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Episode 41 - Andy Greenwald
This week Sam sits down with cult-critic Andy Greenwald. Andy is best known for his writing at Grantland--however he has done a plethora of work outside of this, including his writing for Spin and be…
Published on 8 years, 10 months ago
Episode 40 - Kate Berlant
This week Sam sits down with stand-up comedian, actress, and writer Kate Berlant. The New York Times profiled her as a "magnetic improvisational comic" and this could not be more true. Kate and Sam d…
Published on 8 years, 10 months ago
Episode 39 - Noël Wells
This week Sam sits down with actress, director, and writer Noël Wells—who is best known for her character Rachel on the hit Netflix show, Master of None—at the Sundance Film Festival. Wonderfully for…
Published on 8 years, 11 months ago
Episode 38 - Brett Gelman
We're back! This week, Sam sits down with comedian Brett Gelman. You probably recognize him from films such as The Other Guys and 30 Minutes or Less and television shows like Man Seeking Woman, Anoth…
Published on 8 years, 11 months ago
Bonus Christmas Special 2016!
Merry Christmas, everybody! We're closing out 2016 with a very special bonus episode of Talk Easy looking back on the year that was in cultural, politics, and art. To help us work it all out, we've i…
Published on 9 years ago
Episode 37 - Reggie Watts
On this week's show, comedian Reggie Watts joins Sam to talk about finding comedy and music in improvisation, keeping those creative juices flowing, and finding the space to be creative at all. Plus,…
Published on 9 years ago
Episode 36 - Jay Caspian Kang
This week on Talk Easy, journalist Jay Caspian King joins the show to talk about his career writing and editing at noteworthy publications like Grantland, The New Yorker, New York Times Magazine, and…
Published on 9 years ago
Episode 35 - Matt Zoller Seitz
This week on Talk Easy, NY Magazine TV critic and RogerEbert.com EIC Matt Zoller Seitz joins Sam to talk about the state of film criticism. They also discuss director Oliver Stone, whose the subject …
Published on 9 years ago
Episode 34 - Mackenzie Davis
This week on Talk Easy, emerging actress Mackenzie Davis ("Halt and Catch Fire") joins Sam to talk about...well, yeah, the election. At least for a little bit. After working through some grief and tr…
Published on 9 years, 1 month ago
Episode 33 - Zoe Kazan
On this week's show, actress Zoe Kazan joins Sam for a conversation about growing up with screenwriter parents, going off to be an actress, finding the right therapist, the stress of making the film …
Published on 9 years, 1 month ago