Podcast Episodes

Talk Easy Turns 10 (with Terry Gross)

To mark the beginning of Talk Easy’s 10-year anniversary, Sam called up Terry Gross.

Then, we turn to their conversation from Philadelphia last fall. …

14 hours ago

The AI Conversation We Need to Have (with Tristan Harris)

 “I got calls from people inside of some of the AI labs,” says technology ethicist Tristan Harris. “And it felt like getting a call from Robert Oppen…

1 week ago

Is Governor Josh Shapiro the Future of America?

A year after the attack on the Governor’s residence, Josh Shapiro says he and his family are “not afraid.” Their spirit, not broken but strengthened …

2 weeks ago

Oscar Sunday with Filmmaker Joachim Trier (‘Sentimental Value’)

To celebrate Oscar Sunday, we return to our talk with writer-director Joachim Trier!

We begin with guiding words from writer Philip Roth (7:20), how T…

3 weeks ago

Play It Again: Actor Rose Byrne is a Woman on the Verge

Rose Byrne has taken many forms on-screen. In Mary Bronstein’s film If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, she delivers a career-defining performance as a Long …

4 weeks ago

Ryan Coogler Made the Movie of the Year. Now He’s Making Oscars History.

When it comes to the theatrical experience, director Ryan Coogler is in rarified air these days. From Creed to Black Panther to Wakanda Forever, his …

1 month ago

State of the Union with Journalist Jacob Soboroff

Journalist and author Jacob Soboroff (MS Now) has spent the better part of a decade reporting from inside America’s fractured immigration system. He …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Makings of Musician Anderson .Paak

Musician Anderson .Paak has always marched to the beat of his own drum. Whether he’s on the church circuit in Oxnard, center stage at the Grammys, or…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

This Is America with George Saunders

George Saunders has long been hailed as one of the great short story writers of our time. Of his 1996 debut CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, Zadie Smith …

1 month, 4 weeks ago

Play It Again: Ramy Youssef Tells a Muslim American Story

Today, we revisit our 2023 conversation with performer and director Ramy Youssef, one of the singular voices of the past decade.

We begin with his ref…

2 months ago