{"podcast":{"title":"Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out","slug":"mike-birbiglia-s-working-it-out-495078","podcast_index_feed_id":495078,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/MTW0B2El","website_url":"https://www.birbigs.com/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/0c959313-82dc-43ee-bc1e-f66340c4c821/ccbdb314-4628-4c89-a10f-079ac50f6aa5/3000x3000/mikebirbiglia-workingitout-3000x3000.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Mike Birbiglia's Working It Out podcast","episode_count":244,"summary":"Comedian Mike Birbiglia welcomes a different comedian or creator each week and together they work out original, untested material. And, occasionally, uncomfortable topics. Join them as they work it out.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-29T10:17:23.354636+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mike-birbiglia-s-working-it-out-495078"},"episode":{"title":"207. Chris Fleming Returns: He Is Way More Popular This Time","slug":"207-chris-fleming-returns-he-is-way-more-popular-this-time","published_at":"2026-03-30T04:10:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mike-birbiglia-s-working-it-out-495078/207-chris-fleming-returns-he-is-way-more-popular-this-time","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mike-birbiglia-s-working-it-out-495078","url":"https://www.birbigs.com/","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/afp-222748-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/32ea5a12-6e17-42a1-8b7f-3cd5287077bd/episodes/4f254628-4c2b-4e35-b231-a58967e523b7/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=32ea5a12-6e17-42a1-8b7f-3cd5287077bd&awEpisodeId=4f254628-4c2b-4e35-b231-a58967e523b7&feed=MTW0B2El","summary":"The last time comedian Chris Fleming was on Working it Out, the episode was titled “He Should Be Way More Popular.” In the 2 years since then Mike’s wish has come true. Chris and Mike chat about the pros and cons of having a higher profile in comedy, including the protective steps needed to avoid legal action from Adam Driver over a bit. Mike also takes the chance to respond to the shots Chris takes at Mike in his new HBO special Live at the Palace, and Chris talks about getting glared at by Ryan Gosling. Plus, Mike and Chris work out lots of new jokes about drum circle friend groups, hotel smells, and dog DNA tests.","meta_description":"The last time comedian Chris Fleming was on Working it Out, the episode was titled “He Should Be Way More Popular.” In the 2 years since then Mike’s wish…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3524,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/mike-birbiglia-s-working-it-out-495078/episodes/207-chris-fleming-returns-he-is-way-more-popular-this-time/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mike-birbiglia-s-working-it-out-495078/207-chris-fleming-returns-he-is-way-more-popular-this-time.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}