Special guests Michael Ian Black (Obscure, The State), Karen Chee (Late Night with Seth Meyers), and Gary Shteyngart (Super Sad True Love Story) join Sarah and Susan for a special Crybabies episode recorded live from the Richard B. Fisher Cente

94 Malcolm Gladwell and Theda Hammel

May 10th, 2018 1h 12m

Esteemed writer Malcolm Gladwell (Revisionist History Podcast, The New Yorker) joins Sarah and Susan for Crybabies live from the Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College. They talk about the opening stanza from Billy Bra

93 Emily Nussbaum

Apr 26th, 2018 1h 4m

Emily Nussbaum, the Pulitzer prize winning television critic for The New Yorker joins Sarah and Susan to talk about Kathy Mattea’s “Where’ve You Been?”, the 1982 “Just because I love you Mom” Bell Telephone ad, “When She Loved Me” from Toy Stor

92 Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon

Apr 12th, 2018 42m 29s

Oscar nominated married couple/writers/actors/comedians Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon (The Big Sick) join Sarah and Susan to talk about their thought process behind the sex scenes in their film The Big Sick, Danny & Annie, Peter Bjorn & J

91 Scott Thompson

Mar 29th, 2018 48m 25s

Comedian Scott Thompson (The Kids in the Hall, Hannibal) joins Sarah and Susan to talk about “How Can You Mend A Broken Heart” by Al Green, the death of Nancy in Oliver Twist, “The Killing of Georgie” by Rod Stewart, the I Got The Bullets! scen

90 John Early

Mar 15th, 2018 43m 25s

Actor, comedian, all around talent John Early (TBS’ Search Party) joins Sarah and Susan to talk about “Softly and Tenderly” from Junebug, Hamm Samwich’s “Bicycle,” the Tomorrow scene from Serial Mom, and Molly Shannon in Year of the Dog.This ep

89 Joely Fisher

Mar 1st, 2018 43m 47s

Actress, singer, Broadway hoofer, and author Joely Fisher (Ellen, ’Til Death) joins Sarah and Susan to talk about her book Growing Up Fisher: Musings, Memories, and Misadventures, her family Eddie Fisher, Connie Stevens, and Carrie Fisher, Aime

88 Busy Philipps

Feb 15th, 2018 1h

Actor Busy Philipps joins Susan and Sarah to talk about crying in restaurants, the monologue by Elio’s Dad, Mr. Perlman, in “Call Me By Your Name” by Andre Aciman, “Does Not Suffice” by Joanna Newsom, the poem “Good Bones” by Maggie Smith, and

87 Kurt Braunohler and Lauren Cook

Feb 1st, 2018 1h

Comedians, actors, and married couple Kurt Braunohler and Lauren Cook join Sarah and Susan to talk about the ending part of Okja, Anne of Green Gables, The Time Traveler’s Wife, and Whitney Houston singing “I Will Always Love You.”This episode

86 Mo Gaffney

Jan 18th, 2018 1h

Writer, actor, comedian, activist Mo Gaffney (Absolutely Fabulous) joins Sarah and Susan to talk about Jose Carrera singing “Maria” from Westside Story, Terms of Endearment, “Funeral Blues” by W.H. Auden, and Bette Midler’s “Stay With Me Baby.”

85 Carina Chocano

Jan 4th, 2018 1h

Writer and essayist Carina Chocano (You Play The Girl: On Playboy Bunnies, Princesses, Trainwrecks and Other Mixed Messages) joins Sarah and Susan to talk about Babe when he finds out his mom is dead, PJ Harvey’s “Rid of Me,” Eternal Sunshine o

84 Live at Chi Fest 2017 w/ Bill Kurtis, Kelly Hogan, The Lawrence Peters Outfit

Dec 21st, 2017 1h

TV Journalist, narrator, and Chicago legend Bill Kurtis joins Sarah Thyre and guest co-host Andy Richter to talk about Aaron Copland’s “Fanfare For The Common Man,” Paul Potts on Britain’s Got Talent, Truman Capote’s “A Christmas Memory,” and G

