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How ‘Office Ladies’ Transformed From a BFF Hang for Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey to One of the Biggest Podcasts in the World

Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey on expanding 'Office Ladies,' finishing their 'Office' rewatch, moving to Audacy and how the podcast got Fischer through breast cancer treatment.

You’re thinking of deer penis.”) In their optimistic, cheerful tone, they’ve navigated episodes that aged poorly, and delivered a feminist treatise on how unfair it was that Fischer had to return to work only five weeks after having a C-section because actors don’t receive paid maternity leave. “It means so much to so many people.” She realized the podcast had caught on when people began yelling, “Lady!” at her on the street, using one of her and Fischer’s favorite words, instead of “Save Bandit!” (from a Season 5 episode in which Dwight starts a fire in the office, and Angela throws her cat into a hole in the ceiling to try to rescue him). In what they’re calling “Office Ladies 6.0,” Fischer and Kinsey will continue their deep dives into “The Office.” In their first “6.0” episode, which dropped last week, they interviewed Allison Jones, the casting director who assembled the show’s ensemble.

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