Author - sfragoso

Andy Greenwald

This week Sam sits down with cult-critic Andy Greenwald. Andy is best known for his writing at Grantland–however he has done a plethora of work...

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Noël Wells

This week Sam sits down with actress, director, and writer Noël Wells—who is best known for her character Rachel on the hit Netflix show, Master of...

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Brett Gelman

We’re back! This week on the podcast Sam sits down with comedic force Brett Gelman. You probably recognize him for his work in films like The...

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Bonus Christmas Special 2016!

Merry Christmas, everybody! We’re closing out 2016 with a very special bonus episode of Talk Easy looking back on the year that was in...

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Reggie Watts

On this week’s show, comedian Reggie Watts joins Sam to talk about finding comedy and music in improvisation, keeping those creative juices...

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Jay Caspian Kang

This week on Talk Easy, journalist Jay Caspian King joins the show to talk about his career writing and editing at noteworthy publications like...

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Matt Zoller Seitz

This week on Talk Easy, NY Magazine TV critic and RogerEbert.com EIC Matt Zoller Seitz joins Sam to talk about the state of film criticism. They also...

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Mackenzie Davis

This week on Talk Easy, emerging actress Mackenzie Davis (Halt and Catch Fire) joins Sam to talk about…well, yeah, the election. At least for a...

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Zoe Kazan

On this week’s show, actress Zoe Kazan joins Sam for a conversation about growing up with screenwriter parents, going off to be an actress...

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Max Linsky

On this week’s show, our guest is one of the inspirations for this very podcast. Max Linsky, co-host of the ‘Longform’ podcast...

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Zazie Beetz

Zazie Beetz is a great rising young actress, who has recently gained rightful attention for her fantastic work in the FX series Atlanta and her role...

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W. Kamau Bell Returns!

He’s back! W. Kamau Bell, the second ever guest on Talk Easy, makes his triumphant return to talk about this crazy election, the madness of...

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Margaret Brown

Margaret Brown is the talented documentarian behind “Never Trump,” a short doc from the New York Times, about hardcore conservatives who...

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Kelly Reichardt

This week on the show, Certain Women director Kelly Reichardt joins Sam for a conversation about her unique and beautiful filmmaking, the loneliness...

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Mndsgn

This week on Talk Easy, Sam talks with hip hop artist/musician/producer extraordinaire, Ringgo Ancheta, aka Mndsgn. In their conversation, Mndsgn...

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Esperanza Spalding

The awesomely talent jazz star Esperanza Spalding stops by Talk Easy to talk openly about her career, navigating the boys club in jazz, being an...

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Steve James

Legendary documentary filmmaker Steve James joins the show to talk with Sam about his extraordinary career, his masterpiece “Hoop...

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Michael Phillips

This week on a special TIFF 2016 edition of Talk Easy, Sam sits down with Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips at the Toronto International...

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