Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso podcast

Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso is a weekly series of intimate conversations with artists, activists, and politicians. Where people sound like people. Hosted by Sam Fragoso. New episodes every Sunday.

Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso is a weekly series of intimate conversations with artists, activists, and politicians. Where people sound like people. Hosted by Sam Fragoso. New episodes every Sunday.

 

#521

The New Yorker at 100 (with David Remnick)

In the first 100 years of The New Yorker, only five have edited the magazine. Since 1998, ... more

Yesterday

1 HR 38 MINS

1:38:22

Yesterday


#520

Renate Reinsve Delivers the Performance of the Year in ‘Sentimental Value’

What happens when a house is not a home? It's the question pulsating at the heart of the n... more

07 Dec 2025

55 MINS

55:24

07 Dec 2025


#519

Filmmaker Joachim Trier’s ‘Sentimental’ Family Affair

Following the success of The Worst Person in the World, writer-director Joachim Trier retu... more

30 Nov 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:23

30 Nov 2025


#518

The Noah Baumbach Retrospective

Filmmaker Noah Baumbach has spent the past three decades transmuting his experiences into ... more

23 Nov 2025

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:42

23 Nov 2025


#517

For the Holidays, Ina Garten (Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus)

For your Thanksgiving inspiration: a favorite episode from [Wiser Than Me] (https://podcas... more

19 Nov 2025

57 MINS

57:15

19 Nov 2025


#516

Cook Alison Roman Creates ‘Something from Nothing’

This week, cook and writer Alison Roman published her fourth cookbook, [Something from Not... more

16 Nov 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:51

16 Nov 2025


#515

Judd Apatow’s Guide to Failure and Success (Fail Better with David Duchovny)

Today, we’re sharing an episode from [Fail Better with David Duchovny] (https://podc... more

12 Nov 2025

51 MINS

51:21

12 Nov 2025


#514

At the Movies with Director Edgar Wright (‘The Running Man’)

Director Edgar Wright hit the ground running. For most filmmakers it takes many years (and... more

09 Nov 2025

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:27

09 Nov 2025


#513

Novelist Salman Rushdie at ‘The Eleventh Hour’

For more than three decades, author Salman Rushdie has lived under threat. In 1989, a fatw... more

02 Nov 2025

1 HR 26 MINS

1:26:10

02 Nov 2025


#512

‘Before’ Director Richard Linklater

Director Richard Linklater has made a career out of telling personal stories with universa... more

29 Oct 2025

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:12

29 Oct 2025


#511

GQ’s Will Welch on the Future of Magazines (and Men)

Is it possible the rumors of the death of print magazines (and masculinity) have been grea... more

26 Oct 2025

1 HR 13 MINS

1:13:11

26 Oct 2025


#510

Does Fashion Have a Future? Designer Gabriela Hearst is Threading the Needle.

Gabriela Hearst is one of the rare figures in fashion with an unwavering commitment to sus... more

19 Oct 2025

59 MINS

59:37

19 Oct 2025


#509

Actor Rose Byrne: A Woman on the Verge

Rose Byrne has taken many forms on-screen. In Mary Bronstein’s new film [If I Had Le... more

12 Oct 2025

51 MINS

51:07

12 Oct 2025


#508

A Cup of Coffee with Director Benny Safdie (‘The Smashing Machine’)

Director, writer, and actor Benny Safdie stops by Sam’s home this week to discuss hi... more

08 Oct 2025

1 HR 41 MINS

1:41:52

08 Oct 2025


#507

Ta-Nehisi Coates Has a Message to Deliver. Can We Hear It?

Few writers have examined the tension between history and morality more urgently than Ta-N... more

05 Oct 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:35

05 Oct 2025


#506

And In Our Hour of Darkness, Writer Arundhati Roy

“Sometimes I feel that I’m not going to write again,” says Arundhati Roy... more

28 Sep 2025

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:24

28 Sep 2025


#505

Director Francis Ford Coppola Keeps His Dream Alive

Director Francis Ford Coppola doesn’t just want to make movies. He wants to change t... more

21 Sep 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:41

21 Sep 2025


#504

Seth Rogen’s ‘The Studio’ Takes the Emmys

At this year’s Primetime Emmys, Seth Rogen took home four major awards for [ The Stu... more

15 Sep 2025

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:23

15 Sep 2025


#503

The Terry Gross Interview

This month marks 50 years of Terry Gross as the host of [Fresh Air] (https://www.npr.org/p... more

14 Sep 2025

1 HR 39 MINS

1:39:30

14 Sep 2025


#502

Cook Samin Nosrat (‘Salt Fat Acid Heat’) Returns with ‘Good Things’

Eight years ago, cook and writer Samin Nosrat created a kitchen staple with [Salt Fat Acid... more

07 Sep 2025

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:45

07 Sep 2025


#501

The Homecoming of Dev Hynes (Blood Orange)

Over the long holiday weekend, Dev Hynes (Blood Orange) released his latest album, Essex H... more

31 Aug 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:14

31 Aug 2025