The Spark Parade

By Adam Unze - Music & Film Interviews

What’s the one album or film that changed everything for you?

On The Spark Parade, host Adam Unze sits down with actors, musicians and other cultural icons to explore the music

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November 18, 2020 S.A. Cosby's Spark Is Hell Or Highwater
What drives people to commit bank robberies? What happens when you look past the tropes and stock characters in heist movies? Author S.A. Cosby joins me to dig into one of his favorite (and most influential) cultural works, David Mackenzie's 2016 neo-western heist film Hell Or Highwater.
S.A. Cosby
Hell Or Highwater
Sparkle

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The Spark Parade is a podcast that dives deep into the films and albums that have inspired today’s creative icons. Hosted by Adam Unze, each episode features a unique conversation with an artist about their chosen film or album, and how it sparked their artistic journey.

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November 11, 2020 Conor Oberst's Spark Is Northern Exposure
Get ready for some post-election joy! I got to reminisce with legendary singer/songwriter Conor Oberst about one of my favorite '90's TV shows, Northern Exposure. We talked about the show's glorious weirdness, it's unforgettable characters (including one who was Conor's first crush) and also dug into the value of subverting expectations in art. It's a real hoot!
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Conor Oberst
Northern Exposure
The Great British Baking Show

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The Spark Parade is a podcast that dives deep into the films and albums that have inspired today’s creative icons. Hosted by Adam Unze, each episode features a unique conversation with an artist about their chosen film or album, and how it sparked their artistic journey.

Follow us on social media:
Instagram/Bluesky/TikTok: @sparkparade

Subscribe, rate, and leave a review wherever you listen!

For more info, visit: www.thesparkparade.com

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November 04, 2020 Broken Social Scene's Charles Spearin's Spark Is Koyaanisqatsi
Now that we're past election day, let's de-stress with a chat about something super chill and supremely soothing. I spoke to musician Charles Spearin (Broken Social Scene and Do Make Say Think) about Godfrey Reggio's classic experimental film Koyaanisqatsi, which features the music of certified legend Philip Glass. Have a listen and watch all your election related anxiety melt away.
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Charles Spearin
Broken Social Scene
Do Make Say Think
Koyaanisqatsi
His House

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The Spark Parade is a podcast that dives deep into the films and albums that have inspired today’s creative icons. Hosted by Adam Unze, each episode features a unique conversation with an artist about their chosen film or album, and how it sparked their artistic journey.

Follow us on social media:
Instagram/Bluesky/TikTok: @sparkparade

Subscribe, rate, and leave a review wherever you listen!

For more info, visit: www.thesparkparade.com

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36min
October 28, 2020 Experimental Pop Sounds To Blow Your Tiny Mind: Henry Hall on Merriweather Post Pavilion
You're craving a deep dive into an experimental pop classic, aren't you? Well, lucky you 'cause it's time to dig in to the weird and wonderful world of Animal Collective's seminal 2009 album Merriweather Post Pavilion with singer/songwriter Henry Hall.
Henry Hall
Merriweather Post Pavilion
We Are Who We Are
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34min
October 23, 2020 Helping artists through the pandemic with Alexandria Bellivan on HBO's Barry
It's a pre-election bonus episode! The arts are suffering terribly due to the pandemic and arts funding is on the ballot, so I want to champion organizations that provide support to entertainers. Alexandria Bellivan of The Actors Fund chatted with me about how the pilot episode of HBO's hit comedy Barry has inspired her in her work as a career development specialist for entertainment professionals.
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Alexandria Bellivan
Barry
The Actors Fund

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31min
October 21, 2020 Oh the horror!! Halloween special with HYYTS on Hereditary
It's the back end of October, so it's time to get SPOOKY! This week, I'm digging into the brilliance of Ari Aster's 2018 instant horror classic Hereditary with pop supremos and horror fanatics HYYTS.
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HYYTS
Hereditary
Gerald's Game
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39min
October 14, 2020 Gavin Turek's Spark Is Tame Impala
It's true. I got to talk to the incomparable Gavin Turek! Speaking to a singer of Gavin's caliber about the vocalists who have influenced her is already exciting, but that's before you know that her influences are Tame Impala, Brittany Howard and Raphael Saadiq! Gavin and I had a great chat about those legendary singers, her penchant for winning concert tickets from radio stations and so much more!!
Gavin Turek
Tame Impala
Brittany Howard
Raphael Saadiq
Lucy Pearl

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The Spark Parade is a podcast that dives deep into the films and albums that have inspired today’s creative icons. Hosted by Adam Unze, each episode features a unique conversation with an artist about their chosen film or album, and how it sparked their artistic journey.

Follow us on social media:
Instagram/Bluesky/TikTok: @sparkparade

Subscribe, rate, and leave a review wherever you listen!

For more info, visit: www.thesparkparade.com

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40min
October 07, 2020 Will Young's Spark Is René Magritte
Who controls the meaning of an artwork? The artist? The viewer? Both? Singer and author Will Young joins me for a super fun chat about the inspiration he's drawn from René Magritte's work. We also dig into Will's acting career, the perils of taking art too seriously and much more!!

Will Young⚡
Rene Magritte's The Treachery Of Images⚡
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The Spark Parade is a podcast that dives deep into the films and albums that have inspired today’s creative icons. Hosted by Adam Unze, each episode features a unique conversation with an artist about their chosen film or album, and how it sparked their artistic journey.

Follow us on social media:
Instagram/Bluesky/TikTok: @sparkparade

Subscribe, rate, and leave a review wherever you listen!

For more info, visit: www.thesparkparade.com

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36min
September 09, 2020 Stories Of Black Womanhood: An American Marriage and Girl, Woman, Other
This week, I had the pleasure of speaking with award-winning lawyer, podcaster and creative Raifa Rafiq about two novels written by black women: Tayari Jones' An American Marriage and Bernardine Evaristo's Girl, Woman, Other. We dig into the heavier themes of both novels (racism in policing, racial profiling, grief, homophobia) and also luxuriate in the joy of reading stories about black love, both romantic and platonic.
Raifa Rafiq
Tayari Jones
Bernardine Evaristo
This Thing Changed My Life

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The Spark Parade is a podcast that dives deep into the films and albums that have inspired today’s creative icons. Hosted by Adam Unze, each episode features a unique conversation with an artist about their chosen film or album, and how it sparked their artistic journey.

Follow us on social media:
Instagram/Twitter: @sparkparade
TikTok: @sparkparade

Subscribe, rate, and leave a review wherever you listen!
For more info, visit: sparkparade.com

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41min
June 10, 2020 Pausing for now
So... there's no new episode this week. In light of the massive global protests against police brutality sparked by the murder of George Floyd, I'm going to pause the show for a while. If you're protesting, please stay as safe as you can and look out for your fellow protesters. Love and solidarity. #blacklivesmatter

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