The Funny Podcast Live

Episodes

1. 50

   #50 Fifty Episodes In, We’re Still Not Promoted

   😂 Fifty episodes, dozens of guests, and one very confused host who still hasn’t labeled his yogurt. Emteaz sits down with career storyteller and stand-up comic Zainab Okafor-Reyes to look back at everything the show has taught us about modern work, from the death of the ladder to the rise of the...

   Oct 9, 2026

   9m
2. 49

   #49 How to Quit Your Job Without Burning the Building Down

   😂 You’ve drafted your resignation letter eleven times, practiced “I have some news” in the shower, and still ended up saying “thanks for everything” to a manager who once microwaved fish. Emteaz sits down with workplace transitions researcher and stand-up comic Elif Demir to talk about the…

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   Oct 9, 2026

   11m
3. 48

   #48 Office Politics Is Just High School With Lanyards

   😂 There’s a lunch table you’re not sure you’re allowed to sit at, a group chat you were somehow left out of, and a coworker who knows your entire life story but not your last name. Emteaz sits down with organizational psychologist and stand-up comic Soraya Mehrabi to talk about office politics,...

   Oct 9, 2026

   11m
4. 47

   #47 Seven Interviews Later, They Chose the Internal Candidate

   😂 You rewrote your résumé nine times, survived five rounds of interviews, and received a rejection that began with “We were so impressed.” Emteaz sits down with recruiter turned stand-up comic Marisol Vega-Torres to unpack the strange, funny, and occasionally painful world of job hunting, from...

   Oct 9, 2026

   11m
5. 46

   #46 My Coworker Is a Chatbot and Gets Promoted Faster

   😂 Your inbox now has a robot summarizing your meetings, your boss wants “an AI strategy,” and you’re quietly wondering whether your job is next. Emteaz sits down with AI-at-work researcher and stand-up comic Hana Takahashi to separate the panic from the real picture, from résumé-reading robots…

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   Oct 9, 2026

   10m
6. 45

   # 45 Remote Work Gave Us Freedom and Also Pants Optional

   😂 You’re wearing a blazer on top and pajama pants on the bottom, and your “home office” is a laundry basket with a laptop on it. Emteaz sits down with remote-work researcher and stand-up comic Fatima Al-Rashid to talk about hybrid chaos, office culture, and what “culture” even means when your...

   Oct 9, 2026

   10m
7. 44

   #44 The Corporate Ladder Is Now a Jungle Gym

   😂 You were promised a ladder, a pension, and a corner office, and what you got was a “lateral move” and a laptop sticker. Emteaz sits down with labor historian and stand-up comic Katarzyna Nowak to trace how the 9-to-5, the career ladder, and the lifelong job came to be, and why they’re falling...

   Oct 9, 2026

   10m
8. 43

   #43 Your Job Will Change, So Will Your Skills

   😂 You learned a skill in 2015 that now lives only in your résumé, and your “five-year plan” got rewritten by a software update. Emteaz sits down with future-of-work researcher and stand-up comic Amara Nwosu-Bell to talk about which skills last, which ones fade, and how to stay useful without...

   Oct 8, 2026

   11m
9. 42

   #42 Burnout Is Not a Personality, Stop Putting It on Your Résumé

   😂 You’ve said “I’m slammed” so many times it’s basically your email signature, and your calendar looks like a game of Tetris nobody wins. Emteaz sits down with occupational psychologist and stand-up comic Ingrid Solheim to talk about burnout, hustle culture, and the fine art of doing less…

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   Oct 8, 2026

   9m
10. 41

    #41 Your Personal Brand Is Just Your Group Chat Voice

    😂 Everyone’s a “thought leader” now, every headshot has a blurry bookshelf, and somehow your cousin has 40,000 followers for posting sandwiches. Emteaz sits down with personal branding strategist and improv comedian Mei-Lin Chen to talk about visibility, authenticity, and the awkward art of...

    Oct 8, 2026

    10m
11. 40

    #40 Boomers Got Gold Watches, We Got Pizza Parties

    😂 Your dad says “just work hard and stay loyal,” your younger coworker says “that’s a red flag,” and you’re stuck in the middle holding a free pizza slice. Emteaz sits down with workplace sociologist and stand-up comic Naledi Mokoena to unpack how different generations define success. 🕰️ It...

    Oct 8, 2026

    11m
12. 39

    #39 Your Salary Is Not a Secret, It's a Group Project

    😂 Money is the one topic we'll discuss for hours with strangers online but never with the coworker sitting three feet away. Emteaz sits down with financial psychologist and part-time stand-up comic Dr. Leila Haddad to talk about the awkward, hilarious, and surprisingly emotional world of pay,...

    Oct 8, 2026

    11m
13. 38

    #38 Nobody Knows What Their Boss Actually Does

    😂 Your manager is "in back-to-back meetings" again, and you have no idea what that even means. Today, Emteaz sits down with leadership coach and former middle manager Priya Raghunathan to talk about the funniest, most awkward, and most human side of bosses, from the "open door policy" nobody…

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    Oct 7, 2026

    11m
14. 37

    #37 Everyone Has a Side Hustle and Most Are Candles

    😂 Your cousin sells resin coasters, your barber is a crypto consultant, and you've got a "business idea" in your Notes app. Welcome to the side hustle era! Emteaz sits down with independent-work researcher turned comedy writer Camila Restrepo to unpack the gig economy, the freelance dream, and…

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    Oct 7, 2026

    11m
15. 36

    #36 Why Every Office Is Secretly a Sitcom

    😂 Ever sat through a one-hour meeting that could have been a two-line email? You're not alone, and today we're laughing about it. Emteaz sits down with workplace humor writer and former HR manager turned stand-up comedian Adaeze Okonkwo to break down the funniest, strangest, most relatable parts...

    Oct 7, 2026

    11m