Author - Claire Hardwick

Brooke Gladstone

“There are fundamental beliefs that I hold, values and principles. But in terms of the direction of the world- does the arc of justice ever arrive at...

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Ted Danson

“A lot of times I will keep tilting forward because I enjoy the feeling, I enjoy the adrenaline rush. But it’s beyond the moment that deserved the...

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Mom

Back in 2017 I invited my mother on the podcast. She (reluctantly) accepted the invitation. What follows is that conversation, in full. A very...

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Roxane Gay

“The things that scare me most end up being the most intellectually satisfying. I try not to let ever let my fear control me… The older I get the...

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W. Kamau Bell

Four years ago W. Kamau Bell joined us on Talk Easy. It was a different time, before Donald Trump was President Trump. This week the sociopolitical...

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Noam Chomsky

“For every problem that we face we know of solutions. The question is will enough young people find the ability, commitment and dedication to...

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Naomi Klein

“I am a journalist first and foremost. I do have this desire to go to extreme places. Journalists are weird. We run towards burning buildings. It...

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Juliette Lewis

“I didn’t know to be intimidated or that I was working with the greats of cinema. You’re just in it. When you’re a kid older people say, ‘You know...

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Dr. Ashish Jha

“The virus doesn’t care much if you’re Republican, Democrat, socialist, liberal, market-oriented. We’re all equally vulnerable. Some part of me...

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Sam Waterston

“I guess for the sake of the world I thought it would be a good idea to shut up, but now I just want to know what I think. I don’t know how much more...

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Martin Starr

This week Sam sits down with actor Martin Starr. Starr got an early start to acting with his role as Bill Haverchuck on the cult-classic, Freaks and...

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Anna Sale

This week Sam sits down with fellow podcaster, Anna Sale. Anna is the host of the superb podcast Death, Sex & Money which, in her words, is a show...

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Mom

To celebrate the fiftieth episode of Talk Easy we decided to do something a little different, which ended up being Sam sitting down with his mother...

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James Gray

In this episode Sam sits down with director James Gray, and they dive deep into all aspects of the film industry. They start with the difficulty...

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Andy Daly

This week Sam sits down with comedian Andy Daly. Best known for his critically acclaimed show “Review,” Andy’s work is centered around a dark...

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Alice Lowe

This week Sam sits down with director and actor, Alice Lowe. Known for going outside of the norm, Alice does not let people stand in her way–most...

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Janicza Bravo

This week’s episode was recorded live at South by Southwest with emerging filmmaker, Janicza Bravo. Janicza’s work has been described as...

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Brenton Wood

This week Sam sits down with singer-songwriter Brenton Wood. Throughout most of is career, Wood was cheated out of the money and rights to the songs...

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