Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso Podcast
1) State of the Union with Journalist Jacob Soboroff
Journalist and author Jacob Soboroff (MS Now) has spent the better part of a decade reporting from inside America’s fractured immigration system. He joins us this week, fresh off the plane from Minnea...Show More
2) The Makings of Musician Anderson .Paak
Musician Anderson .Paak has always marched to the beat of his own drum. Whether he’s on the church circuit in Oxnard, center stage at the Grammys, or as one half of groups like NxWorries and Silk Soni...Show More
3) This Is America with George Saunders
George Saunders has long been hailed as one of the great short story writers of our time. Of his 1996 debut CivilWarLand in Bad Decline, Zadie Smith called Saunders “a prophecy and the voice of the Am...Show More
4) Play It Again: Ramy Youssef Tells a Muslim American Story
Today, we revisit our 2023 conversation with performer and director Ramy Youssef, one of the singular voices of the past decade. We begin with his reflections on Ramadan, before diving into the third...Show More
5) Is Will Arnett Nailing This Interview?
From BoJack to Batman, Will Arnett has made a name for himself with his signature baritone voice. This week the beloved ‘SmartLess’ co-host joins us to talk easy. Watch this conversation on YouTube. ...Show More
6) This is Patti Smith
Patti Smith has been hailed as the Godmother of Punk, the people’s poet, a defining voice of her generation. She’s been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. She won a National Book Award for Ju...Show More
7) The Return of Gwyneth Paltrow (‘Marty Supreme’)
Gwyneth Paltrow, now and forever, reigns supreme. Watch this conversation on YouTube. We discuss her return to acting in Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme (7:45), the personal parallels that shaped her po...Show More
8) Viola Davis: What If We’re Enough?
Before Viola Davis (How to Get Away with Murder) became an EGOT-winning actor, she was an observer. Her work takes the human experience and transmutes it, offering a mirror and a window into ourselves...Show More
9) Is Comedian Robby Hoffman the Last American Dream?
We’re closing out 2025 with the person who made us laugh the most this year: comedian Robby Hoffman. [You can watch this conversation on YouTube.] At the top, we unpack the joys of her new Netflix s...Show More
10) Kate Winslet Is Home for the Holidays
For over thirty years, Kate Winslet has been one of the most beloved performers on screen. We discuss her directorial debut in Goodbye June (5:00), the loss that inspired this personal screenplay (10...Show More