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Here to Make Friends

by Here to Make Friends · English · Society & Culture

Welcome to Here To Make Friends, where hosts Liz Feldman and Jessi Klein celebrate their longstanding friendships and attempt to make new ones in adulthood. New audio and video episodes every Tuesday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 59 min
Latest: 13 Oct 2026
Language: English

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026 · 54 minNew

Don’t Eat That Potpourri! With Kerri Kenney-Silver

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: [email protected] 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 . Follow Liz on Instagram . Follow Jessi on…

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S2 · E12 · 6 Oct 2026 · 45 min
Liz and Jessi Face Their Greatest Fears
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 a cartoon, and ponder how they would like to die. Subscribe to the show: @HereToMakeFriendsPod Follow us on Instagram: @heretomakefriendspod Follow us on TikTok: @heretomakefriendspod Send us an…
S2 · E11 · 29 Sep 2026 · 47 min
No One Spas Harder Than Michelle Buteau
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). Subscribe to the show: @HereToMakeFriendsPod Follow us on Instagram: @heretomakefriendspod Follow us on TikTok: @heretomakefriendspod Send us an email: [email protected] Subscribe and Rate Here To…
S2 · E10 · 22 Sep 2026 · 54 min
Laura Benanti and the Portal to Greatness
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 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 . Follow Liz on Instagram . Follow Jessi on Instagram .…
S2 · E9 · 15 Sep 2026 · 55 min
Robby Hoffman Says Get a Girl a Gift!
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 on Instagram: @heretomakefriendspod Follow us on TikTok: @heretomakefriendspod Send us an email: [email protected] Subscribe and Rate Here To Make Friends on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and leave us a…
S2 · E8 · 8 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 1 min
Paulina Porizkova Calls Your Bleph
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 Follow us on Instagram: @heretomakefriendspod Follow us on TikTok: @heretomakefriendspod Send us an email: [email protected] Subscribe and Rate Here To Make Friends on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and leave us a…
S2 · E7 · 1 Sep 2026 · 55 min
Sabrina Jalees Is the Nick Cannon of Lesbians Who See Signs
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 new Netflix series Mating Season . Subscribe to the show: @HereToMakeFriendsPod Follow us on Instagram: @heretomakefriendspod Follow us on TikTok: @heretomakefriendspod Send us an email:…
S2 · E6 · 25 Aug 2026 · 59 min
Anger is a Secondary Emotion with Lee Sung Jin
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 Instagram: @heretomakefriendspod Follow us on TikTok: @heretomakefriendspod Send us an email: [email protected] Subscribe and Rate Here To Make Friends on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and leave us a review to read…
S2 · E5 · 18 Aug 2026 · 47 min
Liz and Jessi In Conversation with Jessi and Liz
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 Instagram: @heretomakefriendspod Follow us on TikTok: @heretomakefriendspod Send us an email: [email protected] Subscribe and Rate Here To Make Friends on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and leave us a…
S2 · E4 · 11 Aug 2026 · 48 min
This, But Different, and Sometimes Worse With Cazzie David
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 Delusions , wherever you can find a bookstore. Subscribe to the show: @HereToMakeFriendsPod Follow us on Instagram: @heretomakefriendspod Follow us on TikTok: @heretomakefriendspod Send us an email:…
S2 · E3 · 4 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 1 min
Tan France Approves a Barrel Jean
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 show: @HereToMakeFriendsPod Follow us on Instagram: @heretomakefriendspod Follow us on TikTok: @heretomakefriendspod Send us an email: [email protected] Subscribe and Rate Here To Make Friends on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and leave us…
S2 · E2 · 28 Jul 2026 · 45 min
Jeff Hiller is the Most Perfect Unicorn
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 Pluribus. Congratulations, Jeff! » FOLLOW Jessi on Instagram: @youracquaintancejessiklein » FOLLOW Liz on Instagram: @thelizfeldman Subscribe to the show: @HereToMakeFriendsPod Follow us on Instagram:…
S2 · E1 · 21 Jul 2026 · 44 min
Casey Wilson is the Great Recommender-er
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 us on TikTok: @heretomakefriendspod Send us an email: [email protected] Subscribe and Rate Here To Make Friends on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and leave us a review to read on a future episode!…
S2 · 7 Jul 2026 · 1 min
Here To Make Friends - Season 2 Coming Soon!
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 Subscribe to the show: @HereToMakeFriendsPod Follow us on Instagram: @heretomakefriendspod Send us an email: [email protected] Subscribe and Rate Here To Make Friends on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and leave us a review to read on a future…
E21 · 8 Aug 2025 · 1 hr 9 min
Kelly Hutchinson
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 future episode! Watch video episodes on YouTube here . Follow Liz on Instagram . Follow Jessi on Instagram . Follow Headgum on Instagram . Advertise on Here To Make Friends via gumball.fm Subscribe and…
E20 · 1 Aug 2025 · 1 hr 2 min
Kristen Schaal
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 read on a future episode! Watch video episodes on YouTube here . Follow Liz on Instagram . Follow Jessi on Instagram . Follow Headgum on Instagram . Advertise on Here To Make Friends via gumball.fm…
E19 · 25 Jul 2025 · 1 hr 2 min
Margaret Cho
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 . Follow Liz on Instagram . Follow Jessi on Instagram . Follow Headgum on Instagram . Advertise on Here To Make Friends via gumball.fm Subscribe and Rate Here To Make Friends on Apple Podcasts and Spotify…
