• Abbi Jacobson Interviews Sam

  • Sep 15 2024
  • Length: 57 mins
  • Podcast

Abbi Jacobson Interviews Sam

  • Summary

  • To commemorate his 30th birthday, Abbi Jacobson interviews Sam!

    They talk about Sam's early days in journalism (8:00), his Almost Famous-like experience as a teenage film critic (10:30), making Talk Easy and how the show evolved post-pandemic (13:15), and the email from the late Roger Ebert that changed his life (22:30).

    On the back-end, they discuss Abbi’s annual birthday questions (28:00), why Sam’s episode with filmmaker Werner Herzog has stayed with her (31:57), and how he approaches asking hard questions on Talk Easy (36:43). To close, a passage from Sam's debut episode with Don Cheadle (45:28) and a philosophy captured in his short film Sebastian (53:20).

    Listen to our first conversation with Abbi Jacobson from 2022.

    Thoughts or future guest ideas? Email us at sf@talkeasypod.com.

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