American Masters: Creative Spark
American Masters | PBS
4.6from 281 ratings
- 105
- Episodes
- 26
- Transcribed
- 281
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2016
- First episode
- 33M
- YouTube views
About American Masters: Creative Spark
How do today’s masters create their art? American Masters: Creative Spark presents narrative interviews that go in-depth with an iconic artist about the creation of a single work. Each episode offers a unique window into the world of art and the creative process of artists and cultural icons across a wide range of disciplines, from music and comedy to poetry and film. Explore more at www.pbs.org/creativespark
- Publisher
- American Masters | PBS
- Category
- arts · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 10 Jun 2016
- Latest episode
- 2 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
26 of 105 episodes have a transcript.
2 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Mike Faist Embraces the Unknown
11 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Many Passions of Matteo Lane
24 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Taylor Rooks Talks NBA, Interview Techniques and Finding the Person Behind the Athlete
Inside a recent episode
Mike Faist Embraces the Unknown
Published 2 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I remember it was great. I mean, first off, I was really not good. I really wasn't. I really wasn't. How could you tell you weren't good? Because there were people in my class that were. You know, and you would watch them and you'd be like, whoa, you're good at this. How are you good at this? And I found that to be very interesting. I don't know. It's a hard industry, you know, because it's this interesting thing where there's so many good actors. Like, there's so many good actors, especially like, I don't know, like, there's actors that are in theater that I've just, I've like watched for years and I've like admired and I'm like, how are you not the greatest thing? […]
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- Mike Faist
- Matteo Lane
- Taylor Rooks
- Michael Sarnoski
- Tyler James Williams
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 33,077,629
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 248 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 33 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 82 / 100
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- Quality
- 71
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 91
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