{"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":"216. Wanda Sykes: Mike's Dream Guest","slug":"216-wanda-sykes-mike-s-dream-guest","published_at":"2026-06-15T04:10:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mike-birbiglia-s-working-it-out-495078/216-wanda-sykes-mike-s-dream-guest","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/8a5b867d-cd47-477b-a03b-e83818fbc228/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=32ea5a12-6e17-42a1-8b7f-3cd5287077bd&awEpisodeId=8a5b867d-cd47-477b-a03b-e83818fbc228&feed=MTW0B2El","summary":"Wanda Sykes is one of Mike’s original dream guests for the podcast. Now, on the heels of her new Netflix special, Legacy, Wanda talks with Mike about how they both started in DC, and why Wanda left her job at the NSA to pursue a career in stand-up comedy. Wanda tells the story of how she moved from the writers' room of The Chris Rock Show to acting in sketches, how she got tricked into auditioning for Curb Your Enthusiasm, and the weird requests she gets from Curb fans. Plus, new jokes from Mike and Wanda.","meta_description":"Wanda Sykes is one of Mike’s original dream guests for the podcast. Now, on the heels of her new Netflix special, Legacy, Wanda talks with Mike about how…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2755,"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/216-wanda-sykes-mike-s-dream-guest/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-495078/216-wanda-sykes-mike-s-dream-guest.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}