Oct 27, 2026 · 1h 13m
Erin Foster turns Jewish identity into romantic-comedy stakes
Erin & Sara Foster: Everybody Wants This!!!
The conversation shows how a breakout television hit carries personal, religious, and family questions beyond its romance plot.
- 1Erin and Sarah Foster connect Nobody Wants This’s success to years of rejection, creative partnership, and the pressures of working motherhood.
- 2The sisters frame the series as a love letter to Judaism while acknowledging controversy around Adam Brody’s comments about Israel.
- 3Their candid discussion of conversion, dating, fame, and sisterly friction reveals the personal tensions behind a polished creative collaboration.
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Erin explains how Nobody Wants This functions as a love letter to Judaism while responding to disagreement over Adam Brody’s comments about Israel.
The brief
Erin and Sarah Foster join Amanda Hirsch to discuss Nobody Wants This season three, from its awards recognition and romantic arcs to the personal history behind its Jewish themes.
The sisters describe a career built through rejection, Barely Famous, motherhood, and unexpected success, while questioning the pressure to keep turning visibility into more businesses.
Erin’s acting cameo adapts her real engagement story and places her alongside Kristen Bell and Adam Brody, making the show’s fictional romance feel unusually close to home.
The conversation turns to Judaism, conversion, dating, and Adam Brody’s comments about Israel, with Erin explaining why the series aims to be a love letter to Judaism.
Their sharpest tension is also familial: Erin and Sarah admire each other’s strengths while admitting competitiveness, communication problems, and the complications of working as sisters.
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