
How to Write Amazing Plays with Lauren Gunderson | Ep. 023
Lauren Gunderson is one of the world’s most prolific playwrights. At 37, she is the most produced playwright in America and has taken home many of the most coveted…