ICONS

About ICONS

Host, Justin Campbell-Platt (@justincampbellp), dissects the biographies of great painters, musicians, filmmakers (and more) for ideas for your creative work.

Publisher

Justin Campbell-Platt

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Nov 2023

Latest episode

5 Nov 2025

Latest episodes

13 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Nov 2025

   Mickey Down and Konrad Kay (How To Make A HBO Show)

   Behind HBO's Industry, are showrunners Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, two ex-bankers who walked out of London's finance world to create one of TV's most compelling modern dramas. Here are the 6 creative lessons I learned from them about redefining your identity and doing great work... ---- Get FREE BONUS downloadable poster here (https://makelikethegreats.com/bonus) ---- ⁠The podcast is now on YouTube - check it out!⁠⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/@makelikethegreats?sub_confirmation=1) ---- Timestamps: 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:56 The Journey: From Banking to HBO 00:12:45 Rule 1: Write What You Know 00:17:31 Rule 2: Give People a Peek Into an Inaccessible World 00:23:21 Rule 3: Study Human Nature 00:32:17 Rule 4: Create Something Shocking 00:40:32 Rule 5: Steal Like An Artist 00:46:35 Rule 6: Don't Stop Making ---- Art mentioned: Industry (https://amzn.to/4oQGiWh) - TV show, HBO (Mickey Down and Konrad Kay) Mad Men (https://amzn.to/47R7w9A) - TV show, AMC (Matthew Weiner) The Wire (https://amzn.to/3WBpDtN) - TV show, HBO (David Simon) The Sopranos (https://amzn.to/4okfHRK) - TV show, HBO (David Chase) Game of Thrones (https://amzn.to/4qyBDtT) - TV show, HBO (David Benioff and D.B. Weiss) Mastery (https://amzn.to/4nEtvVX) - book, Robert Greene Gregor - indie film, Mickey Down and Konrad Kay Edinburgh TV Festival (https://youtu.be/OeJ1JGQhncs?si=-7_cDGKfSnwlkYWO) - panel/interview Keep Going (https://amzn.to/4qCFmq5) - book, Austin Kleon Hayao Miyazaki (https://open.spotify.com/episode/4UhThYvwGY23UBYFwrJsTg?si=Jtv-Ag8dSBeZFEWPx_wqgw) - Make Like The Greats episode 2 Bruce Lee (https://open.spotify.com/episode/1OrEo1QGFuGWARHA0Nxqs1?si=jyaZ0x3xRc-ehXd-qi6TeA) - Make Like The Greats episode 8 The Godfather (https://amzn.to/48Yivzc) - film (1972), Francis Ford Coppola The Social Network (https://amzn.to/47pUHS4) - film (2010), David Fincher "Industry's Unintelligible Finance Jargon" (https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/industry-jargon-guide) GQ article by Jack King Television Academy (https://www.televisionacademy.com/features/news/mix/industry-leaders) - interview, Mickey Down and Konrad Kay The Prestige (https://amzn.to/3LEQrXC) - film (2006), Christopher Nolan Indiewire (https://youtu.be/Jhaau0E0Qn4?si=ejNxRAgngxw_f4u6) - interview/podcast, Mickey Down and Konrad Kay Tasteland (https://youtu.be/ni2vJGFAL3c?si=xnhpu5NSySdHI561) - podcast, hosted by Daisy Alioto The Laws of Human Nature (https://amzn.to/43Eg6G8) - book, Robert Greene The Lord of the Rings (https://amzn.to/3WuSUGB) - book, J.R.R. Tolkien Becoming The Main Character (https://open.spotify.com/show/3ZyC5zkz8l62cs4ET2oUC5) - podcast 50 Cent (https://open.spotify.com/episode/22cuw9wcUL80eLjaFOldVq?si=d1XrIQ1jTtmLT9L-rgBuDg) - Make Like The Greats episode 1 The Creative Act (https://amzn.to/4oCdOA5) - book, Rick Rubin Hamilton - musical, Lin-Manuel Miranda Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/post-next/interactive/2025/mickey-down-konrad-kay/) - interview, Mickey Down and Konrad Kay Apocalypse Now (https://amzn.to/43avlqh) - film (1979), Francis Ford Coppola (edited by Walter Murch) The English Patient (https://amzn.to/43a61AG) - film (1996), Anthony Minghella (edited by Walter Murch) Novembermag (https://www.novembermag.com/content/mickey-down-and-konrad-kay/) - interview, Mickey Down and Konrad Kay Steal Like An Artist (https://amzn.to/4oo6Z4Q) - book, Austin Kleon The Runaway Species (https://amzn.to/4oo708U) - book, Anthony Brandt and David Eagleman Heat (https://amzn.to/47w3UID) - film (1995), Michael Mann ---- To learn from makers not covered in the podcast: Twitter⁠: https://twitter.com/makegreats LinkedIn⁠: https://www.linkedin.com/company/make-greats/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makegreats/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@makegreats

