Best Lee Kantor Podcasts (2024)

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Nicoles's Mom, beyond Vocational Rehabilitation

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Creative News Nicoles's story, a client at Creative Enterprises. Hear from Karen, Nicoles Mother, and how this 14C certificate impacts their family, firsthand. This short podcast explains the importance of supported work environments for working Adults with disabilities and options beyond Vocational Rehabilitation. Georgia House Bill 1125 puts our …

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Six-Figure Chicks Book Series Founder Mel Carr

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Owner of Cloversy Executive Virtual Assistance, Mel Carr is a dynamic entrepreneur, multi #1 international bestselling author, and founder of the Six-Figure Chicks Book Series. Passionate about empowering women, Mel also founded Her Write to Rise, a nonprofit dedicated to elevating women’s voices and stories. Through her work and platforms, Mel ins…

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Yoga for Everyone: Transforming Lives in Underserved Communities

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In today’s Women in Motion, Lee Kantor is joined by Kary Sinkule, founder of Yoga’s Arc, a mobile yoga company serving underserved communities. Kary shares her journey from personal healing through yoga to establishing Yoga’s Arc, emphasizing the importance of making yoga accessible to everyone, regardless of physical abilities or backgrounds. The …

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Scott Sutton with Empower Brands

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Welcome to Franchise Marketing Radio, where we explore the cutting-edge of marketing, technology, and business ownership in franchising. I'm your host, and today we're thrilled to welcome R. Scott Sutton, Chief Development Officer at Empower Brands. With a career spanning over 25 years and expertise in strategy, franchising, and corporate developme…

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The Power of Collaboration: How Pink Maison is Changing the Fashion Game

6h ago

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In this episode of GWBC’s Open for Business, Lee Kantor talks with Rose Gordon, founder and CEO of Pink Maison. Rose shares her journey in the fashion industry, starting with her first fashion show in 2015, which led to the creation of Pink Maison in 2020. The platform supports emerging designers through fashion shows, showroom […]…

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BRX Pro Tip: 3 Tips for Using LinkedIn to Connect with Decision Makers

2h ago

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BRX Pro Tip: 3 Tips for Using LinkedIn to Connect with Decision Makers Stone Payton : Welcome back to Business RadioX Pro Tips. Stone Payton, Lee Kantor here with you. Lee, how are you utilizing LinkedIn to connect with decision-makers? Lee Kantor: Yeah, I think there’s some things that are the nuts and bolts of […]…

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Season 5, Episode 9: Take The Next Step, Be The Next One: Real People & Real Stories

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Host Leta Brooks Hays is joined by Chris Sullivan and Brian Tiell with Take The Next Step, Be The Next One, an educational and story-telling online campaign to promote living kidney donations. Produced and sponsored by Kidney Donor Athletes, the campaign introduces you to real people, their stories, and the power of human kindness and […]…

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Season 2, Episode 5: LEADERSHIP GWINNETT

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Logan Serrano, Interim President & CEO of Leadership Gwinnett, discusses the organization’s success in educating, equipping, and engaging diverse leaders and inspiring civic involvement. The Gas South District's "That's The Ticket!" is the ultimate podcast exploring all things Gas South District, and a source for insights to events on campus and di…

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How Telemedicine Can Transform Healthcare Accessibility and Affordability

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In this episode of Sandy Springs Business Radio, host Erik Boemanns talks with Dr. Patricia Kelly Marsh, a board-certified family medicine physician and CEO of Ask Me Your MD (AMY MD). Dr. Marsh discusses her journey and the inspiration behind AMY MD, a telemedicine platform designed to provide accessible and affordable healthcare. Motivated by her…

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Min Jin Lee Revisits the Decades It Took To Write “Pachinko” 38:46

