Episode

Jenny Slate: Unafraid of Sadness

Podcast: Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out
Published: May 25, 2026
Duration seconds: 4160
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(Recorded October 2025) 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 went too far.