This week on Office Ladies 6.0, the ladies look back on the breakdown of the pilot of the new “Office” spin-off, “The Paper,” to prepare you for the entire breakdown of Season 1’s “The Paper”! The documentary crew that followed our beloved Dunder Mifflin employees is now documenting the Toledo Truth Teller, a struggling local newspaper in Ohio. Angela and Jenna interview creators Greg Daniels and Michael Koman, and we hear clips from Oscar Nuñez, Bobby Ray Shafer, and Stephen Saux about what it was like to work on “The Paper.” The ladies also talk about how the show was shot on the Universal Studios’ lot, and Jenna shares how the theme song came to be while Angela points out some “Office” easter eggs. So, “Which paper, sir? News or toilet?” Whichever it may be, enjoy this episode!
Read MoreThe Office co-stars and best friends, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey, are doing the ultimate The Office re-watch podcast for you. Each week, Jenna and Angela will break down an episode of The Office and give exclusive behind-the-scene stories that only two people who were there, can tell you.
This week on Office Ladies 6.0, the ladies take a look back on “Christmas Party.” PPC, Yankee Swap, and the Tea Pot, that's right, it's a big one! The ladies chat about British director Charles McDougall coming on for this episode, the process behind choosing the right gift for Jim to give Pam, and "what are the right type of lights for a Christmas tree?". Then, Jenna and Angela break out their old journals for more insights into what was going on when they were filming this episode, and of course, we couldn't not talk about that iPod and Michael's famous Yankee Swap line. Happy Holidays, enjoy!
Read MoreThis Friday on Office Ladies 6.0, we have a special holiday bonus episode with Kate Flannery! Jenna, Angela, and Kate talk about holiday decorating, Office holiday memories, including which Office holiday party they would’ve attended if given a choice, and the ladies talk more about Meredith’s bald head. We also hear from Kendra Adachi of “The Lazy Genius” about her tradition when wrapping gifts. Happy Holidays, and may your New Year’s resolutions come true like Meredith’s “I’m not going to drink anymore… During the week.” Enjoy!
Read MoreThis week on Office Ladies 6.0, Jenna and Angela break down the Peacock Superfan episode of “Basketball,” and then they are joined by Karly Rothenberg, who played Madge in the warehouse! Karly shares how she got her job on “The Office,” what it was like to play basketball against the Dunder Mifflin employees, including squaring up against Dwight, and the ladies point out a few Madge scenes that got added back into other superfan episodes. Jenna also shares a memory from the glue scene between Jim and Pam, and Angela has a great Oscar catch. So, if you don’t want to work on Saturday, challenge Michael to a pickup game of basketball and enjoy this episode!
Read MoreThis Friday, Office Ladies 6.0 kicks off the holiday season by looking back at their breakdown of the “Star Wars Holiday Special”! This special came out in 1978 and follows Chewbacca and Han Solo trying to get home to Chewbacca’s family on the planet of Kashyyyk to celebrate “Life Day”. It is often referred to as one of the most bizarre things to exist in the Star Wars universe. Angela shares what Star Wars action figure became the world’s most valuable toy, Jenna points out some all-star cameos, and the team tries Bantha stew and Joh Blastoh punch. This episode will get you in the holiday spirit and make you want to learn Wookieespeak.
Read MoreThis week on Office Ladies 6.0, Jenna and Angela sit down with “The Office” Producer Teri Weinberg! Teri shares how she helped get “The Office” made even before Greg Daniels was involved. She also discusses what a producer does in the entertainment industry, her TED Talk “Aging into Power” as well as being a triathlete and surfer. The ladies also answer some fan questions about quality BFF time and what Office character's business idea they would invest in. Enjoy!
Read MoreThis week on Office Ladies 6.0, it’s an Office Ladies fan appreciation episode! Angela shares about all the fans she met at an Office Fan Convention she attended in New Jersey, and Jenna talks about all the fans she met at the stage door of the play she did in Chicago, “Ashland Avenue”. Cassi also attended the Office fan convention and interviewed fans and The Office set decorator Jim McDermott. The ladies play these clips, talk about Office tattoos, the first Office Fan Convention wedding, and even a recent Office Ladies question that was on “Jeopardy”! So please enjoy this fan appreciation episode!
