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Office Ladies

The Paper Ep 4: TTT vs The Blogger

21 Jan 2026

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Chapter 1: What rivalry emerges between Ned and the teen blogger?

4.148 - 31.86 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. 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. Hi there, Angela. Well, hi there, Jenna. How are you doing?

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32.24 - 41.511 Jenna Fischer

You know, I'm good. Is that it? You're just good. Now, is this one of those times when like, you know when someone says, how are you doing? Yeah.

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Chapter 2: How does Mare investigate the music teacher's past?

41.531 - 70.238 Jenna Fischer

And you're like, I can't get into it. And so you say, I'm good. Well, here's the thing. And I think you know this about me. I really have a hard time, like, just saying whatever the, like, normal response is. This is kind of true. Yeah. So, like, if people say, how are you? I might just say, well, you know, today, like, everything feels a little shitty. But I'm out there. I'm living.

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70.438 - 80.926 Jenna Fischer

I'm putting one foot in front of the other. And then if you say that, though, people are like, okay, yeah. But, lady, this is why I love you. This is very Midwest of you.

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Chapter 3: What wardrobe details do Jenna and Angela notice?

80.946 - 104.836 Jenna Fischer

I notice this every time I go home to St. Louis. Like, I go to the grocery store line, and I'm checking out or something, and the person says, how are you? And I say, fine. I give the Los Angeles response. Yeah. And I say, how about you? And then they say something, like, deeply personal. Yeah. Yeah. They're like, well, my sister was arrested last night. I'm like, oh, she what?

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104.937 - 109.083 Jenna Fischer

And they're like, yep. I mean, she's been in trouble before, but I don't know. It's okay.

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Chapter 4: What are the implications of Ned's comment on the teen blogger's article?

109.163 - 131.887 Jenna Fischer

I think we've got a lawyer. And I'm like, oh my gosh. I mean, it happens all the time. And so I think that's how you remind me of home. I love it. I don't mind it at all. It is true because my family does this. Like, I'll be like, you know, how's it going? They're like, well, the cattle guard's not getting fixed because, you know, Tommy went blind again.

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131.907 - 140.608 Jenna Fischer

He's got that plate in his head, moves around every once in a while. Yeah. That's a real statement my mom said to me. Yeah, I know. Yeah. I like it.

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Chapter 5: How does Esmeralda react to the negative blog post about her?

141.129 - 160.133 Jenna Fischer

All right. Makes you more interesting personally. Although I have been in your position and I have received blank stares from people when I share in the same way. Like it just happened at a school event. Someone asked me how I was. And I just, honestly, I didn't get a lot of sleep last night. It's not always a complaint either.

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160.234 - 174.055 Jenna Fischer

Like I say good news too, but it sounds like it's always a gripe, but it's not. I will. Like someone like, how's it going? Great. I just found a pair of jeans I thought I had lost for a long time. And they're like really my favorite. They're like a lucky brand. They don't make them anymore.

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Chapter 6: What revenge tactics do Ned and Esmeralda consider?

174.095 - 195.326 Jenna Fischer

You know, like the low-waisted ones, everything's now is like up at your belly button. Who needs that crap? And I might say that. I know, but isn't that interesting? That makes for an interesting moment in a day. If you answer a question with like weird specificity. Or it clears the room. It does. Okay. What should we do? Oh, we should do our chit-chat suggestion.

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195.366 - 205.959 Jenna Fischer

No, it felt like a lot of chit-chat. Let's do it. This one is coming in from Nat S. in Baldwin, Missouri. That's my hometown.

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Chapter 7: What unexpected twist occurs with Mr. K's character?

206.2 - 210.786 Jenna Fischer

Literally, Baldwin, Missouri is my hometown. You're kidding. Baldwin? Yeah, it's a suburb of St.

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211.006 - 211.587 Unknown

Louis. St.

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211.607 - 213.469 Jenna Fischer

Louis, okay. All right, let's listen.

