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Fail Better with David Duchovny
Check it Out: Ira Glass on Three Decades of ‘This American Life’ Magic
Hey, everyone. Today I wanted to share a special conversation from another Lemonada show: Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso. For those who aren’t already familiar with this great podcast, the show started all the way back in 2016 and airs every Sunday. The episode you’re about to hear is a recent one. It’s a great talk between Sam and the broadcast legend Ira Glass, from May 2025. Thirty years. Over 850 episodes. Nine Peabodys. One Pulitzer. And yet somehow, three decades in, This American Life (and its creator, Ira Glass) remains as innovative and timely as eve...
2025-05-27
1h 23
The Rubin Report en Español
Elizabeth Warren Humillada cuando sus Mentiras al Anfitrión Fracasan Estrepitosamente
Dave Rubin de “The Rubin Report” habla sobre la aparición de Elizabeth Warren en “Talk Easy con Sam Fragoso”, donde fue inesperadamente interrogada sobre sus mentiras para encubrir el deterioro cognitivo de Joe Biden; Bernie Sanders viendo cómo su mitin Lucha contra la Oligarquía se vuelve en su contra cuando una serie de manifestantes pro-Palestina arruinaron estratégicamente su discurso con interrupciones perfectamente sincronizadas; Will Cain de Fox News confrontando al demócrata Maxwell Frost con hechos básicos sobre Kilmar Ábrego García y su afiliación a la pandilla MS-13, que los demócratas siguen ignorando...
2025-04-22
1h 05
The Rubin Report
Elizabeth Warren Humiliated as Her Lying to Host Backfires Spectacularly
Dave Rubin of “The Rubin Report” talks about Elizabeth Warren’s appearance on “Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso” where she was unexpectedly drilled with questions about her lying to cover up Joe Biden’s cognitive decline; Bernie Sanders having his Fight Oligarchy rally backfire on him as a series of pro-Palestine protesters strategically ruined his speech with perfectly timed disruptions; Fox News’ Will Cain grilling Democrat Maxwell Frost with basic facts about Kilmar Ábrego García and his MS-13 gang affiliation that Democrats continue to ignore; Pete Hegseth’s fiery response to the latest mainstream media hit piece on him; Keir Starmer...
2025-04-22
1h 07
FIRST! with Kareem Rahma
Introducing: Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso
We’re excited to introduce you to a show we know you’ll love: Talk Easy. Hosted by Sam Fragoso, Talk Easy is a weekly series of intimate conversations with artists, activists, and politicians—where people sound like people. Actor Dev Patel has pursued interesting, complex roles in Hollywood since his arrival in Slumdog Millionaire fifteen years ago. He joins us today to discuss Monkey Man, his directorial debut and most personal project to date. At the top, we walk through the Hindu mythology that inspired the film, his decade-long fight to get the project greenli...
2025-02-24
1h 02
The Intellectual
The Transformations of Novelist Zadie Smith
Podcast: Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso (LS 58 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)Episode: The Transformations of Novelist Zadie SmithPub date: 2023-10-01Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationNovelist Zadie Smith is one of the most acclaimed and beloved writers of her generation. Editor David Remnick has called her “a blessing not merely to The New Yorker but to language itself.” Author George Saunders has praised Smith’s work for its “heart and moral ambition.” I, too, think she’s quite good. And so today we’re...
2023-10-11
1h 09
Longform
Episode 525: Sam Fragoso
Sam Fragoso is a writer, filmmaker, and the host of the podcast Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso.“We have an hour together. We may not have another. We're here for a brief moment and then, you know, we die. And I want this thing to be as good as it can be. If if it's anything less than that, I'm just not interested. … And that, to me, is why you keep doing it: because that feeling when you really feel like you've put someone's life on the record in a way that is beautiful and painful and idios...
2023-03-08
1h 04
A Slight Change of Plans
Listen to This: Talk Easy featuring Questlove
Here's a special episode from Talk Easy, another podcast in the Pushkin portfolio. Talk Easy is a weekly interview podcast, where writer Sam Fragoso invites actors, writers, activists, and musicians to come to the table and speak from the heart in ways you probably haven't heard from them before. Driven by research, curiosity, and compassion, he has revealing conversations with guests like David Byrne, Lorde, Bill Hader, and Stacey Abrams. In this episode, you'll hear Sam in conversation with the legendary Grammy and Oscar-award winning musician, Questlove. They unpack his singular documentary, Summer of Soul, his winding journey with t...
2022-08-15
54 min
Windowsill Chats
Listen to This: Talk Easy featuring Rupi Kaur
I’m sharing a special preview of a podcast I’ve been enjoying, Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso, from Pushkin Industries. Talk Easy is a weekly interview podcast, where writer Sam Fragoso invites actors, writers, activists, and politicians to come to the table and speak from the heart in ways you probably haven't heard from them before. Driven by curiosity, he has revealing conversations with guests like Margaret Atwood, David Byrne, Holland Taylor, and more. In this preview, Sam talks to Rupi Kaur ahead of her international tour. Rupi talks about processing trauma through writing, her very successful self-published poetr...
