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Oct 2025
1h 10m

187. Jenny Slate: Unafraid of Sadness

MIKE BIRBIGLIA
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The great Jenny Slate joins Mike this week for a wide-ranging conversation about getting hypnotized after being fired from SNL, a graduation speech Jenny gave to a class of one person, and making art to feel less lonely. Plus, jokes and stories about seeing your friends naked, improv classes for the elderly, and the time Jenny’s faked case of appendicitis we ... Show More
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