10 Best Mike Birbiglia Podcasts

1. Mike Birbiglia Redefines The Good Life

Follow Play Jun 12, 2025 1:16:26
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About Episode Comedian Mike Birbiglia (The Good Life on Netflix) opens up about navigating his father’s stroke, his daughter’s spiritual education, and how meeting the Pope shaped his artistry. Along the way, Mike explores mental‑health honesty, delusional optimism in auditions, and why he believes live storytelling is almost sacred. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! ⁠⁠⁠Get a 4-week trial, free postage, and a digital scale at https://www.stamps.com/soulboom. Thanks to Stamps.com for sponsoring the show! Airbnb ? https://airbnb.com/host Masterclass (at least 15% OFF!) ? ⁠https://www.masterclass.com/soulboom⁠ Quince (FREE shipping!) ? ⁠https://www.quince.com/soulboom ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⏯️ SUBSCRIBE!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠? MERCH OUT NOW! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠? SUBSTACK!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  FOLLOW US! ? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ? TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://tiktok.com/@soulboom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠partnerships@voicingchange.media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Work with Soul Boom: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠business@soulboom.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: ⁠⁠hello@soulboom.com⁠⁠  Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos MoscatMORE Podcast Title Soul Boom
Podcast Description Soul Boom is a series of intimate conversations hosted by Rainn Wilson exploring meaningful and inspiring topics that tickle the mind, heart and soul. Never too precious, yet unafraid to touch on the profound, we digs into the core of the human experience: creativity, spirituality and psychology. Bringing to the conversation some of the most brilliant and heart-felt artists, thinkers and doers, Soul Boom guides the listener toward transformation on both a personal and societal level. Also, laughs.MORE Host Rainn Wilson
Guest Mike Birbiglia
Producer/Network Rainn Wilson
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Apple Rating 4.7/5 Avg Length 75 min Format Long form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Mike Birbiglia Returns Again

Follow Play Jun 08, 2025 1:04:52
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About Episode Comedian, writer and director Mike Birbiglia feels earnest about being Conan O'Brien's friend.   Mike sits down with Conan once again to discuss his latest special The Good Life, taking comedy advice from the Pope, and how his father’s stroke impacted his own parenting style. Plus, Conan and the Chums hammer out a succession plan for hosting the podcast in the event of a worst-case scenario.   For Conan videos, tour dates and more visit TeamCoco.com. Got a question for Conan? Call our voicemail: (669) 587-2847. Get access to all the podcasts you love, music channels and radio shows with the SiriusXM App! Get 3 months free using this show link: https://siriusxm.com/conan. MORE Podcast Title Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Podcast Description After 25 years at the Late Night desk, Conan realized that the only people at his holiday party are the men and women who work for him. Over the years and despite thousands of interviews, Conan has never made a real and lasting friendship with any of his celebrity guests. So, he started a podcast to do just that. Deeper, unboundedly playful, and free from FCC regulations, Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend is a weekly opportunity for Conan to hang out with the people he enjoys most and perhaps find some real friendship along the way. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.MORE Host Conan OBrien
Guest Mike Birbiglia
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Facebook 6.2MTwitter 614.1KInstagram 2.1M Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. The New Path to Stand-Up Fame and Fortune With Mike Birbiglia

Follow Play May 27, 2025 37:28
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About Episode Matt is joined by comedian Mike Birbiglia to talk about how the goal of the modern stand-up comedian has changed over the past decade. They discuss whether stand-up alone is no longer enough and how necessary shoulder programming like podcasting and social media is for building a following. They also talk about Netflix's influence on stand-up and whether comedians want to make movies and TV anymore (02:30). Matt finishes the show with a prediction on which movies from the Cannes Film Festival will generate Oscar buzz (30:22). For a 20 percent discount on Matt’s Hollywood insider newsletter, ‘What I’m Hearing ...,’ ⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠. Email us your thoughts! ⁠⁠⁠⁠thetown@spotify.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Host: Matt Belloni Guest: Mike Birbiglia Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez Theme Song: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesMORE Podcast Title The Town with Matthew Belloni
Podcast Description Puck founding partner Matthew Belloni takes you inside Hollywood, using exclusive reporting and insight to explain the backstories on everything from Marvel movies to streaming wars. Multiple times each week, Matt will touch on what is getting made and why, who is winning and losing, and what people in show business are actually talking about.MORE Host Matthew Belloni
Guest Mike Birbiglia
Producer/Network The Ringer
Email ****@puck.news
Apple Rating 4.4/5 Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. 688 - Writing Jokes with Mike Birbiglia

