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Talk Easy Turns 10 (with Terry Gross)
To mark the beginning of Talk Easy’s 10-year anniversary, Sam called up Terry Gross. Watch this episode (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x74-XZCiyBg&t=7s) on YouTube. Then, we turn to their conversation from Philadelphia last fall. They dis
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 Oppenheimer before the atomic bomb.” Harris (a former Google insider and AI expert) has spent mor
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 by the firebombing. Watch this conversation (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlTO4sOFG8w&t=
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 Trier arrived at his intimate new film Sentimental Value (https://www.neonrated.com/film/se
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 (https://www.fandango.com/if-i-had-legs-id-kick-you-2025-241791/movie-overview), she delivers a career-defining performance as a Long Island ther
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 movies arrive as seismic commercial and cultural events. His latest, Sinners, was no except
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 joins us this week, fresh off the plane from Minneapolis, where he’s been on the ground cov
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 as one half of groups like NxWorries and Silk Sonic, Anderson is joyfully, defiantly, hims
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 called Saunders “a prophecy and the voice of the American berserk.” Thirty years later, Sau
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 reflections on Ramadan, before diving into the third season of his Hulu show Ramy (https://ww
Is Will Arnett Nailing This Interview?
From BoJack to Batman, Will Arnett has made a name for himself with his signature baritone voice. This week the beloved ‘SmartLess’ co-host joins us to talk easy. Watch this conversation (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFutLfkNY08) on YouT
This is Patti Smith
Patti Smith has been hailed as the Godmother of Punk, the people’s poet, a defining voice of her generation. She’s been inducted into the Rock & Roll of Fame. She won a National Book Award for her memoir, Just Kids. Last fall, she published
The Return of Gwyneth Paltrow (‘Marty Supreme’)
Gwyneth Paltrow, now and forever, reigns supreme. Watch this conversation (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Cmw7uhQw0M) on YouTube. We discuss her return to acting in Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme (https://a24films.com/films/marty-supreme) (7
Viola Davis: What If We’re Enough?
Before Viola Davis (How to Get Away with Murder) became an EGOT-winning actor, she was an observer. Her work takes the human experience and transmutes it, offering a mirror and a window into ourselves. You can watch this conversation (https
Is Comedian Robby Hoffman the Last American Dream?
We’re closing out 2025 with the person who made us laugh the most this year: comedian Robby Hoffman. [You can watch this conversation (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEN-gQ8sJx8&t=1s) on YouTube.] At the top, we unpack the joys of her new
Kate Winslet Is Home for the Holidays
For over thirty years, Kate Winslet has been one of the most beloved performers on screen. We discuss her directorial debut in Goodbye June (5:00), the loss that inspired this personal screenplay (10:00), and how her experiences in Hollywoo
The New Yorker at 100 (with David Remnick)
In the first 100 years of The New Yorker, only five have edited the magazine. Since 1998, it’s been David Remnick at the helm, shepherding the publication into the 21st century. We discuss Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral win in New York City (3:24
Renate Reinsve Delivers the Performance of the Year in ‘Sentimental Value’
What happens when a house is not a home? It's the question pulsating at the heart of the new film, Sentimental Value, and one that actor Renate Reinsve reckons with in the lead role of Nora. We discuss her process connecting the ‘puzzle’ of
Filmmaker Joachim Trier’s ‘Sentimental’ Family Affair
Following the success of The Worst Person in the World, writer-director Joachim Trier returns this fall with a candid family story in Sentimental Value (https://www.neonrated.com/film/sentimental-value). We begin with the guiding words from
The Noah Baumbach Retrospective
Filmmaker Noah Baumbach has spent the past three decades transmuting his experiences into cinema, culminating in his latest film, Jay Kelly (https://www.fandango.com/jay-kelly-2025-242419/movie-overview), his love letter to movies (and the
For the Holidays, Ina Garten (Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus)
For your Thanksgiving inspiration: a favorite episode from Wiser Than Me (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wiser-than-me-with-julia-louis-dreyfus/id1678559416), where Julia sits down with legendary cook and author Ina Garten. Over the
Cook Alison Roman Creates ‘Something from Nothing’
This week, cook and writer Alison Roman published her fourth cookbook, Something from Nothing (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/608062/something-from-nothing-a-cookbook-by-alison-roman/)—a collection of over one hundred simple, time
Judd Apatow’s Guide to Failure and Success (Fail Better with David Duchovny)
Today, we’re sharing an episode from Fail Better with David Duchovny (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fail-better-with-david-duchovny/id1742253720), featuring filmmaker and writer Judd Apatow. Together, they trace the arc of Judd’s ca
At the Movies with Director Edgar Wright (‘The Running Man’)
Director Edgar Wright hit the ground running. For most filmmakers it takes many years (and many films) to find their voice, but Wright’s seemed to be fully formed upon arrival, with 2004’s Shaun of the Dead. The beloved British filmmaker jo
Novelist Salman Rushdie at ‘The Eleventh Hour’
For more than three decades, author Salman Rushdie has lived under threat. In 1989, a fatwa forced him into hiding. In 2022, he was stabbed more than a dozen times while speaking on stage—and nearly killed. Less than two years later, he rec
‘Before’ Director Richard Linklater
Director Richard Linklater has made a career out of telling personal stories with universal appeal. Dazed and Confused, Waking Life, the Before trilogy, Boyhood. No matter the genre or form, Linklater’s human touch remains. To mark the arri
GQ’s Will Welch on the Future of Magazines (and Men)
Is it possible the rumors of the death of print magazines (and masculinity) have been greatly exaggerated? We sit this week with GQ's Global Editorial Director Will Welch to discuss the magazine’s 2025 Special Issue on American Masculinity
Does Fashion Have a Future? Designer Gabriela Hearst is Threading the Needle.
Gabriela Hearst is one of the rare figures in fashion with an unwavering commitment to sustainability. At the top, we discuss her luminous Spring Summer 2026 collection (https://gabrielahearst.com/collections/spring-summer-2026-trunkshow?sr
Actor Rose Byrne: A Woman on the Verge
Rose Byrne has taken many forms on-screen. In Mary Bronstein’s new film If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (https://www.fandango.com/if-i-had-legs-id-kick-you-2025-241791/movie-overview), she delivers a career-defining performance as a Long Island
A Cup of Coffee with Director Benny Safdie (‘The Smashing Machine’)
Director, writer, and actor Benny Safdie stops by Sam’s home this week to discuss his new film, The Smashing Machine (https://www.fandango.com/the-smashing-machine-2025-240454/movie-overview) (1:30)—an unflinching portrait of mixed martial