2. 

   3 Nov 2025

   ICONS is now Make Like The Greats

   After starting 2 years ago, ICONS Podcast is evolving. In this special episode, I'm announcing the rebrand to 'Make Like The Greats' — a name that better reflects the podcast's true mission.

3. 

   6 Sept 2025

   Rick Rubin

   Here are the creativity lessons I learned from Rick Rubin by reading: Rick Rubin In The Studio, by Jake Brown (https://amzn.to/3HzyecC) --- Download the Bonus Printable POSTER for FREE here (https://mailchi.mp/d0c065a16be3/podcast-bonus-sign-up) --- ⁠ICONS is now on YouTube - check it out!⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/@ICONS-podcast?sub_confirmation=1) --- Art mentioned: "Problem Child" (song by AC/DC) Highway to Hell (album by AC/DC) "Rick Rubin, In The Studio" (book by Jake Brown) The Midnight Special (TV show) Iron Man films Magna Carta Holy Grail (album by Jay-Z) "Berzerk" (song by Eminem) "Mastery" (book by Robert Greene) "It's Yours" (song by T La Rock) Flower Boy (album by Tyler, the Creator) IGOR (album by Tyler, the Creator) To Pimp A Butterfly (album by Kendrick Lamar) "Happy" (song by Pharrell Williams) "The Runaway Species" (book by Anthony Brandt and David Eagleman) "I Need a Beat" (song by LL Cool J) Krush Groove (film) Radio (album by LL Cool J) Lemonade (visual album by Beyoncé) "Walk This Way" (song by Aerosmith/Run-DMC) The Uplift Mofo Party Plan (album by Red Hot Chili Peppers) "Ring of Fire" (song by Johnny Cash) American Recordings (album by Johnny Cash) Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison (album) --- Chapters: 00:00:00 How One Piece of Work Can Change Your Life 00:03:07 Rick Rubin, The Icon 00:05:49 Growing Up with AC/DC and Magic 00:14:00 Attending NYU (Enter Hip-Hop) 00:17:29 Producing a New Kind of Single 00:22:25 The Birth of Def Jam 00:29:57 Launching LL Cool J and a Movie 00:38:41 How Rick Rubin Works 00:40:22 Working with RUN-DMC 00:46:40 Working with Red Hot Chili Peppers 00:59:14 Working with Johnny Cash 01:10:10 Aim for Greatness

4. 

