The Paper Ep 3: Buddy and the Dude

Key Takeaways

Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey launch Office Ladies 6.0, discussing New Year's resolutions.
The episode breaks down 'The Paper' episode, 'Buddy and the Dude'.
Ned attempts to teach fact-checking as Mare investigates a mattress scam.
Esmeralda actively tries to sabotage Mare's journalistic efforts.
Guest Mary Hollis Inboden shares behind-the-scenes insights from 'The Paper'.
Creed Bratton plays 'Two Truths and a Lie' with surprising personal stories.
The hosts and listeners debate the safety and quality of gas station sushi.
Mare and Ned successfully expose the mattress store scam, leading Mare to stay at 'The Paper'.
The episode title 'Buddy and the Dude' is inspired by Mare and Ned's awkward fist bump.

Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey launch 'Office Ladies 6.0', dedicating it to re-watching 'The Office' and sharing behind-the-scenes stories.
The hosts discuss their New Year's resolutions to 'get off the hamster wheel'.
One host began purging her closet, sharing items with her daughter, while the other focuses on 'single tasking' and setting boundaries for device use during conversations.

The podcast breaks down 'The Paper' season one, episode three, 'The Buddy and the Dude', written by Patrick Kang and Michael Levin, and directed by Jana Garskaya.
The episode centers on Ned's efforts to teach fact-checking while Mare investigates a mattress store scam.
Esmeralda attempts to sabotage Ned and reveals Mare's potential departure for a hospitality job.
Guest star Mary Hollis Inboden portrays mattress store employee Cindy, sharing details about her audition and role on 'The Paper'.

Ned calls a team meeting to coach newsroom staff, particularly Adam, on separating fact from fiction in reporting.
The episode features the game 'Two Truths and a Lie', initially played by characters Travis and Adalola.
Adalola's claim of accidentally calling Martin Lawrence is revealed as a lie, with the voice being comedian Jay Farrow doing an impression.

Jenna and Angela play 'Two Truths and a Lie' with guest Creed Bratton, who submitted audio clips.
Creed's first story involved a drug deal in the early 1980s that resulted in him owning a rare 1958 Gibson Carina Explorer guitar, valued at $800,000 to $1 million.
He also recounted a 1965 experience in Israel where Frank Sinatra warned him about live explosives, and a 1967 or 1968 Piper Cub plane crash on a restricted Air Force base involving alligators and military apprehension.
Creed revealed the false claim was owning the 1958 Gibson Korean Explorer guitar.

Esmeralda attempts to sabotage Mare by falsely claiming Mare is leaving 'The Paper' for a concierge training program at the Radisson.
Esmeralda is described as 'queen of shade' and makes remarks about Mare, including calling her 'the woman whose parents named her after a horse'.
Her character is noted to be wearing a snake belt, which the hosts interpret as symbolic of her saboteur role.
Ned estimates the newspaper's success probability at 95%, which Mare finds 'delusional' but also nerve-wracking.

The hosts and listeners engage in a debate about the edibility of gas station sushi, referencing a Reddit thread.
Differing opinions are noted based on location, with 7-Eleven sushi in Japan being acceptable, while other sources warn of poor quality.
The hosts express their view that gas stations are best suited for processed foods and items with a long shelf life, not raw fish.

Mare and Ned adopt 'mom detective' personas and go undercover at a mattress store, posing as a married couple with a mother suffering from incontinence.
The mattress store scam involves inflating prices and giving products exclusive names to prevent price comparison.
This scam tactic is based on a real-life experience of 'The Office' co-creator Greg Daniels.

Jenna and Angela discuss a 'would you rather' question: the ability to speak to animals or any human language.
One host ultimately chooses the ability to speak any human language due to the potential for communication and connection.
The discussion leads to a personal anecdote about one of their dogs, Biscuit, and her morning anxieties.

Ned and Mare uncover the mattress supplier's name by calling from Cindy's desk, confirming the scam and securing information.
They confront Cindy, identifying themselves as reporters from 'The Truth Teller', and reveal the presence of cameras as evidence.
Guest star Mary Hollis Inboden's performance as Cindy is highlighted, along with her advice to Jenna Fischer on acting direction, specifically 'don't be the funny guy' and 'if you think you can make it even smaller, do'.