83 Anne Gisleson

Dec 7th, 2017 1h

Writer Anne Gisleson (The Futilitarians) joins Sarah and Susan to talk about Down by Law, Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here,” and 20 Feet from Stardom. This episode is brought to you by Third Love (www.thirdlove.com/CRYBABIES) and Leesa (www.lee

82 Ruth Reichl

Nov 23rd, 2017 1h

Ruth Reichl, the esteemed chef, food editor, and beautiful writer of words for Gourmet Magazine and LA Times joins Sarah and Susan to talk about the 2016 Olympic Moms ad by Procter and Gamble, the poem The Gaffe by CK Williams, the short story

81 Anne Kreamer and Kurt Andersen

Nov 9th, 2017 1h

Journalist/author Anne Kreamer (It’s Always Personal) and novelist Kurt Andersen (Studio 360, Fantasyland) join Sarah and Susan to talk about Angie Thomas and TLC, Friday Night Lights, David Carr, and Homeward Bound.This episode is brought to y

80 Theda Hammell

Oct 26th, 2017 1h

Incredibly successful model and singer Theda Hammell joins Sarah and Susan to talk about “Children Will Listen” from Into the Woods, Randy Newman’s “Marie,” Good Ophelia, Bad Ophelia, and Anna Vissi’s “Treno.”This episode is brought to you by T

79 Liza Donnelly

Oct 12th, 2017 1h

New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly joins Sarah and Susan to talk about Otis Redding’s “When a Man Loves a Woman,” Frank Sinatra and Count Basie doing “Fly Me to the Moon,” Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech, and Prince’s live gui

78 Shannon Woodward

Sep 28th, 2017 1h

Actress Shannon Woodward joins Sarah and Susan to talk about the end of My Girl 2, The Wear Sunscreen speech from the Chicago Tribune that Baz Luhrmann turned into a song, and Ryan Adams’ “Dear Chicago.”This episode is brought to you by Adoshi

77 Craig Mazin

Sep 14th, 2017 1h

Screenwriter and director Craig Mazin (Identify Thief, The Hangover Part II) joins Sarah and Susan to talk about Field of Dreams, Of Mice And Men, and Awakenings.This episode is brought to you by Talkspace (www.talkspace.com/crybabies).

76 Chris Fleming

Aug 31st, 2017 1h

Comedian Chris Fleming (Gayle on YouTube) joins Sarah and Susan to talk about Bunny going into the city for the first time in Zootopia, the Super Bowl commercial where the Dr. Pepper employee rescues the mop dog, the last scene of the 2009 film

75 Dannah Phirman

Aug 17th, 2017 1h

Actress, comedian, and writer Dannah Phirman (The Hotwives of Orlando, WordGirl, Newsreaders) joins Sarah and Susan to talk about watching Real Housewives as research for her show The Hotwives, “Traveling Soldier” by Dixie Chicks, the goodbye s

74 Josh Radnor

Aug 3rd, 2017 1h

Actor, director, and screenwriter Josh Radnor joins Sarah and Susan to talk about Defending Your Life, Ram Dass’ letter to Rachel, and “Mercy” by Max Richter.This episode is brought to you by Third Love (www.thirdlove.com/CRYBABIES).

73 Annabelle Gurwitch

Jul 20th, 2017 1h

Comedic actress and writer Annabell Gurwitch (Wherever You Go, There They Are) joins Sarah and Susan to talk about Dear Evan Hansen, Moonlight, Now and Later candy, thinking about the writer David Rakoff, and much more.This episode is brought t

72 Jami Attenberg

Jul 6th, 2017 1h

Author Jami Attenberg (All Grown Up) joins Sarah and Susan to talk about the first episode of the last season of HBO’s Girls, 20th Century Women, and Prince’s “Purple Rain.”This episode is brought to you by Reality Bytes podcast from Jash and C

71 Live from SXSW with Jill Soloway, Wendy Davis, Kelly Willis

Jun 22nd, 2017 1h

Recorded live from South by Southwest, Jill Soloway (Transparent, I Love Dick) and senator Wendy Davis join Sarah to talk about The Lion King’s opening procession at theTony Awards, the video of people in the rotunda in the Capitol from the nig