Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

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Where people sounds like people. Talk Easy is a weekly series of intimate, career-spanning conversations with artists, writers, and politicians hosted by Sam Fragoso. New episodes air every Sunday. Find the full library of episodes at talkeasypod.com.

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Ryan Coogler (‘Sinners’) on Making Oscars History, AI in Movies, and Chadwick Boseman | Talk Easy

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Ryan Coogler (‘Sinners’) on Making Oscars History, AI in Movies, and Chadwick Boseman | Talk Easy Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso and 2 more

52.6K views - 1 week ago

Journalist Jacob Soboroff on Trump’s ‘Golden Age of America,’ ICE Raids, and Bad Bunny | Talk Easy

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Journalist Jacob Soboroff on Trump’s ‘Golden Age of America,’ ICE Raids, and Bad Bunny | Talk Easy Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso and Higher Ground Productions

627 views - 2 weeks ago

Anderson .Paak on 10 Years of ‘Malibu,’ Lessons from Dr. Dre and D’Angelo, and Tour Life | Talk Easy

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Anderson .Paak on 10 Years of ‘Malibu,’ Lessons from Dr. Dre and D’Angelo, and Tour Life | Talk Easy Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso and 2 more

77.9K views - 3 weeks ago

George Saunders on Writing, the Afterlife, and America in 2026 | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

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George Saunders on Writing, the Afterlife, and America in 2026 | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso and Higher Ground Productions

3.2K views - 4 weeks ago

Will Arnett on SmartLess, Arrested Development, and Is This Thing On? | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

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Will Arnett on SmartLess, Arrested Development, and Is This Thing On? | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso and Higher Ground Productions

60.5K views - 4 weeks ago

Patti Smith on Bread of Angels, Bob Dylan, and her Whirlwind Years in New York City | Talk Easy

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Patti Smith on Bread of Angels, Bob Dylan, and her Whirlwind Years in New York City | Talk Easy Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso and Higher Ground Productions

2.5K views - 4 weeks ago

Gwyneth Paltrow on Marty Supreme, Returning to Acting, and Goop | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

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Gwyneth Paltrow on Marty Supreme, Returning to Acting, and Goop | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso and Higher Ground Productions

13.2K views - 1 month ago

Comedian Robby Hoffman on the Manosphere, Cancel Culture, and the Late Rob Reiner | Talk Easy

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Comedian Robby Hoffman on the Manosphere, Cancel Culture, and the Late Rob Reiner | Talk Easy Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso and Higher Ground Productions

32.1K views - 1 month ago

Kate Winslet on Directing Her Family’s Story and Changing Hollywood Post-Titanic | Talk Easy

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Kate Winslet on Directing Her Family’s Story and Changing Hollywood Post-Titanic | Talk Easy Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso and Higher Ground Productions

15.6K views - 1 month ago

Global Editorial Director Will Welch on GQ’s Men of the Year and the Future of Magazines | Talk Easy

Global Editorial Director Will Welch on GQ’s Men of the Year and the Future of Magazines | Talk Easy Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

858 views - 3 months ago

Director Edgar Wright (‘The Running Man’) on the Cornetto Trilogy, Pub Life, and the Future of AI

Director Edgar Wright (‘The Running Man’) on the Cornetto Trilogy, Pub Life, and the Future of AI Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

3.9K views - 4 months ago

Salman Rushdie on Free Speech, Survival, and Returning to Fiction | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

Salman Rushdie on Free Speech, Survival, and Returning to Fiction | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

4.9K views - 4 months ago

‘Before’ Director Richard Linklater | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

‘Before’ Director Richard Linklater | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

2.5K views - 4 months ago

Rose Byrne on Acting with Conan O’Brien and Her ‘Lynchian’ New Film | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

Rose Byrne on Acting with Conan O’Brien and Her ‘Lynchian’ New Film | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

2.6K views - 4 months ago

Writer Arundhati Roy on Her First Memoir, The Beatles, and Making Sense of the Past | Talk Easy

Writer Arundhati Roy on Her First Memoir, The Beatles, and Making Sense of the Past | Talk Easy Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

23.5K views - 5 months ago

Terry Gross on 50 Years of “Fresh Air” | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

Terry Gross on 50 Years of “Fresh Air” | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

8.1K views - 5 months ago

Cook Samin Nosrat (‘Salt Fat Acid Heat’) Returns with ‘Good Things’ | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

Cook Samin Nosrat (‘Salt Fat Acid Heat’) Returns with ‘Good Things’ | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