2022-05-01
13 min
Solvable
Solutions for 2022
The staff of Solvable discuss the problems, big and small, that they'd like to see solved in 2022 and beyond.Special thanks to Maggie Taylor and Pushkin podcast hosts Sam Fragoso (Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso), Tim Harford (Cautionary Tales), Michael Lewis (Against the Rules), Laurie Santos (The Happiness Lab) and Justin Richmond (Broken Record).Solvable is produced by Jocelyn Frank, research by David Zha, booking by Lisa Dunn, Editing support from Keishel Williams. The managing producer is Sachar Mathias and executive producer is Mia Lobel. Learn more about your ad-choices at https...
2021-12-22
35 min
The Last Dance Aftershow
Our Last Dance, with former Bull Bill Cartwright and Sportswriter Bryan Curtis
On the final B-side of the Last Dance Aftershow, Sam and David are joined by former Bulls player and coach, Bill Cartwright, and media critic and writer, Bryan Curtis (The Ringer, The Press Box). Bill and the guys discuss player awareness of their circumstances, honoring contracts, who he modeled his game after, his perspective on the Pippen injury, misconceptions from the documentary, the power of the “Triangle,”the mindset of the ’94 Bulls, coaching the Worm and much more. Then they talk with Bryan about the double standard of Jordan. the pandemic effect on the documentary, Last Dance misfires, where do we...
2020-05-21
1h 38
The Last Dance Aftershow
Postgame Roundtable with Comedians Morgan Murphy and Heidi Gardner
On the A-side of The Last Dance Aftershow, David and Sam are joined by Heidi Gardner (Saturday Night Live, Life of the Party) and Morgan Murphy (Modern Family, Roseanne, The Comedians of Comedy) to discuss Jordan’s “sociopathy,” Utah food poisoning conspiracies, how the Bulls would have survived in the age of social media, questionable music and fashion choices, the magnetism of Steve Kerr, Jerry Krause finally getting some love, sports life in a post “Last Dance” world and more.
2020-05-18
1h 09
The Last Dance Aftershow
A Last Dance Documentary Roundtable with Filmmakers Steve James and Bill & Turner Ross
As we enter the home-stretch of The Last Dance, we called on some of our favorite working documentarians: Steve James (Hoop Dreams, The Interrupters) and Bill & Turner Ross (Contemporary Color, Western). Each devout basketball fans, the three filmmakers share how their own personal histories entwine with Michael Jordan and the Bulls. Plus– we discuss Jordan's complicated relationship with Chicago, the nuts and bolts of making a modern documentary, the power struggle between subject and filmmaker, and the future of the format, especially in the age of the Netflix multi-episode docuseries.
2020-05-14
1h 04
The Last Dance Aftershow
Episodes 7/8 (A-side) with "The Last Dance" director Jason Hehir and "The Notorious Ph.D." Dr. Todd Boyd (Young, Black, Rich, and Famous: The Rise of the NBA, the Hip Hop Invasion, and the Transformation of American Culture)
On the A-side of The Last Dance Aftershow, David and Sam are joined by the director of The Last Dance, Jason Hehir, as well as professor and writer, Dr. Todd Boyd. Jason and the guys discuss making the documentary in the time of COVID, Jerry Krause’s portrayal, gaining the trust of Jordan, the absence of Jordan’s ex-wife in the movie and what he learned from making the documentary. Then, Dr. Boyd discusses the process of becoming an interview subject for the documentary, his reaction to the Harvey Gantt situation, the difference of politics and race between black and...
2020-05-10
1h 14
The Last Dance Aftershow
Wesley Morris (New York Times) on Jordan Capitalism, Harvey Gantt, and the Future of Film
On the B-side of The Last Dance Aftershow, Sam and David call up Pulitzer Prize winning writer and critic-at-large for the New York Times, Wesley Morris! They talk about Jordan’s tepid endorsement of Harvey Gantt, the infamous Republicans buy sneakers, too line, who the NBA mustache GOAT is, Jordan and Spike Lee’s relationship, nostalgia for Adrian Lyne pictures, and the future of sports movies. Plus- Wesley reveals which athlete would make for the next great actor. And this week, if you can, please consider making a donation to Food Bank for New York City: https://secur...
2020-05-07
50 min
The Last Dance Aftershow
Recapping Episodes 5/6 with “Jordan Rules” Author Sam Smith
Sam and David sit down with famed sportswriter Sam Smith (The Chicago Tribune, NBA.com) to go behind-the-scenes of episodes 5 and 6 of The Last Dance documentary. They talk about his decades-long relationship with Jordan and the Bulls as a beat reporter; the mixed reception around the release of The Jordan Rules; Horace Grant's role in his reporting; why MJ, Scottie and Phil couldn't get Jerry Krause fired, and more.Plus- Sam makes the case for why the Bulls won exactly as many title as they probably could have.