3h ago38:46

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Author Min Jin Lee talks to us about the power of the social novel. Her epic historical fiction novel, “Pachinko,” is frequently cited as one of the best books of the 21st century. Lee’s exploration of the immigrant experience, identity and empathy has a timeless quality that feels as relevant as ever in our current moment. In this episode, Min Jin…

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Michael Urie Finds Laughs in the Balcony and the Front Row 36:22

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Actor Michael Urie is a breath of fresh air. He talks to us about his journey in acting from the suburbs of Dallas, Texas to the Broadway stage. It was an unlikely path filled with generous doses of hard work, talent and passion. Urie explains how he first fell in love with musical comedies and how it changed everything for him. Even if you’ve neve…

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Conor Oberst Finds His Purpose in Process 31:20

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Singer-songwriter Conor Oberst talks to us about the joy of making music. He describes his music and artistic mission as both a “release of negative feelings” and “a way to rejoice.” With their new album, “Five Dice, All Threes,” Oberst’s work with his band Bright Eyes is as emotionally expressive as ever. He breaks down the collaborative process b…

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Taffy Brodesser-Akner Defends the Trauma Plot 38:59

2M ago38:59

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Writer Taffy Brodesser-Akner jokes that “family is a chronic condition,” but eventually, we all figure out that we are lucky to have it. She talks to us about this theme in her newest novel and its sprawling exploration of how a Jewish family from Long Island contends with their own intense intergenerational trauma by simply surviving together. It’…

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Minnie Driver’s Path to the Throne 32:44

3M ago32:44

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Actor Minnie Driver talks to us about how she took on the role of one of the most powerful women in history. In the Starz series, “The Serpent Queen,” she plays Queen Elizabeth I, who reigned over England and Ireland for nearly 45 years in the 16th and 17th centuries. It’s a role that demands a larger than life presence, and Driver explains how she…

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Annie Baker Shifts From Stage to Screen 33:02

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Annie Baker talks to us about her directorial debut, “Janet Planet.” Her film explores the intimate relationship between a single mother and her daughter told over a long and hot summer break in Western Massachusetts. Baker shares her “intuitive” approach to making the film and the ways in which her work defies easy categorization. She also talks a…

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Jewel Finds Healing in Music and Art 40:22

4M ago40:22

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Singer-songwriter Jewel talks to us about her love of learning and the joy of making art across multiple disciplines. She recounts her journey navigating a traumatic childhood and channeling its challenges into better understanding herself. She reminds us that “trauma does change us, but we get to choose how it changes us.” Jewel talks about how th…

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt Can Do That Genre Too! 40:42

4M ago40:42

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt talks to us about the vast “spectrum of realism” in his line of work. He might be one of the most adaptable actors working today. Whether it’s the recently released Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, Lincoln, 3rd Rock From the Sun, The Dark Knight Rises, Mysterious Skin, 500 Days of Summer, or one of the dozens of other projects he’s s…

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Here's a quick preview of our new season! 0:58

5M ago0:58

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We're back! Our first new episode drops Thursday, July 25th, and every other Thursday after that. First up: Joseph Gordon-Levitt talks with us about his creative process as an actor who is able to mold himself to any and all film genres, including this month's new film, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. How do the world’s finest artists – from actors to m…

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From The Plot Thickens: Decoding John Ford 50:41

5M ago50:41

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We’re sharing a bonus episode from our friends at The Plot Thickens, a podcast from TCM about movies and the people who make them. Their new season is all about John Ford, the most influential filmmaker in cinema history. In this episode, we’re exploring Ford’s early days, when he rose to fame by being one of the most reckless, independent director…

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Ling Ma on Imploding the Immigrant Narrative 28:10

1+ y ago28:10

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Novelist Ling Ma doesn’t shy away from taking risks with her writing. Her 2018 debut novel, “Severance,” is an apocalyptic satire that won the Kirkus Prize for Fiction and squarely put her on the map as an exciting, off-beat new writer. With her newest collection, “Bliss Montage,” Ma has turned her attention to the short story format. The collectio…

