Second Drink: Business Trip with Rich Sommer

Second Drink: Business Trip with Rich Sommer

From Office Ladies by Audacy & Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey

May 4, 2026 · 1h 25m

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Rich Sommer and a breakdown of the 'Business Trip' episode from The Office.

Today we’re breaking down Business Trip. The ladies kick off this episode by interviewing Rich Sommer, who played Alex, Pam’s art school friend. Rich shares what it was like to play Alex and navigate being a character that Office fans were afraid was going to get in between Jim and Pam. Afterwards, the ladies breakdown Business Trip. Michael, Oscar and Andy go on a business trip to Winnipeg, Canada, while everyone back at the office counts down the days until Pam comes home from art school. Wendy McLendon-Covey sends in clips sharing her experience playing concierge Marie, Jenna shares some fun facts about Winnipeg and Angela deems which character is the “Office Fun Stopper” and surprise, it’s not Angela Martin. Check out Wendy’s podcast, Generation Ripe: https://www.generationripe.com 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

People in this episode

Hosts: Jenna Fischer, Angela Kinsey

Guest: Rich Sommer

Topics covered

  • Business Trip
  • Office dynamics
  • Character analysis
  • Interview
  • Winnipeg
  • Comedy

Keywords

  • Business Trip
  • Rich Sommer
  • Office Ladies
  • Winnipeg
  • Pam
  • Jim
  • character analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Generation Ripe, Business Trip

Places: Winnipeg, Canada

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