Christina Applegate & Jamie-Lynn Sigler Invite Conan On Their Podcast | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

you guys started talking together and at. one point because it's there's a lot of. new technology and new kind of types of. broadcasting and reaching out to people. that can feel invasive and lame. But I. do think that podcasting is particularly. well suited to what the two of you were. talking about because it's so intimate. and people can really hear what both of. you are going through. It's a great. thing that this medium exists right now.

for for what you're doing and for the. message that you're trying to get out. And not even that it's a message. It's. conversations that both of you are. having that feel very confessional and. that feel like there's no topic. You're. not you're not working through, okay, we're going to get to this, then we're. going to get to this, then we're going. to get get to this. It very much feels. like you two are hanging out and there. are good days and bad days. We never. really have a plan. I mean, obviously. when we have a guest, we, you know, most.

of the time there's someone that we know. quite well, so that's easy to just talk. with them. We don't have a list of. questions really. I mean, you know, there's if we start to go off the rails, our our producer will text like, "Hey, start texting us." she starts texting. and going like bring it back to. something to like a subject. Um but I. was going to say that um with the. podcast it wasn't like Jamie and I were. like how can we go around talking about. this? I mean it was I was actually. getting my infusion for my MS and Jenna.

Fischer from the office good friend of. mine. She came to hang with me for the 6. hours that it takes and she's like and. she knows my humor and the way I talk. She's like you've got to do a podcast. man. And then it was so it was like. after that Jamie and I started talking. I was like, "Oh my god, this is like. this is like our lives." And I feel so. much better every time I'm talking. Sorry about that. That's my phone. telling me to put my feet in a hot bath. with Epsom salts. Um, your phone tells. you to do that. Yeah, we have I It does.

It knows. It knows that I'm in pain and. I need to do it. I have an alarm. I have. an alarm for 1:30. This is going to lead. into an What does your phone tell you? No, my phone. My phone tells me to stop. going on that site. It's creepy. I'm like, what's creepy about it? Um, that's the thing with it really came. from our conversations. We always wanted. to be honest and raw and real and not. have a plan because sometimes the best. plan is to have no plan. And then other.

times I'm just am told to be quiet and. to stop talking so much by our producer. No. Yep. Not by me. Not by you. But I. also too, you know, MS looks different. for everybody. It affects everybody. differently, whether it's daytoday or. just, you know, body to body. And I. think it's about, you know, giving. yourself the grace and the space to. express what you need to feel in the ups. and downs of it. And also to, you. know, not a lot of people know a lot.

about MS. Just also educate. But in. general, I think and we have learned. that the more specific you get with your. vulnerability, the more universal it. becomes for other people. So, you know, we get to hear from a lot of other. people that listen to us that don't just. have MS that, you know, hear what we're. going through and hear what we're we're. trying to push through and accept and. all those things through their own. filter and how they sort of apply it to. their lives. And so, you know, over the.

past year, it's really been an exercise. in Christina and I getting to know each. other and sharing a lot about our lives. And I feel like now it's not fully. transitioned, but we've opened ourselves. up now to having a lot of people really. try to help us help us individually and. where we're at. And you know, it's we're. we're still here and we we we have. children and and dreams and and lives. and friends and people that we care. about and we're trying to figure out how. to, you know, make it the best we can.

It's also uh and and that's important to. point out. It's not I think one of the. reasons it's such a great idea is that. it. is it's not hey uh if you've got MS you. should check out Messi. That's not at. all what it's about. Sure. If if you do. then then yes, but it really is about uh. people struggling and actually people. that you know, people that I mean for.

both of you there are a lot of people. that grew up watching you um and have an. emotional connection with you and that's. something that's very powerful that. gives you this gift of oh, they know. you. They know you and you're part of. their lives. you're part of a a part of. their life that they're only going to be. that old once and you were a big part of. their life then. And so now they're. getting the gift of perspective of. whatever that means. Everyone has stuff. in their life, but I'm constantly um you.

know, we just had these fires out here. in LA and I'm you know, so I'm living in. a hotel and people will say to me, "Oh, I'm so sorry." And I cut them off and. I'm like, "I'm living in a hotel. I know. a lot of people who lost their homes. like I so I don't have I have been. inconvenienced. Um but uh it's stupid. I. I feel stupid when anyone says anything.

to me cuz I know I many people who work. here uh sever two people that work here. lost their homes and and a lot of my. writer friends on the Simpsons lost. their homes and a lot of people in and. around my neighborhood lost their home. And so, uh, I did not. I'm in a hotel. And so, my complaint is they don't make. the smoothie quite the way I like it. It's not the way I would do it if I was. at home. What's wrong with the world? Why does God hate me?

God, why have you You need to. You need to come on messy and talk about. it. Talk to you about whatever you want, honey. smoothies. We'll call it. smoothie. Ladies, I'm here to talk about. there's this guy at this high-end hotel. in Beverly Hills who um uh but no, I. think that perspective is not something. you get and then you have like someone. gives you a gold pocket watch and you. have it in your pocket the rest of your.

life. I always think it's like stomach. crunches or any kind of you just you. know unfortunately you've got to keep. doing it or stretching or you know any. of the rehab or anything of the of the. exercises that you need to do or. selfcare you need to do you have to keep. at it. I think that's way about. perspective. We just have to keep at it. because yes I am this but these other. people are going through that and um. it's always the yin and the yang. It's. always going to be that. And so I think.

the fact that the two of you are sharing. this and Christina, when you were saying. earlier, oh, I'm sorry. I'm getting. weepy. I'm having a bad day. The whole. point is to tell us that and to let it. happen. I mean, we've we've covered so. many topics, too. I mean, it's not like. if we just sat there and talked about MS. all day, we'd be like or probably not. I'd just be crying the whole time. We've. had episodes about eating disorders and. and you know, like just So, well, wait a minute. Let's talk about. business for a second. I mean, let's now.

now you've got my I mean, I go for it, Christina. I was really liking this, but. now it's another level. She said, I get pissed off when I lay. back when we're recording and I go like. this. Like my fire, my anger inside of. myself talking about Um, just. people who are just. So, and. is all genders, right? It's if. it's it's everybody. Of course. I, you. know, it includes me is what you're.

saying. You know, you you're my biggest. ever. I knew I'd make it. You are my You made. it to the top. Um, well, I can't I haven't even told. Jamie cuz Jamie and I are probably going. to record next week cuz you know, whatever. And I I have so much to tell. you about some. I can't wait. Now, do you say that? Do. you say vicious in Do you drop Do you. drop names? You don't drop names. I.

don't. No, no, no. I think we should. No. I mean, why not? Well, we you know. what we have had though is a lot of like. past co-stars. like we had Ed O'Neal, we. had Edie Falco, and it was really. interesting and wonderful to like have. these conversations with people that. knew us when we were kids, you know, in. our like formative years and really get. their perspective of us and for also to. like have a conversation like with Edie.

where she forever felt like a mother. figure to me because of the way we met. But now to have a conversation as two. women, you know, and and peers in a way. was it's been really beautiful to be. able to like have these deep personal. conversations on the podcast with people. that are important to us that also. people like relate to us, but to get to. see a different side of it.