E18 · 18 Jul 2025 · 1 hr 5 min
Bowen Yang
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 review to read on a future episode! Watch video episodes on YouTube here . Follow Liz on Instagram . Follow Jessi on Instagram . Follow Headgum on Instagram . Advertise on Here To Make Friends via gumball.fm…
E17 · 11 Jul 2025 · 1 hr 3 min
Andrew Rannells
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! 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 . Follow Liz on Instagram . Follow Jessi…
E15 · 27 Jun 2025 · 1 hr 8 min
Molly Ringwald
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 classics. 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 . Follow Liz on Instagram .…
E14 · 20 Jun 2025 · 51 min
Timothy Simons
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! 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 . Follow Liz on Instagram . Follow Jessi…
E13 · 13 Jun 2025 · 1 hr 1 min
Phoebe Robinson
The hilarious Phoebe Robinson ("Two Dope Queens", "Everything's Trash") makes friends with Liz and Jessi on today's episode. Phoebe shares the story of how she wore bebe and befriended Bono, dishes on the rules of "outside clothes" and sitting on the bed, and reads a thirsty homage to Jude Law that has Liz and Jessi's headphones falling off due to excessive laughter! 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 . Follow Liz on Instagram . Follow Jessi on Instagram . Follow Headgum…
E12 · 6 Jun 2025 · 52 min
Abbi Jacobson
Abbi Jacobson of "Broad City," "A League of Their Own," and "No Good Deed" rolled up to record with a roll-on pair of the most stylish sunglasses Liz and Jessi have ever seen! Abbi tells the story of first meeting Ilana Glazer, muses on her entrepreneurial foray into the greeting card business, and reveals the ominous dead rat omen that sparked a lifelong friendship. 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 . Follow Liz on Instagram . Follow Jessi on Instagram . Follow Headgum…
E11 · 30 May 2025 · 1 hr 13 min
Alison Brie
Alison Brie (Mad Men, Community, GLOW) joins Liz and Jessi to recap a friend's wedding that turned into an all-night party on the balcony! Plus Alison's hilarious Betty Gilpin audition story, the importance of "mutual glom", and an eyewear fashion question that splits the room! 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 . Follow Liz on Instagram . Follow Jessi on Instagram . Follow Headgum on Instagram . Advertise on Here To Make Friends via gumball.fm Subscribe and Rate Here To…
E10 · 23 May 2025 · 1 hr 5 min
Jenny Slate
Jenny Slate stars in the new Hulu series "Dying For Sex", an unforgettable story about friendship's crucial role in finding your way through life's biggest joys and crises. Nobody is sillier than Jenny, and nobody combines that "erotic clown" energy with such depth and presence! Plus Jenny's onscreen/offscreen friendship with co-star Michelle Williams, Raya updates, aliens, and more! 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 . Follow Liz on Instagram . Follow Jessi on Instagram…
E9 · 16 May 2025 · 1 hr
Jillian Bell
Jillian Bell (Brittany Runs a Marathon, Rough Night, Kinda Pregnant) joins Liz and Jessi for a hilarious and touching chat about unrequited love, Breakfast Club archetypes, high school reunions, and the Megan Fox/Kristen Wiig sketch Jillian wrote for SNL! 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 . Follow Liz on Instagram . Follow Jessi on Instagram . Follow Headgum on Instagram . Advertise on Here To Make Friends via gumball.fm Subscribe and Rate Here To Make Friends on Apple…
E8 · 9 May 2025 · 1 hr 7 min
Kate Moennig & Leisha Hailey
Kate Moennig and Leisha Hailey of "The L Word" and "The L Word Generation Q" join Jessi and Liz to discuss their new co-written book "So Gay For You," plus '90s fashion talk, the Kate/Leisha origin story, Jessi's lesbian education, and a couple of unforgettable ravioli moments! 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 . Follow Liz on Instagram . Follow Jessi on Instagram . Follow Headgum on Instagram . Advertise on Here To Make Friends via gumball.fm Subscribe and Rate Here To…
E7 · 2 May 2025 · 59 min
Matt Rogers
Matt Rogers (No Good Deed, I Love That for You) joins Liz and Jessi to talk about the origins of his friendship with "Las Culturistas" co-host Bowen Yang. Plus retail therapy, attending the Oscars, gay fist bumps, and more! 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 . Follow Liz on Instagram . Follow Jessi on Instagram . Follow Headgum on Instagram . Advertise on Here To Make Friends via gumball.fm Subscribe and Rate Here To Make Friends on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and leave…
E6 · 25 Apr 2025 · 46 min
Lisa Kudrow
Lisa Kudrow is one of the most iconic friends of all time! On this week's episode, the Emmy-winning star of "Friends," "The Comeback," "No Good Deed," and "Romy & Michelle's High School Reunion" joins Liz and Jessi to laugh and cry about pre-Friends friendships, college boyfriends, how she pulled through a difficult postpartum, and more. 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 . Follow Liz on Instagram . Follow Jessi on Instagram . Follow Headgum on Instagram . Advertise on…
E5 · 18 Apr 2025 · 53 min
Bridget Everett
Bridgett Everett starred in the incredible HBO TV show "Somebody Somewhere," and now she's Liz and Jessi's guest! Plus famous friendships, Jessi's Raya dating saga, teeny 'tinis, and more! 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 . Follow Liz on Instagram . Follow Jessi on Instagram . Follow Headgum on Instagram . Advertise on Here To Make Friends via gumball.fm Subscribe and Rate Here To Make Friends on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and leave us a review to read on a future…

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Language: English
Category: Society & Culture
New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 59 min
Latest episode: 13 Oct 2026
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