Casting Suits with Bonnie Zane

This week, Sidebar gets spicy! Sarah and Patrick bring their quibbles (or are they quabbles?) to discuss S1 E8 - Identity Crisis. Sarah shares about the history around June 3rd 1997, a guest star is awarded the Gina Tor-Riz Award, and Patrick bemoans how cool Harvey looks in a hardhat. Plus, we have a bonus word count this week - listen to the end to find out! Email us a voice memo of your questions about Suits at [email protected]. We may use it on the show!Follow us on Instagram & TikTok - @suitssidebarGet access to all the podcasts you love, music channels and radio shows with the SiriusXM App! Get 3 months free using this show link: https://siriusxm.com/sidebar

This week, the listeners are on the docket! That's right - we are in chambers with Patrick and Sarah, and they are answering your questions. They share where you can get Sidebar merch (siriusxmstore.com/sidebar), hint at when we may be getting info on the can-opener, discuss character theme songs, hear from Patrick's Brazilian dub artist Airam, talk about Harvey's basketballs,  get to the bottom on how Mike wears his watch, and more.  Check out Airam's work dubbing Patrick here - https://www.instagram.com/p/C6WnOmwrQnX/?hl=en Email us a voice memo of your questions about Suits at [email protected]. We may use it on the show!Follow us on Instagram & TikTok - @suitssidebarGet access to all the podcasts you love, music channels and radio shows with the SiriusXM App! Get 3 months free using this show link: https://siriusxm.com/sidebar

This week's episode is brought to you by yacht rock!  Patrick and Sarah groove their way through S1 E7 - Play the Man. We learn that Patrick is a Trekkie, Sarah loves Bread (the band...and maybe the food?), and that they both love Scottie. #TeamRachel and #TeamJenny resurface, and Abigail Spencer shares with us how she ended up on Suits. Email us a voice memo of your questions about Suits at [email protected]. We may use it on the show!Follow us on Instagram & TikTok - @suitssidebarGet access to all the podcasts you love, music channels and radio shows with the SiriusXM App! Get 3 months free using this show link: https://siriusxm.com/sidebar

This week, Patrick and Sarah talk with Suits Casting Director Bonnie Zane... and she brought a treat - their original auditions! Sarah and Patrick watch their auditions for the first time in-studio, and share their reactions in real-time. They discuss Bonnie's legendary career, what casting Suits was like, the stories behind finding Louis Litt, Rachel Zane, and of course Mike and Donna. Plus, she shares some details from working on the upcoming Suits: LA.  Email us a voice memo of your questions about Suits at [email protected]. We may use it on the show!Follow us on Instagram & TikTok - @suitssidebarGet access to all the podcasts you love, music channels and radio shows with the SiriusXM App! Get 3 months free using this show link: https://siriusxm.com/sidebar

Welcome to our newest podcast - The Hobbyist Arborist! Just kidding... this week Patrick and Sarah talk about Suits S1 Episode 6, titled Tricks of the Trade. They create a "nest of trust" to discuss how they feel about this week's fashion, we hear from Max Topplin on how he got cast as the beloved Harold, we learn which moment from "Old School" Patrick was inspired by in his performance, we rename #sexybits to The Gina Tor-RIZ award, and get a play-by-play of watching Suits with Sarah and Patrick while they are on a plane together.   Email us a voice memo of your questions about Suits at [email protected]. We may use it on the show!Follow us on Instagram & TikTok - @suitssidebarGet access to all the podcasts you love, music channels and radio shows with the SiriusXM App! Get 3 months free using this show link: https://siriusxm.com/sidebar

This week Sarah and Patrick are talking season 1, episode 5, Bail Out!  Patrick recounts his meeting with a bear, and we introduce a new segment - the Motherload - where Patrick’s mom sends her hot takes on the episode. We answer the age old question - can you really crochet pantyhose, and dive deep into the scene that changed Donna’s trajectory for the rest of the series. Finally, we attempt to solve one of the great Suits mysteries: where on earth is the Mike Ross doll? If you know, reach out to us at the below email! Email us a voice memo of your questions about Suits at [email protected]. We may use it on the show!Follow us on Instagram & TikTok - @suitssidebarGet access to all the podcasts you love, music channels and radio shows with the SiriusXM App! Get 3 months free using this show link: https://siriusxm.com/sidebar

The myth... the legend... the BOSS - Jessica Pearson is in the studio. This week, Patrick and Sarah speak with Gina Torres on how she got the role,  playing the most powerful person in the room, the moments Gina stood up for Sarah on set, and of course - the clothes. They go all in on the beautiful costumes Gina wore as Jessica, because "there's no reason she wouldn't wear what she wanted to." Email us a voice memo of your questions about Suits at [email protected]. We may use it on the show!Follow us on Instagram & TikTok - @suitssidebarGet access to all the podcasts you love, music channels and radio shows with the SiriusXM App! Get 3 months free using this show link: https://siriusxm.com/sidebar

This week Patrick and Sarah break down Dirty Little Secrets, and they want to know "are you in bed with them?" In bed watching on your laptops of course! Sarah schools us on the best college pizza, Patrick clears the air about his height and the two discuss why Jessica doesn't have her own assistant, what to do if you get bedbugs, and the helmet is BACK! Plus, Patrick does his best Braveheart impression. Email us a voice memo of your questions about Suits at [email protected]. We may use it on the show!Follow us on Instagram & TikTok - @suitssidebarGet access to all the podcasts you love, music channels and radio shows with the SiriusXM App! Get 3 months free using this show link: https://siriusxm.com/sidebar

Suits is in Toronto! This week, Patrick and Sarah dive into episode 3 - Inside Track. We find out what it was like moving to, or in Patrick’s case moving *back* to Toronto and reveal which cast mate lived with both Patrick and Sarah during season 1. We explore Donna’s favorite word, and discuss love triangles, what it’s like to watch your own kissing scenes, and get a little background on the g*ddamn counter. Email us a voice memo of your questions about Suits at [email protected]. We may use it on the show!Follow us on Instagram & TikTok - @suitssidebarGet access to all the podcasts you love, music channels and radio shows with the SiriusXM App! Get 3 months free using this show link: https://siriusxm.com/sidebar

On this week's episode, Sarah and Patrick break down episode 2 of Suits - Errors and Omissions. And things get a little bit... sexy... They discuss what Sarah is calling the "Tennis Dream Ballet," the process of moving to Toronto and what the city means to them, the line neither of them knew from Fast Times at Ridgemont High, whether or not Harvey should date Lauren, and more.   Email us a voice memo of your questions about Suits at [email protected]. We may use it on the show!Follow us on Instagram & TikTok - @suitssidebarGet access to all the podcasts you love, music channels and radio shows with the SiriusXM App! Get 3 months free using this show link: https://siriusxm.com/sidebar