Ben Platt on Self-Expression

“Purpose is the way you focus on and dial in to being great at any moment.” In the final episode of season one, we talk with 14-year-old activist and author Marley Dias about challenging the status quo and making change through her #1000BlackGirlBooks campaign, the women she look ...  Show more

“Creativity is using your imagination to create something new—it’s really about dreaming.” Coach Creative Director Stuart Vevers talks finding creative inspiration, navigating a career in fashion, and the origin of Rexy, the Coach mascot. He shares his thoughts on collaboration, ...  Show more

TW: this episode contains discussion of sexual assault and suicide. In many ways, Will Young is the definition of resilience. As a child, he endured physical and psychological abuse at prep school. In his 20s, he found fame on a reality TV show and was forced to be public about h ...  Show more

When Henry Winkler played Arthur Fonzarelli (The Fonz) on Happy Days, he was treated like a rock star. Afterwards wasn’t so easy though. Winkler couldn’t get work as an actor and his career as a director failed at the first hurdle. He tells me how he endured emotional abuse from ...  Show more

“The thing all great ideas have in common,” says Kevin Systrom, “is that they all seem crazy at the beginning.” The cofounder and former CEO of Instagram joins GP to tell her how he created one of the most popular companies in the world—and what we can learn from it. They talk ab ...  Show more

On this episode of Our American Stories, talk radio host Jeff Katz shares a note that his daughter won't ever read, but will surely impact your life for the better; Erica Brewer shares how the city council of her own community worked to silence her; and Skip Reeves tells the stor ...  Show more