Why NPR Credits Don’t Work in Comedy ft Ophira Eisenberg

Why NPR Credits Don’t Work in Comedy ft Ophira Eisenberg

From The JTrain Podcast by Jared Freid

June 10, 2026 · 44 min

About this episode

Jared Freid chats with Ophira Eisenberg about comedy, NPR fame, and various cultural topics.

This week's Chit Chat Wednesday is with Ophira Eisenberg! Comedian, former NPR host, and star of the new special I Used to Be Nicer . Ophira and Jared get into👇 NPR fame vs standup comedy identity Jacksonville crowds, TikTok backlash, and food opinions City pride, “where’s your Brooklyn,” and regional culture wars toxic positivity, manifesting, and parenting jokes airport wheelchair travel story and “VIP treatment” experience Jared is on tour! 👉 jaredfreid.com Check out his new book! 👉 Order  Walking Red Flag: Dating Advice from Your Favorite Guy Friend Support the podcast by supporting our sponsors! Support the show and get $10 off your 1 st month of Nutrafol. Head to https://www.nutrafol.com & use code FEATHER New customers can use code jtrain50 off to get 50% off and free daily greens per box at http://FactorMeals.com/jtrain50off

People in this episode

Host: Jared Freid

Guest: Ophira Eisenberg

Topics covered

  • comedy identity
  • NPR fame
  • regional culture wars
  • toxic positivity
  • parenting jokes
  • TikTok backlash

Keywords

  • comedy
  • NPR
  • Ophira Eisenberg
  • Jared Freid
  • TikTok
  • parenting
  • regional culture

Sponsors

Nutrafol, FactorMeals

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NPR

Books & works: I Used to Be Nicer

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