Episodes

This week’s episode is “Trivia”. Andy finds out about Oscar’s Trivia Night and gets the office to crash it in hopes of winning the grand prize. Meanwhile Dwight goes to Sabre headquarters in hopes of moving up the corporate ladder but gets stalled by Gabe. Angela’s friend Brian Gattas sends in an audio clip, Jenna breaks down the Hydrox cookie and the Office Ladies team plays a round of trivia. So put down your copy of John Steinbeck’s “The California Raisins” and enjoy this episode!

*This episode was recorded July 7th, 2023.

This week’s episode is “Christmas Wishes” and the ladies chat with Ameenah Kaplan who played Val. Determined to make this the best holiday party at Dunder Mifflin, Andy tries to make everyone’s Christmas wishes come true. Erin deals with meeting Andy’s new girlfriend, Jessica, and Val shows up overdressed to the holiday party thanks to Darryl. Ameenah talks about being a professional drummer, Angela loves when people go all out in a holiday party outfit and Jenna shares some porcupine facts. So walk up to this episode laughing and you’ll fit right in.

*This episode was recorded May 26, 2023.

This week’s episode is “Mrs. California”. Robert California’s wife (played by Maura Tierney) wants a job at Dunder Mifflin and Robert doesn't, which causes Andy to be stuck in the middle of the two. Meanwhile Dwight opens a “Gym for Muscles”. Angela can’t get people’s names right, Jenna breaks down the origins of the term “Mrs” and the custom of women taking their husband’s last name, and Mom Detectives solve “The Case of the Windowless Building”. This episode is so great that it’s on par with Lejon Brames!

*This episode was recorded May 19th, 2023.

This week we’re breaking down “Gettysburg.” Andy tries to motivate the staff by taking them on a field trip to Gettysburg Park. Those who stayed behind end up having to present the company’s next big idea to Robert California. Jenna reveals something that unexpectedly happened to Meredith’s van during the shooting of this episode, Angela reads a letter from an actual soldier who fought in the Battle of Gettysburg, and the ladies learn what “DM Does GB” on the pink hats mean. So fake going into labor so you can enjoy this ep! 

This week we’re breaking down “Pam’s Replacement”. Pam is getting ready to go on maternity leave but starts to feel insecure that Jim may be attracted to her temp replacement Cathy, played by Lindsey Broad. In the warehouse, Robert California discovers Andy, Darryl and Kevin’s band, Kevin and the Zits, and takes over. Jenna shares a scene she could not get through with Mindy and Rainn and Mindy Kaling sends in a clip about it too. Angela points out Steve Moore, the Mad Drummer, who replaces Kevin on drums, and Rainn Wilson sends in a clip about Dwight grabbing Jim’s crotch. There’s a lot happening in this episode so enjoy it before Creed figures out where he got that long triangle.

This week we’re breaking down “Doomsday”. To minimize office mistakes, Dwight sets up a tracker that if the office makes three mistakes, an email will automatically be sent to Robert California telling him what the office really thinks of him and it’s not good. The office struggles to get Dwight to remove this tracker before it’s too late. Jenna connected with the writer of this episode, Danny Chun, who explains how the writers used this season to figure out what fans responded to best post-Michael. Angela shares some questionable date ideas and sound engineer Sam deals with the hiccups. So please enjoy this episode, and remember to sive drafely because pobody’s nerfect. 

It’s summer break so why not remember when Michael fell in a koi pond? Writers Warren Lieberstein and Halsted Sullivan sent in audio clips about the inspiration behind this episode and our audio engineer, Sam, soundscaped it! Angela discusses her squirrel eating performance, Jenna reminisces on spending the day shooting with Ed Helms for their cold sales call storyline and the ladies break down everything behind shooting the koi pond incident. This ep is so good you won’t even have time to wonder why Ryan is rocking a new look. (He wouldn’t tell you why anyways.)

We’re on summer break so we’re taking a look back on “Fun Run”. To kick off this two part episode we are joined by the hilarious Kate Flannery. Kate shares her memories from this episode, her time on The Office playing Meredith, and gives us insight into what it was like to do most of her own stunts. Then we answer fan questions about Pam's questionable internet search, the changes to her hair and wardrobe, and of course we chat about what is going on with Jim and Pam. Finally, Angela shares how she prepared for that emotional scene when her character learns about the death of Sprinkles, and Jenna tells us everything we need to know about rabies. We hope you love the unpredictable good times this podcast offers.

This week we’re breaking down “Spooked.” Erin feels the pressure to put on a spectacular, spooky Halloween party and Robert California brings his son to work who seems to have an incredible power over Dwight. Angela breaks down what Halloween costumes all the characters are wearing including Darryl, Jim, and Kevin who are dressed as Miami Heat players which feels topical despite being a Halloween episode in June. Jenna does a deep dive on candy corn, which leads to uncovering how many bugs the average person eats in a year and the Office Ladies team share if they believe in ghosts or not. So Robert’s son Bert needs your computer to check a hurricane so why don’t you enjoy this spooky episode of “Office Ladies”?

This week we’re breaking down “Garden Party” and the ladies are joined by multi-platinum singer, songwriter, actor Josh Groban who played Andy’s brother, Walter Jr. Josh talks about how fun it was to be on the set of “The Office” and a connection he now shares with Andy. Angela uncovers more Big Pregs Little Pregs moments and Jenna shows how this episode is up there with “Scott’s Tots” in terms of cringy. So give Mose your car and enjoy this “Garden Party”! 

