Just watched another episode of Iconoclasts tonight. If you haven’t seen any of these shows I highly recommend setting aside an hour (or 48 minutes with TiVo). Sundance describes it as a “series of intimate, unpredictable portraits of creative visionaries whose passion for what they do has transformed our culture.”
Really the concept is to get two remarkable people (celebrities in their respective industries) from disparate backgrounds and career paths talking to reveal their commonalities … typically world views, inspirations, driving motivations and, more often than not, intriguingly sp
un yarns of humble beginnings and proverbial hard knocks on their yellow brick roads.
Tonight’s episode (well, TiVo’d from whenever it actually aired) paired Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz with legendary TV producer Norman Lear (“All In the Family,” “The Jeffersons,” “Sanford and Son,” “Maude,” and others). You can check out video clip highlights here, including their trip to the original Starbucks in Seattle and Lear showcasing his original copy of the Declaration of Independence, which he has toured around the country to encourage 18 year-olds to register to vote (the “Declare Yourself” campaign).
Pairings this season:
Posted by: Colin Mangham