The Road to Actor Ke Huy Quan’s Second Act
Today, we sit with actor Ke Huy Quan! At the top, he reflects on the making of A24’s Everything Everywhere All At Once (5:40), growing up in Vietnam (9:10), and his family’s perilous journey to Los An...
15 Jan 202355min
Actor Claire Foy Observes the Unobserved
This week, we’re joined by actor Claire Foy! We discuss her compelling performance in Sarah Polley’s Women Talking (5:10), the painful journey of her character, Salome (7:50), and a pivotal scene from...
8 Jan 202348min
The 2022 Talk Easy Holiday Special
Happy holidays! For our sixth annual Talk Easy holiday special, we've partnered with the Audre Lorde Project to celebrate. Named after the titular feminist, poet, and activist, the Audre Lorde Project...
25 Dec 20221h 28min
Nobel Peace Prize Journalist Maria Ressa Holds the Line
As we near the end of 2022, we sit with trailblazing journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa. We begin by unpacking the fragmenting effects of social media (5:08), how the Internet is givi...
18 Dec 20221h 3min
Actor Lake Bell: 'The Voice is a Roadmap of Your History'
Today, we sit with actor, writer, and director Lake Bell! With the release of the her new audiobook (“Inside Voice: My Obsession with How We Sound”) we pinpoint the origin of this passion: growing up ...
14 Dec 202253min
An Interlude with Musician Dev Hynes
Today, we sit with musician Dev Hynes (Blood Orange)! We start by discussing his new EP (3:15), performing at Madison Square Garden with Harry Styles this fall (4:40), and the process that guides much...
11 Dec 20221h
Performer Kumail Nanjiani: A New Act
Today, we’re joined by actor, writer, and comedian, Kumail Nanjiani! We discuss his new series, Welcome to Chippendales, playing real-life entrepreneur Steve Banerjee (4:39), his fascination with Amer...
4 Dec 202258min
Actor Jonathan Majors: ‘Everything Happens To Me’
To close the holiday weekend, we sit with actor Jonathan Majors! At the top, we discuss how he embodied real-life US Navy pilot Jesse Brown in the new film “Devotion” (6:50) and what a dream revealed ...
27 Nov 202248min
