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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TS Madison
Play It Again: Ts Madison · 2 episodes

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Uzo Aduba
Uzo Aduba: The Road is Good · Jun 2021

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Viola Davis
Viola Davis: What If We’re Enough? · Jan 2026

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Winnie Byanyima
Winnie Byanyima's Lifelong Fight for Equality · Mar 2021

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Zadie Smith
The Vision of Novelist Zadie Smith (‘The Fraud’) · 2 episodes

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Adam Bhala Lough
Episode 115 - Adam Bhala Lough · Oct 2018

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Alan Arkin
Episode 17 - Alan Arkin · Jul 2016

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Alana Haim
Tracing 'The Steps' of Musician Alana Haim · 2 episodes

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Alex O'Keefe
The Revolution Will Be Televised (with 'The Bear' Writer Alex O'Keefe) · Jul 2023

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Alice Lowe
Episode 47 - Alice Lowe · Mar 2017

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Alison Pill
Episode 161 - Alison Pill · Mar 2020

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Alissa Wilkinson
Episode 13 - Alissa Wilkinson · Jun 2016

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Alma Har'el
Episode 154 - Alma Har'el · Nov 2019

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Amanda Dobbins

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Amber Navran
Episode 67 - Amber Navran · Aug 2017

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Amma Asante
Episode 109 - Amma Asante · Sep 2018

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Amy Nicholson
Episode 11 - Amy Nicholson · Jun 2016

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Amy Seimetz
Episode 3 - Amy Seimetz · Apr 2016

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Andrea Silenzi
Episode 43 - Andrea Silenzi · Feb 2017

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Antwaun Sargent
Antwaun Sargent: Young, Gifted and Black · Oct 2020

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Ashish Jha
Dr. Ashish Jha Sees the COVID Finish Line · 3 episodes

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Astead Herndon
What Can Be, Burdened By What Has Been (with Astead Herndon of NYT) · 3 episodes

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Ava DuVernay
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay’s New Hollywood Framework · Jan 2024

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Benny Safdie
A Cup of Coffee with Director Benny Safdie (‘The Smashing Machine’) · 2 episodes

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Bernard Lafayette
The Freedom Riders Turn 60 (with Dr. Bernard Lafayette) · May 2021

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Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke and the Border · 2 episodes

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Brenton Wood
Episode 45 - Brenton Wood · Mar 2017

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Brian De Palma
Director Brian De Palma: A Retrospective · Aug 2021

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Brit Marling
The Futurist Vision of Actor and Filmmaker Brit Marling · 2 episodes

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Brittany Packnett Cunningham
Activist Brittany Packnett Cunningham: How Did We Get Here? · 2 episodes

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Buffy Sainte-Marie
Musician Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Path to Home · Nov 2021

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Candace Parker
Off the Court with Candace Parker · Aug 2021

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Cat Solen

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Celine Song
Director Celine Song on ‘Materialists’ (Death, Sex & Money) · Jul 2025

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Chas Allen
Episode 98 - Chas Allen (Real-life subject of "American Animals") · Jun 2018

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Chaz Ebert
Episode 135 - Chaz Ebert · Apr 2019

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (‘Dream Count’) Has Some Notes · Apr 2025

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Chloé Zhao
Episode 90 - Chloé Zhao · Apr 2018

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Chris Elliott
Episode 120 - Chris Elliott · Dec 2018

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Christopher Abbott
Tony Nominee Christopher Abbott (‘Death of a Salesman’) Takes Center Stage · May 2026

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