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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Melanie Lynskey
Episode 21 - Melanie Lynskey · Aug 2016

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Norman Lear
Norman Lear Turns 98 · 3 episodes

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Martin Starr
Episode 52 - Martin Starr · Apr 2017

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Larry Wilmore
On Air with Larry Wilmore · Jul 2021

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Anna Kendrick
Actor and Director Anna Kendrick: Life Imitates Art · Oct 2024

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Min Jin Lee
Live from New York with Author Min Jin Lee · Mar 2023

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Jason Reynolds
This Conversation with Author Jason Reynolds is a Gift · Oct 2024

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Anita Hill
Anita Hill is Getting Even. We Believe Her. · Apr 2022

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Nick Offerman
It’s Time to Give Nick Offerman (‘Parks and Recreation’) His Flowers · 4 episodes

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Miranda July
Me and You and Miranda July · Sep 2020

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Ira Glass
Ira Glass on Three Decades of ‘This American Life’ Magic · May 2025

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Marina Abramović
Marina Abramović Creates Art from Pain · 2 episodes

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Anne Lamott
Sunday School with Author Anne Lamott · Mar 2021

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D'Arcy Carden
In ‘The Good Place’ with D’Arcy Carden · Aug 2026

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Michelle Williams
Actor Michelle Williams Works from a ‘Place of Peace’ · 2 episodes

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Colman Domingo
Episode 107 - Colman Domingo · Sep 2018

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Ilana Glazer
Comedian Ilana Glazer (‘Broad City’) is Mothering · May 2024

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Alison Roman
Cook Alison Roman Creates ‘Something from Nothing’ · 2 episodes

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John Early
At Home with Comedian John Early · Jul 2022

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Alia Shawkat
Episode 85 - Alia Shawkat · Mar 2018

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Padma Lakshmi
Host Padma Lakshmi (‘Taste the Nation’) is Just Getting Started · 2 episodes

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Lamorne Morris
Episode 6 - Lamorne Morris · May 2016

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George Saunders
This Is America with George Saunders · 5 episodes

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Viggo Mortensen
Episode 117 - Viggo Mortensen · Nov 2018

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Michael Tubbs
Michael Tubbs: The Deeper the Roots · Dec 2021

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

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Jay Caspian Kang
Episode 36 - Jay Caspian Kang · Dec 2016

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Abbi Jacobson
Abbi Jacobson Interviews Sam · 3 episodes

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Andy Daly
Episode 48 - Andy Daly · Mar 2017

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Andy Greenwald
Episode 41 - Andy Greenwald · Feb 2017

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Anna Sale
Anna Sale: Death, Sex & Money · 2 episodes

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Brooke Gladstone
Episode 172 - Brooke Gladstone (On the Media, NPR) · May 2020

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

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Claudia Rankine
Claudia Rankine: Just Us · Oct 2020

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Elizabeth Gilbert
Episode 169 - Elizabeth Gilbert · Apr 2020

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Errol Morris
Episode 155 - Errol Morris · Nov 2019

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Greta Lee
The ‘Past Lives’ of Actor Greta Lee · Aug 2026

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Hannah Gadsby
Hannah Gadsby · Jul 2020

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Heather Havrilesky
Episode 70 - Heather Havrilesky · Sep 2017

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Hua Hsu
Author and Critic Hua Hsu (The New Yorker) ‘Stays True’ · Oct 2023

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