Social Anxiety Variety Hour

Conner Habib is a former porn star and sex workers' rights advocate. He's also a Syrian-American kid from rural-ish Pennsylvania. Now a doctoral candidate, Conner talks to Sara from his flat in Irela…

In this short episode, Sara shares some resources by people way smarter than her. She also talks about learning and unlearning racism, trying to be decent, admitting your flaws, working on your own s…

"Billions" co-creator and showrunner Brian Koppelman talks to Sara about a creative life, being of service during quarantine, staying grounded, and the magic of "The Artist's Way." You can support th…

Sara interviews hair and makeup artist Val Harvey, her friend of many years. They talk about religion, racism, flouting societal norms and parental expectations, death, cults, sexism and other light …

Sara talks to Emily's List president Stephanie Schriock about electing talented, hardworking, pro-choice Democrat women to offices from the school board up to the White House. They also discuss the f…

Comedian Myq Kaplan chats with Sara about managing stress, grieving a loss in quarantine, and the strangeness of adjusting to spending zero time on the road doing gigs. You can support this podcast o…

Casper Kelly (Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell, Too Many Cooks) pops in from Atlanta to confess his career aspiration: romance novels. He and Sara dive into the career of political leader, rightful …

Rabbi Igael Gurin-Malous was born in Belgium and has lived and traveled all over the world. He now dwells in NYC with his husband and teenage kids, where he's building an amazing recovery community a…

Kelly AuCoin plays Dollar Bill on "Billions," and his list of other credits is very long. In this episode, recorded in early April 2020, Sara demands to know why Kelly doesn't remember every detail o…

Sara talks to enchanting screenwriter and actor Tom Lennon (Reno 911!, The State) about becoming a sketch comedy star in late adolescence, getting beaten nearly to death as an NYU student, and other …

Sara and Jessica got to chatting when they were volunteer boosters for the Elizabeth Warren campaign, though they've known of each other's work for awhile. In late March, they recorded this chat talk…

Alex Berg, host of Buzzfeed's AM2DM, chats with Sara about interviewing famous people during a vulnerable time, pivoting from a fancy studio set to her closet, the glory of cats, roller derby adventu…

Veteran stage and screen actor Thomas Sadoski ("Tommy" on CBS; "The Newsroom" on HBO) talks to Sara about his work with refugee children through the fantastic medical charity INARA. In return, Sara t…

Bestselling author, critically acclaimed comics writer and The Real World: San Francisco alum Judd Winick talks to Sara about what happens when people stop being polite and start sheltering at home w…

Ashley Nicole Black (Full Frontal with Sam Bee, A Black Lady Sketch Show) talks to Sara about why people with clinically diagnosed anxiety may be feeling weirdly calm these days - at least some of th…

Sara repeatedly claims that one-woman TV and film factory Liz Hannah is 22 years old, despite Liz's claims to the contrary. Liz is an incredible writer (The Post, Long Shot, All The Bright Places). S…

Josh Radnor (Hunters, How I Met Your Mother, Radnor & Lee) is most widely known as an actor, but he's a creative multi-hyphenate. This Ohio-raised artist talks to Sara about music, writing, acting, m…