Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso is a weekly series of intimate conversations with artists, authors, and politicians. Where people sound like people. Hosted by Sam Fragoso. New episodes every Sunday.
It’s Time to Give Nick Offerman (‘Parks and Recreation’) His Flowers
Sovereign (2025) · Sep 6, 2026
The ‘Past Lives’ of Actor Greta Lee
Past Lives (2023) · Aug 9, 2026
The Return of Gwyneth Paltrow (‘Marty Supreme’)
Marty Supreme (2025) · Jan 11, 2026
Viola Davis: What If We’re Enough?
The Woman King (2022) · Jan 4, 2026
Viola Davis: What If We’re Enough?
G20 (2025) · Jan 4, 2026
The New Yorker at 100 (with David Remnick)
The New Yorker at 100 (2025) · Dec 14, 2025
Renate Reinsve Delivers the Performance of the Year in ‘Sentimental Value’
Sentimental Value (2025) · Dec 7, 2025
Filmmaker Joachim Trier’s ‘Sentimental’ Family Affair
Sentimental Value (2025) · Nov 30, 2025
Judd Apatow’s Guide to Failure and Success (Fail Better with David Duchovny)
The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005) · Nov 12, 2025
Judd Apatow’s Guide to Failure and Success (Fail Better with David Duchovny)
Superbad (2007) · Nov 12, 2025
Judd Apatow’s Guide to Failure and Success (Fail Better with David Duchovny)
Bridesmaids (2011) · Nov 12, 2025
A Cup of Coffee with Director Benny Safdie (‘The Smashing Machine’)
The Smashing Machine (2025) · Oct 8, 2025
The Stories of Actor Josh Brolin (‘Weapons’)
Weapons (2007) · Aug 17, 2025
Director Celine Song on ‘Materialists’ (Death, Sex & Money)
Materialists (2025) · Jul 30, 2025
Director Ari Aster (‘Eddington’) Has Made an American Western for 2025
Eddington (2025) · Jul 20, 2025
Lena Dunham is Never ‘Too Much’
Sharp Stick (2022) · Jul 16, 2025
Play It Again: Sarah Silverman (‘PostMortem’)
Sarah Silverman: PostMortem (2025) · May 21, 2025
Play It Again: Actor Amanda Seyfried
Mean Girls (2004) · Mar 16, 2025
Play It Again: Actor Amanda Seyfried
Mank (2020) · Mar 16, 2025
Actor Monica Barbaro (‘A Complete Unknown’) Takes the Stage as Joan Baez
A Complete Unknown (2024) · Mar 2, 2025
Director RaMell Ross (‘Nickel Boys’) is Redefining Cinema
Nickel Boys (2024) · Feb 23, 2025
Mikey Madison (‘Anora’) Enters Her Golden Age
Anora (2024) · Feb 9, 2025
The Humanity of Actor Steven Yeun (‘Love Me’)
Love Me (2025) · Feb 2, 2025
A ‘Babygirl’ Holiday with Harris Dickinson
Babygirl (2024) · Dec 29, 2024
The Year of Actor Sebastian Stan (‘The Apprentice’)
The Apprentice (2024) · Dec 15, 2024
Francis Ford Coppola Stays in the Picture
Megalopolis (2024) · Oct 6, 2024
Filmmaker Lee Daniels (‘The Deliverance’) Finds His Light
The Deliverance (2024) · Sep 1, 2024
Tom Hanks: A Retrospective
Cast Away (2000) · Jul 24, 2024
Tom Hanks: A Retrospective
Philadelphia (1993) · Jul 24, 2024
Live from Aspen with Performer Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Tuesday (2024) · Jul 14, 2024
Nick Offerman (‘Civil War’) Brings a Message of Hope
Civil War (2024) · Apr 28, 2024
A Cup of Coffee with Actor Kyle MacLachlan (‘Twin Peaks’)
Blue Velvet (1986) · Feb 25, 2024
A Cup of Coffee with Actor Kyle MacLachlan (‘Twin Peaks’)
Dune (1984) · Feb 25, 2024
A Cup of Coffee with Actor Kyle MacLachlan (‘Twin Peaks’)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) · Feb 25, 2024
A Cup of Coffee with Actor Kyle MacLachlan (‘Twin Peaks’)
Showgirls (1995) · Feb 25, 2024
Lily Gladstone (‘Killers of the Flower Moon’) is Making History
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) · Feb 18, 2024
Dan Levy (‘Schitt’s Creek’) Goes His Own Way
Good Grief (2023) · Jan 21, 2024
Actor Michelle Williams Works from a ‘Place of Peace’
Brokeback Mountain (2005) · Jan 7, 2024
Actor Michelle Williams Works from a ‘Place of Peace’
Blue Valentine (2010) · Jan 7, 2024
Actor Michelle Williams Works from a ‘Place of Peace’
My Week with Marilyn (2011) · Jan 7, 2024
Actor Michelle Williams Works from a ‘Place of Peace’
