Are you circling around a career in the arts, grinding through the ups and downs, but still haven’t quite “made it?” If so, you’re just like most artists, even the ones who end up making it big. In his podcast, The Moment, Hollywood heavyweight Brian Koppelman takes an honest, personal look at the lives of famous creatives, focusing on the chapters right before their big break. What were their routines like? Where did they find inspiration? Offering various blueprints for building a creative career, The Moment with Brian Koppelman is a beguiled dive into the romantic combat of making art.
Who’s Your Host?
Brian Koppelman is a screenwriter, producer, and director of films and television. To name just a few of his creations, he is the co-writer of the films Ocean’s Thirteen and Rounders, co-creator, showrunner, and executive producer of the TV show, Billions, producer of films such as The Illusionist and The Lucky Ones, and director of the film, Solitary Man.
What’s It All About?
Brian sits down with artists, musicians, directors, actors, and writers for candid, down-to-earth conversations about their art and how they met success. Humanizing the celebrities you love and illustrating many different paths to the promised land, The Moment will inspire you to shake off the doubt, fear, hesitation, and blockage that all artists face, because those moments of courage are when art is possible.
Why We Love It
Brian Koppelman is a master interviewer. We love the way he gently prods his guests until they drop their masks and reveal something unexpected and genuine. It’s the skill of a director who has worked with hundreds of Hollywood personalities, and it lends nicely to teasing out the creative secrets shared on The Moment.
Where to Start
Julia Cameron is the artist behind The Artist’s Way, a groundbreaking book offering a step-by-step guide to creative recovery, which has helped millions of artists unleash their creations into the world. The prolific author, poet, playwright, and filmmaker joins Brian to share how she arrived at the methodology of The Artist’s Way, and to break down the main tools and exercises in the book. If you’re in a creative rut, this one’s for you.
Best for: Catching a Creative Spark
Tune in as Brian dives down memory lane with the brilliant and enigmatic Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Todd Rundgren. A multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and record producer, Todd played a wide range of styles in a successful solo career and in bands such as Utopia and Ringo Starr’s second All-Starr Band. He also produced for bands like Grand Funk Railroad, The New York Dolls, and Meat Loaf. Todd shares the inspiration behind his hits, the challenges of artistic collaboration, and stories about awakening the subconscious in order to bring songs to life.
Best for: Getting Your Work Out There
Enjoy one of Brian’s most riveting conversations with entrepreneurial giant Seth Godin, author of 20 bestselling books, founder of the educational platform Akimbo, and inductee to the Marketing Hall of Fame. The old friends discuss the difference between genius-level talent and the persistent production of creative work—and which one accounts for more of the world’s famous artists. They also investigate and troubleshoot a myriad of artistic obstacles including self-doubt, criticism, rejection, and endless excuses.