Talk Easy in 2024: A Mixtape

Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

Lemonada Media

Society & Culture, Film Interviews, Tv & Film

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

It’s been a year. And while we’re not quite done with it (3:15), we wanted to take a moment to celebrate some of our favorite episodes and guests from 2024.

On the front half, we revisit passages from actor-turned-director Dev Patel (5:45), the legendary Francis Ford Coppola on Jacques Tati and failure (11:45), filmmaker Ava DuVernay on the state of Hollywood (17:47), and Dr. Seema Jilani on her work in Gaza (26:36).

On the back end, Abbi Jacobson’s interview with Sam (35:05), NYT reporter Astead Herndon on why the 2024 election was not inevitable (42:47), and national treasure Julia Louis-Dreyfus (“Wiser than Me”) on perseverance and posterity (49:55). Plus, a Joker ending (1:08:00).

What was your favorite from the past twelve months? Write us below or say hello at [email protected].

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0:00.0	Once upon a time, Amazon Music met audiobooks and listeners everywhere rejoiced.
0:05.8	Oh yeah.
0:06.6	Because now they could listen to one audiobook title a month from an enormous library of popular audiobook titles, including romanticity,
0:15.3	autobiographies, true crime, and more.
0:19.3	Suddenly listeners didn't mind sitting in traffic or even missing their
0:22.6	flight. Amazon Music Unlimited now includes Audible. No way. Download the Amazon Music app now to start
0:28.4	listening. Terms apply. Hey everyone, Sam here. If you're someone who loves books and the stories behind
0:34.1	them, as I know I do, I want to tell you about a new podcast devoted to the art of a good story.
0:39.7	For the past nine years, Jack Wilson of the History of Literature podcast, has been talking
0:45.2	to writers, professors, biographers, and other literary folks as he tries to learn more about
0:50.5	how literature works and what impact it has on the world.
0:55.7	Jack covers the greatest books, diving both into well-known classics and underappreciated gems with passionate
1:01.1	enthusiasm. His mission? To expand his mind and heart and soul by using literature as an
1:07.9	inspiration and guide. If this sounds like a journey you'd like to join twice a week for an hour or so,
1:13.8	check out the History of Literature Podcasts, available on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcast. Pushkin.
1:28.6	Pushkin. This is Talk Easy. I'm Stamfordgo, so welcome to the show.
2:09.8	Hey everyone. Hey everyone. Today on the show, we're highlighting some of my favorite moments from the past year on the program.
2:16.2	But before we do that, I have a little bit of housekeeping to do. First, yes, I'm a little bit under the weather.
2:19.2	That's why I sound like this. If you're thinking,
2:25.7	but you kind of always sound like this, point taken. In the coming weeks, we will be announcing some big news about the future of Talk Easy. It's good news, don't worry. We'll also be releasing
2:32.4	a couple new conversations before the end of the year,
2:36.1	one next Sunday and then another on Sunday the 22nd. There may even be a midweek bonus episode
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