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Episode 173 - Jelani Cobb (The New Yorker) On the Death of George Floyd
Jelani Cobb is a professor, historian, and staff writer for The New Yorker, where he covers race and politics. He joins us to discuss the “dimension …
5 years, 10 months ago
Bonus Episode: Directors Terence Nance (Random Acts of Flyness) & Malik Vitthal (Body Cam)
In the midst of a global pandemic, two artists emerge with new projects. Art for your hearts and minds. First we call up multi-hyphenate talent Teren…
5 years, 10 months ago
Episode 172 - Brooke Gladstone (On the Media, NPR)
For the last 20 years, journalist Brooke Gladstone has been making sense of the news. Her Peabody-winning show, On the Media, says to examine the “my…
5 years, 10 months ago
Episode 171 - Ted Danson
A self-described “contract player”, Ted Danson has been a staple on television for the past 40 years. Cheers. Becker. Bored to Death. Damages. Curb Y…
5 years, 10 months ago
A Mother's Day Special
Back in 2017 I invited my mother on the podcast. She (reluctantly) accepted the invitation. What follows is that conversation, in full.
A very special…
5 years, 10 months ago
Episode 170 - Roxane Gay
Roxane Gay may be a self-described introvert, but she's not one to shy away from a public fight. As a contributing writer for The New York Times, Gay…
5 years, 11 months ago
Introducing: “The Last Dance Aftershow”
For the next month I'm co-hosting a new podcast! It's called “The Last Dance Aftershow”, a weekly program on the 10-part documentary of Michael Jorda…
5 years, 11 months ago
Episode 169 - Elizabeth Gilbert
Four years ago Sam stumbled upon a book called “Big Magic”. From it, Talk Easy was born. Today we come full circle in sitting with beloved writer Eli…
5 years, 11 months ago
Episode 168 - W. Kamau Bell, Four Years Later
Four years ago W. Kamau Bell joined us on Talk Easy. It was a different time, before Donald Trump was President Trump. This week the sociopolitical c…
5 years, 11 months ago
Episode 167 - Noam Chomsky (plus Dr. Ashish Jha of the Harvard Global Health Institute)
Who better to guide us through this darkness than Noam Chomsky? The esteemed linguist, author, and political activist joins us this week to provide a…
5 years, 11 months ago