Professional Talkers

By Mike Schubert & Sequoia SimoneComedy Education Self-Improvement

Professional Talkers episodes

May 15 Attending Your High School Reunion: Sequoia’s Mom Knows EVERY Person
It's so stereotypically scary, but it doesn't have to be! Mike, Sequoia, and SEQUOIA'S MOM give advice about how to prep for and act at your high school reunion so that you can enjoy time with friends, chitchat with acquaintances, and humiliate your enemies!

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1 hr 2 min
April 30 Telling Your Friend to Dump Him: Sharing is Caring, Gossip is Power
This one has been sitting in our "topics to cover" document for TOO LONG. We're happy to finally help you help your friends help themselves and leave a bad relationship. Sequoia brings more of the expertise here, though Mike makes up for his lack of experience in this area with an elite on-the-road podcasting setup. Enjoy!

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48 min
April 13 Leveling Up Friendships: Be a Dad on Social Media
Whether you are looking to turn an acquaintance into a friend or a friend into a VERY CLOSE FRIEND, Mike and Sequoia (as well as actual expert at this, Sherry) have got you covered!

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1 hr 7 min
March 24 Weddings: Want Attention on the Dancefloor? Bring the Heat.
It's another listener mailbag episode for a complex (and often awkward) situation, weddings! With so many angles to approach these events, we decided to answer every question our listeners submitted!

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1 hr
February 25 Talking Money with Friends of Varying Incomes: Be the Hangs You Wanna See in the World (w/ Mel Rubin)
It's time for another guest expert episode of Professional Talkers! Mel Rubin (@money.with.mel) joins Mike and Sequoia to help guide you through all sorts of situations where money comes up in conversations with friends! When your squad fits into a wide range of tax brackets, things can get awkward. BUT THEY DON'T HAVE TO IF YOU FOLLOW OUR ADVICE!

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1 hr 18 min
February 13 BONUS: Talking to Customer Service
We've had too hectic of schedules to release of proper episode this week, but Mike had time to hop on the mic and discuss his advice and pitfalls when dealing with customer service when something has gone wrong in your travels/shopping/etc.!

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24 min
January 27 Talking to Someone You Secretly Dislike: Bring a Shark to the Party (w/ Sal Tamarkin)
Another guest expert episode of Professional Talkers is here! This time, Sequoia and Schubes are joined by Sal Tamarkin to discuss how to navigate a conversation where you dislike the person on the other end, but they have no idea. We're here to help this conversation go not great, but just fine (which is exactly what you want!).

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57 min
January 14 Asking A Friend for Help: Should I Use My Legs or My Heart?
Sequoia talks from actual experience and Mike talks from "shoulda, woulda, coulda" experience about how to humble yourself and ask your friends for help. It shouldn't be that scary! Your friends wants to help you! If they don't want to help you, they aren't your friends!

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59 min
December 24, 2025 Surviving The Holidays: Mistletoe? No. Missy Elliot? Yes!
The holiday season can throw you so many curveballs that our best course of action was to do a grab-bag episode where both of us came up with advice on how to navigate our top holiday-themed yikes moments, and we closed it out by giving advice on suggestions from our Patreon! Wanna help with the production of the show? Join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/professionaltalkers

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1 hr
December 01, 2025 Leaving a Conversation: We Are Human, We Must Snack
To celebrate our 10th episode, we're bookending our discussion from Episode 1 by teaching you how to GET OUT of a conversation! From things you can say to things you can do to things you can rely on, we've got all the advice to follow and pitfalls to avoid so that you won't have to resort to an Irish Exit.

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57 min

About Professional Talkers

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A comedic advice podcast all about navigating life's awkward conversations. Hosts Mike Schubert (Potterless, The Newest Olympian) and Sequoia Simone (Fanatical Fics and Where to Find Them) draw…