Brief But Spectacular

Brief But Spectacular is an Emmy-nominated interview series. These short-form episodes present an in-depth look at a variety of compelling guests and ideas. Since 2015, the series has profiled over 300 subjects on a variety of topics, such as the healthcare crisis, immigration, mass incarceration, systemic racism, and mental illness.

Guests have included well-known figures like Steve Martin and Martin Short, Alec Baldwin, Terry Gross, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Gloria Steinem, and Carl Reiner, as well as lesser-known but equally powerful individuals like Mahogany L. Browne, Clint Smith, death-row inmates at San Quentin, and the incomparable Flossie Lewis.

These powerful narratives put personal faces on complex issues and provide a window into the human condition. The intention of the series is to elicit empathy from the viewer by presenting original voices on universal subjects and inviting the audience to walk in someone else’s shoes.