Episode 172 - Brooke Gladstone (On the Media, NPR)
For the last 20 years, journalist Brooke Gladstone has been making sense of the news. Her Peabody-winning show, On the Media, says to examine the “myths and media narratives that shape our worldview—f...
24 Maj 202059min
Episode 171 - Ted Danson
A self-described “contract player”, Ted Danson has been a staple on television for the past 40 years. Cheers. Becker. Bored to Death. Damages. Curb Your Enthusiasm. In that time he's been, at least fo...
17 Maj 20201h 13min
A Mother's Day Special
Back in 2017 I invited my mother on the podcast. She (reluctantly) accepted the invitation. What follows is that conversation, in full.A very special thanks goes out to Theresa Meyers this week. She h...
10 Maj 20201h 19min
Episode 170 - Roxane Gay
Roxane Gay may be a self-described introvert, but she's not one to shy away from a public fight. As a contributing writer for The New York Times, Gay has taken aim at President Trump, modern misogyny,...
3 Maj 20201h
Introducing: “The Last Dance Aftershow”
For the next month I'm co-hosting a new podcast! It's called “The Last Dance Aftershow”, a weekly program on the 10-part documentary of Michael Jordan and the 1997-1998 Chicago Bulls.Upcoming guests i...
30 Apr 20202min
Episode 169 - Elizabeth Gilbert
Four years ago Sam stumbled upon a book called “Big Magic”. From it, Talk Easy was born. Today we come full circle in sitting with beloved writer Elizabeth Gilbert. Both in her fiction and non-fiction...
26 Apr 20201h 26min
Episode 168 - W. Kamau Bell, Four Years Later
Four years ago W. Kamau Bell joined us on Talk Easy. It was a different time, before Donald Trump was President Trump. This week the sociopolitical comedian returns to provide some light and laughter ...
19 Apr 20201h 11min
Episode 167 - Noam Chomsky (plus Dr. Ashish Jha of the Harvard Global Health Institute)
Who better to guide us through this darkness than Noam Chomsky? The esteemed linguist, author, and political activist joins us this week to provide a historical perspective to the pandemic (44:02). He...
12 Apr 20201h 18min
