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Ron Howard: Reinventing Himself After Child Fame, Henry Fonda’s Advice, and His New Sydney Sweeney Film 'Eden'
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Tyler Perry's TV and Film Empire Grew Out of a Single Act of Forgiveness
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Kelly Clarkson: The Pop Music Megastar on American Idol, Her Album “Chemistry,” and Her Emmy Award-Winning TV Talk Show (2023)
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Josh Brolin: His Wild Childhood, ‘The Goonies’, and Trading Stocks to Survive Before ‘No Country for Old Men’
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Tom Hanks Opens Up About His Career, Family, Self-Doubt, and the “Magic” That Shaped His Life (2023)
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JR: The Artist Whose Mind-Bending Portraits Cover the West Bank, Louvre, and a Supermax Prison
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Norman Reedus’ Wild Journey from Tennis Prodigy to Beloved Star of ‘The Walking Dead’
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How Anna Kendrick Went From ‘Pitch Perfect’ to Directing a Dark True-Crime Thriller, ‘Woman of the Hour’
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Lin-Manuel Miranda on "The Idea That Wouldn't Leave Him Alone" (with 'Warriors' Co-Writer Eisa Davis)
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Julie Bowen: ‘Modern Family’ Success Came After I Gave Up on My Shakespeare Dreams
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How Kenny G Became the Best-Selling Instrumentalist of All Time
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10 Grammys and 2 Oscars: FINNEAS on Working with His Sister, Billie Eilish, Trusting His Taste, and His New Solo Album
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Diplo: From Working at Subway and the Zoo to Global Music Superstar (2023)
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A Rare Interview with Ray LaMontagne, Carpenter-turned-Musician Who Resists Fame and Lives on His Own Terms
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Miranda Lambert: How Honky Tonks, a Pep Talk from Mom, and "Losing" Forged a Country Music Superstar
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Esperanza Spalding on the “Suffering” of Songwriting and Her Dream Collaboration with Milton Nascimento
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Actor Giovanni Ribisi on Child Stardom, Favorite Roles, Marlon Brando, and “Strange Darling”
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‘Tiger King’ Creator on Joe Exotic and Watching a Murder-for-Hire Plot Unfold Before His Eyes
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Mark Foster (Foster the People): I Delivered Pizza and Worked Graveyard Shifts for Years Before ‘Pumped Up Kicks’ Blew Up
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Ellie Goulding: From Writing Acoustic Songs in Her Bedroom to Making Smash Pop Hits like “Burn” and “Lights” (2023)
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Kenan Thompson: How an Atlanta Kid “Manifested” a Mighty Ducks Role, Starred at Nickelodeon, and Became SNL’s Longest-Running Cast Member (2023)
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Bjork: The Icelandic Superstar on Being a Child Prodigy, the Power of Nature, and How to Stay Creative (2022)
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Jim Parsons: From Dreaming to Doing By Trusting Your Talent and Saying 'Yes' (2022)
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Weird Al Yankovic: Achieving Massive Success by Leaning Into His True (Nerdy) Self (2022)
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Rashida Jones Almost Gave Up on Acting Before Her Big Break on ‘The Office’
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt: Will Artificial Intelligence Destroy Art As We Know It?
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Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard Worked a Temp Job and “Ate Mustard Sandwiches” in the Band’s Early Days (2023)
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Indie Icon Phil Elverum on Capturing His Life Story in Song
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Storytelling Secrets from Michael Lewis (The Big Short, Moneyball, The Blind Side)
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Inside the Mind of Ben Platt, the “Dear Evan Hansen” Star 1 Oscar Short of an EGOT (at 30!)
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Seth Meyers: Lessons in Comedy from 20 Years Inside 30 Rockefeller Plaza (2023)
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Michael McDonald: I Went from “Couch Surfing” to Playing Arenas… in Just a Few Days!
