I Need You Guys

SmartLess Media

Jenny Slate, Max Silvestri, and Gabe Liedman are comedians who've been friends for over two decades. And despite life taking them in all different directions, they are committed to staying in touch and leaning on each other for the type of advice you'd only get from a true friend. “I Need You Guys” is their group chat made public – where they catch up, spill their guts, and welcome new and old friends to the chat every episode.

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March 17 · 44 min
Oops! All Hosties
No guest, it’s just the three of us this week! (Sorry, Keira Knightley, maybe next time.) Jenny guesses what the movie Saw is about, before Max relives the very real horror of a birthday dinner that went terribly wrong. Then we help our first ever preteen caller prepare for middle school. Plus: did Jenny invent the crab taco?
March 10 · 51 min
Grunched Up (w/ Vanessa Bayer)
Vanessa Bayer (Scrubs, How Did We Get Weird?) is sitting criss-cross applesauce on the floor to podcast with us! She explains why you shouldn't kill bugs in front of kids, helps us pitch new gift store items for the Clinton Presidential Library, and reveals her secret history as a puppeteer (prompting Gabe to make us all jealous by telling us how he met Kermit). Plus: Jenny's on Broadway, and worried she accumulated bad karma by enjoying that video of Kelsey Grammer falling off stage a little to
March 3 · 46 min
Do You Have Rugs Down? (w/ Michael Cyril Creighton)
Michael Cyril Creighton (Spotlight, Only Murders In The Building) is here to clear up any rumors that he’s actually Gabe Liedman! We talk about dealing with critics (including the critic in your head) and help a woman whose formerly friendly neighbor is icing her out. Plus: our Valentine’s Day dinner got a little awkward.
February 27 · 14 min
BONUS: Are You Mad At Me?
In this bonus conversation, Jenny asks Max and Gabe what goes through their head when they’re asked “Are you mad at me?”
February 24 · 48 min
Get Me Outta Your Gut (w/ Kurt Braunohler)
Kurt Braunohler (Bananas podcast, The Big Sick) is a snow-tubing virgin just like us! We talk about the best sledding hill in his town, the pros and cons of living in another country, and the prank show victim he never thought he’d run into again. Plus: we get maybe our favorite voicemail ever from a daredevil talking smack about everyone in her small town.
February 17 · 46 min
Angle Your Gland (w/ Rachel Antonoff)
Fashion designer Rachel Antonoff has been proposed to 50,000 times! She joined us last summer (for our second ever podcast taping!) to help us with our fashion problems, from how to deal with wedgies in public to how Max can wear a weighted vest without looking like he’s in a militia. Plus: Gabe and Jenny think opera kinda blows.
February 10 · 47 min
Big Shirt (w/ Jon Daly)
Jon Daly (Fallout, Big Mouth) will never run out of Peet’s Coffee on our watch! We talk about the bands we pretended to like in high school, and discuss whether you should slam books you were gifted on Goodreads. Plus: Jenny deals with the fallout of a cooking disaster, Max feels lucky to be alive at the same time as Ben Affleck, and Gabe corrects the record on Diet Coke.
February 3 · 48 min
Grundle Farms (w/ Nick Kroll)
Nick Kroll (Adults, Big Mouth) is the kind of friend who can tell us when we’ve made an inadvisable fashion choice! He helps a caller get over her jerk ex who ghosted her and moved to Colorado, and helps Jenny get over her orange-juice-related airplane trauma. Plus: Max is completely over drinking water.
January 27 · 45 min
Adult Blondes (w/ John Early)
John Early (Eternity, Search Party) claims he’s not in Zootopia 2 but he’s probably lying! We get his thoughts on Heated Rivalry, learn about his crush on a straight boy at summer camp, and discuss which foods we’d most like to eat in the shower. Plus: Jenny remembers the time she recruited Gabe to convince her college astronomy teacher to give her a better grade.
January 23 · 12 min
BONUS: Visiting Reptiland (w/ Jacqueline Novak)
