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Jay Duplass

Jay Duplass is a busy guy. Often alongside his younger brother Mark, Jay has left his distinct signature on dozens of projects over the past two...

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Josh Radnor

Unless you’ve lived without a TV for the past decade or so, you probably recognize Josh Radnor. The actor–who is also a skilled writer...

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Alia Shawkat

And we’re back! After taking the winter off (Sam will explain), Talk Easy returns with a new lineup of exciting guests. First up is actress Alia...

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A Talk Easy Holiday Special

Happy holidays! 2017 been a rough year for the world overall, which is why it’s all the more important to try to end it on a hopeful note. For...

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Sean Baker

Sean Baker is a writer/director known primarily for the Prince of Broadway, Tangerine, and, most recently, The Florida Project. In this week’s...

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Lois Smith

The inimitable Lois Smith has lived a full and exciting life, beginning in Kansas in 1930 and leading her to where she is today, acting in films...

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Paul F. Tompkins

This week, Sam sits down with comedian, actor, and TV writer Paul F. Tompkins. Paul is a longtime standup comic who has appeared in everything from...

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Rory Scovel

Rory Scovel has been on the stand-up scene for more than ten years, from his early days spent doubling as a “desktop support specialist” in...

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Joachim Trier

Joachim Trier is a Norweigan filmmaker who has so far directed four feature films, including the English language family drama Louder than Bombs and...

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Noël Wells Returns!

Early this year, Sam and actress Noël Wells recorded an episode of Talk Easy at Sundance. Days after the presidential inauguration and in the midst...

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Miguel Arteta

Since the late ’90s, director Miguel Arteta has worked in film and television to bring us multilayered comedic movies like Chuck & Buck and...

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Shea Serrano

His whole adult life, Shea Serrano’s worked hard. Not just at one thing, but at everything he’s done, from chronic pool-playing and...

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Jen Yamato

Jen Yamato is an internet-era journalist working at one of the last print news institutions in America, The LA Times. That in itself is interesting...

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Jon Daly

This week, Sam sits down with friend, comedian, and writer Jon Daly. Along with appearing as a regular at the improv institution Upright Citizens...

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Willem Dafoe

For over thirty years, Willem Dafoe has been putting in hard work on stage and screen, and it’s paid off. Starting in 1980 with Heaven’s Gate, a...

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Erica Chidi Cohen

This week, CEO, author, and nationally recognized doula Erica Chidi Cohen joins Sam on the show. Erica is known for taking a whole-self, support...

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Giancarlo Esposito

Giancarlo Esposito started performing at age 8. Now nearing 60, the signature character actor is reflecting on a lifetime of work. From his...

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Heather Havrilesky

Heather Havrilesky is the author of “How to Be a Person in the World”, a collection of essays from her hit Ask Polly column in New York Magazine. In...

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