Read MoreThis week on Office Ladies 6.0, we take a look back on the ladies’ chat with Bryan Cranston! Bryan Cranston is well known for playing Walter White on “Breaking Bad”, Hal from “Malcolm and the Middle” and so many more incredible, award-winning acting credits, but he also directed “Work Bus”! Bryan shares what it was like to be given this opportunity and how he thought he would get to direct in the well air-conditioned “Office” set but instead found himself working in the now legendary “Death Bus”. Jenna, Angela, and Bryan also chat about sharing birthdays, traveling, and even taking yourself out bowling. This is a wonderful episode, enjoy!
Read MoreThis week on Office Ladies 6.0, Jenna and Angela break down the Peacock Superfan episode of “Customer Survey”. Heartbroken Michael has left Holly in Nashua, Jim and Pam are long-distance as Pam studies art in New York, and Angela Martin plans her wedding with Andy despite having a secret affair with Dwight. Not to mention, Kelly has sabotaged customer surveys to reflect poorly on Jim and Dwight. The ladies remember where they were when shooting this episode, Angela points out a Dwight talking head that had 32 candy bag alts, and with the help of Rich Sommer, Jenna brings to life the original scene that was ultimately rewritten, where Alex confesses his love for Pam. So no need to be smudge and arrogant, just enjoy this episode!
Read MoreThis week on Office Ladies 6.0, Jenna and Angela chat with the hosts of the “How We Made Your Mother” podcast, Josh Radnor and Craig Thomas! Welcome to the Office Ladies Network, fellas! Josh played Ted Mosby on the hit TV comedy “How I Met Your Mother,” and Craig Thomas co-created the show. Now they talk all things about how the show was made and give fans behind the scenes details on their podcast, How We Made Your Mother. Josh and Craig join the ladies this week to rewatch “The Office” episode “Customer Survey”. They also discuss the time they all spent as part of the "appointment television" generation and what it's like now to revisit the shows they were on. There was a lot to chat about, like the similarities between the two shows, their theme songs, and what makes both such classic comedies. Enjoy!
Read MoreThis week on Office Ladies 6.0, Jenna and Angela talk with comedian Tig Notaro! Tig played the mother of the girl who punched Andy in the face in the Season 8 episode, “Test the Store”. Tig shares how she got her job on The Office and tells a hilarious story about her big scene in the Dunder Mifflin conference room. Angela asks Tig what it’s like to be part of the “Star Trek” universe, and Jenna and Tig talk about their experiences with breast cancer. They also discuss Tig’s stand-up, her podcast “Handsome”, and producing the upcoming documentary about poet and activist Andrea Gibson, “Come See Me in the Good Light.” So, whether it’s making paper or doing amazing comedy, “You do good work.”
Read MoreThis week on Office Ladies 6.0, the ladies break down one of the greatest sci-fi movies of all time, The Matrix. In a dystopian future, Neo (Keanu Reeves) is the chosen one and explores what the Matrix, a simulated reality created by machines that has trapped humanity, is and how to fight against it with the help of Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) and Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne). Jenna talks about potential alternate casting of the movie, Angela shares an Office crossover with “The Matrix,” and of course, there’s some great moments celebrating Keanu. So do not try to bend the spoon, just enjoy “Office Ladies”!
Read MoreThis week on Office Ladies 6.0, the ladies are talking all things food on “The Office”. They also celebrate the release of Josh Snyder and Angela’s cookbook “You Can Make This!” Josh comes on the pod and talks about what it’s been like to write a cookbook with Angela and how he often listens to “Office Ladies” while cooking. Afterwards, Jenna and Angela talk about memorable food eaten in episodes of “The Office” and the ladies reach out to Rainn Wilson, Creed Bratton, and B.J. Novak about “Office” food memories. Then Jenna and Angela interview Sergio Giacoman, who was a caterer on the set of “The Office” and now caters for “The Paper”! So, no need to pull the stapler out of that jelly mold to enjoy this episode. Enjoy!
