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Esteemed comedian and actor Baron Vaughn of Maltin On Movies joins Sarah & Susan to talk about Chekov's The Seagull, living in the moment, Donny Hathaway, Little Giants, James Baldwin, and #BlackLivesMatter.

Actress Heather Matarazzo (Welcome to the Dollhouse) joins Sarah & Susan to talk about "You Is Kind, You Is Smart, You Is Important" from The Help, Martin Luther King's "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech, and feeling abandoned. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas!

Very hilarious comedian and feminist ally Solomon Georgio joins Sarah & Susan to talk about Susanne Boyle's initial audition on Britain's Got Talent, Everybody Loves Raymond, and Michael Jackson's daughter Paris speaking at his Memorial service.

In this bonus Crybabies, Sarah Thyre brings you a special presentation of her new Howl show with Rachel Lichtman, Something Cool. The fancy lady from Chickasaw County, Bobbie Gentry rose to fame with her most memorable hit song, “Ode To Billie Joe.” In a male-dominated era of singers and songwriters, Bobbie Gentry was a standout: an early feminist icon and independent success who earned the respect and collaboration of her contemporaries with her unique Southern charm and significant catalog, most of which was written and produced by Gentry herself. Through exclusive interviews, vintage clips, and a gorgeous soundtrack; this episode celebrates Gentry’s immeasurable influence and brilliant artistry.

Prolific actor James Urbaniak of "Difficult People," "Review," and "Venture Bros" joins Sarah & Susan to talk about the W.H. Auden poem "In Memory of W.B. Yeats," The Beatles, Beck, and Anne Washburn's play "10 out of 12."

Comedian Eliza Skinner of the Angry Little Goats podcast join Sarah & Susan to talk about The Fox and the Hound, Wicked, [title of show], FALSETTOS!, and complicated friendships.

The affianced comedians Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher join Sarah & Susan to talk about crying cheese, being harassed a recent flight to LA from Seattle, John Denver's "Leaving on a Jet Plane," American Pickers, and Cabaret.

Musician, DJ, and activist Moby joins Sarah and Susan to talk about Star Trek: The Next Generation, a Volkswagen commercial, an Amtrak journey, the end of Edward Scissorhands, and crying while composing one of his own songs.

The extraordinary talented Jen Kirkman and Kristen Schaal join Sarah & Susan for a special LIVE Crybabies benefitting Lady Parts Justice League! They’ll talk about Nirvana’s “All Apologies,” the big lie phenomenon, Carrie making her big speech to Aleksandr in Sex in the City, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” the funeral scene from My Girl, the “Like A Girl” Always Maxi-Pad commercial, and much more.

Uproariously hilarious comedian and writer Guy Branum joins Sarah and Susan in New York to talk about crying when being overwhelmed with something spectacular, Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Babette’s Feast, and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the U.S. Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Literary powerhouses and friends in real life, the New Yorker's Hilton Als and Rookie Mag's Tavi Gevinson join Sarah and Susan to dive into the tear pool as they discuss Girlpool’s “Before the World Was Big,” Parlami d’amore, being sensitive aggressive, Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit,” Harold and Maude, and more.

Sarah and Susan get into a real heavy discussion of “Before I Go,” a letter by Paul Kalanithi, a young surgeon who describes living with metastatic lung cancer and addresses his baby daughter as well as The Flaming Lips “Do You Realize??” Then, prolific cryer Jason Mantzoukas of How Did This Get Made? joins Sarah and Susan to talk about his severe allergy to eggs, Gilmore Girls, The Royal Tenenbaums, The Hunger Games, and more. You can read Paul Kalanithi’s full letter here: http://stanmed.stanford.edu/2015spring/before-i-go.html

Amy Poehler and Julie Klausner are a fabulous duo of writers, performers, and producers who recently collaborated on the Hulu series "Difficult People" (Julie as its creator and star, Amy as executive producer). This week they join Sarah and Susan for a New York edition of Crybabies! They talk about Stephen Sondheim’s “Sunday in the Park with George,” Bette Midler’s “The Rose,” Anita Hill, and Terms of Endearment.

The founders of Big Gay Ice Cream, Bryan Petroff and Doug Quint join Sarah and Susan to talk about the early beginnings of Big Gay Ice Cream, “Misty Blue” by Wilma Burgess, The Ramones, 2001: A Space Odyssey live at the Met, WALL-E, Steel Magnolias, and many other things that make them cry.