2020-05-04
59 min
The Last Dance Aftershow
Episodes 3/4 (B-side) with Writer/Director Adam McKay
On the B-side of The Last Dance Aftershow, David and Sam are joined by Oscar winning producer/writer/director Adam McKay (Vice, The Big Short, Anchorman, Step Brothers). They talk about Jordan's quest for greatness, watching high school ball in Chicago, lost SNL sketches written for Shaq, a Colin Quinn/Chris Mullin story, the parallels between Christian Bale and MJ. Plus- Adam shares his love for Metta World Peace, Ja Morant, and modern basketball.
2020-04-30
54 min
The Last Dance Aftershow
Episodes 3/4 (A-side) with Brian Moses & Davy Rothbart
On the A-side of the Last Dance Aftershow, David and Sam call up filmmaker and writer Davy Rothbart (This American Life, 17 Blocks, FOUND Magazine) and comedian Brian Moses (Host of Comedy Central's Roast Battle). They break down the Bad Boys, The Worm's Vegas vacation, "The Shot", Phil Jackson's coaching philosophies, and more. Plus- Davy shares his rather interesting connection to the Bulls and the city of Chicago at the end of Jordan's run.
2020-04-27
1h 39
The Last Dance Aftershow
Episodes 1/2 (B-side) with Carl Tart & Daniel Van Kirk
On the B-side of The Last Dance Aftershow, David and Sam call up two very funny people: Carl Tart (The Flagrant OnES) and Daniel Van Kirk (Dumb People Town, Pen Pals). Together they break down the Jordan v. LeBron debate, Pippen's contention with Bulls upper management, the cocaine circus in Peoria, and Jordan's win-by-any-means mentality. Plus– Carl shares a war story from his days of playing Varsity ball.
2020-04-23
1h 09
The Last Dance Aftershow
Episodes 1-2 (A-side) with Sportswriter Bob Ryan
On this week's A-Side, Sam and David (0:30) give their initial reactions to episodes 1 and 2 of The Last Dance before calling up legendary sportswriter Bob Ryan (23:44). Ryan began covering sports for The Boston Globe back in 1969. He's also a frequent ESPN contributor on shows like Around the Horn and PTI. As a beat-reporter for the Boston Celtics, he was witness to Jordan's entry into the NBA, his quick ascendency, and the infamous 63-point playoff game against Larry Bird in the Garden.B-side with Carl Tart and Dan van Kirk drops Thursday!
2020-04-21
1h 35
Show Me The Podcast
After The Credits: The OA
Love it or hate it or haven't watched it yet? Well, co-host Harrie loves the latest series of the hit Netflix show The OA and attempts to discuss it with co-host Lorraine in the latest After The Credits. Your hosts discuss narrative, inspiration and more so be warned - this is a spoiler full episode! We do advise that if you want to watch the series spoiler free - go away and watch it and come back to this episode to join in on the #thoughtfultvchat. Enjoy listening! For updates, reviews and behind the scenes i...
2019-04-01
30 min
Show Me The Podcast
After The Credits: The OA
Love it or hate it or haven't watched it yet? Well, co-host Harrie loves the latest series of the hit Netflix show The OA and attempts to discuss it with co-host Lorraine in the latest After The Credits. Your hosts discuss narrative, inspiration and more so be warned - this is a spoiler full episode! We do advise that if you want to watch the series spoiler free - go away and watch it and come back to this episode to join in on the #thoughtfultvchat. Enjoy listening! For updates, reviews and behind the...
2019-04-01
30 min
The Cinematologists Podcast
Contemporary Film Criticism
We’ve been compiling this episode for about 6 months now and we’ve conducted interviews in New York, Bristol, The Shetland Islands and via Skype. We hope our delve into film criticism is worth the wait. Thank you firstly to our participants, so generous with their time and thoughts. A huge thank you also to our roving reporter Charlotte Crofts for the amazing interview with Tara Judah featured in the episode, and others we couldn’t manage to get in. Thank you finally to our listeners who suggested this episode. The wealth of material we got was overwh...
2017-12-22
1h 04
Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso
Episode 63 - Jelani Cobb
Jelani Cobb has a clarity about his life and what he intends to do with it--combine journalism and history. Known for his writing on America and its relationship to race, Jelani's work is crucial to understanding America in its past and present self. Throughout this conversation Jelani's clarity on who he is and what he wanted to do is apparent. In this conversation he and Sam talk about his dreams, family life (4:00), working with David Carr (45:30), and the modern political climate (1:07:35). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music for the show is by Dylan Peck. Original illustrations by Krishna Shenoi: www.krishnabalashenoi.com. Learn...
2017-07-17
1h 32
Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso
Episode 60 - Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell is a writer best known for his books Blink, The Tipping Point, and David and Goliath. While what he writes about can at points stir up controversy for oversimplification and grandiosity, Gladwell has an infectious curiosity about our world that is far greater than his flaws. On the heels of season 2 of Revisionist History, Malcolm and Sam not only discuss this curiosity, but also their affinity for flip-flopping, how ideas can be fun, the danger of David becoming Goliath, and why, at 53, Malcolm has no fear of failure. Music for the show is by Dylan Peck. Original...
2017-06-26
1h 10