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

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Steven Soderbergh
Director Steven Soderbergh: Scene by Scene · 2 episodes

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Danny McBride
Danny McBride’s Delusions of Grandeur · Jul 2026

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Pedro Pascal
The Year of Actor Pedro Pascal · 2 episodes

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Bill Hader
Bill Hader Says Goodbye to ‘Barry’ · 2 episodes

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Natasha Lyonne
Actor and Director Natasha Lyonne Plays Her Hand · Mar 2023

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Edward Norton
Episode 152 - Edward Norton · Oct 2019

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Kumail Nanjiani
Performer Kumail Nanjiani: A New Act · Dec 2022

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Ethan Hawke
A Father’s Day Special (with Ethan Hawke) · 2 episodes

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Michael Lewis
The Rise and Fall of Crypto Billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried (with Writer Michael Lewis) · 2 episodes

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Cate Blanchett
From the Oscar Archives: Cate Blanchett · 2 episodes

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Jeff Daniels
Play It Again: Jeff Daniels · 2 episodes

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Jake Tapper
One on One with CNN's Jake Tapper · May 2021

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Gwyneth Paltrow
The Return of Gwyneth Paltrow (‘Marty Supreme’) · Jan 2026

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Bob Odenkirk
Actor Bob Odenkirk: The King of (Dark) Comedy · Mar 2023

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Mother’s Day with Julia Louis-Dreyfus · 2 episodes

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Stacey Abrams
What Will It Take To Change? (with Stacey Abrams) · 2 episodes

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Seth Rogen
Seth Rogen’s ‘The Studio’ Takes the Emmys · Sep 2025

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Paul W. Downs
A Love Letter to Comedy with Paul W. Downs and Lucia Aniello (‘Hacks’) · May 2024

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Alex Ross Perry
Episode 131 - Alex Ross Perry · Apr 2019

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Sebastian Stan
The Year of Actor Sebastian Stan (‘The Apprentice’) · Dec 2024

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Carol Burnett
Carol Burnett Turns 90 · 2 episodes

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Rory Scovel
Episode 80 - Rory Scovel · Nov 2017

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Lily Gladstone
Lily Gladstone (‘Killers of the Flower Moon’) is Making History · Feb 2024

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Gary Gulman
Episode 151 - Gary Gulman · Oct 2019

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Naomi Klein
Episode 165 - Naomi Klein · Mar 2020

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Ramy Youssef
Play It Again: Ramy Youssef Tells a Muslim American Story · 3 episodes

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Tituss Burgess
Unbreakable Tituss Burgess · Aug 2020

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Steven Yeun
The Humanity of Actor Steven Yeun (‘Love Me’) · 2 episodes

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Kelly Reichardt
Episode 28 - Kelly Reichardt · Oct 2016

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James Gray
The Homecoming of Director James Gray · 2 episodes

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Quinta Brunson
Quinta Brunson: ‘Abbott Elementary’ is Back in Session · 2 episodes

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Jerrod Carmichael
Comedian Jerrod Carmichael is Creating His Own Truman Show · 2 episodes

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Kate Berlant
Episode 40 - Kate Berlant · Jan 2017

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Nicole Holofcener
Director Nicole Holofcener’s Art Imitates Life · May 2023

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Zazie Beetz
Episode 31 - Zazie Beetz · Oct 2016

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Bill Pullman
Episode 130 - Bill Pullman · Mar 2019

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Kenneth Branagh
Episode 139 - Kenneth Branagh · May 2019

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Hasan Minhaj
Hasan Minhaj · Jul 2020

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Alan Ruck
Actor Alan Ruck’s Road to ‘Succession’ · May 2023

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Julie Delpy
Julie Delpy: Just Passing Through · Sep 2021

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