The figures in this cycle of events will be at the center of a multimedia journey recounting their lives, passions and the secrets behind their work. Viewers will discover the films and books that changed their lives, the masterpieces that greatly inspired them or the song that they love the most. Previous guests were Jonathan Demme, Adam Gopnik, Anthony Appiah, Gay Talese, Philip Gourevitch, Elizabeth Strout, Isabella Rossellini and Patti Smith.

In a series celebrating the relationship between art, theater, literature, and film, Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig will discuss some of the films that have influenced their lives and work. Previous guests were Renzo Piano, Mark di Suvero, Michael Cunningham, Gay Talese, Paul Schrader, Jonathan Franzen, Martin Amis, Ian Buruma, A.M. Homes, Daniel Mendelsohn, Marina Abramovic, Daniel Libeskind, Julie Taymor, Jeffrey Eugenides, Isabella Rossellini, Salman Rushdie, Patrick McGrath, Zadie Smith, Stephen Sondheim, Joyce Carol Oates, Jhumpa Lahiri, David Remnick, Siri Hustvedt, Paul Auster, Phil Jackson, Mary Karr, Jay McInerney, Francesco Clemente, Erica Jong, Emma Cline, Patti LuPone and Colum McCann.