5.8K views - 6 months ago

Mayor Karen Bass on ICE Raids, LA Wildfires, and Working with Trump | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

Mayor Karen Bass on ICE Raids, LA Wildfires, and Working with Trump | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

1K views - 6 months ago

Is Actor Julia Garner (‘Ozark’) Hollywood’s Secret ‘Weapon’? | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

Is Actor Julia Garner (‘Ozark’) Hollywood’s Secret ‘Weapon’? | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

7.5K views - 7 months ago

David Mamet Has Left the Building | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

David Mamet Has Left the Building | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

32.1K views - 7 months ago

Patricia Clarkson’s Fight for Equal Pay and How Harvey Weinstein Tried to Blacklist Her | Talk Easy

Patricia Clarkson’s Fight for Equal Pay and How Harvey Weinstein Tried to Blacklist Her | Talk Easy Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

2.5K views - 7 months ago

Director Ari Aster (‘Eddington’) on his COVID-era Western and How AI is Changing Hollywood

Director Ari Aster (‘Eddington’) on his COVID-era Western and How AI is Changing Hollywood Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

23.1K views - 7 months ago

Reporter Jamelle Bouie (NYT) on the Ghost of Democrats Past and Zohran Mamdani’s Bid for NYC Mayor

Reporter Jamelle Bouie (NYT) on the Ghost of Democrats Past and Zohran Mamdani’s Bid for NYC Mayor Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

622 views - 7 months ago

Comedian Jerrod Carmichael is Creating His Own Truman Show | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

Comedian Jerrod Carmichael is Creating His Own Truman Show | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

3.1K views - 8 months ago

Seth Meyers on a Decade of ‘Late Night,’ SNL Struggles, and Lorne’s Successor | Talk Easy

Seth Meyers on a Decade of ‘Late Night,’ SNL Struggles, and Lorne’s Successor | Talk Easy Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

13.9K views - 8 months ago

“I like to think of the novel as a bottom. It always makes room.” | Ocean Vuong on Talk Easy

“I like to think of the novel as a bottom. It always makes room.” | Ocean Vuong on Talk Easy Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

1K views - 9 months ago

Ocean Vuong on ‘The Emperor of Gladness’ and the Poetry of the Novel | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

Ocean Vuong on ‘The Emperor of Gladness’ and the Poetry of the Novel | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

17.4K views - 9 months ago

Pulitzer Prize Winner Percival Everett (‘James’) | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

Pulitzer Prize Winner Percival Everett (‘James’) | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

2K views - 9 months ago

The Joaquin Phoenix Interview | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

The Joaquin Phoenix Interview | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

8.1K views - 9 months ago

Ira Glass on Three Decades of ‘This American Life’ Magic | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

Ira Glass on Three Decades of ‘This American Life’ Magic | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

3.1K views - 10 months ago

How Viola Davis Remade Hollywood in Her Own Image | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

How Viola Davis Remade Hollywood in Her Own Image | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

2.5K views - 10 months ago

Viola Davis on Worthiness, Juilliard, and the Impact of Meryl Streep | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

Viola Davis on Worthiness, Juilliard, and the Impact of Meryl Streep | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

34.3K views - 10 months ago

“Self-Righteousness is Boring” | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

“Self-Righteousness is Boring” | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

11.3K views - 10 months ago

“This is a moment about where power truly lies in this country.” | Elizabeth Warren on Talk Easy

“This is a moment about where power truly lies in this country.” | Elizabeth Warren on Talk Easy Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

16.1K views - 10 months ago

Elizabeth Warren on Trump, Tariffs, and the Future of Democrats | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

Elizabeth Warren on Trump, Tariffs, and the Future of Democrats | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

36.5K views - 10 months ago

Hollywood Plays Itself in Seth Rogen’s ‘The Studio’ | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

Hollywood Plays Itself in Seth Rogen’s ‘The Studio’ | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

11.2K views - 11 months ago

Josh Brolin’s First Auditions in Hollywood | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

Josh Brolin’s First Auditions in Hollywood | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

1.7K views - 1 year ago

Francis Ford Coppola on ‘Megalopolis’ and the Future of Movies | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

Francis Ford Coppola on ‘Megalopolis’ and the Future of Movies | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

9.4K views - 1 year ago

Live from Aspen with Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

Live from Aspen with Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

4.9K views - 1 year ago

Director Richard Linklater on Making Movies | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

Director Richard Linklater on Making Movies | Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

3.2K views - 1 year ago