On a super special Crybabies, Sarah and Susan welcome their children Mercy Richter and Austin Gillespie to talk about Space Oddity by David Bowie, animals dying in movies, and more. Then, the wonderfully hilarious writer, performer, and epic cryer Megan Amram stops by to discuss her love of Stephen Sondheim, read poems by Sharon Olds, and share a short sincere clip from Parks and Recreation.

Sarah and Susan talk about Franco Luambo and Cesária Évora as they share Foreign Songs in Languages they don’t understand that make them weep. Then, author of OG Dad and Permanent Midnight and writer for IFC’s Maron, Jerry Stahl joins them to discuss I Love Lucy, the “Time Enough at Last” episode of The Twilight Zone, “The Autumn Leaves” by Nat King Cole, and much more.

Sarah and Susan present a uniquely sad episode as they talk about songs they heard before and after the artist passed away. Then, amazing actor and voice actor extraordinaire Phil LaMarr joins them to discuss “At the Ballet” from Chorus Line, why parents can’t be too cool, Peter Falk in The Princess Bride, and more.

Sarah and Susan discuss “Sunday in the Park with George” and “Into the Woods” in their first ever Sondheim Sob Fest. Then, they welcome writer, comedian, TV/podcast host Dave Holmes to talk about why he is always on the verge of tears, Judy Kaye singing “Being Alive” from Company, “A Little Bit of Everything” by Dawes, Clark Klent leaving Ma Kent in the 1978 Superman film, and more.

Sarah and Susan discuss the work of Elena Ferrante and Pat Barker as they go through the last books that made them cry. Then, fabulous actor and writer Stephen Tobolowsky joins Sarah & Susan to talk about collapsing in a pile of dirt and crying, a trio of Beethoven, As Good as It Gets, William B. Travis’ open letter “To the People of Texas & All Americans in the World,” and more.

In a very special Mad Men episode of Crybabies, Susan and Sarah look back on previous episodes and discuss the moments a daughter sees her dad as a human being for the first time. Then they are joined by divine creator of Mad Men, Matthew Weiner to talk about the music selecting process of Mad Men, David Bowie’s “Life on Mars,” the tear stick, Ernest Borgnine in Marty, and many other things that make Matthew cry.

Tears are shed as Sarah and Susan welcome Sarah’s mother Nancy Thyre to the show to chat about the biopic of Saint Francis of Assisi, Brother Sun, Sister Moon and The Elephant Man. Then they are joined by hilarious singer, comedian, writer Karen Kilgariff to talk about crying alone in a movie theater, the grandma in a State Farm commercial, the Barrow Street playhouse production of Our Town, and the most unusual crying cue yet. This episode is sponsored by Fracture. You can get 15% off with the code “CRYBABIES.” Just go to Fracture.Me to check it out online.

Sarah and Susan discuss one of the perfectly crafted tearjerkers, Adele’s “Someone Like You.” Then, amazing radio legend and improv God, Phil Hendrie joins Sarah & Susan to talk about Phantom of the Opera’s “All I Ask of You,” The Pogues’ “Fairytale of New York,” the final scene in Schindler’s List, and confronting his father with his bottled up feelings before he passed away.

Sarah and Susan discuss the music that makes them cry while exercising with Psychotherapist/indoor cycling instructor Elizabeth Hill. Then, they are joined by actress, comedian, and all around wonderful person Jenny Slate to talk about the things that make her cry, which include the dinosaurs in The Tree of Life, “On the Street Where You Live” from My Fair Lady, and “Cedar Lane” by First Aid Kit. This episode is sponsored by Harry's. Go to Harrys.com now and Harry’s will give you $5 off if you type in BABIES with your first purchase!

It's a special occasion this week as Susan and Sarah are joined by the composer and performer of the Crybabies theme song, singer-songwriter Jill Sobule. Jill shares some of the music that was part of her own personal soundtrack to her childhood from John Prine "Hello In There" to the end credits to The Flintstones. They also discuss Jill’s year of discovery abroad in Spain, getting in touch with your future old person as a child, and the relationship between creativity and psychedelics.

Susan and Sarah are joined by the comedian and actor Ian Harvie, a co-star on Amazon's Golden Globe Award-winning series TRANSPARENT. They discuss the Downton Abbey theme, "Something's Gotta Give," the finale of "Six Feet Under," and how Ian believes being transgender affects his emotional response to art.