Office Ladies SNAFU with Ed Helms
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Feb 4, 2026 
Ed Helms, actor and comedian who hosts the Snafu podcast, leads a wild retelling of a 1965 'broken arrow' when a Skyhawk and a nuclear bomb went overboard. Jenna and Angela reunite and trade set memories, table-read stories, and personal workplace mishaps. Short, surprising, and nostalgic — with a dash of naval secrecy and Greenpeace sleuthing.
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High School Desk Meet-Cute Gone Wrong
- Angela Kinsey shares a personal high-school mishap where a wraparound desk flipped and pinned her, creating an embarrassing scene.
- The story highlights the awkward, human snafus that stay with you for years.
The Mailbox Fashion Faux Pas
- Jenna Fischer tells a teen-era story of stepping outside to get the mail wearing only an Esprit top and no pants.
- She hid in shame afterward and lost the nerve to talk to the crush again.
Historical Snafus Feel Like Workplace Comedy
- Ed Helms frames historical mishaps as workplace comedies with human errors and leadership failures.
- He connects the absurdity of real snafus to familiar office-style misunderstandings viewers recognize.
