Talking Money with Friends of Varying Incomes: Be the Hangs You Wanna See in the World (w/ Mel Rubin)
25.02.2026 | 1 godz. 17 min.
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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
BONUS: Talking to Customer Service
13.02.2026 | 23 min.
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.! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Talking to Someone You Secretly Dislike: Bring a Shark to the Party (w/ Sal Tamarkin)
27.01.2026 | 57 min.
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!). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Asking A Friend for Help: Should I Use My Legs or My Heart?
14.01.2026 | 59 min.
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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Surviving The Holidays: Mistletoe? No. Missy Elliot? Yes!
24.12.2025 | 59 min.
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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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 upon their own life experiences and call on subject matter experts to bring you the do’s and don'ts of tricky interactions. Scared to tell your roommate they’re messy? Dreading your next first date? These professional talkers (podcasters) are here to guide you through chats of both high and low yikes levels. Episodes release every other Monday, with video episodes on YouTube!