Ranked #1
Makers: Celia Keenan-Bolger: Authenticity, bridge-building and winning the TONY Award
Makers: Celia Keenan-Bolger: Authenticity, bridge-building and winning the TONY Award
Episode #19 is brimming with sparks of creativity as Susan and Laura talk theater with TONY Award winner, Celia Keenan-B... Read more
24 Oct 2019
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35mins
Ranked #2
Makers: Lin-Manuel Miranda Part 1: Friday Night Meet Ups, The Laundry Room, and Making Space
Makers: Lin-Manuel Miranda Part 1: Friday Night Meet Ups, The Laundry Room, and Making Space
This episode is Part 1 of Susan and Laura's chit chat with writer-performer-director Lin-Manuel Miranda. Whether taking ... Read more
14 Nov 2019
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34mins
Ranked #3
Makers: Kelli O'Hara: Having a 'Voice', Doing No Harm, and Love of the Game
Makers: Kelli O'Hara: Having a 'Voice', Doing No Harm, and Love of the Game
On this episode of The Spark File, Susan and Laura connect with the extraordinarily talented and kind human being, Kelli... Read more
5 Mar 2020
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51mins
Ranked #4
Makers: Sara Bareilles Part 1: Creative Risks, Songwriting and Broadway
Makers: Sara Bareilles Part 1: Creative Risks, Songwriting and Broadway
Susan Blackwell and Laura Camien talk to favorite songwriter, actor, producer, author and all around prolific creator, S... Read more
11 Sep 2019
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24mins
Ranked #5
Creativity Sparks: Creative Spaces / Gathering Places + The Sparks of Amy Poehler
Creativity Sparks: Creative Spaces / Gathering Places + The Sparks of Amy Poehler
This week, Susan and Laura dig into their personal spark files and share new ideas ready for the taking and making, incl... Read more
13 Jan 2020
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1hr 15mins
Ranked #6
Makers: Jonathan Groff Part 1: Rehearsal Rooms, the O Face, and Telling the Truth
Makers: Jonathan Groff Part 1: Rehearsal Rooms, the O Face, and Telling the Truth
In the latest bonus episode from The Spark File, Susan and Laura snuggle up with actor/singer/dancer/truth-teller, Jonat... Read more
28 Nov 2019
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43mins
Ranked #7
Makers: Jonathan Groff Part 2: Hear Me, People of Thebes
Makers: Jonathan Groff Part 2: Hear Me, People of Thebes
In this episode of The Spark File, Susan and Laura get another snuggle sesh with the ever-eager Jonathan Groff. Jonathan... Read more
5 Dec 2019
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47mins
Ranked #8
Makers: Sara Bareilles Pt 2: Anxiety and Inspirations
Makers: Sara Bareilles Pt 2: Anxiety and Inspirations
This is the second helping of creative conversation with master creator, Sara Bareilles. Susan Blackwell and Laura Camie... Read more
11 Sep 2019
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18mins
Ranked #9
Makers: Phillipa Soo: Part 1: Giving Voice to New Characters, and Learning from a Legacy
Makers: Phillipa Soo: Part 1: Giving Voice to New Characters, and Learning from a Legacy
In this week's bonus episode of The Spark File, Susan and Laura connect with Tony nominee, Phillipa Soo. Pippa shares he... Read more
20 Feb 2020
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39mins
Ranked #10
Makers: Lin-Manuel Miranda Part 2: Creative Misdiagnoses, Passion Projects, and Sensory Seeking
Makers: Lin-Manuel Miranda Part 2: Creative Misdiagnoses, Passion Projects, and Sensory Seeking
This is part 2 of Susan and Laura's conversation with mega-maker Lin-Manuel Miranda. Lin shares how he restocks his crea... Read more
21 Nov 2019
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25mins
Ranked #11
Creativity Sparks: The Sparks of Nancy Blackwell + My Friend Fear
Creativity Sparks: The Sparks of Nancy Blackwell + My Friend Fear
In this weeks episode, recorded LIVE from the The Spark File 2020 New Year Creativity Workshop, Susan and Laura share sp... Read more
20 Jan 2020
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1hr 21mins
Ranked #12
Creativity Sparks: Breaking Up with Tech + Free Solo
Creativity Sparks: Breaking Up with Tech + Free Solo
Co-hosts Susan Blackwell and Laura Camien once again surprise each other with ideas and inspiration from their personal ... Read more
9 Sep 2019
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1hr 37mins
Ranked #13
Makers: Julianne Moore and Bart Freudlich Part 1: Cooking Branzino and Diving In Head First
Makers: Julianne Moore and Bart Freudlich Part 1: Cooking Branzino and Diving In Head First
Susan and Laura sit down with Oscar-winning actress Julianne Moore (Still Alice, The Hunger Games, Far From Heaven, The ... Read more
10 Oct 2019
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36mins
Ranked #14
Makers: Phillipa Soo: Part 2: Anxiety, Perfection and Letting It Hang Loose
Makers: Phillipa Soo: Part 2: Anxiety, Perfection and Letting It Hang Loose
Susan and Laura had so much fun talking to TONY-nominated Phillipa Soo, they went for a Part 2! Pippa shares fears, "fai... Read more
27 Feb 2020
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41mins
Ranked #15
Makers: Part 1: Freestyle Love Supreme's Anthony "Two-Touch" Veneziale and Chris "Shockwave" Sullivan
Makers: Part 1: Freestyle Love Supreme's Anthony "Two-Touch" Veneziale and Chris "Shockwave" Sullivan
In this episode, recorded LIVE from The Spark File New Year 2020 Creativity Workshop, Susan and Laura share in the flat ... Read more
23 Jan 2020
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29mins
Ranked #16
Creativity Sparks AND Makers: Brundibar + The Mad King and Anthony Roth Costanzo: Live from the MET Opera
Creativity Sparks AND Makers: Brundibar + The Mad King and Anthony Roth Costanzo: Live from the MET Opera
In this very special episode, recorded live from the Metropolitan Opera, Susan and Laura each share opera-inspired spark... Read more
8 Nov 2019
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1hr 23mins
Ranked #17
Creativity Sparks: Preparation + Boredom
Creativity Sparks: Preparation + Boredom
Two random sparks of creativity today, pulled from Susan and Laura's spark files give us the yin and the yang, two ends ... Read more
24 Feb 2020
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1hr 24mins
Ranked #18
Makers: Caitlin Kinnunen: Fluidity, Authenticity and Being the Truth Goose
Makers: Caitlin Kinnunen: Fluidity, Authenticity and Being the Truth Goose
This week on The Spark File, Susan and Laura get to chat with the fabulous, fun, authentically awesome Caitlin Kinnunen.... Read more
12 Mar 2020
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1hr
Ranked #19
Bonus: What is a Spark File and Why Every Creative Needs One
Bonus: What is a Spark File and Why Every Creative Needs One
Co-hosts Susan Blackwell and Laura Camien serve up the basics of The Spark File podcast -- what is a Spark File? What do... Read more
11 Sep 2019
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32mins
Ranked #20
Creativity Sparks: Shop Class to Soul Craft + Introversion
Creativity Sparks: Shop Class to Soul Craft + Introversion
In this weeks episode of The Spark File, Susan and Laura dive into an exploration of the value of work, particularly wor... Read more
10 Feb 2020
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1hr 38mins