Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso is a weekly series of intimate conversations with artists, authors, and politicians. Where people sound like people. Hosted by Sam Fragoso.

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Most frequent guests

George Saunders 5 episodes
W. Kamau Bell 4 episodes
Jenny Slate 4 episodes
Nick Offerman 4 episodes
Noam Chomsky 3 episodes
Malcolm Gladwell 3 episodes
Ramy Youssef 3 episodes
Norman Lear 3 episodes
Abbi Jacobson 3 episodes
Jelani Cobb 3 episodes

Every guest on Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

398 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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Dave Eggers
A Phone Call with Author Dave Eggers · Jun 2021

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Lena Waithe
Talk Easy Throwback: Lena Waithe · 2 episodes

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Tracy Letts
Episode 156 - Tracy Letts · Nov 2019

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Ari Aster
Director Ari Aster (‘Eddington’) Has Made an American Western for 2025 · Jul 2025

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Seth Meyers
Father’s Day with Seth Meyers · Jun 2025

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Nick Kroll
Comedian Nick Kroll is Going Through Changes · Oct 2022

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Sarah Silverman
Play It Again: Sarah Silverman (‘PostMortem’) · 2 episodes

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Ryan Coogler
Ryan Coogler Made the Movie of the Year. Now He’s Making Oscars History. · Mar 2026

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W. Kamau Bell
W. Kamau Bell: How Do We Talk About Cosby? · 4 episodes

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Chris Hayes
Are You Not Entertained? Host Chris Hayes (The Sirens’ Call) on the Attention Age · Feb 2025

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Carrie Coon
Carrie Coon / Cat Solen · Sep 2020

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Ke Huy Quan
Oscar Sunday with Actor Ke Huy Quan · 2 episodes

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Jesse Eisenberg
Oscars Week with Jesse Eisenberg (‘A Real Pain’) · 2 episodes

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Josh Brolin
The Stories of Actor Josh Brolin (‘Weapons’) · 2 episodes

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Robby Hoffman
Is Comedian Robby Hoffman the Last American Dream? · Dec 2025

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Timothy Olyphant
Actor Timothy Olyphant (‘Justified’) is Riding High · Jul 2026

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Tom Hanks
Father’s Day with Tom Hanks · Jun 2026

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Jon Bernthal
Every Second Counts with Actor Jon Bernthal (‘The Bear’) · 2 episodes

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Laura Dern
Laura Dern on Living Well (The Dan Buettner Podcast) · 2 episodes

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Jenny Slate
Jenny Slate in 2025 · 4 episodes

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Oscar Isaac
Play It Again: Actor Oscar Isaac · 2 episodes

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Edgar Wright
At the Movies with Director Edgar Wright (‘The Running Man’) · Nov 2025

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Julia Garner
Actor Julia Garner is Hollywood’s Secret ‘Weapon’ · Aug 2025

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Ezra Klein
Ezra Klein’s Call for ‘Abundance’ in America · 2 episodes

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Tristan Harris
The AI Conversation We Need to Have (with Tristan Harris) · Mar 2026

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Matthew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey: Just Keep Livin · Nov 2020

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Joaquin Phoenix
Play It Again: Joaquin Phoenix · 2 episodes

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Gloria Steinem
Play It Again: Gloria Steinem · 2 episodes

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Roxane Gay
Episode 170 - Roxane Gay · May 2020

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David Remnick
The New Yorker at 100 (with David Remnick) · 2 episodes

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Noam Chomsky
How We Continue (with Noam Chomsky) · 3 episodes

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Judd Apatow
Judd Apatow’s Guide to Failure and Success (Fail Better with David Duchovny) · 2 episodes

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Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell Returns · 3 episodes

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Whitney Cummings
Episode 145 - Whitney Cummings · Aug 2019

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Rutger Bregman
A Case for Human Decency (by Rutger Bregman) · Oct 2020

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Don Cheadle
Episode 1 - Don Cheadle · Apr 2016

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Ted Danson
Episode 171 - Ted Danson · May 2020

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Sam Rockwell
Live From New York with Sam Rockwell (‘The White Lotus’) · Jun 2025

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Willem Dafoe
The Transformations of Actor Willem Dafoe · 2 episodes

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Rose Byrne
Play It Again: Actor Rose Byrne is a Woman on the Verge · 2 episodes

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Recent episodes

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with Nick Offerman

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Play It Again: Gloria Steinem
with Gloria Steinem

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The Fall Movie Preview (with Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins of ‘The Big Picture’)
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Novelist Colson Whitehead’s New York State of Mind
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Comedian Mary Beth Barone’s Brilliant ‘Galaxy Brain’
with Mary Beth Barone

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Actor Timothy Olyphant (‘Justified’) is Riding High
with Timothy Olyphant

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The Gilded Presidency of Donald Trump with NYT Reporter Maggie Haberman (‘Regime Change’)
with Maggie Haberman

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Danny McBride’s Delusions of Grandeur
with Danny McBride

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A New Generation Has Arrived in LA Politics. Is Nithya Raman Ready to Lead It?
with Nithya Raman

Jun 2026
Father’s Day with Tom Hanks
with Tom Hanks

Jun 2026
The Jagged Little Pieces of Singer-Songwriter Alanis Morissette
with Alanis Morissette

Jun 2026
Sam Interviews Nathan Lane on ‘Fresh Air’
with Nathan Lane

Jun 2026
Tony Nominee Christopher Abbott (‘Death of a Salesman’) Takes Center Stage
with Christopher Abbott

May 2026
Is Josh Johnson (‘The Daily Show’) the 21st Century Comedian?
with Josh Johnson

May 2026
The Michelle Obama Interview
with Michelle Obama

May 2026
Mother’s Day with Julia Louis-Dreyfus
with Julia Louis-Dreyfus

May 2026
Actor Riz Ahmed Remakes the Leading Man
with Riz Ahmed

May 2026
Showrunner Lee Sung Jin is Back with More ‘Beef’
with Lee Sung Jin

Apr 2026
Play It Again: Actor Oscar Isaac
with Oscar Isaac

Apr 2026
Are We Witnessing Podcaster Chris Ryan’s Apex Mountain?
with Chris Ryan

Apr 2026
Talk Easy Turns 10 (with Terry Gross)
with Terry Gross

Apr 2026
The AI Conversation We Need to Have (with Tristan Harris)
with Tristan Harris

Mar 2026