We’ve got even more from Jacqueline Novak this week! She talks about the time she visited Reptiland, and gets so excited she sticks her leg out at an angle that must be seen to be believed. (We do our best to paint the picture, audio listeners.)
January 20 · 46 min
A Manufactured Akimbo (w/ Jacqueline Novak)
Jacqueline Novak (Get On Your Knees, POOG) swears delightfully while dealing with tech issues! Once we get rolling, she shares an old showbiz hack to help us pose for public photos, and gives excellent advice to a caller whose friends keep repeating the same stories. Plus: Jenny introduces the concept of “The Harder Rock Cafe.”
January 13 · 44 min
Serious Socks (w/ Ron Funches)
Ron Funches (Traitors, Loot) teaches us how to get high on a plane without getting caught! He and Gabe share stories about meeting each other as young writers in LA, and we help a caller worried about dating in her 40s (which we all agree is admirable). Plus: Gabe's vacation ended abruptly, but at least he doesn't have yellow fever.
January 6 · 46 min
The Swearfinger (w/ Ed Helms)
Ed Helms (Snafu, The Hangover) wants to love clams even though he doesn’t really! He tells us about the secret history of Easter and gives sincerely good advice to a cat-loving single dad getting back to dating, and in return, we teach him what gooning means. Plus: Gabe’s Philadelphia accent returns as he schools us on Philly’s iconic Mummers Parade.
Dec 30, 2025 · 44 min
Bomb Ogent (w/ Joe Mande)
Joe Mande (Hacks, Parks and Recreation) is legally barred from doing impressions on our show! But he is allowed to weigh in on the etiquette of rushing to get off an airplane, and we reminisce about our indie sleaze era enduring the bathrooms at Rififi. Plus: Why is Max’s butt wet?
Dec 23, 2025 · 46 min
Don't Call It A Restroom (w/ Rachel Sennott)
Rachel Sennott (I Love LA, Bottoms) finally comes clean about her beef with Max! We debate when it’s OK to ask to go to the bathroom (never ‘restroom’) during an interview, help a caller who works different hours than his boss, and drool over a hot diner doctor. Plus: Jenny has never been in a ball pit? Watch Rachel in I Love LA, the whole first season is on HBO Max!
Dec 18, 2025 · 3 min
Introducing: CrimeLess
CrimeLess is a weekly comedy talk show exploring the wild crime questions you’d never act on—but secretly want answered. Comedian Rory Scovel and journalist–turned–true-crime podcaster Josh Dean break down a new outrageous caper each episode, from bold heists and absurd scams to crypto disasters and monkey-driven chaos. Their deep dives into the strange details and eccentric criminals spark hilarious, totally hypothetical brainstorms about how things could have gone even more off the rails. You
Dec 16, 2025 · 44 min
A Necklace That’s A Wife (w/ Kumail Nanjiani)
Kumail Nanjiani (Night Thoughts, Fallout) doesn’t want us to bust his chops! Together, we help a caller trying to coax his mother-in-law to get a much-needed surgery and guess which not-quite-A-List actor is dating an AI chatbot. Plus: Silvestri and Liedman dream of having “last name” friendships. Check out Kumail's "Night Thoughts" special on Hulu 12/19!
Dec 12, 2025 · 14 min
BONUS: NPR Talk (w/ Jason Manozoukas)
We spend a little more time with Jason Mantzoukas this week, going long on our favorite public radio stars from Eleanor Beardsley to Larry Mantle, and the difference between lacrosse bros and hockey bros.
Dec 9, 2025 · 43 min
Little Grandmothers (w/ Jason Mantzoukas)
Jason Mantzoukas (The League, How Did This Get Made?, Percy Jackson) doesn’t want your dessert omelettes! But he does teach us the best way to scream at children, and together we help a caller planning their next French exit (or is it an Irish goodbye?). Plus: We learn why Max is also known as “The Human Trombone.”
Dec 2, 2025 · 46 min
Teach Me, Rodolpho (w/ Tim Simons)
Tim Simons (Veep, Nobody Wants This) is too shy to tell us what voice he uses when pretending his dog can talk! But together, we bond over Tom Cruise movies, share our most gutting acting class stories, and help a caller who no longer wants to stay with her in-laws for the holidays. Plus: Is Gabe's Texas A&M shirt stolen valor?