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The Creative Process · Arts, Culture & Society: Books, Film, Music, TV, Art, Writing, Creativity, Education, Environment, Theatre, Dance, LGBTQ, Climate Change, Social Justice, Spirituality, Feminism, Tech, Sustainability

The Creative Process · Arts, Culture & Society: Books, Film, Music, TV, Art, Writing, Creativity, Education, Environment, Theatre, Dance, LGBTQ, Climate Change, Social Justice, Spirituality, Feminism, Tech, Sustainability

Mia Funk

1,274 episodesEN-US

Show overview

The Creative Process · Arts, Culture & Society: Books, Film, Music, TV, Art, Writing, Creativity, Education, Environment, Theatre, Dance, LGBTQ, Climate Change, Social Justice, Spirituality, Feminism, Tech, Sustainability has been publishing since 2015, and across the 11 years since has built a catalogue of 1,274 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to roughly 710 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence, with the show now in its 16th season.

Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 12 min and 52 min — with run-times ranging widely across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Arts show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 weeks ago, with 68 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2022, with 344 episodes published. Published by Mia Funk.

Episodes
1,274
Running
2015–2026 · 11y
Median length
30 min
Cadence
Several per week

From the publisher

Exploring the fascinating minds of creative people. Conversations with writers, artists and creative thinkers across the Arts and STEM. We discuss their life, work and artistic practice. Winners of Oscar, Emmy, Tony, Pulitzer, Nobel Prize, leaders and public figures share real experiences and offer valuable insights. Notable guests and participating museums and organizations include: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Neil Patrick Harris, Smithsonian, Roxane Gay, Musée Picasso, EARTHDAY-ORG, Neil Gaiman, UNESCO, Joyce Carol Oates, Mark Seliger, Acropolis Museum, Hilary Mantel, Songwriters Hall of Fame, George Saunders, The New Museum, Lemony Snicket, Pritzker Architecture Prize, Hans-Ulrich Obrist, Serpentine Galleries, Joe Mantegna, PETA, Greenpeace, EPA, Morgan Library and Museum, and many others. The interviews are hosted by founder and creative educator Mia Funk with the participation of students, universities, and collaborators from around the world. These conversations are also part of our traveling exhibition.

WONDER: Childhood, Memory, Listening to the Earth

Sep 16, 202620 min

ADA LIMÓN on Interconnectedness, Startlement & The Power of Poetry

Aug 27, 20261h 9m

24th US Poet Laureate ADA LIMÓN on Memory, Wonder & Listening to the Living World - Highlights

Aug 27, 202635 min

LINCOLN CENTER: Celebrating the Performing Arts & the Human Spirit with SHANTA THAKE

Aug 19, 202657 min

Life and Art at LINCOLN CENTER: Chief Artistic Officer SHANTA THAKE on the Power of the Arts - Highlights

Aug 14, 202618 min

Time, Memory & the Art of Translation with GEORGI GOSPODINOV & ANGELA RODEL

Aug 5, 20261h 30m

Literature is an Antidote to Propaganda - Grief, Memory & Humanity w/ G. GOSPODINOV & A. RODEL - Highlights

Aug 3, 202626 min

What is the role of the artist? - Artists on Creativity, Improvisation & the Search for Meaning

Jul 25, 202630 min

The Yellow Vests & the Battle for Democracy with IDA SUSSER, Author, Anthropologist

Jul 23, 202642 min

Surviving the AI Hype Cycle Without Losing Your Mind (or Your Job) w/ NACHO DE GREGORIO - Highlights

Jul 22, 202617 min

The $7.5 Trillion Gamble on AI Domination & The Future of Humanity w/ NACHO DE GREGORIO

Jul 21, 20261h 43m

Harm & Punishment: Incarcerated Writers on Violence & the US Prison w/ ELIZABETH HINTON & ELSA JULIEN LORA

Jul 20, 202652 min

Our Wild Familiars - DR. DAN WERB on Animals that Live Among Us & Urban Wildlife Conservation - Highlights

Jul 17, 202624 min

How Animals Are Adapting to Cities & Reshaping the Natural World w/ Author & Epidemiologist DAN WERB

Jul 15, 20261h 40m

Taking Back Control in the Age of AI: Creativity, Transhumanism & The Myth of Machine Consciousness

Jun 24, 202631 min

Reincarnation, Food & Memory: AMITAV GHOSH on What Connects Us in an Age of Climate Crisis

Jun 22, 202641 min

The Body in Motion: Art, Science & Healing w/ Siri Hustvedt, Master Shi Heng Yi, Anil Seth, Noelani Pantastico…

Jun 21, 202621 min

From Extraction to Regeneration: Redesigning Our Relationship with Nature

Jun 15, 202635 min

There is No Freedom Without a Free Press: Journalists, Writers, Activists, Political Scientists, Economists & Filmmakers Discuss Democracy & The Fight for Truth

Jun 8, 202639 min

Creativity, Improvisation & Learning to See with DR. KEITH SAWYER

May 29, 20261h 4m
Copyright 2019, The Creative Process · Podcast launched in 2019. It also contains interviews previously recorded for The Creativ