The Resistance

From smash hits like "Luka" and "Tom’s Diner" to her new album Flying With Angels , Suzanne Vega reflects on journaling as survival and how, even after four decades, she’s still discovering new depths in her...

Tony-winning actress Lauren Patten ( Jagged Little Pill, Death and Other Details ) opens up about identity, perfectionism, and pushing past fear to explore new creative lanes—from writing and music to producing...

Celebrated songwriter Kathleen Edwards reflects on the career leaps that didn't happen, the unexpected joys she’s embraced, and the creative armor that allows her to keep showing up for the work that matters. See...

From his restless ambition to create to the challenge of finding balance, Dominic Lewis takes us inside the life of an in-demand composer whose work spans Bullet Train , The Fall Guy , Nobody 2 , and more, all while...

Before Raashi Kulkarni ever scored a feature film, before she ever composed music for well over 300 television episodes (including The Flash, Supergirl, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow ), before her multiple solo...

Rasheed Newson , the co-creator of Bel-Air and writer for shows like The Chi, Narcos , and Lie to Me , opens up about the difficulties of finding a voice like his growing up and how that longing shapes where he wants to...

As a member of beloved bands Stars and Broken Social Scene, Amy Millan has spent decades shaping some of the most defining sounds in Canadian music. These days, however, are rooted in a commitment to unearth her own...

On this episode of The Resistance, we sat down with two-thirds of the trio known as Wild Rivers to gain a rare inside look at their creative chemistry. It’s a conversation about the ongoing challenge of staying...

From her soulful music career as a member of Prince’s New Power Generation to her breakthrough acting role in the hit series Upload to her recent dive into the culinary world, Andy Allo has never confined herself...

Pulitzer finalist Mai Der Vang opens up about the courage it takes to be a poet, the discipline required to stay with uncertainty, and the weight of writing for a community long silenced. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

When we typically speak with artists about the idea of resistance, we discuss their creative endeavors, but Dustin Kensrue (Thrice) has a more holistic view of it all. From creative freedom to family priorities, from...

Emmy and Grammy-winning composer Carlos Rafael Rivera ( Hacks , The Queen's Gambit ) details the painful lessons required to get to a healthy space of being less precious about his creative work. See...

Despite the best-selling books and hit TV shows, author/screenwriter Ben Winters (CBS' hit show Tracker , The Last Policeman ) says distraction and anxiety remain very much a part of the creative process—even...

Tina Cane's work as an activist and educator has kept her work as an author and poet (including a long stint as the former Poet Laureate of Rhode Island) so close to the earth. It’s beautiful and accessible and...

Tony Dekker has had the right posture from the beginning. Of course, it probably helped that he was never trying in the first place. The central figure of  Great Lake Swimmers has made a career in the music...