F*ck Your Comfort Zone with Margie Haber

EP. 63 JOHNNO WILSON Actor | Writer | Comedian Margie had the best time catching up with her longtime student Johnno Wilson. Their relationship spans more than a decade, and this episode feels less like an interview and more like two old friends sitting down to talk shop, life, and fatherhood. Johnno most recently appearing in the critically acclaimed Season 2 of Twisted Metal (Peacock), High Pote...

Actress|Director from New Zealand Kiwi actress, Morgan Bradley began her career in New Zealand as a child, fueled by a vivid imagination and a farm upbringing that taught her grit and a love of nature. She opens up to Margie about being bullied for standing out in a culture shaped by “tall poppy syndrome,” and how her curiosity—and refusal to shrink—shaped who she is. Morgan speaks candidly about...

Andy Allo is a Cameroonian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress. And now a very talented chef, focused on sharing her Cameroonian heritage. Andy is best known for her roles in "Upload," "Chicago Fire," and "Pitch Perfect 3," as well as her musical collaborations with Prince and her own solo endeavors.  Don’t miss this in-depth conversation with one of Ma...

EP. 60 Jeff Witjas Partner | Senior VP, Talent at IAG Margie reconnects with her old friend, talent agent, Jeff Witjas in a conversation spanning decades.  You’ve heard of people starting out in the mailroom at William Morris… well, that was Jeff Witjas in the late ’70’s.  During his 25 years at WMA, and later as Senior VP of Talent at APA, he has enjoyed much success and worked with such icons as...

EP. 59 ANTHONY MEINDL Writer | Director | Teacher Margie talks with her friend and colleague, the wildly popular Anthony Meindl, who founded AMAW, Anthony Meindl’s Actor Workshop, now in its' 27th year.  AMAW is the largest scene study studio in LA with locations in 10 other cities worldwide.  Tony is the author of 5 books, including best-sellers, At Left Brain Turn Right and Book the F*cking...

EP. 58 RACHEL LEYCO  Filipino American Filmmaker | Actress Rachel Leyco is an award-winning queer Filipino American multi-hyphenate filmmaker, actress, and content creator.  As an actress, she can be seen on numerous TV shows, such as Netflix's Atypical , BET's Games People Play , Peacock's Bel-Air , and NBC’s Chicago Fire .  Recently, she starred in the new holiday rom-com, Y uleti...

EP. 57 DR. SHERRY Ob/Gyn, Author, and Health Expert Margie f*cks her comfort zone with a candid conversation with Dr. Sheryl A. Ross, aka “Dr. Sherry.”  A passionate advocate for women’s health for over 25 years, Dr. Sherry is the author of She-ology: The Definitve Guide to Women’s Intimate Health , and She-ology, the she-quel, Let’s Continue the Conversation .  Her series “Lady Parts” on Sarah Hy...

EP. 56 DR. ARLENE DRAKE, PhD, MFT Psychotherapist | Author Margie is excited to welcome her friend, Arlene Drake on the podcast.  A psychotherapist for over 40 years specializing in trauma recover, Dr. Arlene Drake is a pioneer in the field of adult survivors of childhood abuse.  She is the author of Carefrontation - Breaking Free From Childhood Trauma.  And…she happens to be a former actress, bes...

EP. 55 CHRIS SCHELLENGER Actor | Model | Teacher | Drag QueenChris Schellenger is an actor, model and one of Margie's wonderful teachers.  He was a finalist on America’s Next Top Model and has acted in umpteen commercials and in such films as NY84, They Found Hell, Wineville and an upcoming feature (his first role in drag) which we can’t talk about since he signed an NDA.  Chris shares his ex...

EP. 54 SALLY STEWART Actor “Ever since I’ve worked with you, I’ve either gotten a callback or booked." Sally, on working with Margie Sally has been a professional actor for over 20 years.  She has guest-starred on such series as Bull, FBI Most Wanted, Law and Order, Law and Order SVU, The Sopranos and New York Undercover .  With roles from a judge to a lawyer to a victim, she has lived them a...

EP. 53 Alexandra Paul Actress | Activist | Co-host of Switch4Good Podcast  There are so many layers to Alexandra Paul and Margie hits all of them on this podcast.  Firstly, her acting career.  What was it like to star on the iconic TV series, “Baywatch” for five years, as well as her 100 movies and other TV shows?  [Margie's wife is obsessed with Alexandra's Lifetime movies!] They discus...

EP. 52 Kim Krejus  Artistic Director, 16th St Actors Studio Melbourne, Australia  Kim is the founder and artistic director of 16th St Actors Studio in Melbourne Australia.  It is a prestigious creative space for actors to train in all levels of their creative development and has a not-for-profit foundation that is opening up opportunities for emerging writers and directors. Kim started out as a fi...

