Professional Talkers
Mike Schubert & Sequoia Simone
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A comedic advice podcast all about navigating life's awkward conversations. Hosts Mike Schubert (Potterless, The Newest Olympian) and Sequoia Simone (Fanatical Fics and Where to Find Them) draw upon their own life experiences and call on subject matter experts to bring you the do’s and don'ts of tricky interactions. Scared to tell your roommate they’re messy? Dreading your next first date? These professional talkers (podcasters) are here to guide you through chats of both high and low yikes levels. Episodes release every other Monday, with video episodes on YouTube!
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Recent Episodes
Attending Your High School Reunion: Sequoia’s Mom Knows EVERY Person
It's so stereotypically scary, but it doesn't have to be! Mike, Sequoia, and SEQUOIA'S MOM give advice about how to prep for and act at your high school reunion so that you can enjoy time with…
Telling Your Friend to Dump Him: Sharing is Caring, Gossip is Power
This one has been sitting in our "topics to cover" document for TOO LONG. We're happy to finally help you help your friends help themselves and leave a bad relationship. Sequoia brings more of the…
Leveling Up Friendships: Be a Dad on Social Media
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, Sherry) have got you covered! Learn more about…
Weddings: Want Attention on the Dancefloor? Bring the Heat.
It's another listener mailbag episode for a complex (and often awkward) situation, weddings! With so many angles to approach these events, we decided to answer every question our listeners submitted!…
Talking Money with Friends of Varying Incomes: Be the Hangs You Wanna See in the World (w/ Mel Rubin)
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 sorts of situations where money comes up in…
BONUS: Talking to Customer Service
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 dealing with customer service when something has…
Talking to Someone You Secretly Dislike: Bring a Shark to the Party (w/ Sal Tamarkin)
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 conversation where you dislike the person on the…
Asking A Friend for Help: Should I Use My Legs or My Heart?
Sequoia talks from actual experience and Mike talks from "shoulda, woulda, coulda" experience about how to humble yourself and ask your friends for help. It shouldn't be that scary! Your friends…
Surviving The Holidays: Mistletoe? No. Missy Elliot? Yes!
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 on how to navigate our top holiday-themed yikes…
Leaving a Conversation: We Are Human, We Must Snack
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 say to things you can do to things you can rely on,…
Explaining a Piece of Media is Problematic: Is Breakfast at Tiffany's REALLY Worth It?
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 Professional Talkers, both of which started out as…
Breaking Up With Someone: Don’t Sugarcoat it, Don’t Sourcoat it
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 of our Professional Talkers mainly has been…
BONUS: Writing an Email
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 business, family, or friends, Mike's got the advice and…
Having a Difficult Conversation with Your Boss: You Can't Fire Rebecca w/ Elliot Davis
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, Elliot made the beautiful artwork for our…
Talking to THAT Relative at Thanksgiving: A Pro-Kids Table Podcast w/ Jeffrey Cranor
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 uncomfortable conversations with folks close to…
Telling Your Neighbor to Quiet Down: BUT WHAT IF THEY'RE HOT?!
Mike and Sequoia tackle a tricky subject in which Mike somehow has somehow successfully naviagted FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES! Want to see Mike and Sequoia live on stage in Providence, RI or via…
Apologizing to a Friend: You CANNOT Say "I'm sorry, but..."
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 we all have the tendency to get defensive, so it…
Telling Your Roommate to Clean: Cool It with the Spreadsheets
Whether you're friends with, acquaintances of, or married to your roommate, telling them they're being messy can be incredibly awkward! Thankfully, Schubes and Sequoia are here to advise you in…
Avoiding Awkward First Dates: Can They Eat You? w/ Sophia Benoit
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've brought in relationships writer Sophia…
Small Talk at a Party: What *DO* I Do For Fun?!
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 give advice on approaches you could take to help…
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Professional Talkers has published 21 episodes since June 2025, covering topics in Comedy, Education.
Professional Talkers is currently active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 58m.
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