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The Artists: Arts, Culture, and Cinema with Suchita Bhhatia

The Artists: Arts, Culture, and Cinema with Suchita Bhhatia

Metaphysical Lab 106 Episodes Aug 21, 2026

The Artists is a podcast exploring the minds, methods, and inner lives of artists across cinema, culture, and ideas. Hosted by filmmaker Suchita, the show brings conversations with filmmakers, thinkers, and cultural voices to ask one central question: How do Great Artists think? Through conversations spanning storytelling, cinema, design, psychology, technology, and the future of art, The Artists moves between process and philosophy—between how artists think and why they create.

Episodes

ADOOR: THE ART OF SEEING | Ft: V.K CHERIAN | The Artists with Suchita #clip
ADOOR: THE ART OF SEEING | Ft: V.K CHERIAN | The Artists with Suchita #clip Aug 21, 2026 00:01:26 How do you define a GREAT FILM?Three films by Adoor Gopalakrishnan that every Gen Z cinephile should watch.In this new episode of The Artists Podcast, we explore the cinema and thinking of one of India's most important filmmakers with V. K. Cherian—a journalist, film writer and author who has spent decades documenting Indian film culture. Cherian first encountered Adoor as a student through th
WHAT MAKES AN AUTEUR? PASOLINI | Ft: Robert Gordon | The Artists with Suchita #clip
WHAT MAKES AN AUTEUR? PASOLINI | Ft: Robert Gordon | The Artists with Suchita #clip Aug 18, 2026 00:01:10 What makes a filmmaker an auteur? Is it a recognisable style—or a deeply personal way of seeing the world?In this new episode of The Artists Podcast, we explore the idea of the auteur through the extraordinary cinema of Pier Paolo Pasolini with Robert S. C. Gordon, a leading scholar of Pasolini and modern Italian culture.Pasolini brought poetry, literature, mythology, politics, religion and his ow
The Cult of Pasolini | How Did Pasolini Think? | Ft: Robert Gordon | the Artists with Suchita #176
The Cult of Pasolini | How Did Pasolini Think? | Ft: Robert Gordon | the Artists with Suchita #176 Aug 16, 2026 00:55:37 Who was Pier Paolo Pasolini—and what made him one of the most fascinating, controversial, and uncompromising artists of the 20th century?A poet, filmmaker, writer, intellectual and provocateur, Pasolini approached cinema differently from almost anyone around him. He saw cinema as a "language of reality" and developed a visual grammar shaped by poetry, literature, painting, faces, landsca
The Cult of Pasolini | How Did Pasolini Think? | Ft: Robert Gordon | The Artists with Suchita #clip
The Cult of Pasolini | How Did Pasolini Think? | Ft: Robert Gordon | The Artists with Suchita #clip Aug 14, 2026 00:01:28 Pier Paolo Pasolini remains one of cinema’s most fascinating contradictions: poet, filmmaker, writer, intellectual, provocateur—and an artist who refused to fit comfortably into any category.He approached cinema as a poet, not simply as a filmmaker. Without conventional film-school training, he developed a visual language entirely his own, drawing from literature, painting, mythology, religion, po
Thug Life, Mani Ratnam & The Art of Collaboration |Siva Ananth | The Artists w/ Suchita
Thug Life, Mani Ratnam & The Art of Collaboration |Siva Ananth | The Artists w/ Suchita Aug 2, 2026 00:41:41 The full watch episode is now available on YouTube & Spotify.🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts.What does it really take to make a great film?In this episode of The Artists Podcast, Suchita sits down with Siva Ananth—filmmaker, writer, director, producer of Thug Life, and one of Mani Ratnam's closest creative collaborators for over two decades.Together, they explore the creative process behind Thu
Malayalam Cinema, Mani Ratnam & More | Ft: Siva Ananth | | The Artists w/ Suchita #TA165
