The Vision of Novelist Zadie Smith (‘The Fraud’)
Last fall, Zadie Smith published her prescient historical novel The Fraud. We return to our conversation with the beloved author this week, on the heels of our latest sit-down with writer Taffy Brodes...
4 Elo 20241h 8min
Writer Taffy Brodesser-Akner on Her ‘Long Island Compromise’
Taffy Brodesser-Akner (“Fleishman Is in Trouble”) is a staff writer at The New York Times, where she covers everything from The Eras Tour to Tom Hanks. She joins us today to unpack her new book Long I...
28 Heinä 20241h 11min
Tom Hanks: A Retrospective
Today, we're revisiting our special conversation with actor Tom Hanks. We begin by discussing his debut novel, The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece (5:58), his nomadic upbringing acr...
24 Heinä 202457min
Talk Easy Presents Author Isabel Allende on ‘Wiser Than Me’
This week, on the heels of our live show with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, we’re presenting a special conversation from her podcast Wiser Than Me. The episode features award-winning author Isabel Allende (The...
21 Heinä 20241h 16min
Live from Aspen with Performer Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Seinfeld, Veep) is a national treasure with more primetime Emmys than any performer in the history of television. Then there’s her latest decade in film: two collaborations with N...
14 Heinä 202455min
Actor Ebon Moss-Bachrach (‘The Bear’) Returns to the Kitchen
On the heels of his first Emmy win, actor Ebon Moss-Bachrach joins us on the show to unpack the return of The Bear. At the top, we dive into the making of the hit series (9:22), a powerful scene with ...
7 Heinä 202453min
A Post-Debate Talk with Democratic Strategist James Carville
“You’re never gonna forget where you were last night at 7:30,” says James Carville. “It has the potential to be that consequential.” Carville is regarded as one the most influential (and animated) op...
30 Kesä 20241h 11min
How Playwright Annie Baker Made the Movie of the Summer
Beloved playwright Annie Baker won the Pulitzer for Drama in 2014 for her play, The Flick. A decade later, she’s releasing her directorial debut, Janet Planet, through A24. We begin by talking about h...
23 Kesä 20241h 3min
