"Roy and I just got back from the Poconos. I get ten vacation days a year, and I try to hold off taking them for as long as possible, and this year I got to the third week in January"
This week we're talking about The Carpet! Alex and Edwin dive into this classic from season 2 with the ferocity of Dwight calling to win that box set. We cover the storylines like Michael moving out to the bullpen, Jim moving back to the annex, and the very beginning of Ryan & Kelly. And of course we mention all of the accumulated voicemails, mysterious allergies, and monkey kidneys that go into this episode.
Then in the Conference Room Sean joins us to answer some listener voicemails! We're way overdue on cleaning up the inbox, so we spend some time talking about things like theme songs, mindful moments, and Michael hitting Meredith with his car.
Hey, what's that word we made up when you have a thing stuck in your shoe? Anyway, I have a thing stuck in my shoe.

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This week - with the boys in the throws of holiday obligations, travel, and work assignments - we dust off a Patreon exclusive mailbag from November 2020! It was a different world, our show wasn't yet two years old, there were no kids in the picture, and The Office was still on Netflix.

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Darryl: "That's what I've been trying to tell you, Mike. It's serious down there. We do dangerous stuff, man. This is shenanigans, foolishness, Nerf-ball. You live a sweet, little, Nerf-y life. Sittin' on your biscuit. Never havin' to risk it.

Michael: "Okay...what, Nerf isn't cool anymore?"

This week on November Normalcy we're diving into the superfan cut of Safety Training from Season 3! We cover all the bailer jokes, betting wagers, trampoline shenanigans, and Drew-ness from this classic episode that covers all the very serious conditions that office workers face worldwide.

Then in the conference room, with Edwin away on a business trip, Sean and Alex partake in a little Baby Talk to see how the toddlers in their lives are developing.

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Everyone in the Conference Room--this week we're getting ethical! We dive back into NBC's The Office with a podcast dedicated to Business Ethics from Season 5. We talk about Meredith's arrangement for Outback Steakhouse coupons, Jim tracking Dwight's productivity, and a couple other small storylines included in the superfan edit.

Then we close out the episode with a quick round of Ordinary Things, where we talk about entrance music, seafood orders, theme restaurants, and more!

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"I want you to create a show, Pat. Okay? This is going to announce the motherfucking revolution. Make it good. Make it bright. Impress me.”

Put on your bathrobe and climb down the tunnel—this week we’re talking about One Battle After Another! We dedicate this week’s episode to Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film that features revolutionaries, martial arts, and some small beers. We talk about the plot, the characters, and the action sequences, but we also make sure to cover the skateboard guys, underground tunnels, and Steely Dan songs that go into the movie. So charge your phone, remember what time it is, and join us for this week’s pod!

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"Games have the power to distract people from stressful situations. Battleship got me through my parents' divorce. Operation got me through my vasectomy, i.e., my operation. I don't think I would have been able to endure my breakup with Holly had it not been for Toss Across.”

We close out October with another exciting edition of Game Night with Haylee B! Haylee joins us once again for an Autumnal round of blind rankings, would-you-rathers, and other games that have us laughing, singing, and brainstorming pop songs. We talk about topics like Halloween costumes, classic monsters, Office scream moments, and a whole lot more! 

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"And you, on this day of fantasy, are…a laborer."

This week during spooky season we head back to the offices of Dunder Mifflin Scranton to draft Halloween costumes! Despite already doing a characters-in-costume draft last year, we barely scratched the surface of Halloween and had more than enough to warrant a deeper dive.

Head over to our Discord to vote on the winner and submit your own Office themed costumes this year!

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"It's all true. The bogeyman is real and you found him."

This week we take a detour from The Office / The Paper and head towards a creepy house in the boondocks to record a Captive Audience for the Rob Zombie's 2003 cult horror movie 'House of 1000 Corpses.' Not only is it spooky season here on MSPC, but Rainn Wilson stars in this contemporary 70's-style snuff film in which four friends find themselves entrapped in a psychotic family's Halloween rituals.

With Edwin away on work this week (lucky him), our old friend Jordan hops into the car to watch this for the first time along with Sean. Don't worry, surely nothing bad will happen!

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This week we go back to the mailbag! We kick off the episode by welcoming Sean back and getting his take on the finale of The Paper.

Then we answer questions from discord, email, and voicemail on all kinds of topics. We talk about SNL, the Chit skits on TikTok, The Dana Carvey show, other shows we watched while The Office was on the air, and whole lot more!

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“A great man once said, ‘you miss 100% of the shots you don’t take’. Also an idiot I used to know."

We conclude our episode-by-episode coverage of The Paper with a look at the finale—The Ohio Journalism Awards! Sean is noticeably missing for this episode, Edwin puts on his red dress and Alex tries his best British accent as we take his place. Together they discuss the final episode of the season, talking through the storylines and best moments before reflecting on the season as a whole and thinking about what the future may hold for The Paper.

Then we head to the Conference Room for a pseudo-trivia looking at The Ringer’s list of greatest Office cold opens! 

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