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Alison Pill

“The fragility of live stage is the most beautiful thing in the world. We all play pretend. It’s different than in movies because the people up there...

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Haley Bennett

I think the point is to stop thinking about yourself. I started looking at myself as a commodity rather than a human being with a life, and you know...

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Morgan Parker

“I think often white masses are looking to black artists for some kind of explanation or guidance rather than just reading a book.”...

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Gloria Steinem

The trajectory of Gloria Steinem’s life and work is unparalleled. Her cultural and political impact, incalculable. With the release of “The Truth...

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Laura Dern

From Wild at Heart to Marriage Story, legendary actress Laura Dern has impacted decades of storytelling with her work on screen. For the next hour...

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Tracy Letts

Before a string of successful plays (August: Osage County, Bug) and brilliant performances on screen (Homeland, Lady Bird, Ford v Ferrari), Tracy...

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Errol Morris

Director Errol Morris—with his brief history as a private detective and door-to-door salesman—has transformed the world with his boundless curiosity...

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Alma Har’el

This week, Sam sits down with Honey Boy director Alma Har’el. She discusses the sacrificial act of independent filmmaking, the synchronicity of her...

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Randall Park

This week on the show is actor, writer, and comedian Randall Park! He reflects on his strikingly diverse childhood friend group, becoming ‘the...

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Edward Norton

Edward Norton has built a career out of shape-shifting. Just look at his beginning in film: The People vs. Larry Flynt, Primal Fear, Everyone Says I...

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Gary Gulman

Ladies and gents, Gary Gulman! With a new special on HBO and a guest role in Todd Phillips’s mind-gripping Joker, comedian Gary Gulman has a...

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Sam

This week, in celebration of episode 150 of Talk Easy, host Sam Fragoso takes the stand! He reflects on his boyhood and his parents’ divorce...

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Trace Lysette

This week, Hustlers actress Trace Lysette joins us on the show! She reflects on “giving birth to herself” in New York (8:30), developing Tribe with...

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Scott Aukerman

This week we’re joined by podcaster/filmmaker/writer Scott Aukerman! He talks about his his first TV appearances back in high school (08:12)...

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Karley Sciortino

Karley Sciortino is on this week. She reflects on her childhood, growing up Catholic in the age of Britney Spears, and sexual awakenings (05:16), her...

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Peter Bogdanovich

This week, Sam sits down with renowned writer, director, and former film critic, Peter Bogdanovich. They discuss the fragmentation of the old...

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Justin Simien

This one has been long over-due… Justin Simien, friends! The sensible mind behind Dear White People talks about his high school days, pointing...

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