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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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Whitney Cummings

We’re back, with Whitney Cummings! She starts off with some personal thoughts about love, then discusses her self-perception, being so-called...

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Ron Perlman

Ron Perlman! We talk standouts from this week’s Democratic debates (04:53), the state of independent film (11:49), finding a love for acting at...

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Jeff Garlin

Comedy icon Jeff Garlin is on this week! We get into texting woes (07:54), getting divorced after 25 years (11:29), being single again at 57 (13:45)...

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Raphael Bob-Waksberg

The brain behind BoJack Horseman, Raphael Bob-Waksberg, is with us this week. He dives right in, talking about the privilege of being a white man...

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Michael Kelly

“I feel like I always get asked the same questions,” says actor Michael Kelly. Well, hopefully, not today. Kelly joins us on the show to talk...

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Jacki Weaver

Gin Queen, Mates! Jacki Weaver is on this week, reflecting on her childhood in Sydney (07:54), an early and undying devotion to acting (09:34), never...

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Pam Grier

On the brink of 70, legend Pam Grier sits down to reflect on a series of pivotal moments from her inimitable life. For example: moving to Los Angeles...

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Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog is 76 years old with three films coming out in 2019. I don’t know how he does it, but I try to find out in this conversation...

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Wyatt Cenac

Wyatt Cenac is the host of Problem Areas on HBO. It’s a new kind of program– think Last Week Tonight meets Frontline, except hosted by someone...

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Chaz Ebert

“Chaz is a strong woman, sure of herself. I’d never met anyone like her,” wrote her late husband, Roger Ebert. Truth be told: neither have I...

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Live from Ebertfest!

A very special episode for you live from Ebertfest 2019 in Champaign, Illinois. Rita Coburn Whack talks of her film “Maya Angelou, Still I...

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