Read MoreThis week on Office Ladies 6.0, we have another bonus Friday Chit Chat! The Office Ladies team check in with how Jenna’s doing in Chicago, Angela shares how she’s food journaling for the New York Magazine and Sam and Cassi talk about some upcoming personal projects. It’s also Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Jenna shares how this past year has been for her. We’re here to help you get ready for the weekend, so please enjoy Office Ladies listeners!
Read MoreThis week on Office Ladies 6.0, it’s all about meet cutes! Jenna and Angela talk about “The Office” meet cutes, including which character had the most meet cutes. Angela even answers a fan question on how she thinks Dwight and Angela Martin became romantically involved. The ladies also talk about famous meet cutes, and Jenna does a deep dive on Marie Curie and her husband, Pierre. The Office Ladies team share favorite movie meet cutes, read fan letters about their personal meet cutes, and then Jenna and Angela share how they started dating their husbands. This is an episode full of love, in fact, you’ll think “It was love at first sight. No, it was when I heard her voice. It was love at first see with my ears.”
Read MoreThis week on Office Ladies 6.0, it’s all about Michael’s Improv Class! In the episode “Email Surveillance,” we see Michael take an improv class, and he has some issues improvising with his classmates. Jenna and Angela go over improv scenes that were deleted but are now in the superfan episode of “Email Surveillance". Later, Angela interviews Michael Naughton, who played Michael’s improv teacher. Michael shares how he got his job on “The Office” and what it was like to be in these very funny scenes. Afterward, Angela, Cassi, and improvisers Marcus Folmar and Conner McCabe do an improv set in honor of Michael’s improv class. This is a very funny episode, so no need to be invited to Jim’s party to enjoy it!
Read MoreThis week on Office Ladies 6.0, Jenna and Angela talk about Jenna’s play “Ashland Avenue” and Angela shares her excitement over getting her and her husband Josh’s hardcopy of their cookbook “You Can Make This!” Afterwards, we play Jenna and Angela on the very fun Audacy podcast “Golden Girl Deep Dive”. The Golden Girls hosts, Patrick Hinds (True Crime Obsessed) and Jennifer Simard (two-time Tony Award nominee), are SO excited to chat with TV comedy ICONS Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey--stars of "The Office" and the podcast "Office Ladies"! They talk all about their love of “The Golden Girls”, how it feels to be part of a TV comedy as timeless as “The Golden Girls”, how the “Office Ladies” podcast came to be, AND watch in real time as Jenna learns that she had JUST seen host Jennifer Simard in "Death Becomes Her". Enjoy!
Read MoreThis week on Office Ladies 6.0, we have another Friday Chit Chat! Angela shares what it was like to go to Iceland and visit the penis museum, Jenna talks about her opening week of the play “Ashland Avenue”, Sam is rocking a handlebar mustache, and Cassi saw the unveiling of the first WNBA statue in history. So get ready for the weekend with the Office Ladies team!
Read MoreThis week on Office Ladies 6.0, it’s “All About Creed Bratton”! Creed Bratton joins Jenna and Angela in studio to talk all about the character and lore of the beloved “Office” character Creed Bratton. We also get to know more about the actor/musician Creed Bratton too, which includes a Frank Sinatra story! Jenna reads from a fan who created their own show bible for Creed, Angela describes what it’s like to be on a text thread with Creed and the Office Ladies team shares their favorite Creed moments. So get to know all about Creed Bratton! Or as much as you can because “Nobody steals from Creed Bratton and gets away with it. The last person to do this disappeared. His name? Creed Bratton.”
Read MoreThis week on Office Ladies 6.0, Angela is going to see Jenna’s play “Ashland Avenue”! So the ladies revisit their chat with Zach Woods! Zach played Gabe Lewis on “The Office,” and he shares what it was like to join the cast in the middle of Season 6. He also talks about some of his favorite memories from making the show, they all laugh over their love of “close call” moments, and Zach asks the ladies some questions of his own, like what would you tell your younger self on the show if you could go back in time. This is a fun, lighthearted episode where we get to spend some time with the hilarious actor/improviser behind Gabe Lewis. So shut up about the sun and enjoy this episode!
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