Marina Abramović is a pioneer in the field of performance art, using her body as both the subject and the medium. This week, we sit with the legendary performer in her New York City apartment. To follow along with the works discussed, visit our guided, virtual exhibit at www.talkeasypod.com/abramovic.
We start with her relationship to Ukraine (8:00), cre ... Show More
Jan 11
The Return of Gwyneth Paltrow (‘Marty Supreme’)
Gwyneth Paltrow, now and forever, reigns supreme.Watch this conversation on YouTube.We discuss her return to acting in Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme (7:45), the personal parallels that shaped her portrayal of 1930s movie star Kay Stone (8:00), and memories of her early years at the ... Show More
1h 8m
Jan 4
Viola Davis: What If We’re Enough?
Before Viola Davis (How to Get Away with Murder) became an EGOT-winning actor, she was an observer. Her work takes the human experience and transmutes it, offering a mirror and a window into ourselves.You can watch this conversation on YouTube.As we (gradually) move into 2026, we ... Show More
1h 10m
Dec 28
Is Comedian Robby Hoffman the Last American Dream?
We’re closing out 2025 with the person who made us laugh the most this year: comedian Robby Hoffman.[You can watch this conversation on YouTube.]At the top, we unpack the joys of her new Netflix special Wake Up (4:00), her views on Sunday football (9:00), and the state of masculi ... Show More
1h 15m
Jan 2023
Abstract Surrealism with Mariya Nakova
<p>In this episode of the Artist Business Plan we sit down with Mariya Nakova, to discuss the intersection of her drawings, photography, and painting. Learn about the way she allows mediums to influence each other when you tune into this lovely episode.</p><p>Guest: Mariya Nakova ... Show More
41m 57s
Feb 2024
Épisode #59 - Avec Cécile Davidovici, artiste et brodeuse
Dans cet épisode, je vais à la rencontre de Cécile Davidovici. Si vous ne connaissez pas encore son travail, je vous recommande de ne pas perdre une minute et d’aller le découvrir sur sa page Instagram, où elle partage son processus créatif et ses œuvres.Cécile a des doigts de fé ... Show More
31m 30s
Mar 2021
Marina Abramović: A remarkable career pushed to the limits
Much of the art we love is presented via a medium - be it a canvas, a recording or celluloid. Stephen Sackur interviews Marina Abramović, an artist whose primary resource is her own body. In the course of a remarkable career, the world's most famous and garlanded performance arti ... Show More
23m 28s
Jul 2020
Ana Benaroya (QuarARTine special episode)
Season 6 continues! Russell & Robert chat to emerging artist Ana Benaroya from her studio in Jersey City, New Jersey. Recorded remotely on 19th April 2020 during lockdown, we are massive fans of Ana's paintings!!!We discuss her early career as an illustrator, her love of cartoons ... Show More
59m 46s
Jan 2021
Tamara Al Saadi: lire mon arabité
Tamara Al Saadi est une autrice, comédienne et metteuse en scène. Née à Bagdad, en Irak, elle vit un exil en France à l’âge de cinq ans. Presque trente ans plus tard, elle décide de mettre la lumière sur la dualité identitaire qui l’a traversée dans sa pièce Place. Une création r ... Show More
23m 15s
Feb 2023
Ukraine one year on, with filmmaker Nadia Parfan
This week marks a year since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In this episode, Lilah speaks with Ukrainian director Nadia Parfan, whose documentary short 'I did not want to make a war film' is a first-person essay about how life has changed. Nadia was in Egypt when the wa ... Show More
19m 30s