{"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":"Jenny Slate: Unafraid of Sadness","slug":"jenny-slate-unafraid-of-sadness","published_at":"2026-05-25T04:10:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/mike-birbiglia-s-working-it-out-495078/jenny-slate-unafraid-of-sadness","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/b93be6ab-5fcc-4f70-a40b-e4068b50f27d/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=32ea5a12-6e17-42a1-8b7f-3cd5287077bd&awEpisodeId=b93be6ab-5fcc-4f70-a40b-e4068b50f27d&feed=MTW0B2El","summary":"(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.","meta_description":"(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…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4160,"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/jenny-slate-unafraid-of-sadness/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/jenny-slate-unafraid-of-sadness.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}