   28 Jan 2025

   Al Pacino

   What creative insights I learned from Al Pacino by reading: Sonny Boy, a Memoir (https://amzn.to/42ipNdD). --- ⁠⁠ (https://mailchi.mp/d0c065a16be3/podcast-bonus-sign-up)Download the Bonus PDF (Al Pacino’s Best Performance + Insights Summary) here (https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/al6oyvb5vx2ipyfyt04c3/009-Al-Pacino-Downloadable-Bonus.pdf?rlkey=rcvvhd6e8i4ywsv1m6z02cqq0&dl=0) --- ICONS is now on YouTube - check it out! (https://www.youtube.com/@ICONS-podcast?sub_confirmation=1) --- Art mentioned Home Sweet Homicide — Theatre Production Pulp Fiction, 1994 (https://amzn.to/4ge6C7T) — Film Creditors — Theatre Production Dog Day Afternoon, 1975 (https://amzn.to/40HWOP8) — Film The Indian Wants the Bronx — Theatre Production Serpico, 1973 (https://amzn.to/4hkf9ak) — Film Sea of Love, 1989 (https://amzn.to/4h3Rg7o) — Film Carlito’s Way, 1993 (https://amzn.to/3E4AlmB) — Film Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? — Theatre Production The Godfather, 1972 (https://amzn.to/3E51lT0) — Film The Godfather (https://amzn.to/3Wu3E8r) — Book …And Justice For All, 1979 (https://amzn.to/3WRs8J9) — Film The Godfather, Part 2, 1974 (https://amzn.to/40iUSeo) — Film Scarface, 1932 (https://amzn.to/42pkIjU) — Film Scarface, 1983 (https://amzn.to/40tItV0) — Film Wall Street, 1987 (https://amzn.to/40psA20) — Film Platoon, 1987 (https://amzn.to/42p3HpR) — Film JFK, 1991 (https://amzn.to/3CmuMPR) — Film Natural Born Killers, 1995 (https://amzn.to/40GQV4L) — Film Any Given Sunday, 1999 (https://amzn.to/3CuSglP) — Film Mission Impossible, 1996 (https://amzn.to/3CgBKGa) — Film Heat, 1995 (https://amzn.to/40HANjl) — Film The Godfather, Part 3, 1990 (https://amzn.to/40K9dCl) — Film Richard III — Theatre Play Looking for Richard, 1996 (https://amzn.to/3CkrfBK) — Film --- To learn from artists not covered in the podcast: Follow ⁠@theICONSpod on Twitter⁠ (https://twitter.com/theICONSpod) or ⁠ICONS podcast on LinkedIn⁠ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/icons-podcast/). --- Chapters 00:00:00 Life's on the Wire 00:01:24 Al Pacino as an ICON 00:07:52 Life Has Two Paths (Street Life) 00:17:33 The Other Path (Acting) 00:29:09 The Collaborators 00:44:37 Making The Godfather 00:56:05 Making Scarface 01:08:18 What Keeps Coming Back To You 01:20:56 The Greatest Word In English Language

5. 

   29 Oct 2024

   #8 - Bruce Lee

   What creative insights I learned from Bruce Lee by reading: Bruce Lee, A Life, by Matthew Polly (https://amzn.to/3xMAUyJ). --- ⁠⁠Download the Bonus PDF (Bruce Lee's Unmade Script + Insights Summary) here (https://mailchi.mp/d0c065a16be3/podcast-bonus-sign-up) --- Check out the visual experience of this episode on YouTube now! (https://www.youtube.com/@ICONS-podcast?sub_confirmation=1) --- Art mentioned: Bruce Lee Screen Test (1965) (https://youtu.be/k2BKNDc48N4?si=tiqQk2SMq11qL5G-) — Video The Children’s Paradise — Comic Book #2 - Hayao Miyazaki (https://open.spotify.com/episode/4UhThYvwGY23UBYFwrJsTg?si=bdUV6hRISUO5OvpG7YFJwQ) — ICONS Episode My Son-A-Chang — Film An Orphan’s Tragedy — Film Sins of the Father — Film In the Face of Demolition — Film The Guiding Light — Film #1 - 50 Cent (https://open.spotify.com/episode/22cuw9wcUL80eLjaFOldVq?si=vdISJfcQRdCZf2j34G5cbQ) — ICONS Episode The Art of Learning, Josh Waitzkin (https://amzn.to/4fmcKen) — Book The Mind, Explored (https://www.mindexplored.com/) — Newsletter The Orphan (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0193458/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_cred_t_14) — Film 1000 True Fans, Kevin Kelly (https://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/) — Essay Batman (https://amzn.to/4foD0oj) — TV Series The Green Hornet (https://amzn.to/48s7V0I) — TV Series Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (https://amzn.to/4hnIEcg) — Movie Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu (https://amzn.to/3YGKjlW) — Book Longstreet (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066681/) — TV Series Bruce Lee Pierre Berton Interview (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk1lzkH-e4U) — Video The Big Boss (https://amzn.to/3YkR0c5) — Film Fist of Fury (https://amzn.to/4fmUWjf) — Film The Way of The Dragon (https://amzn.to/40ojDYy) — Film Game of Death (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077594/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_game%2520of%2520death) — Film Enter the Dragon (https://amzn.to/4foOhFw) — Film --- To learn from artists not covered in the podcast: Follow ⁠@theICONSpod on Twitter⁠ (https://twitter.com/theICONSpod) or ⁠ICONS podcast on LinkedIn⁠ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/icons-podcast/).

