At 74, Actor Glynn Turman Keeps On
At age 74, Emmy award-winning actor Glynn Turman “keeps on keepin’ on.” This week on the show, he tells us how. We discuss his first role in Broadway’s original production of A Raisin in the Sun (5:03...
28 Feb 202140min
Rest and Rebuild with Brittany Packnett Cunningham
As we find our footing in 2021, activist and educator Brittany Packnett Cunningham is focused on the work ahead. She joins us this week to unpack the aftermath of the Capitol riots (4:11), her entry p...
21 Feb 202157min
Alone but Never Lonely: Johnny Mathis at 85
For 65 years, Johnny Mathis has been hailed as the voice of romance. In the most unusual of Valentine’s Days, we call up the legendary singer to look back on his early days in San Francisco (8:13), pe...
14 Feb 202136min
Short Stories with George Saunders
George Saunders (“Tenth of December”, “Lincoln in the Bardo”) is one of the finest American writers working today. With the release of his new book, “A Swim in a Pond in the Rain“, we talk about comba...
7 Feb 20211h 2min
Dr. Ashish Jha Sees the COVID Finish Line
As we approach a year in the pandemic, Dr. Ashish Jha offers some hope. He returns to the show this week to discuss the potential of new variants (2:48), the residual effects of Trump's isolationist p...
3 Feb 202136min
Julián Castro: In 2021, How Do We Prosper?
We're back! To help unpack this political moment, we sit with former Mayor of San Antonio and 2020 Presidential candidate, Julián Castro. We discuss Trump’s impeachment (4:30), the filibuster as an ob...
31 Jan 202140min
A Talk Easy Holiday Special: Goodbye 2020
As we say goodbye to 2020, we turn to our guests from this historic year. After some year-end reflections from Sam, we hear from performer Alison Pill (4:35), comedian Hasan Minhaj (9:15), activist Do...
27 Des 20201h 31min
A Talk Easy Holiday Special (pt. 1)
Our annual holiday special is here! To celebrate, we've released some special Talk Easy-themed mugs, available in navy and cream. Visit www.talkeasypod.com/shop for more info. Today on part 1 of our s...
20 Des 20201h 1min