Follow Play May 27, 2025 1:05:49
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About Episode John and Craig welcome back writer, director, and comedian Mike Birbiglia (Don’t Think Twice, Sleepwalk with Me) to take a look at several true news stories and ask, how would this be a joke? Stories include run-club haters, a conflicted bone marrow donor, and the coyotes roaming San Francisco. We also look at how Mike developed his new Netflix special, The Good Life, and answer listener questions on taking an idea from a podcast and knowing when you’ve broken a story. In our bonus segment for premium members, Mike walks us through how he’s able to market his work without it feel like marketing. Links: Mike Birbiglia The Good Life on Netflix Mike’s previous episodes: 121, 168, 261, 427, 443, and Working it Out: Screenwriting Advice You’ll Actually Use Episode 660 – Moneyball Ira Glass on Mike’s podcast Working it Out Elizabeth Gilbert TED Talk The Run Club Haters by Melissa Dahl for Curbed I Hadn’t Heard From My Dad in Over a Decade. Now He’s Returned With a Brazen Request. I’m Actually Considering It. from Slate’s Care and Feeding The Coyotes of San Francisco by Heather Knight and Loren Elliot for NY Times Coyote Vest Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney Chris Fleming Blue Prince Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt! Check out the Inneresting Newsletter Become a Scriptnotes Premium member, or gift a subscription! Subscribe to Scriptnotes on YouTube Craig Mazin on Instagram John August on Bluesky and Instagram Outro by Nick Moore (send us yours!) Scriptnotes is produced by Drew Marquardt with help from Sam Shapson. It’s edited by Matthew Chilelli. Email us at ask@johnaugust.com You can download the episode here. MORE Podcast Title Scriptnotes Podcast
Podcast Description Screenwriters John August and Craig Mazin discuss screenwriting and related topics in the film and television industry, everything from getting stuff written to the vagaries of copyright and work-for-hire law.MORE Hosts John August, Craig Mazin
Guest Mike Birbiglia
Producer/Network John August and Craig Mazin
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Twitter 85.6K Avg Length 62 min Format Long form Since Aug 2011 Get Email Contact

5. Episode 265 - Mike Birbiglia

Follow Play May 27, 2025 1:10:51
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About Episode This week on Breaking Bread Mike Birbiglia joins us at the table! Two Italian comedians in one booth - what could go wrong?! Tom and Mike share old Comedy Cellar stories, discuss thoughts on the Pope, and whether or not they would feel comfortable sharing a sleeping bag. Enjoy!  Check out Mike's new special The Good Life on Netflix May 27th.  Thank you to Last Bottle Wines for sponsoring this episode. Use the code PAPA at checkout to get 10% off your next order. That’s lastbottlewines.com — code PAPA.  ------------- 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:27 Patreon Shoutout  0:00:56 Tom and Cynthia's support of Mike 0:03:04 Mike and Tom's "falling out" 0:04:00 Bread!  0:05:08 Mike's new special and serious topics in stand up 0:09:00 Greg Giraldo and hot takes 0:13:04 Italian upbringing  0:14:47 Comedy Cellar insults  0:17:47 Permission to laugh at serious topics  0:19:33 Touring with topics you're currently going through 0:22:06 Not showing special to father  0:26:45 Advice for being a parent 0:28:52 Last Bottle Wines Ad  0:32:15 TomPapa.com 0:32:53 Dreams that come true and telepathy  0:34:25 Meeting the Pope 0:38:00 Uncomfortable Moment  0:42:25 Therapy and bad breakup 0:47:35 Mike's wife is a poet - Jokes & Poems 0:50:47 Shhh Patreon 0:51:13 Not having more children 0:52:58 Reaction to Catholic upbringing and meeting the Pope 0:57:07 Silly questions  0:58:23 Angry Mike and getting in fights 1:04:04 Writing and 80 year old Mike 1:08:08 The Good Life backdrop painting  ------------- Tom Papa is a celebrated stand-up comedian with over 20 years in the industry. Watch Tom's new special "Home Free" out NOW on Netflix! Patreon - Patreon.com/BreakingBreadWithTomPapa Radio, Podcasts and more: https://linktr.ee/tompapa/ Website - http://tompapa.com/ Instagram -  https://www.instagram.com/tompapa Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@tompapa Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/comediantompapa Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/tompapa #tompapa #breakingbread #comedy #standup #standupcomedy #bread Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesMORE Podcast Title Breaking Bread with Tom Papa
Podcast Description Comedian and bread baker, Tom Papa, is the perfect host, inviting guests to join him for an hour of eating, drinking and enjoying life. Listeners are invited to take a seat at the table as Tom and his guests celebrate the true meaning of breaking bread with insightful, revealing and always funny conversations.MORE Host Tom Papa
Guest Mike Birbiglia
Producer/Network All Things Comedy Network
Email ****@unitedtalent.com
Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 436.3KTwitter 81.1KInstagram 419.8K Avg Length 78 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

