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Mar 2022
1h 22m

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 


 

You can find transcripts for this episode on the Earwolf website. 

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Jameela is on Instagram and Twitter @Jameelajamil 

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