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Office Ladies

500 Million Downloads & The Original Office Ladies Pilot!

03 Jun 2026

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Chapter 1: What milestone are Jenna and Angela celebrating in this episode?

4.283 - 13.46 Jenna Fischer

I'm Jenna Fisher. And I'm Angela Kinsey. We were on The Office together. And we're best friends. And now we're doing the ultimate Office Lovers podcast just for you.

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13.861 - 29.967 Angela Kinsey

Each week, we will dive deeper into the world of The Office with exclusive interviews, behind-the-scenes details, and lots of BFF stories. We're The Office Lady 6.0. Hello! Hi there! Oh my goodness!

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Chapter 2: How did the idea for Office Ladies originate?

30.407 - 46.126 Angela Kinsey

Jenna Fisher. Angela Kinsey. We have a big episode today. Office Ladies, you guys, has hit a huge milestone this month, and we're going to do a whole episode to celebrate it. We want to celebrate it with you guys. Jenna, tell them what's happening.

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46.867 - 52.774 Jenna Fischer

We just hit over 500 million downloads.

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53.575 - 56.861 Jenna Fischer

For Office Ladies Podcast. Yeah.

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Chapter 3: What challenges did Jenna and Angela face when starting the podcast?

56.881 - 83.361 Jenna Fischer

500 million. Yeah. Over. Over. We'd been tracking it, lady, and all of a sudden, when we went back to see where we were, we were actually at 501 million. I know. We missed it by a whole million. I know. You brought in balloons that spell out... 500 million. You told me you were going to do this. I said, lady, is it necessary? You said, quote, I feel very strongly about this.

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83.702 - 88.608 Jenna Fischer

You said it in a tone. I did. That you were like, I am not f***ing around.

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88.788 - 92.973 Angela Kinsey

This is a big number. Yeah. Yeah. Balloons, it is.

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Chapter 4: What special recording do Jenna and Angela share from the original pilot?

93.233 - 99.04 Angela Kinsey

Well, balloons, damn it. And here's the thing I didn't realize when I ordered them is that we had to blow them up.

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99.02 - 99.542 Jenna Fischer

Yeah.

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99.722 - 100.284 Angela Kinsey

Yeah.

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100.304 - 105.84 Jenna Fischer

It feels like when you've hit 500 million downloads, someone else blows up your balloons.

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105.86 - 119.448 Angela Kinsey

No, as it turns out, no, you do it over a week at home with your husband. Thank you, Josh. You also brought in a treat. I did. We have a cake because you guys on Office Ladies, we celebrate everything with cake.

Chapter 5: How did Office Ladies impact the podcasting community?

120.229 - 126.998 Angela Kinsey

We have a cake. Guess what, guys? It didn't have space for the word million. It says 500. Great. 500 what?

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127.699 - 129.762 Jenna Fischer

They don't know when they made it. They didn't know.

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129.782 - 150.394 Angela Kinsey

They don't know. I think basically it's like Jim and Dwight planned our 500 million download plan. Party, because we have some sad balloons. We have a sad cake. But we have lots of happiness in our heart, you guys. Yes. And I got you something. You got me something? I did. And me. I got us matching gifts. What is it?

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Chapter 6: What memories do Jenna and Angela reflect on from their time on The Office?

150.414 - 154.561 Angela Kinsey

This is very on brand for me. Because over the years, I've gotten us many matching gifts.

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154.622 - 155.202 Jenna Fischer

This is true.

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155.443 - 157.326 Angela Kinsey

You're probably never going to wear this.

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157.373 - 158.254 Jenna Fischer

It's something I wear.

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158.515 - 167.627 Angela Kinsey

Yeah. I got so dialed in to this number 500 million. Are you crazy? That's nuts.

167.748 - 175.158 Jenna Fischer

What is it? Is it? It's a gold necklace. Oh, I was afraid it was a shirt that said 500 million.

175.438 - 185.052 Angela Kinsey

No, I thought about a hoodie. I didn't do it. I got us each a necklace. Look, it's gold plated. And then the number 500 is going to hang around your neck.

185.622 - 188.366 Jenna Fischer

Let me see this. Let me see this.

Chapter 7: What insights do they share about the production process of The Office?

188.386 - 188.827 Jenna Fischer

I love it.

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189.928 - 217.465 Angela Kinsey

And you know what? I purposely didn't put the million because, like, kind of like with the cake, if you know, you know. If you know, you know. And there's going to be some school assembly, Jenna. You're going to be sitting there, and someone's going to be like, 500, huh? And you're going to be like, uh-huh, that's right. 500. 500. And I would work 500 miles. I've had that song stuck in my head.

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217.785 - 225.456 Angela Kinsey

And I try to think of a way to like make it into downloads. You almost did a song parody as well. I did. I gave up on that really quick.

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225.476 - 233.007 Jenna Fischer

Well, thank you for not giving up on these other celebratory items. I appreciate them very much. You're welcome. Truly. I'm saying that sincerely.

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Chapter 8: What heartfelt messages do fans send to celebrate 500 million downloads?

233.027 - 234.63 Angela Kinsey

You're welcome. Sam, there's cake.

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235.07 - 236.132 Sam Kiefer

Great. I look forward to it.

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238.188 - 245.921 Angela Kinsey

Congratulations. Congratulations. Well, you know, hitting this milestone has made us both really reflective on how it all began.

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245.961 - 259.723 Jenna Fischer

Yes. And there is a question that we have gotten a lot over the years that we've always wanted to answer. And this week seemed like finally the perfect timing. A lot of people have written in and asked how we started Office Ladies.

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259.703 - 280.275 Angela Kinsey

Yes, here's a letter from Rachel W. in Washington, D.C. Rachel says, I'm very interested in hearing more about your thought and decision-making process that led to Office Ladies. I just had my first baby and want to figure out a way to have a better balance between work and spending time with my family, but it feels like there are so few options between full-time work or full-time at home.

280.856 - 301.607 Angela Kinsey

I love how you ladies figured out how to make work fit into your ideal work-life balance, and I want to hear more about it. And another letter from Paula M. in Monterrey, Mexico. Paula says, I recently got fired from a job I hated. I've been working in the same industry for 15 plus years and I want to try something new. How did you guys find your ideal job?

302.498 - 323.933 Jenna Fischer

Well, Rachel and Paula, we actually have a great story about how this podcast started. And the reasons touch on some of the same themes that you mentioned in your letters about wanting to find work-life balance and also wanting to try something new. And Angela and I have shared a little bit about how podcasting came into our lives. And we do write about it in our book, The Office BFFs.

323.913 - 340.821 Jenna Fischer

But I would think that the main driving factor, and tell me if you agree with me here, Ann. Okay. But the main driving factor of how we got here is simply that we always wanted to work together again. ever since we wrapped the office, we've daydreamed about working together again.

340.921 - 361.098 Angela Kinsey

Yeah. And I think we always assumed it would be an on-camera job, like maybe we would host a game show or be in a TV show together again. And we talk about this all the time. And then about seven years ago, we were trading messages about how we wanted to organize our our garages and sheds. Sometimes you need a buddy to get this stuff done, right?

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