Mike Birbiglia Redefines The Good Life | Soul Boom
Comedian Mike Birbiglia (The Good Life on Netflix) opens up about navigating his father’s stroke, his daughter’s spiritual education, and how meeting the Pope shaped his artistry. Along the way, Mike explores mental‑health honesty, delusional optimism in auditions, and why he believes live storytelling is almost sacred. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! Get a 4-week trial, free postage, and a digital scale at https://www.stamps.com/soulboom. Thanks to Stamps.com for sponsoring the show! Airbnb 👉 https://airbnb.com/host Masterclass (at least 15% OFF!) 👉 https://www.masterclass.com/soulboom Quince (FREE shipping!) 👉 https://www.quince.com/soulboom MERCH OUT NOW! https://soulboom.com/store SUBSCRIBE to our SECOND channel: @SoulBoomPresents Sign up for our newsletter! https://soulboom.substack.com Watch WISDOM DUMP: https://bit.ly/WISDOMDUMP Follow us! Instagram: / soulboom TikTok: / soulboom Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Send fan mail! PO Box 2180 Toluca Lake, CA 91610 Shipping via UPS/FedEx? 10063 Riverside Dr PO Box 2180 Toluca Lake, CA 91610 Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani @KartikChainani Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Voicing Change Media Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Channel Branding Artwork and Graphics: Jack Sjogren / sjogrenjack Intro Animation by: Sophie Ansari / scribbledbysophie / scribbledbysophie In this episode, we discuss: 00:00 Mike Birbiglia's Rejection Therapy 04:00 Writing hid after his dad’s stroke 08:00 How Storytelling Repaird His Relationship with Dad 12:00 Daughter at the Vatican & Rediscovering faith 16:00 Comedy as spiritual unity 20:00 Bladder‑cancer scare at 20 24:00 Journaling & therapy: mining pain for stories 28:00 From one‑liners to emotional storytelling with My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend 32:00 Mental‑health insights: high‑functioning depression & coping #SoulBoom #MikeBirbiglia #RainnWilson