Jenny Slate and the Flight to Varennes
episodePreviously titled “S4E15: Jenny Slate and the Flight to Varennes” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 5, 2026
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Everyone says, like, I could never join a cult. Like, I would never fall for that. Oh, I would. You would.
I really love friendly groups. I love cooking. I love it when people are, like, trying to help each other actualize their dreams. And I like it when people, like, are dedicated to each other. And a lot of times cults are, like, nonviolent. Except I don't like having to be naked in a group of people. And I don't like having to do, like, oral sex to, like, the head of the cult.
Yeah.
That's in the cult bylaws.
There's usually some guy.
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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Snafu, the show about history's greatest screw-ups. I'm Ed Helms, and more specifically, this is a show where we look at mishaps from history and wonder, oh, what does this say about humanity? And I always bring along a very exciting guest.
How did King Louis XVI plan to escape Paris?
Today, I'm joined by one of my dear friends. She's an actress, a writer, a comedian. She's been in so many incredible shows and movies, like it's borderline annoying. Just to name a few, Obvious Child. Zootopia, Gifted, Everything Everywhere All at Once, an Emmy nominee for Dying for Sex with Michelle Williams, an Oscar nominee for Marcel the Shell. She's the author of two fabulous books, Little Weirds and Life Form. And she recently launched her own podcast called I Need You Guys with Gabe Liedman and Max Silvestri. Please welcome the amazing Jenny Slate.
Hi. Hi, Ed. Hello.
We were neighbors for a short time.
Big time.
Here in Los Angeles.
Yeah.
I've known you for a long, long time. But then at some point in that, you also were our neighbor and my family began to call you Kramer because of your wacky interests. Yeah.
And also because it was like there wasn't a lot keeping me out. You know, like Kramer's always kind of busting through the door with some sort of really interesting concept. I'm not sure I had those interesting concepts, but I was coming through the door with big energy in my hair and really coming over a lot.
Yeah.
And it was a full open door policy for Kramer Slate to just come on in whenever she wanted. I miss those days.
I do, too. I really do. And I will say that I feel that we're making up for it, as we were talking about earlier. But the fact that we now have become people who celebrate Thanksgiving together, not in Los Angeles at all, but it's just like something we do. And it's really I love it so much. I just love it. Yeah. Yeah.
Me too. I'm very grateful for that. Yeah. Well, we won't invite the world too deeply into our private lives. But I'm so excited for your podcast with Gabe and Max, who I also know and adore.
Yes.
Obviously, it's a very crowded space now.
What went wrong during the flight to Varennes?
I'm now in the fourth season of Snafu. I'm like trying to box out everyone I can from also joining the podcast space because we need all the listeners we can get. So what are you doing? You're horning in on this format, but also congratulations and I'm excited for you. And what is it?
We... We have a joke that it's like it's only took us only 16 years to finally do a podcast.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–2:09
2
How did King Louis XVI plan to escape Paris?
2:09–4:11
3
What went wrong during the flight to Varennes?
4:11–6:04
4
How did the royal family react to being caught?
6:04–8:12
5
What were the consequences of Louis XVI's escape attempt?
8:12–9:44
6
How did public perception of the monarchy change after the escape?
9:44–12:10
7
What was the significance of Marie Antoinette's fate?
12:10–14:34
8
How does this story reflect on modern societal issues?
14:34–51:19