6. 

   26 Jun 2024

   The Canvas Strategy — Turn Grunt Work into Greatness

   BONUS EPISODE: How to turn your early-career frustrations into a great career. What I learned from reading the 2008 blog post, The Canvas Strategy, and Ego is the Enemy, by Ryan Holiday (https://amzn.to/3KX6wV3). --- ⁠ICONS is now on YouTube! (https://www.youtube.com/@ICONS-podcast?sub_confirmation=1%20) - Check it out⁠ --- ⁠⁠Download the Bonus PDF (Canvas Strategy Checklist) here (https://mailchi.mp/d0c065a16be3/podcast-bonus-sign-up) --- Art mentioned: The Canvas Strategy (https://ryanholiday.net/the-canvas-strategy/), Ryan Holiday — Blog post Perennial Seller (https://amzn.to/3VK8spc), Ryan Holiday — Book The 48 Laws of Power (https://amzn.to/3VVk6Pi), Robert Greene — Book Mastery (https://amzn.to/4cewQGr), Robert Greene — Book The Laws of Human Nature (https://amzn.to/3RH7aK6), Robert Greene — Book The Baptism of Christ (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/The_Baptism_of_Christ_%28Verrocchio_%26_Leonardo%29.jpg), Verrochio (Leonardo Da Vinci) — Painting The 50th Law (https://amzn.to/4cAmDng), Robert Greene — Book The Book of Five Rings (https://amzn.to/3VR7l8d), Miyamoto Musashi — Book --- To learn from artists not covered in the podcast: Follow ⁠@theICONSpod on Twitter⁠ (https://twitter.com/theICONSpod) or ⁠ICONS podcast on LinkedIn⁠ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/icons-podcast/).

7. 