Showing Up (2023) · Jan 7, 2024
Actor Michelle Williams Works from a ‘Place of Peace’
The Fabelmans (2022) · Jan 7, 2024
Bradley Cooper as ‘Maestro’ from The New Yorker Radio Hour
Maestro (2023) · Dec 24, 2023
Legend David Byrne (‘Stop Making Sense’) is Still Burning Down the House
Stop Making Sense (1984) · Sep 24, 2023
Tracing 'The Steps' of Musician Alana Haim
Licorice Pizza (2021) · Aug 30, 2023
Composer Ludwig Göransson (‘Oppenheimer’) Can Hear the Music
Oppenheimer (2023) · Aug 20, 2023
The Making of Tom Hanks
Forrest Gump (1994) · Jul 9, 2023
The Making of Tom Hanks
Cast Away (2000) · Jul 9, 2023
The Making of Tom Hanks
Philadelphia (1993) · Jul 9, 2023
Actor Alan Ruck’s Road to ‘Succession’
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) · May 21, 2023
Actor Steven Yeun Tells a New Story
Okja (2017) · Apr 9, 2023
Actor Steven Yeun Tells a New Story
Sorry to Bother You (2018) · Apr 9, 2023
Actor Steven Yeun Tells a New Story
Burning (2018) · Apr 9, 2023
Actor Jonathan Majors: ‘Everything Happens To Me’
Devotion (2022) · Nov 27, 2022
Abbi Jacobson: A League of Her Own
A League of Their Own (1992) · Aug 21, 2022
Marina Abramović: The Artist is Present
Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present (2012) · Mar 20, 2022
A Tea with Cate Blanchett
Nightmare Alley (2021) · Feb 13, 2022
Alana Haim: 13 Going on 30
13 Going on 30 (2004) · Jan 16, 2022
A Double Feature: Vicky Krieps and Melanie Lynskey
Bergman Island (2021) · Nov 14, 2021
A Double Feature: Vicky Krieps and Melanie Lynskey
Old (2021) · Nov 14, 2021
Julie Delpy: Just Passing Through
Before Midnight (2013) · Sep 26, 2021
Director Brian De Palma: A Retrospective
Carlito's Way (1993) · Aug 1, 2021
Director Brian De Palma: A Retrospective
Blow Out (1981) · Aug 1, 2021
A Zola Roundtable with Janicza Bravo and Joi McMillon
Zola (2021) · Jul 25, 2021
One on One with CNN's Jake Tapper
One on One (2017) · May 30, 2021
Radha Blank: The Forty-Year-Old Version
The Forty-Year-Old Version (2020) · Oct 15, 2020
Carrie Coon / Cat Solen
The Nest (2020) · Sep 16, 2020
Janelle Monáe, Past and Present
Past and Present (1972) · Sep 13, 2020
Hannah Gadsby
Hannah Gadsby: Douglas (2020) · Jul 26, 2020
Episode 175 - Holland Taylor
Legally Blonde (2001) · Jun 14, 2020
Episode 175 - Holland Taylor
Romancing the Stone (1984) · Jun 14, 2020
Episode 175 - Holland Taylor
The Truman Show (1998) · Jun 14, 2020
Bonus Episode: Directors Terence Nance (Random Acts of Flyness) & Malik Vitthal (Body Cam)
Body Cam (2020) · May 27, 2020
Episode 171 - Ted Danson
Body Heat (1981) · May 17, 2020
Episode 146 - Justin Simien
Dear White People (2014) · Sep 1, 2019
Episode 141 - Michael Kelly
Man on the Moon (1999) · Jun 9, 2019
Episode 130 - Bill Pullman
Independence Day (1996) · Mar 25, 2019
Episode 130 - Bill Pullman
Lost Highway (1997) · Mar 25, 2019
Episode 130 - Bill Pullman
Spaceballs (1987) · Mar 25, 2019
Episode 106 - Ione Skye
Say Anything... (1989) · Aug 27, 2018
Episode 101 - Rob Reiner
Stand by Me (1986) · Jul 15, 2018
Episode 101 - Rob Reiner
When Harry Met Sally... (1989) · Jul 15, 2018
Episode 101 - Rob Reiner
A Few Good Men (1992) · Jul 15, 2018
Episode 101 - Rob Reiner
Misery (1990) · Jul 15, 2018
Episode 101 - Rob Reiner
The Princess Bride (1987) · Jul 15, 2018
Episode 101 - Rob Reiner
This Is Spinal Tap (1984) · Jul 15, 2018
Episode 98 - Chas Allen (Real-life subject of "American Animals")
American Animals (2018) · Jun 17, 2018
Episode 73 - Willem Dafoe
The Florida Project (2017) · Oct 2, 2017
Episode 34 - Mackenzie Davis
What If (2013) · Nov 23, 2016
Episode 34 - Mackenzie Davis
The Martian (2015) · Nov 23, 2016
Episode 28 - Kelly Reichardt
Certain Women (2016) · Oct 11, 2016
Episode 25 - Steve James
Hoop Dreams (1994) · Sep 20, 2016
Episode 25 - Steve James
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail (2017) · Sep 20, 2016
Episode 14 - Alex Gibney
Zero Day (2020) · Jul 5, 2016