I invite an activist, artist, or politician to come to the table and speak from the heart.

In ways, you probably haven't heard from them before.

So my favorites are with Tom Hanks, Questlove, Margaret Atwood, Lord, and Blood Orange.

If that sounds eclectic, it's because it is.

I always wanted to make a show where, one week, we could sit with a politician like Ilhan Omar,

the next, a poet like Ocean Wong, or TV titans like Norman Lear and Ted Danson.

This is a podcast driven by curiosity and an abundance of research, conversations where

people actually sound like people. In recent weeks, we've sat with SD Hayam,

Ludwig Gorenson, Pad Malakshmi, Michelle Williams, and Oscar Isaac.

You can listen to Talk Easy with San Francisco, so wherever you like to listen.

After the last couple of years we've had, it's time for a different kind of conversation.

I hope to see you there.

Today we're sharing an episode from a great artist who also happens to have one of our favorite

podcasts. It's called Nora Jones is playing along. Nora is, of course, a multi-grammy-winning

artist who loves to collaborate with other musicians. So she started a podcast where she can do

just that. Each episode features a different musical guest and you as a listener get to be a

fly on the wall in the studio as musicians come together for impromptu music making and candid

conversations. With guests like Jeff Tweety, Robert Glassper, and Lucas Nelson, you'll hear

everything from their hits to glass of covers to songs written on the spot.

The episode we're sharing today is with the legendary Mavis Staples.

You'll be treated to stories from her time as a member of the iconic Staples singers,

spreading powerful messages of peace through gospel and soul music. Mavis also talks about her

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