Lightning Bugs: Conversations with Ben Folds
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Join us in celebrating and commiserating with some of the world's foremost creatives about their endlessly various artistic processes. Not just in the arts, but in science, medicine, politics, technology, and more. Together we will figure out ways to maintain a spirit of curiosity and innovation in our everyday lives. NY Times best-selling author and musician Ben Folds hosts a podcast focused on enlightening conversations each week with guests.
You can submit your questions to Ben here: https://www.speakpipe.com/BenFolds
And check out the YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9ix6szTyjg3vmx1sIj-Vfw
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Roger Payne & Jonathan Gottschall - What Is Most Needed Now - Finale
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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Roger Payne - Creativity Is The Only Way To Save Humanity
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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Elena Kats-Chernin - Do The Instruments We Use Influence The Songs We Create?
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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Michael López-Alegría - How Seeing Earth From Space Changes Your Perspective
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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Keb’ Mo’ - How Technology Influences Music and How Perfectionism Isn’t Perfect
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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Governor Roy Cooper - Prioritizing Art and Art Communities
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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Nicholas Barasch - Embracing the Dynamics of Performance
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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Nolen Bivens - How Local Artists Impact Governments
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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Cassadee Pope - Healthy Competition and Collaboration
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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Gregory Scott - Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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Margaret Cho - Every Comedian Has One Truth
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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Andrea Wheatley - The Magic of a Live Performance
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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Jacob Collier - The Methods of Making Music
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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Rainn Wilson - Transforming Words into a Breathing Character
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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Peter Frampton - Approaching Each Song with Curiosity
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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Jonathan Gottschall - How Storytellers Transport Listeners
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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Lindsey Kraft - Changing Mediums as an Artist
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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Chris Thile - How To Create Art That Is Authentically Yourself
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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Penn Jillette - Tricking Your Audience without Speaking Down to Them
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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Dodie - Being a Viral Artist and Transforming Your Career
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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Nick Hornby - Chasing New Ideas and Finishing the Old Ones
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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A Lightning Bugs Live Event with Dan Wilson
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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Metaphysical Milkshake - Creating a Song with Rainn and Reza
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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Andy Grammer - Being Yourself with A Changing Music Industry
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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Derek Waters - Creativity in Formats and Originality
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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Scott Hicks - Learning from Proximity and the Impact of an Image
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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William Shatner - Talented Amateurs vs Professionals, and Learning to Control the Wind
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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Gabriel Kahane - Not Using the Internet for One Year and the Art of Orchestra
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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Greg Harris - Why Museums Exist and the Collective Experience of Media
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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Marti Gould Cummings - Drag as an Art Form and How Creativity Fuels Activism
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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Josh Groban - Finding Success in Creating Your Own Lane
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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Emily King - How Imperfection Creates Soul
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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Daniel Levitin - How Science and Creativity Overlap
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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Bishop Briggs - Becoming a Full-Time Musician and Seeing Past the Glamour of an Industry
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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Susan Rogers - How our Mind Naturally Recognizes Music
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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Alice Major - Shaping the Sounds of Language
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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Kishi Bashi - Using the Past to Create Art for the Future
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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Sarah Donnelley - Crafting Creativity and Connecting a Community
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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Rove McManus - Creating a Multi-Medium Career and Perfecting the Craft of Interviewing
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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George Massenburg - Building the Technology of Creativity
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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Ruby Amanfu - Creating Music with your Authentic Voice
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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Ryan O’Connell - Using Personal Stories to Create Something Larger than Yourself
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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Jeff Lawson - Solving Problems Instead Of Selling Solutions
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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Sara Bareilles - Constructive Collaboration and Defining your Own Path
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May 27, 2021 |
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Bob Saget - Collaboration in Comedy and How to Be a Dynamic Entertainer
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May 20, 2021 |
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Mo Willems - Art as A Passion and Business and Learning to Stay A Child at Heart
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May 13, 2021 |
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Maegan Morrow - Music as Medicine and The Science of How Our Bodies Need Rhythm
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May 06, 2021 |
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Marianne Williamson - Using Spirituality to Overcome Writer’s Block and Discovering the Past to Change the World
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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Caleb Teicher - Living as A Part Time Artist and Expanding the Scope of Your Medium
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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Jon Batiste - Matching Technique with Creativity and How Discipline Differs from Drive
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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Agustín Fuentes - Discovering the Evolution of Creativity and Why Monkeys Steal Things
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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Welcome to Lightning Bugs: Conversations with Ben Folds
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Feb 19, 2021 |