6. Working It Out With Mike Birbiglia: Comedy & Creativity, Podcasting..

Follow Play May 26, 2025 1:26:31
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About Episode Mike Birbiglia is a master storyteller, acclaimed comedian, and the creative force behind Netflix specials including "The Old Man & the Pool" and his newest, "The Good Life." This conversation explores the quiet architecture of story—how to shape it, live it, and share it in a way that matters. We talk about finding empathy for the parents who couldn’t fully show up, embracing feedback without losing your voice, and why the creative process might just be as simple and profound as “letting your brain go for a walk.” It’s not about performance. It’s about presence. Mike illuminates our shared humanity. This conversation is medicine for our divided times. Enjoy! Show notes + MORE Watch on YouTube Newsletter Sign-Up Eight Sleep: Get $350 off your Pod 5 Ultra w/ code RICHROLL?eightsleep.com/richroll On: High-performance shoes & apparel crafted for comfort and style ?on.com/richroll Bragg: Get 20% OFF your first order with code RICHROLL? Bragg.com BetterHelp: Get 10% OFF the first month?BetterHelp.com/richroll PPMP: Get $10 OFF your membership with code RICHROLL?mealplanner.richroll.com ROKA: Unlock 20% OFF your order with code RICHROLL?ROKA.com/RICHROLL AG1: Get a FREE bottle of Vitamin D3+K2 AND 5 free AG1 Travel Packs ?drinkAG1.com/richroll          Check out all of the amazing discounts from our Sponsors ? richroll.com/sponsors   Find out more about Voicing Change Media at voicingchange.media and follow us @voicingchangeMORE Podcast Title The Rich Roll Podcast
Podcast Description A master-class in personal and professional development, ultra-athlete, wellness evangelist and bestselling author Rich Roll delves deep with the world's brightest and most thought provoking thought leaders to educate, inspire and empower you to unleash your best, most authentic self. More at: https://richroll.comMORE Host Rich Roll
Guest Mike Birbiglia
Producer/Network Rich Roll
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 322.8K Avg Length 107 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

7. 860: Suddenly: A Mirror!

Follow Play May 25, 2025 59:53
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About Episode A show about people who are suddenly confronted with who they are. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our premium subscription. Prologue: Guest host Aviva DeKornfeld tells Ira Glass about breaking into a community pool as a kid, and the split-second decision that has haunted her ever since. (4 minutes) Act One: Some people are great in a crisis. Others, not so much. Does that mean anything about who we really are? Tobin Low investigates. (10 minutes) Act Two: Aviva DeKornfeld has the story of Leisha Hailey, who was certain she had the next million-dollar idea. (11 minutes) Act Three: Comedian Mike Birbiglia talks about the questions his daughter asks him and how trying to answer them showed him surprising reflections of himself.  (15 minutes) Act Four: David Kestenbaum tells the story of the suspicious disappearance of multiple shoes and a woman determined to explain it. (8 minutes) Transcripts are available at thisamericanlife.org This American Life privacy policy. Learn more about sponsor message choices. MORE Podcast Title This American Life
Podcast Description Each week we choose a theme. Then anything can happen. This American Life is true stories that unfold like little movies for radio. Personal stories with funny moments, big feelings, and surprising plot twists. Newsy stories that try to capture what it’s like to be alive right now. It’s the most popular weekly podcast in the world, and winner of the first ever Pulitzer Prize for a radio show or podcast. Hosted by Ira Glass and produced in collaboration with WBEZ Chicago.MORE Host Ira Glass
Guest Mike Birbiglia
Producer/Network This American Life
Email ****@thisamericanlife.org
Apple Rating 4.6/5Facebook 1MTwitter 374.6KInstagram 85.3K Avg Length 58 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

