Make Like The Greats

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 ---- ⁠The podcast is now on YouTube - check it out!⁠⁠ ---- 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 - TV show, HBO (Mickey Down and Konrad Kay) Mad Men - TV show, AMC (Matthew Weiner) The Wire - TV show, HBO (David Simon) The Sopranos - TV show, HBO (David Chase) Game of Thrones - TV show, HBO (David Benioff and D.B. Weiss) Mastery - book, Robert Greene Gregor - indie film, Mickey Down and Konrad Kay Edinburgh TV Festival - panel/interview Keep Going - book, Austin Kleon Hayao Miyazaki - Make Like The Greats episode 2 Bruce Lee - Make Like The Greats episode 8 The Godfather - film (1972), Francis Ford Coppola The Social Network - film (2010), David Fincher "Industry's Unintelligible Finance Jargon" GQ article by Jack King Television Academy - interview, Mickey Down and Konrad Kay The Prestige - film (2006), Christopher Nolan Indiewire - interview/podcast, Mickey Down and Konrad Kay Tasteland - podcast, hosted by Daisy Alioto The Laws of Human Nature - book, Robert Greene The Lord of the Rings - book, J.R.R. Tolkien Becoming The Main Character - podcast 50 Cent - Make Like The Greats episode 1 The Creative Act - book, Rick Rubin Hamilton - musical, Lin-Manuel Miranda Washington Post - interview, Mickey Down and Konrad Kay Apocalypse Now - film (1979), Francis Ford Coppola (edited by Walter Murch) The English Patient - film (1996), Anthony Minghella (edited by Walter Murch) Novembermag - interview, Mickey Down and Konrad Kay Steal Like An Artist - book, Austin Kleon The Runaway Species - book, Anthony Brandt and David Eagleman Heat - 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

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.

Here are the creativity lessons I learned from Rick Rubin by reading: Rick Rubin In The Studio, by Jake Brown --- Download the Bonus Printable POSTER for FREE here --- The podcast is now on YouTube - check it out!⁠ --- 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 --- 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

What creative insights I learned from Al Pacino by reading: Sonny Boy, a Memoir. --- ⁠⁠Download the Bonus PDF (Al Pacino’s Best Performance + Insights Summary) here --- The podcast is now on YouTube - check it out! --- Art mentioned Home Sweet Homicide — Theatre Production Pulp Fiction, 1994 — Film Creditors — Theatre Production Dog Day Afternoon, 1975 — Film The Indian Wants the Bronx — Theatre Production Serpico, 1973 — Film Sea of Love, 1989 — Film Carlito’s Way, 1993 — Film Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? — Theatre Production The Godfather, 1972 — Film The Godfather — Book …And Justice For All, 1979 — Film The Godfather, Part 2, 1974 — Film Scarface, 1932 — Film Scarface, 1983 — Film Wall Street, 1987 — Film Platoon, 1987 — Film JFK, 1991 — Film Natural Born Killers, 1995 — Film Any Given Sunday, 1999 — Film Mission Impossible, 1996 — Film Heat, 1995 — Film The Godfather, Part 3, 1990 — Film Richard III — Theatre Play Looking for Richard, 1996 — Film --- 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 --- 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

What creative insights I learned from Bruce Lee by reading: Bruce Lee, A Life, by Matthew Polly. --- ⁠⁠Download the Bonus PDF (Bruce Lee's Unmade Script + Insights Summary) here --- Check out the visual experience of this episode on YouTube now! --- Art mentioned: Bruce Lee Screen Test (1965) — Video The Children’s Paradise — Comic Book #2 - Hayao Miyazaki — 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 — ICONS Episode The Art of Learning, Josh Waitzkin — Book The Mind, Explored — Newsletter The Orphan — Film 1000 True Fans, Kevin Kelly — Essay Batman — TV Series The Green Hornet — TV Series Once Upon A Time In Hollywood — Movie Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu — Book Longstreet — TV Series Bruce Lee Pierre Berton Interview — Video The Big Boss — Film Fist of Fury — Film The Way of The Dragon — Film Game of Death — Film Enter the Dragon — Film --- 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 --- Chapters 00:00:00 How Bruce Lee was Found by Hollywood 00:01:41 Bruce Lee as an ICON 00:05:33 The Many Names of Bruce Lee (The Child Star) 00:18:28 Bad School Kid (Fighting) 00:25:14 Martial Arts - Wing Chun 00:38:52 Moving to the US and Cha-Cha 00:48:41 America & Teaching Wing Chun 01:02:52 What Robin was to Batman 01:13:59 Jeet Kune Do 01:21:44 Longstreet 01:29:09 The Hong Kong Films 01:41:38 Hollywood’s New Man: Enter the Dragon 01:49:54 The Passing 01:54:11 The Icon (Bruce Lee's Legacy)