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Apr 2021
1h 12m

38. Conan O'Brien: It's His Birthday, Ce...

MIKE BIRBIGLIA
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Mike welcomes his comedy idol and former boss Conan O’Brien whose hit podcast “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” prompted Mike to demand that they actually be friends and that Conan come on Mike’s podcast. What results is a magical discussion of Conan’s early political aspirations, why the class clown never becomes a professional clown, and the contagiousness of the Irish accent.

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