Sarah Cooper spent a decade working in tech at companies like Yahoo! and Google when she stopped it all to focus on comedy! Since then she's become a best selling author, comedian, writer, speaker and general trash-talker. Her book "100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings" is fantastic and her new book "How to Be Successful without Hurting Men's Feelings" has ... Show More
Oct 22
Changing how Engineering works with Ironclad CTO Sunita Verma
AI isn't just changing how we write code. It's changing how we build software, structure teams, and think about what it means to be a software engineer. In this episode of Hanselminutes, Scott Hanselman sits down with Sunita Verma, CTO at Ironclad and a longtime Google engineerin ... Show More
33m 35s
Oct 15
The Quantum Revolution with Turing Award Winners Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard
What happens when the laws of quantum physics meet computer science? In this special crossover episode of Hanselminutes and ACM ByteCast, Scott Hanselman sits down with Charles H. Bennett and Gilles Brassard, recipients of the 2025 ACM A.M. Turing Award, often called the "Nobel P ... Show More
50m 4s
Jul 2019
Keeping It Real with Sarah Cooper
“Comedians build up the tension so that you can release it.” — Hannah Gadsby After leaving her promising career in the tech industry, first at Yahoo then Google, Sarah Cooper realized she needed something more. Sarah wrote 100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings, while at Google a ... Show More
39m 49s
Mar 2025
Sara Pascoe: How Self-Criticism Fuelled Her Comedy Career (E335)
<p>Sara Pascoe is a comedian, writer, and actor known for her sharp wit and deeply personal storytelling. With a career spanning stand-up, TV, and books, she’s built a reputation for blending humor with honest reflections on life, relationships, and self-worth.</p><br><p>In this ... Show More
59m 50s
Dec 2018
560. Sarah Donnelly Returns - Writing jokes, public speaking, doing comedy in another language
<p>Talking to comedian Sarah Donnelly about how she writes her jokes, advice on public speaking and how to avoid nerves and negative feelings, performing stand-up comedy in another language, and more. Sarah is a comedian and language teacher from the US, now living in France.</p ... Show More
1h 20m
Jul 2020
7. Sarah Cooper: America’s Funniest Lip-Syncer-In-Chief— In Her Own Words
<p>Mike gets to know comedian/writer Sarah Cooper, whose Trump lip sync videos are a viral phenomenon beloved by millions. They crack open the pain of being rejected in middle school, the joy of huffing Irish spring soap, and why Sarah and Mike are both New York forever.</p> <p>P ... Show More
46m 41s
Feb 2022
#368 Sarah Ellis: How To Coach Yourself Through Tricky Times
Sarah Ellis is my return guest today! She is one of the founders of Amazing If, alongside Helen Tupper, which is an award-winning career development company. They are the co-hosts of the book and podcast, Squiggly Careers. Today, Sarah is back on the podcast to talk about her new ... Show More
44m 20s
<p><em>New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.</em></p> <p><em>---</em></p> <p>She also roasts me mercilessly. This one's really fun.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Sarah Cooper is a writer and comedian who has ... Show More
