Difficult Artist Podcast
1) Edgar Wright
Lizzy speaks to the writer and director Edgar Wright about the value of enthusiasm, the reasons why humorous works of art get taken less seriously, and how he first became obsessed with the cult band,...Show More
2) Jia Tolentino
Lizzy talks to New Yorker staff writer Jia Tolentino about the weird honor of becoming well known for writing about commodification of self - Tolentino's best-selling essay collection Trick Mirror was...Show More
3) Floria Sigismondi
Lizzy speaks with the filmmaker Floria Sigismondi about the art of collaboration. What’s it like to make music videos with David Bowie? Or fashion films with Gucci’s Alessandro Michele? How do you kee...Show More
4) Rob Sheffield
Lizzy talks to her friend and hero, the writer and pop cultural historian Rob Sheffield about how he’s stayed so psyched to write about music for so long. A few of his secrets: old mixtapes, new bands...Show More
5) Lauren Mayberry
Lizzy talks to Chvrches frontwoman Lauren Mayberry about the value of an onstage persona, the charmingly nerdy spreadsheet she made when crafting lyrics for the band’s forthcoming LP, Screen Violence,...Show More
6) Iliza Shlesinger
Stand-up comedian Iliza Shlesinger is also a writer, producer, actor, author and podcaster. Many people - especially women - who do a lot of things well try to play down the labor involved; pretending...Show More
7) Megan Abbott
Megan Abbott is the author of ten novels, including her most recent, The Turnout. She’s also an accomplished screenwriter who co-show ran the TV adaptation of her novel, Dare Me, and was a writer on D...Show More
8) Punch
Terrence “Punch” Henderson is the president of Top Dawg Entertainment, the small but mighty Carson, California based record label that’s home to some of the most innovative and influential artists in ...Show More
9) Patrick Carney
Patrick Carney and Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys first knew each other as two kids in their Akron, Ohio neighborhood who got beaten up by the same bully. How did that relationship turn into one of th...Show More
10) Kerrilynn Pamer
Kerrilynn Pamer is the co-founder and CEO of the natural beauty brand CAP beauty. She’s built a career out of being curious - about cool face oils and amazing scents - but also about more esoteric hea...Show More