   4 Mar 2024

   #7 - Christopher Nolan

   What creative insights I learned from Christopher Nolan by reading: The Nolan Variations: The Movies, Mysteries, and Marvels of Christopher Nolan, by Tom Shone (https://amzn.to/4c2C2gE). ---- ⁠⁠Download the Bonus PDF (Christopher Nolan’s Best Work + Insights Summary) here (https://mailchi.mp/d0c065a16be3/podcast-bonus-sign-up)⁠ (https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jtxvqbv9ykgtukg5ojka4/004-Da-Vinci-Downloadable-Bonus.pdf?rlkey=uw5cso6s660tsokfo41i1dgjh&dl=0)⁠ ---- Art mentioned: Inception (https://amzn.to/3InnHhg) — Film Christopher Nolan, Founders Podcast (https://open.spotify.com/episode/05Att4DtQSJs75E42e0a8m?si=Btg0LWdfSfqUBSalvQ_dAw) — Podcast Memento (https://amzn.to/3IktR1B) — Film #6 - Coco Chanel (https://open.spotify.com/episode/4iYmp4Jz6SsFTotHDJ07EH?si=1auZGNTbSRGulkdYmeYuSA) — ICONS Podcast Episode 2001: A Space Odyssey (https://amzn.to/4c28Wyi) — Film Blade Runner (https://amzn.to/3T3Skxr) — Film Alien (https://amzn.to/4c08Ern) — Film Star Wars (https://amzn.to/3wFri7Z) — Film Day in the Life of a Knife Maker (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-8dnpiEePk) — YouTube Interstellar (https://amzn.to/4c0RoCE) — Film First Man (https://amzn.to/49yYhct) — Film The Place Beyond The Pines (https://amzn.to/431oApm) — Film Drive (https://amzn.to/49B9aL2) — Film Blade Runner 2049 (https://amzn.to/3uW0oYU) — Film The Art and Making of the Dark Knight Trilogy (https://amzn.to/48IncZU) — Book Batman Begins (https://amzn.to/3TgtlrP) — Film The Dark Knight (https://amzn.to/3uYt9nN) — Film The Runaway Species: How Human Creativity Remakes The World (https://amzn.to/48xTQgQ) — Book Las Meninas, Piccaso (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Meninas_(Picasso)) — Paintings Why So Serious? (The Joker Theme) (https://youtu.be/KjShkVqz2a4?si=DpfHNzhMuGe7Lmse), Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard — Music #5 - Charlie Chaplin (https://open.spotify.com/episode/3DudpSfiKQDYbVscE1nKse?si=YrEqgPbqQTeaURkGK6pJEQ) — ICONS Podcast Episode Samson and Delilah (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/Samson_and_Delilah_by_Rubens.jpg), Rubens — Painting Following (https://amzn.to/3UX8bAn) — Film Pulp Fiction (https://amzn.to/3UXKEPP) — Film Reservoir Dogs (https://amzn.to/3wBUpZV) — Film Citizen Kane (https://amzn.to/49QPkf3) — Film Tenet (https://amzn.to/3V5wHiH) — Film The Italian Job (https://amzn.to/42Ziupy) — Film Ocean’s Eleven (https://amzn.to/49TPW31) — Film A Fistful of Dollars (https://amzn.to/3ImgmP2) — Film Oppenheimer (https://amzn.to/3IlQhQb) — Film American Prometheus (https://amzn.to/3ImJqWM) — Book Clear Thinking (https://amzn.to/4bRi3l4), Shane Parrish — Book Searching for Bobby Fischer (https://amzn.to/3SZLBV8) — Film Hard Eight (https://amzn.to/49SDgJF) — Film Bottle Rocket (https://amzn.to/3InOji8) — Film The Prestige (https://amzn.to/3P5KWjA) — Film Casino Royale (https://amzn.to/3P0cTcz) — Film How To Do Great Work (https://www.paulgraham.com/greatwork.html), Paul Graham — Essay Westworld (https://amzn.to/48PMshD), HBO — TV Show ---- ⁠ICONS is now on YouTube! - Check it out⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/@ICONS-podcast?sub_confirmation=1) ---- To learn from artists not covered in the podcast: Follow ⁠@theICONSpod on Twitter⁠ (https://twitter.com/theICONSpod) or ⁠ICONS podcast on LinkedIn⁠ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/icons-podcast/).

8. 

   31 Jan 2024

   #6 - Coco Chanel

   What creative insights I learned from Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel by reading: Coco Chanel - The Legend and The Life, by Justine Picardie (https://amzn.to/3HCtgIn) The Laws of Human Nature, Robert Greene (https://amzn.to/3OgL2V9) ---- Download the Bonus PDF (Coco Chanel's best work + insight summary) here (https://mailchi.mp/d0c065a16be3/podcast-bonus-sign-up) ----⁠ (https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jtxvqbv9ykgtukg5ojka4/004-Da-Vinci-Downloadable-Bonus.pdf?rlkey=uw5cso6s660tsokfo41i1dgjh&dl=0)⁠ Art mentioned: Patterned paved corridors of Abbey (https://i.pinimg.com/236x/0c/dd/f4/0cddf49444926521a77098b12ab4063b.jpg), Aubazine Interlocking knot and loops in window (https://cdn.tatlerasia.com/asiatatler/i/th/2020/07/24110447-travel12_cover_1000x1500.jpg), Aubazine La Pausa staircase side-by-side with Aubazine Abbey (https://classicchicagomagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG_3062-1024x447.jpg) Qui Qu’a Vu Coco (https://youtu.be/AHSrMkY0Pfg?si=Z_8J2H3KzqdP_lM2) — Song Chanel logo in Mayfair lamppost (https://static.frieze.com/files/inline-images/editorial-articles-pp.jpeg) Palmy Days (https://amzn.to/3OmnQFn) (1931) — Film Chanel No. 5 (https://amzn.to/3SysQJp) — Perfume #5 - Charlie Chaplin (https://open.spotify.com/episode/3DudpSfiKQDYbVscE1nKse?si=zYfrk---S7q5t6jfRyvqmg) — ICONS Podcast Episode #1 - 50 Cent (https://open.spotify.com/episode/22cuw9wcUL80eLjaFOldVq?si=DhEMvD3bQMScmvn7J8mxsw) — ICONS Podcast Episode Lululemon ‘Dupe Swap’ Campaign (https://www.fastcompany.com/90895043/lululemon-dupes-align-tiktok-lululemondupes) Westworld (https://amzn.to/48PMshD), HBO — TV Show ---- ICONS is now on YouTube! - Check it out (https://www.youtube.com/@ICONS-podcast?sub_confirmation=1) ---- To learn from artists not covered in the podcast: Follow ⁠@theICONSpod on Twitter⁠ (https://twitter.com/theICONSpod) or ⁠ICONS podcast on LinkedIn⁠ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/icons-podcast/).

