The Creators Call

his week on The Creators Call, Ben Rector joined Anthony Palmer and Pete Barrett to talk about his new album: Live in Denver, his career, and his views on creativity and love through the lens of music. Follow Ben on Twitter, and like his page on Facebook. Also, please check out like The Creators Call’s new Facebook page.

This week on The Creators Call podcast, Anthony Palmer and Pete Barrett call up Rosanne Cash. Rosanne won a Grammy in 1985 for "I Don't Know Why You Don't Want Me", and has received twelve other Grammy nominations. She has had 11 No. 1 country hit singles, 21 Top 40 country singles and two gold records. Her most recent album is the River and the Thread, according to the NYT it’s a kaleidoscopic examination of the American south and about Rosanne’s trip home.

This week on The Creators Call, Pete Barrett and Anthony Palmer call up Bill Squadron. Squadron is the President of Bloomberg Sports, which specializes in sports analytic tools for team executives and fantasy owners. Squadron was co-founder, Chairman and CEO of Sportvision, Inc., which is famous for the Emmy-winning invention of the 1st and Ten® yellow first down line. From 1990-93, as Commissioner of the NYC Department of Telecommunications and Energy, Mr. Squadron administered New York's cable franchises, oversaw the City's communications and energy policies, and launched and managed the City's five-channel cable network. Prior to that, Mr. Squadron was a partner at the law firm of Morrison & Foerster in Washington, D.C.

This week, we mixed things up a bit. We turned to a new expression of creativity: fashion. And to do it, we turned to Fern Mallis, who is considered many to be the Godmother of fashion. In 1993, the year Pete was born, Mallis created Fashion Week in New York City, under the auspices of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), where she served as Executive Director for ten years. Mallis went on to serve as the SVP of IMG fashion and created new fashion weeks in Miami, Berlin, LA, Moscow, and Mumbai, among other cities. Currently, Mallis is the President of Fern Mallis LLC., a company formed to “advise, consult and create,” working with international and domestic fashion, lifestyle and design companies on branding, image, and creative business strategies. Joining us on the phone from her office in New York City, Fern tells us about her experiences in the industry, how social media is changing the way fans and consumers interact with major brands, and why fashion is our most basic, daily expression of creativity.

Callie Schweitzer is the Director of Digital Innovation at TIME Magazine. She was previously the Director of Marketing and Communications at Vox Media, and the Deputy Publisher of Talking Points Memo. TIME magazine named her Twitter feed one of the world’s best in 2013, and she has amassed over 50,000 followers. Business Insider, labeled her 28th on their list of 30 important women 30 or under in tech. And an industry source told BI:”I don't think I'm overstating things when I say Callie will likely be running the media world by the time she is thirty (or whatever the 'media world' looks like by that point). She is literally the future of media."

This week on The Creators Call, Anthony and Pete call up Tina Cervasio. Tina is a versatile sports journalists in the largest media market in the United States today. The New Jersey native is a two-time Emmy Award winner as part of the MSG Network New York Knicks Broadcast. She currently serves as the sideline and feature reporter for all home and road games, pre and post-game shows and additional Knicks programming Tina joins the podcast to talk about how she brings creativity into her reporting to bring the most information in an entertaining way to the MSG audience.

This week on The Creators Call, Pete Barrett and Anthony Palmer call up Paul Wesselmann. Paul is a leadership trainer, a keynote speaker and a ripple creator. With degrees in psychology and higher education, Paul provides dynamic skill training and inspiring leadership development at colleges, and conferences around the country. Paul’s weekly “Ripples” emails are read by over 30,000 subscribers each Monday morning, and thousands more enjoy his daily posts on Facebook and Twitter. On The Creators Call, Paul discusses how he utilizes creativity as a motivational speaker and connects so well with the college age demographic.

This week Phil Vassar joined The Creators Call to talk about life on tour, his new single "Love is Alive," and his evolution as a songwriter. Phil is an award-winning country music singer/songwriter who has hit the Top 5 seven times with songs like “Carlene,” “Last Day of My Life” and “American Child” and topped the charts with “In A Real Love” and the perennial favorite “Just Another Day in Paradise.” Known as one of Nashville’s top tunesmiths, his songs other artists have taken to #1 include “My Next Thirty Years” by Tim McGraw, “She’s Right On The Money” by Alan Jackson, and Jo Dee Messina’s “Bye, Bye” and “I’m Alright.” New artist David Nail had a hit with Phil’s “The Sound of a Million Dreams,” which Billboard named the #1 song in their Top 10 Country Songs of 2012. You can check out when Phil is performing in a town near you by visiting PhilVassar.com. You can also find him on Twitter and Facebook.

Matt Goldich is a stand-up comedian who has performed on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and Comedy Central's Premium Blend. He has also been a staff writer for Ellen and the Late Show with David Letterman. This week, Matt joins us on The Creators Call to discuss the art and science of comedy writing. He takes us inside the writers' rooms of some of TV's most popular shows, and explains why he's more comfortable on stage than he is at most parties.

