logo
episode-header-image
Mar 2022
1h 25m

Mike Schur

Earwolf & Jameela Jamil
About this episode

Author, showrunner, "Mose" from the Office, and creator of The Good Place Mike Schur joins Jameela this week to discuss casting Jameela as Tahani, Jameela learning good set behavior (and not showing everyone funny porn), Mike's "no assholes" rule, why The Trolley Problem is so complicated, what Mike learned from Lost creator Damon Lindelof, and more. They wrap things up by answering listener questions about Mike's favorite curse word replacements and what we owe each other. 
 


 

Check out Mike Schur's new book - How to be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question

Follow Mike on Twitter@kentremendous 

 

If you have a Wrong Turn of your own to share with Jameela, email a voice memo to PersonalDisasterStories@gmail.com, and we may include it in a future episode!

Jameela is on Instagram @jameelajamil and TikTok @jameelajamil. Her Substack is A Low Desire To Please.

You can find iWeigh transcripts on the Earwolf website

And make sure to check out I Weigh’s Instagram, Youtube and TikTok for more!

Jameela's Substack is A Low Desire To Please, you can also find her on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.

Our consulting producer is Colin Anderson.

Wrong Turns was created and produced by Jameela Jamil and Stewart Bailey.

Listen to Wrong Turns on Amazon Music or wherever you find your podcasts.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Up next
Nov 20
Lake Bell and Mary Elizabeth Ellis
<p>Actor and writer <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maryelizabethellis" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Mary Elizabeth Ellis</strong></a> (<em>It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Licorice Pizza, New Girl</em>)<strong> </strong>and actor, writer, filmmaker, and ... Show More
48m 6s
Nov 13
Penn Badgley, Nava Kavelin and Sophie Ansari
Jameela welcomes actor Penn Badgley, with his Podcrushed co-hosts Nava Kavelin and Sophie Ansari (podcast: Podcrushed, new book: Crushmore: Essays on Love, Loss and Coming of Age) for a truly chaotic and hilarious hour of wrong turns. From Sophie’s doomed West Village romance and ... Show More
48m 23s
Nov 6
Ian Fidance and Nathan Macintosh
Comedians Ian Fidance (Bein’ Ian with Jordan podcast, Wild, Happy and Free special) and Nathan Macintosh (Tonight Show, Down with Tech special) bring two of the most chaotic Wrong Turns we’ve ever had: a near–loss of virginity on 9/11, a $600 phone sex bill, getting banned from a ... Show More
44m 32s
Recommended Episodes
Jan 2022
Interview with Mike Schur
This week Jenna and Angela interview Mike Schur! Mike Schur wrote on the first four seasons of “The Office” and played Dwight’s mysterious cousin, Mose Schrute. Mike also worked on “Saturday Night Live” and created shows like “Parks and Recreation”, “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”, “The Goo ... Show More
1h 19m
Nov 2021
Mike Schur - Pt. 2
Dwight’s weird cousin Mose AKA the incredible writer Mike Schur joins Brian in the studio for the second half of their conversation. Mike talks about being a part of the cult of Greg Daniels, all of The Office sequels that could have been, and the absolutely hilarious jokes that ... Show More
53m 34s
Sep 2018
The Good Place Week: Mike Schur
Episode 3 of The Good Place week shines a light on the man behind the curtain, Mike Schur. Mike (The Office, Parks and Recreation, Brooklyn 99) sits down with the Armchair Expert to discuss his philosophy on always "punching up", he breaks down white privilege, details the many f ... Show More
1h 57m
May 2023
The Struggle of the Modern TV Writer With Mike Schur
Matt is joined by writer, producer, and showrunner Mike Schur ('Parks and Recreation,' 'The Good Place,' 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine'), to discuss the life of the modern TV writer and how it has changed over the years. Mike brings his perspective on the ongoing writers strike and discuss ... Show More
32m 26s
Oct 2023
Gleek of the Week Mike's Mic
<p>Content creator, pop culture connoisseur, and YouTuber "Mike's Mic" (aka Michael Messineo) joins Jenna and Kevin for a complete GLEEK out sesh! </p> <p>Of course, if you're one of the millions who have watched Mike's viral recaps of his favorite shows. . . then you've seen his ... Show More
54m 59s
Dec 2020
Mike Schur: Everybody Wins
<p>In which Rob and writer/producer Mike Schur discuss quarantine cuts, virtual writers’ rooms, the vital importance of silliness, the SNL sketches that never were, and of course Parks & Recreation. Plus: we learn Mike’s response when told Chris Pratt had been offered the “racoon ... Show More
58m 43s
Oct 28
Encore: Ep. 3 - Mike's Messy Affair
Hello Fellow Travelers, this week a man who ended his marriage to be with the love of his life wonders if that makes him a bad person. We talk to Mike about coming to terms with his decisions by seeing things from the perspective of others.  If you have a dilemma you’d like to di ... Show More
50m 54s
Aug 2021
You Wanna Be a Model with Mike Scocozza
Today Katie is joined by longtime friend and musician, model, and designer, Mike Scocozza. Katie and Mike reminisce about what it was like meeting and working together at the OG Cheesecake Factory. Spoiler alert, it wasn’t the right fit for either of them. Mike explains exactly h ... Show More
32m 20s
Nov 2020
Dance Moms!
Jana and Mike discuss Mike’s relationship with social media and we hear what they think would happen if they stopped fighting the good fight… and divorced.  Melissa Ziegler-Gisoni (mom of Maddie and Mackenzie Ziegler) and Holly Hatcher-Frazier (mother of Nia Frazier) from “Dance ... Show More
40m 54s
Apr 2020
Office Happy Hour with Kate Flannery
Jana and Mike have been having some trouble with therapy in quarantine… find out what happened when Mike stormed out of a session! Mike is freaking out about our guest this week because he’s a MASSIVE fan of “The Office”. Kate Flannery (who plays Meredith) joins us on Zoom to tel ... Show More
45m 43s