Jordan Klepper (The Daily Show) joins Michael and Asher to talk field reporting, the "Brick Suit Guy," and what actually changes someone's mind when the cameras are off. Plus: DOGE, voter ID, Graham Platner, dad life, and trips to the gastroenterologist.

00:00:00 Cold Open
00:00:22 Welcome
00:00:59 Podcast Photos, Dress Code, and Homework
00:05:03 Introducing Jordan Klepper
00:05:16 Standup, Storytelling, and the PowerPoint Show
00:07:10 Suffering Fools and Life on the Road
00:08:23 The Brick Suit Guy Story
00:12:53 Friendship Across the Political Divide
00:19:57 Is Political Comedy Actually Helpful?
00:23:07 The Socratic Method of Field Interviews
00:26:41 Doge, Voter ID, and Moments of Doubt
00:37:01 The Housing Bill and the Filibuster
00:40:46 Grace for RFK Jr and the Cabinet
00:46:31 The Madman Theory
00:50:37 2026 Predictions and Graham Platner
00:56:00 Patrick Dempsey and Being a Dad
00:59:24 Who Owns an Embarrassing Story
01:01:47 Doctor Stories: Clinton, Colonoscopy, and the Giant Cardiologist
01:14:59 The Colonoscopy Nap
01:20:49 Full Throated Endorsements: The Agency and 24
01:26:22 Outro

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Taylor Ortega is an actress & comedian starring in Big Mistakes on Netflix. She chats with Michael and Asher about Scents, fashion shows, and Ipods

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00:00:00 Cold Open
00:00:25 Fashion Week Nerves and Celine
00:03:50 Nominal Determinism and the Winner Loser Twins
00:05:44 Smells, Signature Scents, and Bad Breath
00:13:15 Coffee, Sleep Schedules, and Late Night Sports
00:15:49 Gray Hair and the Wizard Aging Debate
00:18:32 Show Intro
00:18:48 Welcoming Taylor Ortega and Big Mistakes Season 2
00:23:35 Set Stories and the QVC Amazon Gig
00:28:03 Carrying a Lead Role and Improv on Set
00:31:05 Writing Comedy for a Casino in Macau
00:32:55 Craft, Repetition, and Watching Great Performers
00:36:16 Astrology and Birth Charts
00:40:35 Remember When: The First iPod on the Bus
00:45:27 You Don't Own Me, Brick, and Silent Retreats
00:49:43 Remember When: Bees in the Trap with Jimmy Fallon
00:56:27 Remember When: The Hamster Mug Shot
01:00:46 Full Throated Endorsements: Local News and Kelly and Mark
01:05:50 Post Show Spirals and Permanent Records
01:08:19 Celine Favorites and Endorsing Widow's Bay
01:11:07 Full Throated Endorsement: Sports
01:15:33 Plugs and Outro

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Jeff Hiller is an Emmy Award Winning Actor, Comedian, and Improviser. He starred as Joel in the Emmy Winning TV Show Somebody Somewhere, and he also stars as Dale on the TV show Widow's Bay on Apple TV Plus.

But Also is produced by Suite Tea Studio

0:00 Welcome to But Also
0:29 Introducing Jeff Hiller
1:14 Nobody Expected the Emmy
3:10 The Night-Before Party
6:40 The Call ("I'm Getting Canceled")
9:00 Did the Show Win? The Writers Mix-Up
18:40 Improv, RaaaatScraps and "Is the Witch in This?"
27:36 A Memoir Obsessive
29:13 The "As I Lay Dying" Audiobook Disaster
31:30 Jeff Hiller Reads to You
37:13 Lennon Parham and UCB
38:05 Back to Theology (Eventually)
41:08 Culturally Jewish and the Rob Schneider Thing
45:58 The Church That Raised Him
48:55 I Could Be in a Cult
52:11 Will He Do Theater Again?
55:17 The Cat That Upstaged Romeo
59:39 Full Throated Endorsements
63:56 Jonathan the 194-Year-Old Tortoise
68:35 In Defense of the Chicken Thigh

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