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Viet Thanh Nguyen on the Ghosts that Haunt our Cultural Past (Replay) 37:55

1+ y ago37:55

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It’s been announced! Writer Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Sympathizer” (2015) is now getting the prestige TV treatment on HBO’s newly rebranded Max streaming service. To celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we revisit our interview with Nguyen. In it, he talks about not just “The Sympathizer,” but ab…

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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Searches for Truth Through Acting 19:34

1+ y ago19:34

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Actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is one of the busiest people in Hollywood. His recent films include “Aquaman,” “The Matrix Resurrections,” “Ambulance,” and “Candyman.” But most recently, he made his Broadway debut in "Topdog/Underdog." In this episode, Abdul-Mateen II gives a masterclass on his acting process. The graduate of the Yale School of Drama d…

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Kelly Reichardt Breaks Down Her Filmmaking Process Behind "Showing Up" 27:18

1+ y ago27:18

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In her eighth feature film, “Showing Up,” Kelly Reichardt takes pleasure in thinking about “life on the level outside of commerce.” Her films often explore working-class characters living life on the margins. Movies like “First Cow,” “Certain Women,” “Wendy and Lucy,” and “Old Joy” have established Reichardt as one of the most fiercely independent …

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Jennifer Egan Writes to Experience a Life Outside Her Own 30:08

1+ y ago30:08

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A compelling novel can transport us into worlds unknown. Novelist Jennifer Egan has mastered this inventiveness of fiction with her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "A Visit from the Goon Squad," and in her newest book,"The Candy House." In this episode, Egan breaks down her writing process behind "Lulu the Spy, 2032," a chapter from "The Candy House.…

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Al Nelson’s Sound Design Journey From “Jurassic Park” To “Top Gun: Maverick” 31:14

1+ y ago31:14

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“Top Gun: Maverick” is filled with booming jet engines and layered sonic storytelling. Since this publication, it won the award for Best Sound at the Oscars, largely due to the work of Al Nelson, sound designer and supervising sound editor at Skywalker Sound. Hear how he and his team spent time on aircraft carriers to capture the film’s iconic soun…

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Jason Kim Goes Inside the World of K-pop 25:51

2y ago25:51

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K-pop is a genre full of catchy music and elaborate choreography. It’s a natural fit for the Broadway stage. As a lifelong fan of K-pop, writer Jason Kim (“Girls,” “Barry,” and “Divorce”) was interested in the personal lives of the global superstars from Korean pop bands like BTS and BLACKPINK. How do these artists deal with the pressure of making …

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Ruth E. Carter Designs Costumes to Stand the Test of Time 29:26

2y ago29:26

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What does it mean to create futuristic costumes from the past? Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter’s Afrofuturistic designs imagine the fictional African nation of Wakanda without the influence of colonialism. In “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” she takes this theory to another imagined world that draws on Mesoamerican history. In this e…

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John Waters on the Fine Art of Bad Taste 20:32

2y ago20:32

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John Waters loves to break the rules and make you laugh along the way. The iconoclast has been doing just that over the past six decades with provocative and perverse films like “Pink Flamingos,” “Hairspray,” and “Female Trouble.” Now enshrined as the king of transgressive cinema, Waters is taking on new challenges with his talents. In this episode…

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John David Washington Explores his Past for his Broadway Debut 32:33

2y ago32:33

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Actor John David Washington loves to talk about his craft. The star of films like “BlacKkKlansman,” “Tenet” and “Amsterdam” has now set his sights on Broadway with August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson.” Performing for the stage requires a different skill set from acting for film, and in this episode, Washington describes the intensive process he under…

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One more short scene from the life of Buffy Sainte-Marie 4:45

2y ago4:45

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Buffy Sainte-Marie is one of the most prolific singer-songwriters of the past century. For 60 years her music has quietly reverberated throughout pop culture, and provided a touchstone for Indigenous resistance. Buffy is a five-part series from CBC Podcasts hosted by Mohawk and Tuscarora writer Falen Johnson and explores how Buffy’s life and legacy…

