Professional Talkers
Episodes
Leveling Up Friendships: Be a Dad on Social Media
13 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Whether you are looking to turn an acquaintance into a friend or a friend into a VERY CLOSE FRIEND, Mike and Sequoia (as well as actual expert at this...
Weddings: Want Attention on the Dancefloor? Bring the Heat.
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It's another listener mailbag episode for a complex (and often awkward) situation, weddings! With so many angles to approach these events, we decided ...
Talking Money with Friends of Varying Incomes: Be the Hangs You Wanna See in the World (w/ Mel Rubin)
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 s...
BONUS: Talking to Customer Service
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Talking to Someone You Secretly Dislike: Bring a Shark to the Party (w/ Sal Tamarkin)
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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 c...
Asking A Friend for Help: Should I Use My Legs or My Heart?
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sequoia talks from actual experience and Mike talks from "shoulda, woulda, coulda" experience about how to humble yourself and ask your friends for he...
Surviving The Holidays: Mistletoe? No. Missy Elliot? Yes!
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 o...
Leaving a Conversation: We Are Human, We Must Snack
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To celebrate our 10th episode, we're bookending our discussion from Episode 1 by teaching you how to GET OUT of a conversation! From things you can sa...
Explaining a Piece of Media is Problematic: Is Breakfast at Tiffany's REALLY Worth It?
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Uh oh, you have to break the news to your friend that the thing they like has some problems with it. Not sure of how to handle it? Feat not! The Profe...
Breaking Up With Someone: Don’t Sugarcoat it, Don’t Sourcoat it
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mike and Sequoia, no strangers to breakups, share their thoughts on how to best handle the situation when you are the one delivering the bad news. One...
BONUS: Writing an Email
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Life threw some lemons at us this week, but rather than make lemonade, Mike made a bonus episode about how to write an email! Whether it's for busines...
Having a Difficult Conversation with Your Boss: You Can't Fire Rebecca w/ Elliot Davis
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Who better to bring on as an expert to discuss how to best talk to bosses THAN SEQUOIA'S OLD BOSS, ELLIOT DAVIS? I'll tell ya who, NO ONE! Added bonus...
Talking to THAT Relative at Thanksgiving: A Pro-Kids Table Podcast w/ Jeffrey Cranor
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We've got another expert in the mix, Jeffrey Cranor from Welcome to Night Vale, to help us with an essential (and accidentally timely) topic: having u...
Telling Your Neighbor to Quiet Down: BUT WHAT IF THEY'RE HOT?!
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mike and Sequoia tackle a tricky subject in which Mike somehow has somehow successfully naviagted FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES! Want to see Mike and Sequo...
Apologizing to a Friend: You CANNOT Say "I'm sorry, but..."
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're back with more conversational advice! This time, we're here to help you properly apologize to a friend. No one likes admitting they're wrong and...
Telling Your Roommate to Clean: Cool It with the Spreadsheets
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Whether you're friends with, acquaintances of, or married to your roommate, telling them they're being messy can be incredibly awkward! Thankfully, Sc...
Avoiding Awkward First Dates: Can They Eat You? w/ Sophia Benoit
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's our first relationships episode AND it's our first episode with an external guest! To help you ensure that your first dates are never awkward, we...
Small Talk at a Party: What *DO* I Do For Fun?!
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For our first episode, we help you navigate the awkward waters of having to make small talk at a party where the only person you know is the host. We ...
Professional Talkers Trailer
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 1 of Professional Talkers releases on 7/14/25! If you want to see Mike & Sequoia ask each other awkward questions as a prelude to this podcast...