Spike Lee talks about Shepard Fairey's 2008 portrait of former United States president Barack Obama, featuring Obama's likeness and the word "PROGRESS." Lee owns a screenprint of the design, signed by Obama and inscribed by Fairey with the words, "Spike, thanks for the inspiration."

This episode is part of an adapted audio guide to Spike Lee: Creative Sources, open at the Brooklyn Museum through February 4, 2024. Visit www.brooklynmuseum.org for tickets.

See a photo of Lee's signed print and the other objects Lee discusses: https://bit.ly/SpikeLeeGuide

This project was produced by Seaplane Armada and the Brooklyn Museum.

As Spike Lee accepted an Oscar for BlacKkKlansman in 2019, his speech praised "our ancestors who have built this country into what it is today." Hear why Lee opted to bring his speech on paper instead of submitting it to the teleprompter ahead of the ceremony.

This episode is part of an adapted audio guide to Spike Lee: Creative Sources, open at the Brooklyn Museum through February 4, 2024. Visit www.brooklynmuseum.org for tickets.

See a photo of Lee's notes and the other objects Lee discusses: https://bit.ly/SpikeLeeGuide

This project was produced by Seaplane Armada and the Brooklyn Museum.

Spike Lee breaks down why he shared his personal collection with the public for Spike Lee: Creative Sources, an exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum. In the following episodes, he tells stories inspired by a selection of objects in the exhibition.

Spike Lee: Creative Sources is open at the Brooklyn Museum through February 4, 2024. Visit www.brooklynmuseum.org for tickets.

See photos of the objects Lee discusses: https://bit.ly/SpikeLeeGuide

This project was produced by Seaplane Armada and the Brooklyn Museum.