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New season of American Masters: Creative Spark! 2:42

2y ago2:42

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How do the world’s finest artists – from actors to musicians and beyond – create work that moves audiences? What challenges do they overcome in their creative process? American Masters: Creative Spark explores what makes a master by interviewing diverse artists and cultural icons from the worlds of music, comedy, poetry, film, and more in a new sea…

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How Buffy Sainte-Marie Made Her Most Triumphant Song Yet 23:45

2y ago23:45

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Buffy Sainte-Marie, a Cree musician, artist and activist, has always been ahead of the pack. For six decades, she has fought for Indigenous rights and visibility through her work. She spoke out against the Vietnam War with her song “Universal Soldier,” foresaw the opioid crisis with the eerily prescient “Cod’ine,” and wrote iconic love songs like “…

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Jo Firestone Proves Comedy Has No Age Limit 22:14

3y ago22:14

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Comedian Jo Firestone was leading a weekly remote comedy workshop with a group of senior citizens from New York’s Greenwich House when something magical happened. Through in-person sessions, one-on-one interviews and a live public performance, a documentary special emerged called "Good Timing." Join Firestone and her crew of funny seniors as they f…

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Don Hertzfeldt Animates Stick Figures Into Existential Masterpieces 32:59

3y ago32:59

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Two-time Oscar-nominated animator, writer and filmmaker Don Hertzfeldt is considered one of the most influential figures in animation. In his first-ever formal podcast interview, he breaks down the long journey that went into making his 2012 feature film, “It’s Such a Beautiful Day.” The existential story at the heart of the film often mirrors many…

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Atsuko Okatsuka Jokes Around 17:56

3y ago17:56

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Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka does everything. The touring comic, actress, writer, dancehall dancer and podcast host is everywhere and works tirelessly. She even famously performed a stand-up set in the middle of an earthquake — and got lots of laughs. Okatsuka also just made her late night debut on “The Late Late Show with James Corden,” proving to a n…

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How Kim Gordon Makes Music 17:58

3y ago17:58

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Musician and artist Kim Gordon is known for being the coolest person in the room. She is one of the co-founders of Sonic Youth, the band that pioneered alternative rock for 30 years with albums like “Daydream Nation” (1988) and “Goo” (1990). Today, Gordon is focused on her solo work as well as new noisy and avant-garde collaborations. Here the musi…

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Making Movies with M. Night Shyamalan 23:30

3y ago23:30

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For decades, filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan has been telling original stories with movies like the Oscar-nominated hit, “The Sixth Sense” (1999), “Signs” (2002) and “Split” (2016). In today’s Hollywood system, this has turned Shyamalan into something of an iconoclast. Here he breaks down his independent approach to making his most recent thriller, “O…

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Jericho Brown Takes on Tradition 25:40

3y ago25:40

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Poet Jericho Brown won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his collection “The Tradition.” The poems are vivid works of beauty and agony - each word delivered with a strong sense of urgency. Brown breaks down the process behind writing the collection’s titular poem, “The Tradition,” and the many layers of his ever-changing consciousness that ins…

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Understanding the History and Mystery of Michael R. Jackson 27:41

3y ago27:41

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“A Strange Loop” has a lot to say in a one-act show. The metafictional musical is playwright, lyricist and composer Michael R. Jackson’s meditation on self-perception, race, sexuality, art, faith, identity and everything in between. The off-Broadway success of this ambitious work earned Jackson the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. He breaks down the …

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Errol Morris vs. Steve Bannon 32:53

3y ago32:53

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Oscar-winning filmmaker Errol Morris broke open the documentary form with his early embrace of re-enactments and stylized lighting and music. His film, "The Thin Blue Line" (1988), put this reputation front and center, and his Oscar-winning film, "The Fog of War" (2003), cemented his legacy. He also has an irresistible attraction to controversial i…

