Stuart talks to Joe Skinner, the host and producer of PBS's American Masters: Creative Spark. Storytelling is everywhere and provides more than just entertainment for the masses. On this episode of Audience, Stuart and Joe chat about Joe's interview process and how he creates engaging and thought-provoking episodes. He also goes in-depth about what it is like to have partnerships with companies like PBS and collaborate with a team.

Joe's background is in film documentaries and he currently serves as the digital lead for American Masters, a documentary film series at PBS. American Masters: Creative Spark is a podcast spinoff series, where Joe chats with artists of all stripes about a specific work of art.

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Today you’ll learn about:

How Joe creates his show, American Masters: Creative Spark
Creating boundaries as an interviewer
How focus can create a more engaging interview
The team behind American Masters: Creative Spark
Long-form interviews and narrative nonfiction-style podcasts
We’ve barely scratched the surface with audio and video as artforms
Storytelling is in every medium
Joe’s partnerships and how they have helped form his podcast

Resources/Links:

Joe Skinner’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-skinner1/

American Masters: Creative Spark: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/podcast/introducing-american-masters-creative-spark/

Castos Academy: https://academy.castos.com/

Castos, private podcast: https://academy.castos.com/privatepodcast/

Castos, website: https://castos.com/

Castos, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/castos

Clubhouse video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8729ZpWpmIw

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Honoring a Legacy with Joe Skinner