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“Bob Dylan Pushed Me Way Out of My Comfort Zone”: T Bone Burnett, the Mysterious 13X Grammy Winning Producer and Soundtrack Wizard
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David Duchovny: His Journey from PhD Student to The X-Files, Why He Writes Novels and Music, and Failure as a "Rich" Experience
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Lainey Wilson: The Reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year Who "Felt Like a Complete Outsider Moving to Nashville to Chase My Dreams" (2023)
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Billy Idol: “Underneath the Drugs and Acting Out is Someone Who Really Believes in What He’s Doing”
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Oskar Eustis: Bringing “Hamilton” to the Stage and Making Theater Accessible to All
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X Ambassadors: How a "Fake Manager" and an Accidental Jeep Jingle Ignited the Band’s Massive Success
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Natalie Merchant: Loneliness is My Signal to "Get Busy" and Create
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Rainn Wilson on Becoming Dwight Schrute the “Nerd Bully”, Anxiety, and his Spiritual Reawakening (2023)
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From $100k in Debt to #1 Independent Country Artist (NO Record Deal) | Cody Jinks
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Louis Cato: Stephen Colbert’s Soulful Band Leader on Spiritual Music, Lessons from a Near-Death Experience, and Becoming Himself on Stage
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Viral Music Phenom Jacob Collier: This “Life-Changing” Moment Unlocked New Creative Powers
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Songwriting Secrets Behind 70 BILLION Streams: Ryan Tedder (2023)
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Hilary Swank: Moving to Hollywood with $75 and Whether She’d Do “Boys Don’t Cry” Today
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Regina Spektor: From Temping as a Receptionist to Your Favorite Artist's Favorite Artist
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Chef David Chang (Momofuku): “I’m Addicted to Creative Excitement”
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How Dan Aykroyd Created "Ghostbusters" and His Thoughts on the Female-Led Reboot
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Jake Johnson: His Creative Crisis on “New Girl”, Anna Kendrick Chemistry, and the “Dog” Mentality that Carried Him from Dropout to Director
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Jesse Tyler Ferguson: Playing a Gay Parent on Modern Family Was a Lot of Pressure
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Jewel: When I Was Poor, I Rejected $1M and Built a Plan for My Happiness
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Logic on His "Farewell" Album and Retiring to Rural Oregon
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Andy J. Pizza: This Author-Illustrator Wants to Give You a Creative Pep Talk
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DJ Shadow on Creating the First Ever Completely Sampled Album
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Brian Grazer: How Curiosity Led to $15 Billion at the Box Office
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Sir Patrick Stewart: I Almost Turned Down Captain Picard on Star Trek
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James Blunt: How the “You’re Beautiful” Singer Saved Us From World War III
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Jeff Tweedy: “I Loved It” When My Label Said Wilco Would Fail
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Gavin Rossdale (Bush): The Failures That Led to 90s Rock Immortality
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Rob Thomas on Writing the #3 Most Successful Song of All Time
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Jason Derulo: 11x Platinum (!) Singer Who Used to Hand Out CD’s in Strip Clubs for Free
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Alex Gaskarth: How All Time Low Captured the Pop-Punk Zeitgeist by Staying True to Themselves
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Johnny Marr: The Smiths Legend on His Creative Chemistry with Morrissey, Playing with Modest Mouse, and Changing Guitar Music Forever
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Melissa Etheridge: Her Scrappy Start, Coming Out as a Rockstar in the 90's, and How Cancer Changed the Way She Sees Everything
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Bobby Berk: His Journey from Small-town Missouri to Queer Eye Design Guru, His Approach to Interior Design, and How He Turns Doubt into Drive
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Lainey Wilson: The Reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year Who "Felt Like a Complete Outsider Moving to Nashville to Chase My Dreams"
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Carly Rae Jepsen: How The Pop Superstar Handled her Meteoric Rise to Fame, Learned the Art of Collaboration, and Why She Says Friendship Is the Key to a Great Song
