If shows like The OfficeParks and RecreationBrooklyn Nine-Nine or The Good Place have ever put a smile on your face, then you have Mike Schur to thank.

He’s written for, produced and created some of the best TV comedies of the last few years, introducing audiences to beloved characters likes Jim and Pam, Leslie Knope and many more.

Schur joined CBC’s Tom Power on a recent episode of q to talk about mapping out the paths for so many of these fictional people and what exactly drives him to make feel-good television.

Check it out here.