Matt Conner

The Resistance

Arts EN ↓ 82 episodes

There's a force at work that keeps you from being you. We feel it, too. It's the reason we avoid making the call, the reason we put off the diet. It's why we've done nothing about that entrepreneurial idea, that creative endeavor, that new relationship. In his book The War of Art, Stephen Pressfield defines this universal force as Resistance. Welcome to The Resistance, a new podcast featuring honest interviews with creative persons about this force and the forms it takes.

Author

Matt Conner

Episodes

Reflecting on the Resistance: Theodore Shapiro (Bonus) 20.06.2019 11:56

Our weekly bonus episode where we reflect on our main interview of the week—this time with  Theodore Shapiro , film composer for over 70 motion pictures from Wolf of Wall Street to Marley & Me and Ghostbusters to the forthcoming Fair & Balanced .  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Film composer Theodore Shapiro on balancing ego and contentment 16.06.2019 23:08

Film composer Theodore Shapiro  has scored over 70 films, from The Wolf of Wall Street  to The Devil Wears Prada , Marley and Me  to Ghostbusters . Unfortunately, none of his success has stopped The Resistance. Here's our honest conversation about the balance between contentment and ambition and how enough is never really enough. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Reflecting on the Resistance: Lynn Renee Maxcy (Bonus) 13.06.2019 9:31

Our weekly bonus episode where we reflect on our main interview of the week—this time with Lynn Renee Maxcy , writer for the HULU hit series  The Handmaid's Tale —and discuss our takeaways from the conversation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Handmaid's Tale writer Lynn Renee Maxcy on success and resistance 09.06.2019 26:08

On this episode of The Resistance, Lynn Renee Maxcy will frustrate those of you who want to hear that all the self-doubt subsides after you’ve “made it.” Fortunately, she’s also ready and willing to share plenty of heartening advice about what it means to cultivate creative community and how to persist in the face of it all. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

Reflecting on the Resistance: Stephen Kellogg (Bonus) 06.06.2019 18:15

Our weekly bonus episode where we reflect on our main interview of the week—this time with singer-songwriter Stephen Kellogg —and discuss our takeaways from the conversation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Singer-songwriter Stephen Kellogg on fighting to find your voice 03.06.2019 28:40

This episode with Stephen Kellogg not only features honest insights from one of the best (and most underrated) singer-songwriters in music today. His vulnerable testimony is a much-needed reminder for so many of us that our voice matters more than we think—and it's okay to fight for it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Introducing The Resistance 09.05.2019 3:33

" Most of us have two lives. The life we live and the unlived life within us. Between the two stands Resistance. " -Steven Pressfield,  The War of Art Over 2,000 interviews in nearly 20 years. That's Matt Conner's journey thus far as a journalist in pursuit of meaningful stories from artists of all kinds—musicians, directors, authors, actors, and more. Most of his interviews have center...