Creative Life archives

(click on the name to hear the interview)

Joyce Carol Oates
Thursday, September 15, 2016
Novelist, poet and essayist
Pulitzer Prize finalist
New York Times best-selling author

Savion Glover
Saturday, October 15, 2016
Dancer, choreographer and hoofer
Tony Award nominee and winner
Broadway, television and film star



Regina Carter
Saturday, February 11, 2017
Violin virtuoso
Jazz artist and improviser
MacArthur Fellow



David Salle
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Renowned painter
Film and stage designer
Author on fine art



Lois Lowry
Friday, November 10, 2017
Author of The Giver & Number the Stars
Newbery Medal winner
Leading voice of children's literature



Garth Fagan
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Lion King choreographer
Tony Award winner
Dance company founder

Patti LuPone
Thursday, April 26, 2018
Actress, singer, Broadway star
Grammy & Tony Award winner
New York Times best-selling author



Bibbe Hansen
Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Performance artist
Musician
Actress and star of Warhol films



Jean Shin
Thursday, November 1, 2018
Noted sculptor
Art curator
Public installation artist



Esmeralda Santiago
Thursday, November 8, 2018
Author & essayist
Social activist
Documentary film writer



Susan Orlean
Friday, March 1, 2019
Writer
New Yorker journalist
Acclaimed author

Paul Reiser
Thursday, April 4, 2019
Comedian/Actor
Television writer
Author/Musician



Philippe Petit
Thursday, October 3, 2019
High-wire artist
Street juggler
Sleight of hand magician



Rakim
Monday, October 28, 2019
Legendary rapper
"Greatest MC of all time"
Author on creativity

Jhumpa Lahiri
Thursday, January 30, 2020
Pulitzer-prize winner
Acclaimed author
Illuminator of the immigrant experience

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Photos this page:
Joe Donahue and Joyce Carol Oates by Suzanne Lance
Savion Glover by Suzanne Lance
Regina Carter and Joe Donahue by Bryan Robinson
David Salle and Joe Donahue by Suzanne Lance
Lois Lowry and Joe Donahue by Patrick Ferlo
Joe Donahue and Garth Fagan by Patrick Ferlo
Patti LuPone and Joe Donahue by Patrick Ferlo
Joe Donahue and Bibbe Hansen by Jackie Mendez
Jean Shin and Joe Donahue by Kim Engel
Joe Donahue and Esmeralda Santiago by Jennifer Kowalski
Susan Orlean and Joe Donahue by Kim Engel
Paul Reiser and Joe Donahue by Patrick Dodson
Philippe Petit and Joe Donahue by Patrick Dodson
Rakim and Joe Donahue by Patrick Dodson
Mark Koplik (subbing for Joe Donahue) and Jhumpa Lahiri