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Mark Ronson on His Instant Connection with Amy Winehouse, Producing the Music for "Barbie", and Staying Relevant
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Kelly Clarkson: The Pop Music Megastar Opens Up about American Idol, Her Latest Album “Chemistry”, and the Drive to Host her Emmy Award-winning TV Talk Show
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Macklemore: Why He Never Signed to a Label, His Struggle with Addiction, and Making Art that Means Something (2023)
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Andy Garcia: From Havana to Hollywood, an A-Lister Who Still Feels Like An Outsider (2022)
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Jason Sudeikis: His Winding Path from the Basketball Court to SNL, and How Ted Lasso “Saved” Him (2023)
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Shania Twain: The Best-Selling Female Country Artist of All Time on Harnessing the Power of Optimism (2023)
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Tom Hanks: Telling the Truth, Letting Go of Self-Consciousness, and Embracing the Fun (2023)
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Stephen Colbert: How “Breaking” on Stage Unlocked His Comedic Powers (2022)
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Nick Kroll: The Creative Breakthrough That Led to His ‘Exponential’ Growth (2022)
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Zooey Deschanel: Stopping Stage Fright in Its Tracks and How She Turned a “Disorder” Into a Superpower (2022)
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Gavin DeGraw: The Singer-Songwriter Behind Hits Like "Chariot" and "Not Over You" on Why He Won't Be Boxed Into One Genre
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Ice Cube: His Journey from NWA and “AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted” to Comedies Like “Friday” and “Barber Shop”
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Paul Feig: How the "Freaks and Geeks” and “Bridesmaids” Director Tamed His Ego and Found Success
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Hrishikesh Hirway: The Creator of "Song Exploder" on Bringing a Musician's Ear to Storytelling, Collaborating with Yo-Yo Ma, and the Song Inspired by Sandra Day O'Connor
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Dan Smith: The Bastille Frontman’s Journey from “Terrified” Solo Act to Monster Hits like “Pompeii” and “Happier”
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Alan Alda: The 87-Year-Old Legend on M*A*S*H, The West Wing, and Building Chemistry Using Humor and Brutal Honesty
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Seth Meyers: Lessons in Comedy from 20 Years Inside 30 Rockefeller Plaza
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Ellie Goulding: How She Went From Writing Acoustic Songs in Her Bedroom to Making Massive Synth-pop Hits like “Burn” and “Lights”
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Ben Gibbard: The Death Cab for Cutie Singer on Making "Transatlanticism" and Defusing Bandmate Tension
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Diplo: His Creative Journey from Making Sandwiches at Subway to Making Hits with Bieber and Beyonce
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Rainn Wilson: “The Office” Star on His Awkward Childhood, The Joy of Being Dwight Schrute, and His Mission to Make Us More Mindful
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Nathan Lane: Don't Call Him an Entertainer!
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Shania Twain: The Best-Selling Female Country Artist of All Time on Harnessing the Power of Optimism
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Jason Sudeikis: His Winding Path from the Basketball Court to SNL, and How Ted Lasso “Saved” Him
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Sigourney Weaver: Conquering Self-Doubt and How to Harness Your Instincts (2022)
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Justin Long: Taking Your Work -- Not Yourself -- Seriously
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Ike Barinholtz: How the Comedian Created His Own Luck When No One Was Calling
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Judith Light: Stepping Out of Her Comfort Zone by Moving from Stage to TV and Back Again, and Dedicating Herself to Serving Her Audience
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Blair Underwood: Wisdom from Three Decades of Acting, Playing Good and Evil, and What He Learned from Sidney Poitier
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Kenan Thompson: How an Atlanta Kid “Manifested” a Mighty Ducks Role, Starred at Nickelodeon, and Became SNL’s Longest-Running Cast Member
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Audra McDonald: The Power of Taking On Work That Scares You (2022)
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Santigold: Harnessing the Power of Punk, Breaking Barriers, and Learning to Call Herself an Artist
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