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Introducing – American Masters: Creative Spark 2:20

3y ago2:20

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How do today’s masters create their art? American Masters: Creative Spark presents narrative interviews that go in-depth with one iconic artist about the creation of a single work. Whether it is Oscar-winning filmmaker Errol Morris explaining the thinking behind a controversial film, comedian Atsuko Okatsuka sharing what makes a joke land, Pulitzer…

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Actor and playwright Wallace Shawn 33:36

4+ y ago33:36

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Although he became famous for his work as an actor in films like “Clueless”, “The Princess Bride” and “Toy Story,” Wallace Shawn is also an Obie Award-winning playwright and author, known for his experimental and challenging writing on class politics and morality. Josh Hamilton talks with Shawn about this dichotomy, as the duo explore the ways in w…

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Musician Miles Davis 27:43

5y ago27:43

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Miles Davis is widely regarded as one of the most innovative, influential and respected figures in music. To celebrate the new documentary on the jazz legend, American Masters - Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool, filmmaker Stanley Nelson talks with Miles Davis’ nephew and drummer, Vince Wilburn, Jr.By American Masters | PBS

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Theoretical physicist Dr. Michio Kaku 26:56

5y ago26:56

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The beginning of the universe might be the greatest origin story of all time, and theoretical physicist Dr. Michio Kaku has made a career exploring this subject and others like it. Dr. Kaku is the co-founder of string field theory, which some suggest will crack the final code toward understanding the universe. Dr. Kaku talks about building an atom …

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Comedian Maria Bamford 44:53

5y ago44:53

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Fresh off the heels of her brand new stand-up special “Weakness is the Brand,” comedian Maria Bamford sits down to discuss her disarming approach to comedy, including the hilarious ways you can turn life challenges into comedy gold. Recently, Bamford has brought her signature honesty and openness to the new interview series, "What’s Your Ailment?!,…

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Writer and director Noah Baumbach 28:34

5y ago28:34

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Noah Baumbach (“The Squid and the Whale,” “Margot at the Wedding,” “The Meyerowitz Stories”) talks about how and why he makes movies. Through equal parts comedy and drama, Baumbach’s films frequently deal with the pains of family life with stunning clarity. His most recent film “Marriage Story,” now nominated for six Academy Awards including Best P…

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Playwright Lynn Nottage 41:04

5y ago41:04

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Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage talks about the origin of her Broadway play, “Sweat,” and the time she spent developing the story through her conversations with working class residents in Reading, Pennsylvania. Her focus on the struggles of this de-industrialized Rust Belt town predicted a national conversation around identity, race …

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Actor Ethan Hawke 1:09:22

5y ago1:09:22

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Actor, writer and director Ethan Hawke (“Before Sunrise,” “Training Day,” “First Reformed,” “Boyhood”) talks with his close friend and fellow actor Josh Hamilton about formative projects from Hawke’s career, reflecting on his own origin story and musing on how one can prioritize life goals and discover meaning through artistic pursuits. Hawke and H…

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Actress and filmmaker Lee Grant 46:22

5y ago46:22

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Academy Award-winning actress Lee Grant (“Shampoo,” “In The Heat of the Night,” “Valley of the Dolls”) sits down with American Masters creator Susan Lacy for an in-depth conversation about her upbringing, surviving years on the Hollywood blacklist during the McCarthy era, and her career as an actress and documentary filmmaker. Grant describes how k…

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Playwright and actor Tarell Alvin McCraney 48:47

5y ago48:47

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Academy Award-winning writer and actor Tarell Alvin McCraney talks about his semi-autobiographical play “In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue,” and the Academy Award-winning film “Moonlight” that followed. He discusses the centrality of Florida to his work, and the importance of building a sense of community above all else. McCraney’s recent work incl…

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