January 22, 2015

EP. 7 — Merrill Markoe

Sarah and Susan have some Girl Talk as they talk about Joe Jackson’s “It’s Different For Girls,” Neil Diamond’s “Girl, You’ll Be A Woman Soon,” and the music of Disneyland. Then, Emmy award winning TV writer/comedian/author Merill Markoe joins Sarah and Susan to talk about fake crying, how movies introduce animals only kill them off in the end, and why she hates Terms of Endearment for forcing her to cry.

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