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Working Overtime: Bong Joon-ho’s Creative Advice

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English - February 10, 2022 08:00 - 20 minutes - ★★★★ - 378 ratings
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For this episode of Working Overtime, hosts Karen Han and June Thomas dissect some creative advice from the director Bong Joon-ho, who claimed during his 2020 Oscars acceptance speech that “the most personal is the most creative,” a phrase he attributed to director Martin Scorsese. In their conversation, Karen and June examine the advice and discuss the upsides and downsides of making their work personal. 
Is there a piece of creative advice that you’d like to share with us? Call and leave us a message at (304) 933-9675 or email us at [email protected]. 
Podcast production by Cameron Drews and Kevin Bendis.
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For this episode of Working Overtime, hosts Karen Han and June Thomas dissect some creative advice from the director Bong Joon-ho, who claimed during his 2020 Oscars acceptance speech that “the most personal is the most creative,” a phrase he attributed to director Martin Scorsese. In their conversation, Karen and June examine the advice and discuss the upsides and downsides of making their work personal. 

Is there a piece of creative advice that you’d like to share with us? Call and leave us a message at (304) 933-9675 or email us at [email protected]. 

Podcast production by Cameron Drews and Kevin Bendis.

If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Big Mood, Little Mood—and you’ll be supporting the work we do here on Working. Sign up now at slate.com/workingplus.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices