Here to Make Friends

It’s a partial Women’s Brunch Reunion! (Or is it Woman’s Brunch?) Emmy Award-winning TV writer, producer, comedian, and actor Gabe Liedman joins the podcast this week to talk about meeting the Muppets for the first time, co-hosting his own podcast about friendship, and why it can be so hard to accept a compliment. Subscribe to the show: @HereToMakeFriendsPod Follow us on Instagram: @heretomakefrie...

The indie pop duo Tegan and Sara helped an entire generation through breakups and breakdowns. Tegan Quin — who is more than a musician — talks about her newest novel “Merry Christmess,” analyzes Liz and Jessi’s dreams, and gives the masses the concert etiquette guidelines they need to hear. » FOLLOW Jessi on Instagram: / youracquaintancejessiklein » FOLLOW Liz on Instagram: / thelizfeldman Subscri...

Minds meld, thoughts are read, and ideas are born in today’s episode with documentarian and podcast host Ky Dickens. Ky joins Liz and Jessi to discuss the origins of her massively successful podcast The Telepathy Tapes , the mysteries of creativity, and whether they are a skeptic or believer. Subscribe to the show: @HereToMakeFriendsPod Follow us on Instagram: @heretomakefriendspod Follow us on Ti...

Comedian and intrepid journalist of the “Epstein Files Bookclub” Jena Friedman joins us in the studio this week to discuss secrets of national importance, including: scaling Splash Mountain with a 3-year-old; the etymology of a “Motherf*cker;” and why puking in a flat is actually sort of chic. Catch Jena’s show “Motherf*cker” off-Broadway Nov 14-24! Subscribe to the show: @HereToMakeFriendsPod Fol...

Actress, writer, and comedian Kerri Kenney-Silver joins Liz and Jessi to talk all about her iconic MTV sketch show, The State, Kerri’s latest acting venture in The Four Seasons, and the time Kerri accidentally ate potpourri. Subscribe to the show: @HereToMakeFriendsPod Follow us on Instagram: @heretomakefriendspod Follow us on TikTok: @heretomakefriendspod Send us an email: HTMFpod@gmail.com Subsc...

Beginning in 1993, Vanity Fair magazine ran its first “Proust Questionnaire” on the back page of its print issue. The questionnaire was popularized by the French author and essayist, Marcel Proust, who thought the collection of 35 questions could reveal a person’s most authentic self. Liz and Jessi think sometimes quickly, and sometimes way too deeply, about these questions, discuss being drawn as...

Liz and Jessi are joined by the eternally funny and effortlessly stylish Michelle Buteau. They discuss the final season of her Netflix series, Survival of the Thickest, her intention around queer and POC stories, her openness about her fertility and surrogacy journey, and her newest movie Spa Weekend (please listen to this episode in shavasana with cucumbers on your eyes and a jade roller in hand)...

This week, Tony-award winning voice of a generation Laura Benanti joins the pod! She tells Liz and Jessi about what it was like to be born as an 18-year-old ingenue, how she plans to resist the upcoming robot revolution, and the deeply beautiful yet unhinged apology letter she writes every year. Go see Laura's one-woman show, "Nobody Cares," in LA at The Wallis Oct. 1-Oct. 4! Subscribe and Rate He...

This week, Liz and Jessi are joined by Emmy-award winning actress, comedian, and notable Wife Guy Robby Hoffman. The three get to the bottom of important questions facing our world today, including: How do lesbians pull so hard in high school? Do you ask for birthday gifts beyond the age of 12? And what the hell is the name of this podcast?! Subscribe to the show: @HereToMakeFriendsPod Follow us o...

Supermodel, actress, writer, and newly minted podcaster Paulina Porizkova joins Liz and Jessi to talk about her long career in modeling, life behind and in front of the Iron Curtain, aging gracefully, late-in-life romances, and finally feeling like herself. We recorded before Paulina got married earlier this summer– congratulations, Paulina!  Subscribe to the show: @HereToMakeFriendsPod Follo...

This week, Liz and Jessi are joined by comedian, writer, reality TV host, and all around dream boat, Sabrina Jalees. Liz and Sabrina bring Jessi into the loop around queer lingo; Sabrina recounts the odyssey she went through to meet her wife and future sperm donor (Nolan was not involved), and Jessi shares a (not so) near death experience she had with a moose. Watch Sabrina Jalees as a fox in the...

This week, Liz and Jessi are joined by screenwriter, director, writer, and conflict-averse Libra Lee Sung Jin—also known as Sonny Lee. Together, Lee Sung Jin + Liz reflect on their days as writers for 2 Broke Girls, and the Emmy-award winning director dives deep into the thoughts and emotions that inspired his hit show “Beef.”  Subscribe to the show: @HereToMakeFriendsPod Follow us on Instagr...

Liz and Jessi make good on their promise to bring us into their group chat – because they text All. Day. Long. Liz and Jessi take an IG friendship quiz, Jessi hears Liz sing for the first time, Liz asks Jessi what she looks at in the mirror, and they both talk about all the feelings they love and hate. It’s cute, it’s vulnerable, it’s real. Subscribe to the show: @HereToMakeFriendsPod Follow us on...

Liz and Jessi are joined by Cazzie David–writer, actress, screenwriter and one of the funniest (and youngest) voices of her generation. Together, they discuss how long a prime can last, anxiety around aging, and the unspoken rules around new friend etiquette (raise your pinkies). Cazzie also attempts to talk Jessi out of getting a very specific haircut. Check out Cazzie David’s newest book Delusio...

Liz + Jessi welcome french tuck architect, actor, and genuine literal angel, Tan France. We learn Tan approves of a barrel jean on a date, doesn't buy into the color analysis pyramid scheme, and, most of all: really, really wants to be friends. » FOLLOW Jessi on Instagram:   / youracquaintancejessiklein   » FOLLOW Liz on Instagram:   / thelizfeldman   Subscribe to the...

Liz and Jessi are joined by Jeff Hiller—Emmy-award winning actor, author, former social worker, and one-of-one special human. Liz and Jessi debate what makes someone a unicorn and all three friends ponder whether or not it’s appropriate to talk to someone while pooping on the toilet. After filming, Jeff became an even-doubly-more-prestigious guest with a new Emmy nomination for his role in Pluribu...

Liz and Jessi kick off season 2 of the pod with everyone’s BFF: writer, actor, and recommender-er extraordinaire, Casey Wilson. Aided by a comically large cup of soda, Casey explains the dos and don’ts of liquid IVs, the ghostbusting business in Los Angeles, and getting non-believers on the woo train. Subscribe to the show: @HereToMakeFriendsPod Follow us on Instagram: @heretomakefriendspod Follow...

Here To Make Friends is back for Season 2! Liz Feldman and Jessi Klein host this funny, frank, heartfelt chat show— which is really just a long con to trick their amazing guests into becoming their friends. New episodes drop every Tuesday starting July 21st! » FOLLOW Jessi on Instagram:  / youracquaintancejessiklein   » FOLLOW Liz on Instagram:  / thelizfeldman   Subs...

Liz and Jessi are joined by dear friend Kelly Hutchinson (Dead To Me, Palm Royale) to talk about friend-of-a-friend dynamics, how Liz first met Kelly in a ham and cigarette-scented dorm room, and how possessiveness shapes a friendship. It's an amazing bff hangout and you're gonna love it! Subscribe and Rate Here To Make Friends on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and leave us a review to read on a...

Kristen Schaal delights Liz and Jessi with her famous voice on an extra-friendly edition of Here To Make Friends! Liz, Jessi, and Kristen share their true thoughts on women's swimwear, learn about Kristen's deep fear of dolls, and retell the story of the Thai cooking class that (kinda) started it all. Subscribe and Rate Here To Make Friends on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and leave us a review to re...

The iconic Margaret Cho (Fire Island, Dying For Sex) joins Liz and Jessi to talk about red light therapy, why her parents LOVE Whitney Cummings, and how she's influenced a generation of comedians... plus a "Perry Mason-pause" update! Subscribe and Rate Here To Make Friends on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and leave us a review to read on a future episode! Watch video episodes on YouTube  here ....

The delightful and funny Bowen Yang (SNL, Wicked, The Wedding Banquet) joins Liz and Jessi to chat about how he is a "human hot tub," gets a little woo woo talking about mental health, and sets the record straight with a "he said/he said" on his origin story with Las Culturistas cohost Matt Rogers! Subscribe and Rate Here To Make Friends on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and leave us a revie...

The hilarious, Tony-winning Andrew Rannells (Book of Mormon, I Don't Understand You) joins Jessi and Liz to talk about how his sex scene with Nick Kroll got cut from a movie, whether it's OK for grownups to have a best friend (or be best friends with their dog), and how sensitive he is on a scale from 1 to 10. We want Andrew to be our best friend, and so will you after listening to this episode! S...

Molly Ringwald is an *icon* for her roles in John Hughes movies like "The Breakfast Club." She shares about the the one time she got dumped, why she thinks Ducky from "Pretty in Pink" is gay, and what it's like to get recognized on a plane. Plus Liz and Jessi get the inside scoop on why Molly won't let her kids act until they're of-age, and why today's teen movies still don't measure up to the cla...

Timothy Simons of "Veep", "Nobody Wants This", and "The Handmaid's Tale" joins Liz and his *next door neighbor* (!) Jessi for a friendly chat about Marilyn Manson moving in down the street, sleeping through a police raid, and Jessi's thoughts on Timothy's home renovations. Plus, we hear about the 2014 American Comedy Awards, an event which turned out to be quite a turning point for all involved! S...