Filmmaker Ava DuVernay’s New Hollywood Framework
Over the past 15 years, filmmaker Ava DuVernay (Selma, Queen Sugar) has become something of an institution in Hollywood. As a writer, director, and producer she’s worked to make our industry more just...
14 Jan 20241h 8min
Actor Michelle Williams Works from a ‘Place of Peace’
As we begin the new year, we're returning to our conversation with brilliant actor Michelle Williams. We walk through the making of Showing Up (6:05), Williams’ fifteen-year partnership with director ...
7 Jan 202454min
Talk Easy’s 2023 Mixtape
As we say goodbye to 2023, a collection of passages from some of our favorite episodes of the year. Featuring journalist and podcast host Sam Sanders on the stories of the summer (4:10), director and ...
31 Dec 20231h 17min
Bradley Cooper as ‘Maestro’ from The New Yorker Radio Hour
This holiday weekend, we're presenting a special conversation between actor and director Bradley Cooper and David Remnick of The New Yorker Radio Hour. In this episode, they discuss Cooper's ‘fearless...
24 Dec 202350min
The New Yorker Editor David Remnick: 'There's No Time to Despair'
David Remnick has been the editor of The New Yorker since 1998 and a staff writer since 1992. He joins us this week to discuss his latest dispatch from the Middle East (9:50), reporting on the afterma...
17 Dec 20231h 23min
The Transformations of Actor Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe has built a career out of shapeshifting. His latest role in Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things demonstrates exactly that. Today, he joins us to discuss his compelling performance in the imagin...
10 Dec 20231h
Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa Fights for the Protection of Journalists
Nobel Peace Prize-winner Maria Ressa has spent the past decade advocating for the protection of journalists. Today, we return to our urgent conversation with the trailblazing author and activist. We b...
3 Dec 20231h 3min
Actor and Director Benny Safdie Does It All
Throughout his fifteen-year moviemaking career, director and actor Benny Safdie has been drawn to naturalism and first-time performers. Fittingly, his recent collaboration with comedian Nathan Fielder...
26 Nov 20231h 3min