9. 

   17 Jan 2024

   #5 - Charlie Chaplin

   What creative insights I learned from Charlie Chaplin by reading his autobiography (https://amzn.to/47viAWy). ---⁠⁠- Download the Bonus PDF (Chaplin’s Best Work + Insights Summary) here (https://mailchi.mp/d0c065a16be3/podcast-bonus-sign-up) ---⁠⁠- Art mentioned: The 48 Laws of Power (https://amzn.to/3Sg9lFo), Robert Greene — Book How To Make Movies (https://youtu.be/rZshz5rysgQ?si=0bilYDI3cuW7Hgsk), Charlie Chaplin — Short Film #4 - Leonardo Da Vinci (https://open.spotify.com/episode/2bSrGZGfd1OzJ8bHwafi4M?si=pntEVU1PQ7SrAXLMoZICDA) — ICONS Podcast The Kid (https://amzn.to/3vAULzo), Charlie Chaplin (1921) — Film City Lights (https://amzn.to/48AWXWi), Charlie Chaplin (1931) — Film Devil Wears Prada (https://amzn.to/3U0o3BM) (2006) — Film Heat (https://amzn.to/3S1egsx) (1995) — Film #3 - Anthony Bourdain (https://open.spotify.com/episode/3TnK8DOXu5DXAxuSLkvPhq?si=bT7vaWNoSxyrkiutuNRdaA) — ICONS The Idle Class (1921), Charlie Chaplin — Film Modern Times (https://amzn.to/3tORKej) (1936), Charlie Chaplin — Film Morning Pages Journal (https://amzn.to/47xdDfP), Julia Cameron — Book #2 - Hayao Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli) (https://open.spotify.com/episode/4UhThYvwGY23UBYFwrJsTg?si=gMeeo27jT0WKHDJ1r779mQ) — ICONS Mad Men (https://amzn.to/3vwv56N) (2008)— TV Show ---- ICONS is now on YouTube! - Check it out⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/@ICONS-podcast?sub_confirmation=1) ---- To learn from artists not covered in the podcast: Follow ⁠@theICONSpod on Twitter (https://twitter.com/theICONSpod)⁠ or ⁠ICONS podcast on LinkedIn⁠. (https://www.linkedin.com/company/icons-podcast/)

10. 