Malayalam Cinema, Mani Ratnam & More | Ft: Siva Ananth | | The Artists w/ Suchita #TA165 Jul 31, 2026 00:01:28 What does it take to build a great film? Is it vision, craft—or choosing the right collaborators?In Episode 165 of The Artists Podcast, Suchita sits down with Siva Ananth—filmmaker, writer, director, and producer of Thug Life, and a long-time creative collaborator of Mani Ratnam.Together, they explore:• The making of Thug Life• Collaborating with Mani Ratnam and Kamal Haasan• Why choosing the righ
Inside Alejandro G. Iñárritu's Oscar-Honored VR Experience | ft. Vicki Dobbs Beck| The Artists w/ Suchita #clip
Inside Alejandro G. Iñárritu's Oscar-Honored VR Experience | ft. Vicki Dobbs Beck| The Artists w/ Suchita #clip Jul 20, 2026 00:01:30 Storytelling vs Storyliving.Can a story be so immersive that you no longer watch it—you live it?In this episode of The Artists Podcast, Vicki Dobbs Beck takes us behind one of the most groundbreaking immersive storytelling projects ever created: Alejandro G. Iñárritu's CARNE y ARENA (Virtually Present, Physically Invisible).The experience became the first virtual reality work to receive a Spec
Storytelling vs Storyliving | ft. Vicki Dobbs Beck | The Arists w/ Suchita #175
Storytelling vs Storyliving | ft. Vicki Dobbs Beck | The Arists w/ Suchita #175 Jul 19, 2026 00:46:47 What happens when storytelling moves beyond the screen?When does an audience stop watching a story—and start living inside it?In this episode of The Artists Podcast, we are joined by Vicki Dobbs Beck, one of the pioneers of immersive storytelling.As the former Vice President of Immersive Content Innovation at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), Vicki has helped shape groundbreaking experiences acr
Studios Vs Tech Companies I Ft: Vicki Dobbs Beck | The Artists W/ Suchita #clip
Studios Vs Tech Companies I Ft: Vicki Dobbs Beck | The Artists W/ Suchita #clip Jul 18, 2026 00:01:29 How Do Studios & Tech Companies Think Differently?On this new episode of The Artists Podcast, we're joined by Vicki Dobbs Beck—one of the pioneers shaping the future of immersive storytelling.Formerly Vice President of Immersive Content Innovation at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), Vicki has helped lead groundbreaking storytelling initiatives across Disney, Lucasfilm, Marvel, and colla
How was Lynch thinking? | Ft: Todd Mcgowan | The Artists with Suchita #clip
How was Lynch thinking? | Ft: Todd Mcgowan | The Artists with Suchita #clip Jul 6, 2026 00:01:30 In this episode of The Artists Podcast, we dive deep into the mind of David Lynch with acclaimed film scholar Todd McGowan — author of The Impossible David Lynch, a provocative exploration of Lynch’s cinematic language and the impossible, unconscious core of his films.Lynch occupies a rare space between mainstream visibility and independent cinema authenticity — blending the bizarre and the normal
How was Lynch thinking? | Ft: Todd Mcgowan | The Artists with Suchita TA156
How was Lynch thinking? | Ft: Todd Mcgowan | The Artists with Suchita TA156 Jul 6, 2026 00:35:18 In Episode 156, we enter the unsettling, hypnotic world of David Lynch with acclaimed film scholar Todd McGowan, author of The Impossible David Lynch.Lynch is one of cinema’s greatest paradoxes. He worked within Hollywood systems and budgets, yet created films that feel radically independent. From Blue Velvet to Mulholland Drive, from Twin Peaks to Wild at Heart, his cinema resists easy interpreta
Artists & Taste I Artistic Rant 14 I The Artists with Suchita #clip
Artists & Taste I Artistic Rant 14 I The Artists with Suchita #clip Jun 27, 2026 00:01:20 Artists & Taste | Artistic Rants #14Everyone is talking about AI.But perhaps the bigger question is...Can AI learn your taste?Watch till the end.And if you're an artist, filmmaker, writer, photographer, musician or creator—this one's for you.Follow @the.artistspodcast for conversations on arts, culture & cinema. #theartistspodcast #artists #tasts

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