This week we’re breaking down “Lotto” and the ladies are joined by Mark Proksch (“What We Do in the Shadows”, “Better Call Saul”) who played Nate on “The Office”! When the warehouse employees win the lottery they all quit forcing Andy to hire new warehouse employees and Darryl to grapple with how he missed out on this lucrative opportunity because he moved upstairs to be warehouse manager. Mark Proksch shares how he yo-yo’d his way onto “The Office”, Angela has a “Sass Tracker” and Jenna points out a dream she has in common with Pam. Also FYI, we don’t technically have a hearing problem but sometimes if there’s a lot of noises occurring at the same time, we can only hear and enjoy “Office Ladies”. 

This week we’re breaking down “The Incentive.” In an attempt to please Robert California by doubling sales, Andy creates an incentive program that really motivates the employees to achieve the grand prize of tattooing his butt. Jenna shares an email “Office Ladies” got from TV critic Myles McNutt, Angela uncovers a Dwight “chunk” deleted scene and the ladies share what kind of tattoo they would get. So let’s cut out the unnecessary words like Kevin - Listen Office Ladies, you feel good. 

This week we’re breaking down “The List” and can you believe it? It’s Season 8 of “The Office”! Robert California (James Spader) is the new CEO of Dunder Mifflin and Andy is the Scranton Branch manager. Erin stumbles upon Robert California’s notebook with a list of all the employees’ names in two mysterious columns and they must figure out what it means. Jenna shares how the writers chose who would be the new manager, Angela does a plank and we hear an audio clip from Kate Flannery. We also have the “Great Debate” of this episode that can only be solved by Ellie Kemper. So don’t watch a commercial over and over again, instead enjoy this Office Ladies’ episode!

Happy Bonus Episode Friday! We continue our movie breakdown of “Speed” with an interview with actress Beth Grant! Beth played Helen in “Speed” and shares what it was like to act alongside Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock in a runaway bus on the 105 freeway. Beth shares how much the script changed since her audition and how making a mistake during a take was a huge ordeal, like 300 cars having to all turn around ordeal. We learn firsthand what it was like to work on “Speed” and of course, the ladies and Beth reminisce on Beth playing Dwight’s babysitter in “Dinner Party”. This is a fun Friday treat so don’t get off this “Office Ladies” bus and enjoy!

This week, we’re breaking down the hit action movie “Speed,” starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock! A bomb has been planted on a city bus and a young cop must stop it from exploding by keeping the bus above 50 miles per hour. The ladies tell you everything you want to know about the stunts, including stunts Keanu did himself. Angela shares commentary from director Jan de Bont including how he pulled from real life experience to direct this film. And Jenna points out some great phone acting. So pop quiz, hot shot. Are you ready to enjoy this very special episode of “Office Ladies”?

This week we’re breaking down the second part of “Search Committee”, and we are joined by Rainn Wilson! The hunt for the next manager continues and Jo Bennett (Kathy Bates) arrives to help out. Rainn shares what it was like to play Dwight during the Dunder Mifflin manager transition and he also shares a Creed episode he pitched to the writers. Then the ladies and Rainn discuss his new book, “Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution”. Later Angela shares what people lie about on their resumes and Jenna finds a “chunk it” reference from “Modern Family”. This is a great Season 7 finale so tell your family at Finger Lakes that you’re on a hike so you can enjoy it!

This week we’re breaking down “Search Committee, Part 1”. Jim, Toby and Gabe are on the Dunder Mifflin’s search committee to find the next Dunder Mifflin manager. Darryl, Andy and Dwight all throw their names in the ring, along with some outside candidates. This episode is jam packed with cameos and we hear audio clips from Will Arnett! Jenna shares the Cliffhanger Document for this episode and Angela has a deep dive/old tech alert on Clippy, the Microsoft Word paperclip mascot. The ladies also have another Mom Detectives case. It’s another beautiful day at Office Ladies, or as we like to call it, Great Bratton. Boboddy!

This week we’re breaking down “Dwight K. Schrute, (Acting) Manager”. Dwight’s time as manager has arrived! Dwight immediately implements his unique management style and literally terrorizes the office with a bang. Jenna does a deep dive on piranhas, the ladies break down Dwight’s office decorating style and Angela uncovers a deleted scene that gives a shout out to Keanu! We also find out who Jo Bennett’s favorite Scranton branch employee is. This is a great episode that will give Oscar no reason to check your symptoms on WebMD. Enjoy!

It’s still spring break so let’s reminisce on the 100th episode of “Office Ladies!” The ladies break down “Heavy Competition,” where Michael tries to steal Dwight’s customers while running Michael Scott Paper Company. To celebrate, Angela pops some champagne and Jenna demonstrates the skill needed for that super fun cheeseball opening. So as you’re deciding whether “Pachelbel” is a better wedding song than “You Can Call Me Al,” enjoy this ep and thanks for being an “Office Ladies” fan! 

It’s Spring Break and why not celebrate with “Hot Girl”, the Season One “Office” finale?! This ep co-stars Amy Adams and is written by Mindy Kaling. Jenna and Angela share an Amy Adams story that may involve Meryl Streep, and is Jenna an international poker champion? The ladies also explore the disappearing - reappearing E.T. on Jim’s desk and answer some burning fan questions about this episode. Enjoy!