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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Jelani Cobb
Graduation Week with Columbia Journalism Dean Jelani Cobb · 3 episodes

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Jenny Odell
How Author Jenny Odell Discovered a Life Beyond the Clock · Apr 2023

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Jia Tolentino
A New Year with Writer Jia Tolentino (‘Trick Mirror’) · Jan 2025

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Maggie Haberman
The Gilded Presidency of Donald Trump with NYT Reporter Maggie Haberman (‘Regime Change’) · Jul 2026

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Margo Jefferson
Margo Jefferson: We Must ‘Go On’ · Jun 2022

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Michelle Obama
The Michelle Obama Interview · May 2026

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Michelle Zauner
Michelle Zauner (Japanese Breakfast) is Creating a Language of Her Own · Jun 2025

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Nathaniel Rich
Nathaniel Rich: Stories from a World Remade · 2 episodes

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Patricia Lockwood
Episode 59 - Patricia Lockwood · Jun 2017

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Paul F. Tompkins
Episode 81 - Paul F. Tompkins · Dec 2017

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Penn Badgley
Penn Badgley: Here’s Looking at ‘You’ · May 2025

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Reggie Watts
Episode 37 - Reggie Watts · Dec 2016

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Sam Sanders
The Summer in Review (with Culture Critic Sam Sanders) · Sep 2023

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Samin Nosrat
Samin Nosrat (‘Salt Fat Acid Heat’) Cooks These ‘Good Things’ at Home · 2 episodes

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Sean Fennessey
The Fall Movie Preview (with Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins of ‘The Big Picture’) · 2 episodes

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Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Writer Taffy Brodesser-Akner on Her ‘Long Island Compromise’ · Jul 2024

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Vinson Cunningham
Author Vinson Cunningham on our ‘Great Expectations’ for 2024 · Aug 2024

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Werner Herzog
Episode 137 - Werner Herzog · May 2019

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Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris Returns with ‘The Wonder of Stevie’ · 3 episodes

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Amanda Seyfried
Play It Again: Actor Amanda Seyfried · 2 episodes

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Amelia Dimoldenberg
A Tea with Amelia Dimoldenberg of Chicken Shop Date · Aug 2024

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Arlo Parks
The Elements of Singer-Songwriter Arlo Parks · May 2023

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Arundhati Roy
And In Our Hour of Darkness, Writer Arundhati Roy · Sep 2025

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Claire Foy
Actor Claire Foy Observes the Unobserved · Jan 2023

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Dolores Huerta
Episode 176 - Dolores Huerta · Jun 2020

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Fran Lebowitz
Fran Lebowitz on Vinyl · 2 episodes

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Harris Dickinson
A ‘Babygirl’ Holiday with Harris Dickinson · Dec 2024

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Ina Garten
For the Holidays, Ina Garten (Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus) · Nov 2025

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Isabel Allende
Talk Easy Presents Author Isabel Allende on ‘Wiser Than Me’ · Jul 2024

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Jason Reitman
Director Jason Reitman’s Love Letter to ‘Saturday Night’ · Oct 2024

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Johnny Mathis
Alone but Never Lonely: Johnny Mathis at 85 · Feb 2021

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Josh Radnor
Episode 86 - Josh Radnor · Mar 2018

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Judy Greer
Episode 110 - Judy Greer · Sep 2018

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Margaret Atwood
The Stories of Writer Margaret Atwood · 2 episodes

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Maya Hawke
Maya Hawke (‘Stranger Things’) Writes through Chaos · Jun 2024

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Minnie Driver
Mother’s Day with Minnie Driver · May 2022

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Noomi Rapace
Actor Noomi Rapace’s Homecoming · Oct 2021

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Pam Grier
Episode 138 - Pam Grier · May 2019

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

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Salman Rushdie
Novelist Salman Rushdie at ‘The Eleventh Hour’ · Nov 2025

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