Rachel Martin, the host of Wild Card, finds a surprising connection with comedian Mike Birbiglia, despite their different backgrounds. Both raised in strictly religious families, they share similar experiences like having distant parental figures and navigating extroversion paired with introversion in their marriages. Martin highlights Birbiglia's podcast hosting style, which involves probing deep questions, reflecting her own curiosity. His latest comedy special, 'The Good Life,' serves as a testament to his comedic prowess and relatable storytelling, further underlining the unexpected parallels between their lives.
It's not very often that I listen to a middle aged man from Massachusetts who tells jokes for a living and think to myself, 'That dude gets me.'
Mike was raised in a really religious family - so was I. His Dad preferred reading books about world wars instead of parenting. Same.
And he also hosts a podcast where he likes to ask really deep questions, point blank, to many of his guests.
Birbiglia's new comedy special is called The Good Life.
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