Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso is a weekly series of intimate conversations with artists, activists, and

Episodes

Total: 471

According to Michael Imperioli, acting is all about showing up prepared and positive. Lucky for us,

Episode 87 - Jay Duplass

2018/3/26

Jay Duplass is a busy guy. Often alongside his younger brother Mark, Jay has left his distinct signa

Episode 86 - Josh Radnor

2018/3/19

Unless you've lived without a TV for the past decade or so, you probably recognize Josh Radnor. The

Episode 85 - Alia Shawkat

2018/3/12

Talk Easy returns! Actress Alia Shawkat is on the show this week. We talk growing up on the televisi

A Talk Easy Holiday Special

2017/12/24

With the year coming to a close, Sam (literally) calls on past guests of the show to deliver some ho

Episode 83 - Sean Baker

2017/12/18

Sean Baker is a writer/director known primarily for the Prince of Broadway, Tangerine, and, most rec

Episode 82 - Lois Smith

2017/12/11

The inimitable Lois Smith has lived a full and exciting life, beginning in Kansas in 1930 and leadin

Episode 81 - Paul F. Tompkins

2017/12/5

This week, Sam sits down with comedian, actor, and TV writer Paul F. Tompkins. Paul is a longtime st

Episode 80 - Rory Scovel

2017/11/20

Rory Scovel has been on the stand-up scene for more than ten years, from his early days spent doubli

Joachim Trier is a Norweigan filmmaker who has so far directed four feature films, including the Eng

Early this year, Sam and actress Noël Wells recorded an episode of Talk Easy at Sundance. Days after

Episode 77 - Miguel Arteta

2017/10/31

Since the late '90s, director Miguel Arteta has worked in film and television to bring us multilayer

Episode 76 - Shea Serrano

2017/10/25

His whole adult life, Shea Serrano's worked hard. Not just at one thing, but at everything he's done

Episode 75 - Jen Yamato

2017/10/16

Jen Yamato is an internet-era journalist working at one of the last print news institutions in Ameri

Episode 74 - Jon Daly

2017/10/9

This week, Sam sits down with friend, comedian, and writer Jon Daly. Along with appearing as a regul

Episode 73 - Willem Dafoe

2017/10/2

For over thirty years, Willem Dafoe has been putting in hard work on stage and screen, and it’s paid

This week, CEO, author, and nationally recognized doula Erica Chidi Cohen joins Sam on the show. Eri

Giancarlo Esposito started performing at age 8. Now nearing 60, the signature character actor is ref

Heather Havrilesky is the author of “How to Be a Person in the World”, a collection of essays from h

Episode 69 - Norman Lear

2017/8/28

TV titan Norman Lear joins Sam on the show this week. The 95-year-old is chiefly responsible for cha