Difficult Artist
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Edgar Wright
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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, an...
Jia Tolentino
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lizzy talks to New Yorker staff writer Jia Tolentino about the weird honor of becoming well known for writing about commodification of self - Tolentin...
Floria Sigismondi
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 f...
Rob Sheffield
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Lauren Mayberry
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lizzy talks to Chvrches frontwoman Lauren Mayberry about the value of an onstage persona, the charmingly nerdy spreadsheet she made when crafting lyri...
Iliza Shlesinger
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stand-up comedian Iliza Shlesinger is also a writer, producer, actor, author and podcaster. Many people - especially women - who do a lot of things we...
Megan Abbott
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ada...
Punch
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Terrence “Punch” Henderson is the president of Top Dawg Entertainment, the small but mighty Carson, California based record label that’s home to...
Patrick Carney
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 bu...
Kerrilynn Pamer
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
KT Tunstall
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Singer songwriter KT Tunstall discusses everything from how her process has changed in over two decades of rock stardom to how she wrote some of her m...
Michelle Zauner
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Michelle Zauner does a lot of things well: she fronts her band Japanese Breakfast, she directs music videos, and she writes. Zauner's first book, Cryi...
Laurie Anderson
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Laurie Anderson is a master at making her life her art. In a conversation as unconventional as the artist herself, Lizzy and Laurie discuss everything...
Ed O’Brien
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As a founding member of Radiohead, Ed O'Brien has been on the inside of one of the great rock and roll stories. He talks about growing up in the clois...
Olivia Nuzzi
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Olivia Nuzzi is the Washington Correspondent for New York Magazine. For four-plus years it was her job to think about Donald Trump and his cohort ever...
Liz Phair
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most resonant voices in music, Liz Phair is a true iconoclast with a sense of levity about the game of fame. Liz gets into her long history...
Shantell Martin
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The visual artist Shantell Martin has an unusual creative process: she draws live. As in, she walks up to a blank canvas, and, in front of an audience...
Whitney Cummings
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Writer, director, comedian, and dog rescuer Whitney Cummings joins Lizzy to talk about how she comes up with her seemingly endless stream of red hot ...
Trent Reznor
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Trent Reznor says he’s never listened to a podcast before, but he makes a great guest. In this wide ranging interview, Lizzy and Trent cover everyth...
Maggie Rogers
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Before Maggie Rogers became a Grammy-nominated, best-selling artist, she was Lizzy's intern. The pair reminisce about Maggie's role as head transcribe...
Introducing Difficult Artist
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Each week, host and best-selling author Lizzy Goodman digs into the daily creative practices of some of the most compelling figures in entertainment, ...