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Episode 32 - Max Linsky
On this week's show, our guest is one of the inspirations for this very podcast. Max Linsky, co-host of the 'Longform' podcast, which features excellent in-depth interviews with many of the best jour…
Published on 9 years, 1 month ago
Episode 31 - Zazie Beetz
Zazie Beetz is a great rising young actress, who has recently gained rightful attention for her fantastic work in the FX series "Atlanta" and her role in Joe Swanberg's Netflix anthology series "Easy…
Published on 9 years, 2 months ago
Episode 30 - W. Kamau Bell Returns!
He's back! W. Kamau Bell, the second ever guest on Talk Easy, makes his triumphant return to talk about this crazy election, the madness of Donald Trump, doing those crazy panels on CNN, and maintain…
Published on 9 years, 2 months ago
Episode 29 - Margaret Brown
Margaret Brown is the talented documentarian behind "Never Trump," a short doc from the New York Times, about hardcore conservatives who have come out against Donald Trump. In a wide-ranging conversa…
Published on 9 years, 2 months ago
Episode 28 - Kelly Reichardt
This week on the show, "Certain Women" director Kelly Reichardt joins Sam for a conversation about her unique and beautiful filmmaking, the loneliness of directing, the subtle sentimentality at the h…
Published on 9 years, 2 months ago
Episode 27 - Mndsgn
This week on Talk Easy, Sam talks with hip hop artist/musician/producer extraordinaire, Ringgo Ancheta, aka @Mndsgn. In their conversation, Mndsgn shares how he landed on his distinct musical style, …
Published on 9 years, 2 months ago
Episode 26 - Esperanza Spalding
Multi-hyphenate jazz star Esperanza Spalding stops by Talk Easy to talk about her career, being an inconsistent person, developing that into creative energy, and the artistic value of being attentive…
Published on 9 years, 3 months ago
Episode 25 - Steve James
Legendary documentary filmmaker Steve James joins the show to talk with Sam about his extraordinary career, his masterpiece "Hoop Dreams," his film about the late Roger Ebert, his new film, "Abacus: …
Published on 9 years, 3 months ago
Episode 24 - Michael Phillips
This week on a special TIFF 2016 edition of Talk Easy, Sam sits down with Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips at the Toronto International Film Festival to trade friendly barbs over sushi wh…
Published on 9 years, 3 months ago
Episode 23 - Lauren Lapkus
This week's guest, comedian Lauren Lapkus is known to most people from her roles in 'Orange is the New Black' and 'Jurassic World', but she made her name as an outstanding impressionist and improvise…
Published on 9 years, 3 months ago