    27 Dec 2023

    #4 - Leonardo Da Vinci

    Ideas I got from artist Leonardo Da Vinci from reading: Leonardo Da Vinci (https://amzn.to/47bVaVR), by Walter Isaacson Mastery (https://amzn.to/3vdGkBf), by Robert Greene ---- ⁠Download the Bonus PDF (Da Vinci's Best Work + His Letter to Ludovico Sforza + Insights Summary) here (https://mailchi.mp/d0c065a16be3/podcast-bonus-sign-up)⁠ ---- Art mentioned: Benjamin Franklin: An American Life (https://amzn.to/3RVwN9F), Walter Isaacson — Book Einstein (https://amzn.to/3tnaFg7), Walter Isaacson — Book Steve Jobs (https://amzn.to/3RDSA5u), Walter Isaacson— Book Elon Musk (https://amzn.to/3RWpVK0), Walter Isaacson — Book Mona Lisa (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Mona_Lisa%2C_by_Leonardo_da_Vinci%2C_from_C2RMF_retouched.jpg/540px-Mona_Lisa%2C_by_Leonardo_da_Vinci%2C_from_C2RMF_retouched.jpg), Da Vinci — Painting The Last Supper (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/%C3%9Altima_Cena_-_Da_Vinci_5.jpg), Da Vinci — Painting Assassin's Creed 2 (https://amzn.to/47cEBsQ) — Video Game Drapery Drawing from Verrocchio's Workshop (https://i.pinimg.com/736x/11/1d/e8/111de86e4167a229f3e09cb780aabd36.jpg) Relevance Realisation (https://youtu.be/H-opRmx6C9c?si=WQBuYEOHoQKYle17), John Vervake — Cognitive Science Problem The Baptism of Christ (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/The_Baptism_of_Christ_%28Verrocchio_%26_Leonardo%29.jpg/1200px-The_Baptism_of_Christ_%28Verrocchio_%26_Leonardo%29.jpg), by Verrocchio & Da Vinci — Painting The Flying Man (https://ychef.files.bbci.co.uk/1280x720/p042t9b6.jpg) — Model in Rome Airport Map of Imola (https://i.natgeofe.com/n/e8a127f0-943b-425e-bbbd-01073405e81d/imola-map_3x4.jpg), Da Vinci — Map The Grotesques (https://cdn8.openculture.com/2017/09/28213457/Leonardo_da_vinci_Study_of_five_grotesque_heads.jpg), Da Vinci — Sketches The Vitruvian Man (https://d7hftxdivxxvm.cloudfront.net/?height=800&quality=85&resize_to=fit&src=https%3A%2F%2Fd32dm0rphc51dk.cloudfront.net%2FbH2NSf9KhfYgijoSTHvnrg%2Fnormalized.jpg&width=577), Da Vinci — Drawing Memento (https://amzn.to/4aBYTyX), Christopher Nolan — Film Saint Jerome In The Wilderness (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Saint_Jerome_Leonardo_-_image_only_%28Q972196%29.jpg/1200px-Saint_Jerome_Leonardo_-_image_only_%28Q972196%29.jpg), Da Vinci — Painting ---- ICONS is now on YouTube! - Check it out⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/@ICONS-podcast?sub_confirmation=1) ---- To learn from artists not covered in the podcast: Follow @theICONSpod on Twitter (https://twitter.com/theICONSpod) or ICONS podcast on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/icons-podcast/).

11. 

    13 Dec 2023

    #3 - Anthony Bourdain

    Ideas I got from artist Anthony Bourdain from reading: Laurie Woolever’s unique book, ⁠Bourdain in Stories⁠ (https://amzn.to/41dSZQv). and watching Morgan Neville'documentary, ⁠Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain⁠ (https://amzn.to/3tbbCrD). ---- Download the Bonus PDF (Bourdain's Best Work + Insights Summary) here (https://mailchi.mp/d0c065a16be3/podcast-bonus-sign-up) ---- Art mentioned: Parts Unknown (https://amzn.to/4a8ULGE) — TV Series, 2013-2018 Anthony Bourdain’s Moveable Feast (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/02/13/anthony-bourdains-moveable-feast) — New Yorker Profile, 2007 Don’t Eat before Reading This (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1999/04/19/dont-eat-before-reading-this) — New Yorker Essay, 1999 Kitchen Confidential (https://amzn.to/47FYtWs) — Non-Fiction Book, 2001 Bone In The Throat (https://amzn.to/3R8yno6) — Fiction Book, 1995 Gone Bamboo (https://amzn.to/47UR4Cu) — Fiction Book, 1997 The Adventures of Tintin (https://amzn.to/46JZj3o) — Comic Series, 1929- Close Encounters of the Third Kind — Film, 1977 The Deer Hunter (https://amzn.to/3uRUNCo) — Film, 1979 The Long Goodbye (https://amzn.to/3Na2GK0) — Film, 1973 A Cook’s Tour (https://amzn.to/46JZqMm) — TV Series, 2002-2003 Not Economically Viable (https://www.youtube.com/@NotEconomicallyViable/videos) — YouTube Channel Apocalypse Now (https://amzn.to/46Mz78e) — Film, 1979 Heart of Darkness (https://amzn.to/46Jgv9a) — Book, 1899 The Big Short — Film, 2015 Succession — TV Series, 2018–2023 No Reservations (https://amzn.to/484ZE1G) — TV Series, 2005-2012 Violent City — Film, 1970 Princess Mononoke — Film, 1997 ---- ICONS is now on YouTube! - Check it out⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/@ICONS-podcast?sub_confirmation=1) ---- To learn from artists not covered in the podcast: Follow ⁠@theICONSpod on Twitter⁠ (https://twitter.com/theICONSpod) or ⁠ICONS podcast on LinkedIn⁠ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/icons-podcast/).

