Workflow
An interview series about the tools, techniques, and habits behind the creative mind. Hosted by Steven Johnson, featuring conversations with Liz Phair, Rebecca Skloot, Kevin Kelly, and more. Produced in partnership with shift.newco.co.
Steven Johnson
Writer. 13 books. (Latest: Extra Life.) TV/Podcast Host (Extra Life, American Innovations.) Brooklyn/Marin. Speech inquiries: wesn at leighbureau dot com.
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Why Writing Books Is More Than Processing Words
We’ve been writing with word processors for 40 years. What if we’ve been doing it wrong all this time?
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Liz Phair On Writing After Midnight
The indie rock icon talks about her creative workflow, the emotional challenges of collaboration, and why she’s always been a bedroom…
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Kevin Kelly Writes To Find Out What He Doesn’t Know
Steven Johnson talks with the Wired co-founder and bestselling technology theorist about writing in public and strange power of music on…
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Rebecca Skloot Has Too Much Information
The author of The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks discusses the challenges of multi-threaded narratives, the joys of reporting in a Hazmat…
Leo Villareal, Lighting It Up
Steven Johnson talks to the creator of San Francisco’s iconic Bay Lights installation about the possibilities of algorithm art, his embrace…
Dan Pink Has a Folder for That Idea
The bestselling author of ‘When’ on the daily rhythm of creative work, his love for writing book proposals, and the enduring power of…
