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 facets of showrunning and he gives a sweet anecdote that sums up Regis Philbin's ... Show More
Jun 10
Darby Saxbe (on Dad Brain)
Darby Saxbe (Dad Brain: The New Science of Fatherhood and How It Shapes Men’s Lives) is a clinical psychologist, tenured professor, and researcher on family stress and the transition to parenthood. Darby joins Armchair Expert to discuss growing up in an academic household, her pa ... Show More
1h 47m
Jun 8
Hannah Berner
Hannah Berner (Giggly Squad, None of My Business, Summer House) is a comedian, podcaster, and former Division I tennis player. Hannah joins Armchair Expert to discuss her dad being her personal tennis coach, battling performance anxiety as a college player, and rebuilding her ide ... Show More
2h 32m
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
Jul 2021
Mike Schur - Pt. 1
Brian welcomes Mike Schur, known for his iconic role as Mose Schrute on The Office. Oh, and also for his role as writer, director, executive producer/creator of America’s best comedies, from The Office to Parks and Recreation to The Good Place. This episode, Brian and Mike bring ... Show More
45m 41s
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
Apr 2022
The Good Place with Michael Schur
We're back – and this season, we're covering TV shows as well as movies! Joining us today to kick off Script Apart season three in style is none other than Michael Schur – co-creator of shows like Parks and Recreation, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Rutherford Falls, and a key creative f ... Show More
1h 12m
Mar 2022
Mike Schur
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 co ... Show More
1h 25m
Feb 2024
123. Please Don't Destroy: SNL’s Three Sad Virgins
<p>Mike welcomes Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihy, aka Please Don’t Destroy, known for their wildly popular shorts on SNL. Mike is determined to get Martin to talk more than he did on Pete Holmes’s podcast. The group shares what they like and dislike about each othe ... Show More
1h 1m