Crybabies Earwolf & Susan Orlean, Sarah Thyre

I become a crybaby when I think about how much I miss this podcast.

This show is incredibly satisfying. In the words of Dolly Parton in Steel Magnolias, laughter through tears is my favorite emotion. Almost all of the cry cues are followed up with a giggle or some other sort of warmth and it makes me feel good.

Sometimes the guests have the noteworthy status and wit to cut through the bs and entertain you in spite of the (lack of) structure here. Sometimes not. That’s the problem when your hosts are self-obsessed and trying too hard to show they don’t care. We don’t either. Worse are the live episodes where they don’t even mic the audience so it sounds like every joke bombs. Why would self-obsessed people not worry about the audience? You figure it out. So in summation if you’re going to enter the podcasting foray, care a little.