Podcast Episodes

191. Todd Glass: The Ultimate Comic's Comic

Todd Glass was one of the first comics Mike opened for. It’s easy to see how, since then, Todd has become one of the most beloved comic of his genera…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

190. J. Hope Stein: Eavesdropping on the Eavesdropper

This week poet J. Hope Stein & Mike’s wife ‘Clo’ returns to the podcast. Jen reads original poetry that Mike uses as inspiration for his bits—and the…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

189. Nick Offerman: The Man Behind the Mustache

Mike met Nick Offerman years ago at the Sasquatch! Music Festival in Washington state, which is fitting because Nick is a man of nature, almost as we…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Caleb Hearon: Improv Saved His Life

Comedian Caleb Hearon just turned 30 and he’s already got an hour-long HBO special, hosts a hit podcast (So True with Caleb Hearon), and  was named o…

5 months ago

187. Jenny Slate: Unafraid of Sadness

The great Jenny Slate joins Mike this week for a wide-ranging conversation about getting hypnotized after being fired from SNL, a graduation speech J…

5 months, 1 week ago

Questlove: The Art of Self-Sabotage

Best of WIO: Questlove

(Recorded April 2025) The legendary Ahmir Thompson (aka Questlove) sits down for his first appearance on Working It Out. Mike a…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

186. Sebastian Maniscalco: What Is He Even Doing Here?

This week the one and only Sebastian Maniscalco sits down with Mike for a wide ranging conversation on their parenting strengths and weaknesses, the …

5 months, 3 weeks ago

185. Julio Torres: Off-Broadway, SNL, and Why Barbie Isn’t Pink

This week Mike sits down with Julio Torres to talk comedy writing and color theories. Based on ideas posited in Julio’s new Off-Broadway solo show, C…

6 months ago

Announcing Working It Out Premium

Mike announces Working It Out Premium

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6 months, 1 week ago

184. KC Shornima: Get Comfortable With This Darkness

Comedian and SNL writer KC Shornima might be the only Working It Out guest who has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. KC and Mike get to the bottom of why sh…

6 months, 1 week ago