EP 51. FABRIZIO TRAVERSA, ITALIAN ACTOR In this podcast, Margie talks to her student and friend, Fabrizio, from Italy, about the challenges of being so handsome that people often don’t see past your looks.  In Hollywood, beauty is so important.  Margie and Fabrizio discuss how this phenomenon has affected his life and how therapy has helped him see who he is underneath the exterior, appreciate it...

EP. 50 MARK MEASURES Talent Agent, President of KMR Talent Mark is president of Kazarian/Measures/Ruskin & Associates and has represented such stars as Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz, Chris Pratt, Jane Lynch, Terrance Howard and Margie's wonderful student, Melanie Nicholls-King.  Mark shares some intimate childhood memories of losing his parents at a young age and dropping out of high school. He...

EP. 49 Jackson Kelly Actor For a young guy, Jackson has been very busy as a series regular in “Lucky Hank” with well-known actor Bob Odenkirk from “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul” and his new series for Disney, “Witch Mountain” starring Bryce Dallas Howard, as well as the Oscar-nominated short, “My Year of Dicks,” streaming on Hulu and many other productions soon to be released. Margie and Ja...

EP. 48 Rabbi Denise Eger Spiritual Leader | Social Activist | Author In celebration of Pride Month, Margie talks with her longtime friend and rabbi, renowned activist and leader, Rabbi Denise L. Eger, who has been at the forefront of the fight for LGBTQ equality for decades. Rabbi Eger is the founding rabbi of Congregation Kol Ami, West Hollywood's Reform Synagogue and was the first openly LG...

Sterling Hawkins is an entrepreneur, an investor, a keynote speaker and the author of a wonderful book called, “Hunting Discomfort.”  Margie talks to Sterling about their first encounter, ‘Strangers on a plane ,’ where 12 years ago they spent 6 hours as strangers getting to know each other on a flight and formed an intimate friendship that has lasted all these years. Sterling shares his journey th...

Margie talks with British Actor, Kris Saddler about his childhood and the challenges that led him to comedy.  Kris was recently a series regular on the UK sitcom, Kate and Koji , written by the brilliant Guy Jenkins and Andy Hamilton.  Kris has starred in such films as Spitfire over Berlin , a Netflix horror film called Await Further Instructions and the war film, Lancaster Skies .  He co-starred...

Margie catches up with her old student and friend, Tom Sawyer.  Tom has been an actor for 20 years.  In 2022, Tom won "Best Actor in a Drama Feature" at Kevin Smiths inaugural SmodacastleFilm Festival.  He has been featured in films selected for South by South West, Frightfest and New York International Independent Film and Video Festival.  Tom’s TV credits include The Bill, Casualty, Ho...

Margie talks with longtime friend and iconic culinarian, author, and entrepreneur Susan Feniger, best known for her Modern Mexican, Border Grill restaurants, trucks, and catering; BBQ Mexicana and Pacha Mamas, fast casual eateries in Las Vegas; and Socalo, a California canteen and Mexican pub in Santa Monica all created with her business partner Mary Sue Milliken. Susan has co-authored six cookboo...

Casting Director Part 2 Margie continues her conversation with longtime friend and colleague, 4-time Emmy award-winning Casting Director, John Frank Levey.  John is best known for casting such iconic shows as China Beach, ER, The West Wing, Third Watch and more recently , Shameless, SEAL Team and Animal Kingdom .  John and Margie discuss sex and casting, how the business of casting has changed ove...

Casting Director Margie talks with her longtime friend and colleague, 4-time Emmy award-winning Casting Director, John Frank Levey.  John is best known for casting such iconic shows as China Beach, ER, The West Wing, Third Watch and more recently , Shameless, SEAL Team and Animal Kingdom .  John and Margie talk about how the business of casting has changed over the years, the “IT” factor, charisma...

Aubrey Dollar is a Los Angeles based actor, who can be seen in Netflix's upcoming film "The Pain Hustlers" starring Emily Blunt and Chris Evans. She was recently a series regular on Fox's "Filthy Rich" opposite Kim Cattrall. Previously, she starred in Vince Gillian's "Battle Creek" for CBS with Margie’s student,  Josh Duhamel as well as the ABC drama, &...

Margie talks with her former student, actor Alex Rich.  Alex was nominated for a 2019 Critics’ Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance alongside Antonio Banderas in the Fox 21 / Nat Geo limited series GENIUS: PICASSO (exec. produced by Ron Howard & Brian Grazer). Prior to GENIUS, Alex played a supporting lead role in the Lionsgate Digital feature film THE HONOR LIST and bega...

Actor | Director | Writer Margie talks with her client, Denim Richards, about his role as Colby on the popular Paramount+ series, Yellowstone .  He shares his experience working on a hit show and learning from the likes of Oscar winner, Kevin Costner.  He was in Freeform’s Good Trouble and more recently, the films County Line: All In and Chickasaw Rancher.  Denim wrote and directed the short, The...