8. Mike Birbiglia doesn't think every setup needs a punchline

Follow Play May 22, 2025 38:12
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About Episode When Mike Birbiglia tells a story, he tries to make it relatable to everyone in the audience – whether it's tapping into his childhood anxiety, relating his clumsy attempts at self improvement or sharing his earnest fears about his aging parents. Mike's new Netflix special is The Good Life. He shares with Rachel how he learns valuable lessons from writing jokes, and explains how found some peace. To listen sponsor-free and support the show, sign up for Wild Card+ at plus.npr.org/wildcard Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy PolicyMORE Podcast Title Wild Card with Rachel Martin
Podcast Description Life’s too short for small talk. Rachel gets right to the questions that matter most. Once a week, famous guests pull questions from a deck of cards and open up about the kind of stuff we all think about but rarely say out loud. Actors, authors, and thinkers are prompted to talk about everything from their insecurities and dreams to grief and God. Named one of the 10 best podcasts of 2024 by The New York Time s, Wild Card stands out among celebrity interview podcasts. When modern life feels chaotic or overwhelming, listen to Wild Card for a joyful, grounding reminder of our shared humanity. Want to listen to Wild Card sponsor-free? Support NPR by subscribing to Wild Card+. Learn more at plus.npr.org/wildcard.MORE Host Rachel Martin
Guest Mike Birbiglia
Producer/Network NPR
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Apple Rating 4.6/5 Avg Length 41 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

9. Mike Birbiglia Cracked Up The Pope | Your Mom's House Ep. 810

Follow Play May 14, 2025 1:51:47
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About Episode Don't forget to watch Mike Birbiglia's new special "The Good Life" streaming on Netflix May 26th! Get tickets for Tom’s Come Together Tour at https://tomsegura.com/tour SPONSORS: - Make life easier by getting harder and discover your options at https://BlueChew.com! Try your first month of BlueChew FREE when you use promo code YMH -- just pay $5 shipping. - Go to https://helixsleep.com/YMH for 27% Off Sitewide + Free Bedding Bundle (Sheet Set and Mattress Protector) with any Luxe or Elite Mattress Order. Exclusive for listeners of Your Mom's House! - Head to https://www.squarespace.com/MOM to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code MOM. This week on Your Mom’s House, Tom Segura and Christina P are joined by storytelling savant, Broadway boy, and sleepwalking legend Mike Birbiglia! Tom and Christina kick off the show glazing Tom's newly released Netflix series Bad Thoughts. They also check out some wild clips that include a fat as shit Steven Seagal, Daddy Reecie laying down the law, farting girls, gay walls, and threesome with a mother that'll make your skin crawl (or turn you on?) The Main Mommies also chime in on convicted SA-er Gerard Depardieu peeing on a plane. Who does that remind you of? If you said "Bert", you're probably right. Mike Birbiglia next enters the Mommy Dome and dives deep into how he went from sleepwalking out a window to developing one-man shows, hitting Broadway, and being in a Taylor Swift video. He shares how his religious parents reacted to his material, what it’s like entertaining the Pope, and how becoming a dad has shifted his lens on life, comedy, and swim meets. Plus, they also talk bad radio shows, booking nightmares, bouncing checks, comedy condos full of pubes, and that time Uber warned Tom about a shootout. Mike and Tom also get into legacies, asking their dads the tough questions, and what it's like raising kids who could not care less about their famous dads. Plus Enny still does not likes gay stuff and CP’s lipstick is still poppin’! Your Mom’s House Ep. 810 https://tomsegura.com/tour https://christinap.com/ https://store.ymhstudios.com https://www.reddit.com/r/yourmomshousepodcast Chapters 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:39 - Bad Thoughts Reactions 00:06:32 - Opening Clip: Daddy Reecie 00:08:43 - Messing With Corpses 00:15:17 - Gérard Depardieu Is a Fat Knucklehead 00:27:04 - Gay Stuff 00:35:16 - Enny Is Not Amused 00:40:09 - Clip: Do What You Do Best 00:41:50 - Clip: Katy Perry’s Dance Moves 00:43:58 - Clip: Bert Beat Diabetes 00:45:40 - Mike Birbiglia’s Good Life 00:52:40 - Sleepwalking & Storytelling 01:00:38 - Bringing Comedy To Broadway 01:05:38 - Chaotic Comedy Clubs 01:14:59 - Terrible Morning Radio 01:19:13 - Comedy Hacks 01:21:44 - Mike's Dad Doesn't Get What He Does 01:25:03 - Mike Birbiglia Met The Pope 01:30:21 - Raising Boys vs Girls 01:34:08 - Is It Cake & Taylor Swift 01:37:31 - Parents: Death and Connection 01:47:29 - Wrap Up 01:48:25 - Closing Song - Gay Questions by Mc FluidBond Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesMORE Podcast Title Your Mom's House with Christina P. and Tom Segura
Podcast Description Christina Pazsitzky and Tom Segura are comedians who are also married. They are the Mommies and they welcome you to join them. Dental updates! Dudes! Stories! Wiping!
Hosts Christina Pazsitzky, Tom Segura
Guest Mike Birbiglia
Producer/Network YMH Studios
Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 4.7/5Twitter 265.3K Avg Length 89 min Format Long form Since Feb 2014 Get Email Contact