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213.449 - 232.869 Unknown

Hi ladies, this is Nat from Missouri. If you had unlimited creative freedom and an endless budget, tell us all about the story you'd want to produce, either together or separately. It could be a movie or a TV show, chat about potential casting and plot lines, or maybe even chat about what kinds of stories you wish you saw more of in today's world.

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233.43 - 237.634 Unknown

Thanks for picking my question, you ladies are so groovy. Love you lots and keep it up.

238.103 - 249.105 Jenna Fischer

I mean, that's a big question. Nat, I'm going to say there are so many stories I would love to bring to life, so many parts I would love to play myself.

Chapter 8: How does the episode conclude with Ned's reflection on journalism?

249.766 - 274.815 Jenna Fischer

And I don't think it's a matter of endless creative freedom or endless budget, although that would help. For me, it would be, I need endless bandwidth. And time, I feel like, or to clone myself, I feel like there's so many things. I mean, the first one coming to mind is mom detectives, which I can't do because I just don't have the time to bring that into the world.

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274.875 - 296.874 Jenna Fischer

The way we would want to do it. Yeah. Yeah, I mean, I agree. I mean, I do love this question because it let me daydream a little. Like, Nat, for one, there's a lot of great stories that haven't been told about women who were cowgirls, like real working cowgirls. And there's some great stories. And I've read a few, and I'm like, gosh, that would make an amazing movie.

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297.415 - 318.115 Jenna Fischer

Just highlight one of them that— rode horseback and worked the land just like hardcore. I would love that movie. Like that would be something I would want to see. Yeah. So that's a story I always thought would be cool to tell, like the women of the West, you know? Yes. And then for me, also mom detectives. And I'll tell you why. Jenna and I, like we don't do anything half ass.

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318.516 - 342.13 Jenna Fischer

If we were to do this, we would do it and we don't have time to do it. But I even fantasize about the cast because that's where I have the most fun when I think about projects is like seeing who I would want. So Nat and Jenna, this is my daydream cast for Mom Detectives. Oh, I can't wait to hear it. Okay. Husbands, Steve Little, and Tone Bell. Amazing. Amazing.

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342.731 - 366.866 Jenna Fischer

Neighbors that we drive crazy with our mom detectiveness. Bobby Lee, Rachel Dratch, Timberley Hill, who's hilarious. Then I also want the two guys across the street that host the 4th of July barbecue every year. This is also in my neighborhood. They're very serious about their meat. You're going to have to go over there. It's like a big deal. Okay. They're very intense.

367.648 - 391.844 Jenna Fischer

I want local cops that we butt heads with because we're mom detectives. I want them to be Jim Gaffigan and Jason Antoon. Okay. I mean, I just think that would be a blast. That would be such a blast. Yeah. Yeah. Can't you just see us, like, getting in a scuttlebutt with Jim Gaffigan? And Jason Antoon was in a pilot I did called The 46 Percenters. He's in NCIS Hawaii. He's so funny.

391.984 - 418.48 Jenna Fischer

And Steve Little, my God. Tone Bell, we did Bad Judge together with Kate Walsh. And I couldn't even make eye contact with him for half his lines because I would just bust up. I want us to have a revolving door of directors we love like Denny Gordon. Yes. Ken Kwapis. Paul Feig. Yeah. See, we need the endless bandwidth. We do. And we do need funds because that's a big cast. It is.

419.261 - 445.875 Jenna Fischer

Well, I have also always wanted to do a biopic on Ruth Fertl. She's the founder of Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. Oh, yeah. You love her. You've talked about her on here before. I did. I gave a whole deep dive on her badassery and how she put her name on that steakhouse. And I think it would make an amazing movie. And I think that Julia Garner should play her. This would be my dream casting.

446.376 - 469.839 Jenna Fischer

I love her. I just, I saw her in Weapons. And there's this scene in Weapons in the Bar, and she's just so good. I would love to also work with Julia Garner. You know another thing that I would really like? What? If we're just putting out— Sure. I wish I could go back and have all the shows that I've developed and pitched get made. Like, there was this one I did called National Parker.

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