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    29 Nov 2023

    #2 - Hayao Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli)

    Ideas I got from artist Hayao Miyazaki from reading Miyazakiworld, A Life In Art, by Susan Napier (https://amzn.to/3MZKfYe). ---- ⁠Download the bonus PDF (Hayao Miyazaki's best art + summary) here (https://mailchi.mp/d0c065a16be3/podcast-bonus-sign-up) ---- Art mentioned: The Last Samurai (https://amzn.to/47ulXxT) — Film, 2003 Spirited Away — Film, 2001 My Neighbour Totoro — Film, 1988 Princess Mononoke — Film, 1997 Howl's Moving Castle — Film, 2004 Ponyo — Film, 2008 The Boy and The Heron — Film, 2023 9 Shots — Song, 50 Cent The Wind Rises — Film, 2013 Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind — Film, 1984 Laputa: Castle in the Sky — Film, 1986 The Count of Monte Cristo (https://amzn.to/3N0LdU2) — Book, Alexandre Dumas The Three Musketeers (https://amzn.to/47OI6qq) — Book, Alexandre Dumas The Prisoner of Zenda (https://amzn.to/3N0NvCx) — Book, Anthony Hope Gulliver's Travels (https://amzn.to/3uzz1mY) — Book, Jonathan Swift The Secret Garden (https://amzn.to/3R082IG) — Book, Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett Heidi (https://amzn.to/40UA8cO)— Book, Jeanne Willis Panda and the Magic Serpent (https://amzn.to/3RkMmIU) — Film, 1958 ---- ICONS is now on YouTube! - Check it out⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/@ICONS-podcast?sub_confirmation=1) ---- To learn from artists not covered in the podcast: Follow ⁠@theICONSpod on Twitter⁠ (https://twitter.com/theICONSpod) or ⁠ICONS podcast on LinkedIn⁠ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/icons-podcast/).

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    18 Nov 2023

    #1 - 50 Cent

    Ideas I got from artist 50 Cent from reading: The 50th Law (https://amzn.to/40JH8Jv), by Robert Greene Hustle Harder Hustle Smarter (https://amzn.to/47GjP5C), by Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson ---- Download the bonus PDF (50 Cent's best art) here (https://mailchi.mp/d0c065a16be3/podcast-bonus-sign-up) ---- Art mentioned: Get Rich or Die Tryin' — Album, 50 Cent The Massacre — Album, 50 Cent Power of the Dollar — Album, 50 Cent Bike Lanes (https://youtu.be/bzE-IMaegzQ?si=DiG_H0iCAmtZQk_z) — Short Film, Casey Neistat Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee — TV Series, Jerry Seinfeld F*ck You — Song, 50 Cent Guess Who's Back — Mixtape, 50 Cent High All The Time — Song, 50 Cent In Da Club — Song, 50 Cent 50 Cent Is The Future — Mixtape, 50 Cent No Mercy, No Fear — Mixtape, 50 Cent God's Plan — Mixtape, 50 Cent Crenshaw — Mixtape, Nipsey Hussle Power — TV Show, G-Unit Films and Television Inc. ---- ICONS is now on YouTube! - Check it out⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/@ICONS-podcast?sub_confirmation=1) ---- To learn from artists not covered in the podcast: Follow ⁠@theICONSpod on Twitter⁠ (https://twitter.com/theICONSpod) or ⁠ICONS podcast on LinkedIn⁠ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/icons-podcast/).

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

3,099,048

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

16 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 54 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

50

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

51

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