Lightning Bugs: Conversations with Ben Folds
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
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Roger Payne & Jonathan Gottschall - What Is Most Needed Now - Finale
Today’s guests are biologist and environmental...
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Mar 31 2022 59m
Roger Payne - Creativity Is The Only Way To Save Humanity
Today’s guest is biologist and environmentalis...
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Mar 24 2022 1h 4m
Elena Kats-Chernin - Do The Instruments We Use Influence The Songs We Create?
Today’s guest is pianist and composer Elena Ka...
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Mar 17 2022 52m
Michael López-Alegría - How Seeing Earth From Space Changes Your Perspective
Today’s guest is astronaut and test pilot, Mic...
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Mar 10 2022 41m
Keb’ Mo’ - How Technology Influences Music and How Perfectionism Isn’t Perfect
Today’s guest is musician, songwriter, and fiv...
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Mar 3 2022 44m
Governor Roy Cooper - Prioritizing Art and Art Communities
Today’s guest is politician and Governor of No...
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Feb 24 2022 53m
Nicholas Barasch - Embracing the Dynamics of Performance
Today’s guest is actor and singer, Nicholas Ba...
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Feb 17 2022 48m
Nolen Bivens - How Local Artists Impact Governments
Today’s guest is former U.S. Army General, and...
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Feb 10 2022 52m
Cassadee Pope - Healthy Competition and Collaboration
Today’s guest is singer, songwriter, and music...
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Feb 3 2022 48m
Gregory Scott - Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
Today’s guest is the founder of Kush Audio and...
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Jan 27 2022 46m
Margaret Cho - Every Comedian Has One Truth
Today’s guest is stand-up comedian, actress, m...
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Jan 20 2022 39m
Andrea Wheatly - The Magic of a Live Performance
Today’s guest is Osteopath, 10-times World Cha...
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Jan 13 2022 57m
Jacob Collier - The Methods of Making Music
Today’s guest is Multi-Instrumentalist and Voc...
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Jan 6 2022 57m
Rainn Wilson - Transforming Words into a Breathing Character
Today’s guest is actor, producer, writer, and ...
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Dec 16 2021 1h
Peter Frampton - Approaching Each Song with Curiosity
Today’s guest is musician, actor, and producer...
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Dec 9 2021 1h 2m
Jonathan Gottschall - How Storytellers Transport Listeners
Today’s guest is literary scholar, Research Fe...
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Dec 2 2021 58m
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Lindsey Kraft - Changing Mediums as an Artist
Today’s guest is actress, model, writer, and m...
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Nov 18 2021 52m
Chris Thile - How To Create Art That Is Authentically Yourself
Today’s guest is mandolinist, singer, and song...
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Nov 11 2021 57m
Penn Jillette - Tricking Your Audience without Speaking Down to Them
Today’s guest is magician Penn Jillette! Half ...
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Nov 4 2021 54m
Dodie - Being a Viral Artist and Transforming Your Career
My guest this week is singer-songwriter Dodie. She s...
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Oct 28 2021 46m
Nick Hornby - Chasing New Ideas and Finishing the Old Ones
Today’s guest is Nick Hornby, best-selling aut...
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Oct 21 2021 45m
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A Lightning Bugs Live Event with Dan Wilson
Join Ben and his special guest Dan Wilson (writer of...
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Oct 20 2021 48 sec
Metaphysical Milkshake - Creating a Song with Rainn and Reza
On today’s bonus episode we are joined by Rain...
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Oct 19 2021 15m
Andy Grammer - Being Yourself with A Changing Music Industry
Today’s guest is Andy Grammer, the singer, son...
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Oct 14 2021 55m
Derek Waters - Creativity in Formats and Originality
Today’s guest is Derek Waters, the actor, come...
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Oct 7 2021 48m