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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Richard Powers
A Hopeful Climate Conversation with Richard Powers · 2 episodes

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Richard Roeper
Episode 134 - Live From Ebertfest! (With Richard Roeper, Rita Coburn Whack, And More) · Apr 2019

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Rita Coburn Whack

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Robert Downey Sr
Episode 64 - Robert Downey Sr. · Jul 2017

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Robert Forster
Play It Again: Robert Forster (1941-2019) · 3 episodes

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Roger Ross Williams
Episode 42 - Roger Ross Williams · Feb 2017

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Ross Brothers
Episode 7 - The Ross Brothers · May 2016

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Rostam Batmanglij
Episode 66 - Rostam Batmanglij · Aug 2017

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Rupi Kaur
Poet Rupi Kaur: 10 Years of 'Milk and Honey' · 2 episodes

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Ruth E. Carter
Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter Threads History and the Afrofuture · Aug 2023

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Sam Waterston
Episode 162 - Sam Waterston · Mar 2020

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Sandra Cisneros
Writer Sandra Cisneros Finds the Poetry of the World · 2 episodes

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Scott Aukerman
Episode 149 - Scott Aukerman · Sep 2019

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Sean Baker
Episode 83 - Sean Baker · Dec 2017

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Sean Kingston
Episode 132 - Sean Kingston · Apr 2019

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Seema Jilani
Dispatches from a Gaza Hospital (with Dr. Seema Jilani) · Mar 2024

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Shea Serrano
Episode 76 - Shea Serrano · Oct 2017

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Sheila Vand
Episode 104 - Sheila Vand · Aug 2018

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Sherman Alexie
Episode 10 - Sherman Alexie · Jun 2016

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Spencer Haywood
Episode 9 - Spencer Haywood · May 2016

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Steve James
Episode 25 - Steve James · Sep 2016

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Steve Martin
Introducing So Many Steves: Afternoons with Steve Martin · May 2023

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Sudan Archives
Episode 57 - Sudan Archives (Stones Throw Series) · May 2017

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Tayarisha Poe
Episode 133 - Tayarisha Poe · Apr 2019

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Terence Nance
Bonus Episode: Directors Terence Nance (Random Acts of Flyness) & Malik Vitthal (Body Cam) · May 2020

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Tessa Thompson
Actor Tessa Thompson is Boundless · Jan 2022

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Toyin Ojih Odutola
A Portrait of Artist Toyin Ojih Odutola · Sep 2021

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Trace Lysette
Bonus Episode: Trace Lysette · Sep 2019

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Tyler Mitchell
A Portrait of the Artist Tyler Mitchell · 2 episodes

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Vicky Krieps
A Double Feature: Vicky Krieps and Melanie Lynskey · Nov 2021

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Vince Staples
Vince Staples by Vince Staples · Jul 2021

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Weyes Blood
Singer-Songwriter Weyes Blood Gives Us ‘Something to Believe’ · Oct 2023

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Will Welch
GQ’s Will Welch on the Future of Magazines (and Men) · Oct 2025

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Zoë Ligon
Episode 118 - Zoë Ligon · Nov 2018

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Kara Swisher
Journalist Kara Swisher Believes in the Future · Nov 2022

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Terry Gross
Talk Easy Turns 10 (with Terry Gross) · 2 episodes

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Will Arnett
Is Will Arnett Nailing This Interview? · Jan 2026

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Max Linsky
Episode 32 - Max Linsky · Nov 2016

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