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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Every guest on Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

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

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A.O. Scott
Episode 61 - A.O. Scott · Jul 2017

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Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet Is Home for the Holidays · Dec 2025

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Patti Smith
This is Patti Smith · Jan 2026

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Giancarlo Esposito
Episode 71 - Giancarlo Esposito · Sep 2017

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Janelle Monáe
Janelle Monáe, Past and Present · Sep 2020

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Dan Levy
Dan Levy (‘Schitt’s Creek’) Goes His Own Way · Jan 2024

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Juliette Lewis
Episode 164 - Juliette Lewis · Mar 2020

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Ben Schwartz
Episode 22 - Ben Schwartz · Aug 2016

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Randall Park
Episode 153 - Randall Park · Nov 2019

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Brittany Howard
Brittany Howard is a “Living Miracle” · Sep 2020

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Alex Gibney
Episode 14 - Alex Gibney · Jul 2016

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

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Betty Gilpin
All the Women in Actor Betty Gilpin’s Brain · Apr 2023

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Patricia Clarkson
Actor Patricia Clarkson (‘Sharp Objects’) Goes Her Own Way · Jul 2025

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Vincent D'Onofrio
Episode 128 - Vincent D'Onofrio · Mar 2019

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Zoe Kazan
Episode 33 - Zoe Kazan · Nov 2016

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Billy Eichner
Comedian Billy Eichner, Street to Screen · Sep 2022

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David Sedaris
David Sedaris: A Life On and Off the Page · Jun 2022

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Michael Imperioli
Episode 88 - Michael Imperioli · Apr 2018

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David Mamet
David Mamet Exits Stage Left · Aug 2025

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David Oyelowo
Episode 4 - David Oyelowo · Apr 2016

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Ta-Nehisi Coates
Ta-Nehisi Coates Has a Message to Deliver. Can We Hear It? · 2 episodes

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Lee Daniels
Filmmaker Lee Daniels (‘The Deliverance’) Finds His Light · Sep 2024

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Mac DeMarco
Episode 8 - Mac DeMarco · May 2016

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Lena Dunham
Lena Dunham is Never ‘Too Much’ · 2 episodes

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Michael Shannon
The Era of Actor Michael Shannon · Jun 2023

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Ron Perlman
Episode 144 - Ron Perlman · Jun 2019

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Alan Alda
Talk Easy Throwback: Alan Alda · 2 episodes

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Lauren Lapkus
Episode 23 - Lauren Lapkus · Sep 2016

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Eric Andre
Episode 15 - Eric André · Jul 2016

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Brett Gelman
Episode 38 - Brett Gelman · Jan 2017

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Rob Reiner
Episode 101 - Rob Reiner · Jul 2018

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Richard Linklater
‘Before’ Director Richard Linklater · 2 episodes

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Jay Duplass
Episode 87 - Jay Duplass · Mar 2018

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Annie Baker
How Playwright Annie Baker Made the Movie of the Summer · Jun 2024

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Lake Bell
Actor Lake Bell: 'The Voice is a Roadmap of Your History' · Dec 2022

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Peter Bogdanovich
Episode 147 - Peter Bogdanovich · Sep 2019

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Wyatt Cenac
Episode 136 - Wyatt Cenac · May 2019

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David Byrne
Legend David Byrne (‘Stop Making Sense’) is Still Burning Down the House · 2 episodes

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Jeff Garlin
Comedian Jeff Garlin is Young at Heart · 2 episodes

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