Senior Writer, Sports on Earth. Contributing Editor, New York Magazine. Founder, Deadspin. Author. This week on The Creators Call, Anthony Palmer and Pete Barrett dial up Will Leitch. Will broke out onto the scene as the founding editor of Deadspin in 2005. He grew the site to become the nation's most read independent sports blog , and then moved on to New York Magazine. Will currently is a Senior Writer at Sports On Earth (a joint venture between USA Today and MLB Advanced Media, which features the best sportswriting on earth) and hosts a daily podcast for the site, The Will Leitch Experience. Despite not being full-time anymore, Will writes for New York Magazine, and Deadspin. Will has also contributed to The New York Times, Esquire, The Atlantic, GQ, Bloomberg Businessweek, Fast Company, Parade, Glamour and The Nation profiling sports superstars such as Jeremy Lin, Derrick Rose, and Michael Vick. He joins us this week on The Creators Call to discuss his career, the art of the profile, and the nuances of interviewing and telling a story. You can follow Will on Tumblr; on Twitter @williamfleitch; and you can read his latest columns for Sports on Earth and New York Magazine. He is also the author of four books, which you can find Amazon.  We hope you enjoy the podcast.  Join us on Twitter  and on our blog to keep the conversation going: @AnthonyPalms
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This week on The Creators Call, Pete Barrett and Anthony Palmer phone Peter Carmichael. Carmichael is one of the nation’s leading Civil War historians. Carmichael is the Director of the Civil War Institute and a Professor of Civil War Studies at Gettysburg College, where his frequent speaking and publishing shapes the ongoing discussion about one of our nation’s most trying times. Carmichael joins us to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. He talks about the historical significance of the battle, the storytelling that shapes our nation’s history, and the surprising reasons why professional historians are more creative than most people believe. Peter’s most recent book is The Last Generation: Young Virginians in Peace, War, and Reunion; he is currently working on a book project which will explore the experience of slaves who served as Confederate soldiers. You can follow Carmichael on Twitter @PSCarmichael; and you can read more about him online at the Civil War Institute. We hope you enjoy the podcast. Join us on Twitter to keep the conversation going: @AnthonyPalms @PeteBarrettJr Subscribe on iTunes: bit.ly/11jWZP9

This week on The Creators Call, Anthony Palmer and Pete Barrett call up Richard Benedetto. Richard is a former White House Correspondent, a founding member of USA Today, and an adjunct professor at American University's School of Communication. Richard comes On The Line to talk about his time covering the administrations of Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. Richard also teaches The Creators some reporting basics, takes The Creators behind the scenes of early days at USA Today, and tells The Creators about the current administration's relationship with the media. Enjoy the podcast, and keep the conversation going: twitter.com/AnthonyPalms twitter.com/PeteBarrettJr Subscribe in iTunes: bit.ly/11jWZP9

This week on The Creators Call, Anthony Palmer and Pete Barrett give Matthew Cerrone a call. Matthew first made his dent in the digital universe as the lead blogger and creator of MetsBlog.com, and as the Director of Digital Media at SportsNet New York. But he has started a new project at MatthewCerrone.com where he is creating content focused around New Sports Media. Matt joined The Creators Call to talk about his journey turning his blog from a hobby into a full-time job, the challenges and decisions involved in making a blog a success, and strategies for connecting with an audience. You can visit MatthewCerrone.com to subscribe to the New Sports Media podcast and Matthew's newsletter. We hope you enjoy the interview. Thanks for listening!

This week on The Creators Call, Anthony Palmer and Pete Barrett give Jeffrey Toobin a call. Jeffrey is a staff writer for The New Yorker, and the Senior Legal Analyst at CNN. We talk about why he stopped practicing law after a short three year stint, how he stays focused given all his roles, his writing style, and his most precious possession: the book of books. We hope you enjoy the interview. Thanks for listening! Connect with us here and keep the conversation going: twitter.com/AnthonyPalms twitter.com/PeteBarrettJr Subscribe in iTunes: bit.ly/11jWZP9

Today on The Creators Call, Anthony Palmer and Pete Barrett phone Glenn Stout to talk about long form journalism, the writing process, and how to improve as a writer. Glenn Stout has been the editor of The Best American Sports Writing Annual since it's inception. He has written or edited over 80 books that combine to have sold over 2 million copies. Glenn currently is a contributing editor to SBNation, focused on their long form journalism efforts. You can find out much more about Glenn on his website: GlennStout.net, and by following him on twitter @GlennStout. We hope you enjoy the interview. Thanks for listening!

Anthony Palmer and Pete Barrett speak with Jeff Pearlman, the New York Times best-selling author of The Bad Guys Won, Boys Will Be Boys, and Sweetness: The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton. The creators discuss the art of finding your own voice, the usefulness of social media and blogs in promoting a book, and the quirky habits associated with writing one.

Anthony Palmer and Pete Barrett speak with the CEO of Human Business Works, and the New York Times best-selling author of Trust Agents and The Impact Equation, Chris Brogan about how young people can apply his theories to their life and become trust agents