Second Drink: Branch Wars

Office Ladies

Audacy & Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey

Comedy, Tv & Film, After Shows

4.8 • 87.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

This week we’re breaking down Branch Wars. When Karen tries to poach Stanley to come work for the Dunder Mifflin Utica branch, Michael, Dwight and Jim, against his will, slap on some fakey ‘staches and go to Utica to prank Karen. Meanwhile back at the office, it’s the Finer Things Club! Adam Jamal Craig (NCIS: Los Angeles) sends in clips to share his experience of playing Rolando, the Utica receptionist. The ladies share their love of looking at strangers’ wedding photos, Angela does a deep dive on Manet painting Monet and Jenna shares having a Finer Things Club reunion lunch where unlike the episode, Ed Helms was allowed to join. So put on your berets, don’t pop popcorn and enjoy this episode! Office Ladies Website - Submit a fan question: https://officeladies.com/submitaquestion Follow Us on Instagram: OfficeLadiesPod Follow Us on YouTube Follow Us on TikTok To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello.
0:02.8	Hey there.
0:03.8	Happy New Year, Angela.
0:04.8	Happy 2026.
0:06.1	Same to you, lady.
0:07.4	I'm excited that we're kicking off the new year on office ladies with breakdowns of the paper.
0:12.2	Same here.
0:13.5	You know, I've really enjoyed watching them and sort of getting to know their whole world and breaking them down.
0:18.6	And we're getting so many great contributions from the cast and
0:21.7	crew. So I really feel like we are getting some insider scoop. I know everybody. I'm excited for Wednesday.
0:26.9	So you can hear our first breakdown. Yeah. Well, let's jump into our tidbits for our second
0:33.8	drink of Branch Wars. This is the episode where Karen is trying to steal Stanley from the Scranton branch.
0:41.3	Uh-huh.
0:41.8	And it's also the Finer Things Club.
0:44.8	Yes.
0:45.4	Mm-hmm.
0:46.3	So now this podcast episode starts with me saying, I'm going to hit you with a summary.
0:52.9	Mm-hmm.
0:53.2	And, Angela, you say that every time I say that, you sing in your head, hit me with your summaries.
1:00.8	Every time, come on and hit me with your summaries.
1:03.8	Sorry, okay, go on.
1:04.6	Yes, well, we got mail about it, lady.
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