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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...

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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...

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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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Philip Baker Hall

This week Sam sits down with renowned actor, Philip Baker Hall. Best known for his work with director Paul Thomas Anderson, Hall is a captivating...

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Andrea Silenzi

This week Sam sits down with fellow podcaster, Andrea Silenzi. She is the host of the electrifying Panoply show Why Oh Why, which explores the...

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Roger Ross Williams

This week Sam sits down with director Roger Ross Williams. Williams started out by directing and producing for networks such as NBC, ABC, and CNN...

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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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Kate Berlant

This week Sam sits down with stand-up comedian, actress, and writer Kate Berlant. The New York Times profiled her as a “magnetic...

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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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