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DeAnne Smith's Questionable At Best

by DeAnne Smith

Comedian and deep-thinker DeAnne Smith kicks around one question with a cool special guest, resulting in 22 interesting (and often overly intimate) minutes. The outcome is Questionable at Best.

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  1. #74 • Candice Gregoris • Making Friends

    This week’s question: How do people make friends? This week’s quote: “I’m just in this shell of self-created weirdness.” Comedian and Haus of Bot member Candice Gregoris and I try to figure how people make friends. Candice has some great ideas (pretend to be more confident than you are!) while I...

  2. #73 • Album Preview!

    Whoa, guys! It’s a very special please-buy-my-album edition of Questionable at Best! Preview four hot tracks and then go get my album in one of these locations, please. Google Play iTunes

  3. #72 • Erica Sigurdson • Regrets

    This week’s question: Will you regret not having kids? This week’s quote: “I had a bag of avocados I bought last week and I couldn’t even keep them alive.” Vancouver-based comedian Erica Sigurdson gets real about regrets, type 1 diabetes, and how she was traumatized by Steel Magnolias as a child....

  4. #71 • Philippa Klein • Jealousy

    This week’s question: What’s up with jealousy, man? This week’s quote: “Jealousy has the worst rap of all the emotions.” Individual and relationship counselor and my actual buddy Philippa Klein gives us a new way to think about jealousy in relationships. Lots of gems in here, including how stress...

  5. #70 • Asaf Gerchak with Questionable Advice

    This week: Listener questions! It’s a special edition of Questionable Advice! This week’s quote: “People will ask, ‘What are you into?’ ANYTHING! ANYTHING AT ALL! I’m open-minded to the point of being boring sexually.” Comedian of note Asaf Gerchak joins me to answer your questions and solve your...

  6. #69 • Johanna • Hair

    This week’s question: Why are we so freaked out by body hair? This week’s quote: “That is my life’s ambition: to come out of a tub, with my hair past my nip nips.” My girlfriend and I jumped on the mics for all things body hair! From the top of our heads to the tips of our toes (yikes), we cover…

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  7. #68 • Jeff Winer • Conflict

    This week’s question: Why are you so conflicted? This week’s quote: “That’s part of the burden of being a person.” Okay, nerds, listen up. I talked to a 5th year clinical psychology PhD student (and improviser!) and it’s intense. Get schooled on conflict, “theory of change” (air quotes very...

  8. #67 • DeAnne Smith • Solo Podcast Time (Again)!

    This week’s question: There is none! Maybe: What happened, man? This week’s quote: “What wonderful things could come from a deep dark pit?” You liked December’s carcast, so here’s another one. Among the hot topics discussed: depression, masturbation, dangerous construction sites, forts, and porn…

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  9. #66 • Salomon And Smithmas • Stand Up Special

    This week: A special stand up comedy edition! Listen in to Salomon & Smith Kick It recorded at Bad Dog Theatre, Toronto, on December 21, 2015. Featuring the fun stand up of Jordan Cohen, Nile Seguin, Eman and of course, Jess Salomon and me! Tune in next week for a return to our regularly…

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  10. #65 • DeAnne Smith • Solo Podcast Time!

    This week’s question: There is none! It’s solo podcast time! This week’s quote: “The price of peace is never to high to pay.” Holy crap, you guys. I rambled on for OVER AN HOUR by myself in the car from upstate New York to Canada. And all the while, my engine light was on and I drove through a...

  11. #64 • Nile Seguin • End Times

    This week’s question: Are we in the end times? This week’s quote: “In 2015, when I can watch porn on my phone and there’s still people dying in the streets, that’s insane.” Oh my goodness, you guys. Nile Seguin and I get into it this week. What you’re hearing is actually hour two of our...

  12. #63 • Natalie Miller • Worry

    This week’s question: What are you so worried about? This week’s quote: “”I have to choose between these two things that are almost exactly the same but if I choose the wrong one, then everything’s gonna explode.” Natalie Miller is a go-get-em, kick-ass, fun, smart and hilarious person who (along...

  13. #62 • Salomon And Smith Kick It • Stand Up Special

    This week: A very special stand up comedy edition! Listen in to Salomon & Smith Kick It recorded at Bad Dog Theatre, Toronto, on October 26, 2015. Featuring the fun stand up of Jess Beaulieu, Dan Bingham, Steph Tolev and of course, Jess Salomon! And some rambling and riffing from me, DeAnne…

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  14. #61 • Steph Tolev • Weirdos

    This week’s question: Why are you a magnet for weirdos? This week’s quote: “So now I’m two-hand choking this man.” Hilarious, multifaceted and actual life-saving comedian Steph Tolev regales us with tales of the time a woman FELL FROM THE SKY and onto her body, her misadventures in wading pool...

  15. #60 • DeAnne Smith • Halloween

    This week’s question: Why’s Halloween such a big deal? This week’s quote: “I was a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, which may have led to my lifelong love of unwieldy costumes.” SOLO PODCAST TIME! I talk real fast and get real frustrated. Listen in for the one key item missing from this year’s...

  16. #59 • Evie and Alley • Punky Brewster

    This week’s question: How has Punky Brewster changed your life? This week’s quote: “Some of the life lessons I learned were: learn to read or someone might die.” Another episode direct from Portland! (And recorded in July.) Alley Hector and Evie Carter Smith join me to get deep into the ways this...

  17. #58 • Jess Salomon • Aunthood

    This week’s question: What’s it like being an aunt? This week’s quote: “He’s just two days old. But I’ve already projected a whole life and relationship. I hope he’s around to take care of me when I’m old.” Oh hey, my BFF is back! Jess is here to talk about brand-new aunthood, giving underage...

  18. #57 • Vanessa Friedman • Tinder

    This week’s question: Tinder? This week’s quote: “If you’ve talked to me in the last 365 days you know about my deep, deep love of tinder.” My friend Vanessa and I talk Tinder, invent Twinder, and get into WWOOFing, Beltane, and, like, a bunch of queer stuff. (It’s inevitable when you end up...

  19. #56 • Johanna • Therapy

    This week’s question: What have you learned in therapy? This week’s quote: “I basically spent the entire hour trying to convince my therapist that I didn’t need to be there.” We’re getting fully into it this week, my friends! I talk to the lovely, smart, articulate, fun and amazing (and yes…

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  20. #55 • DeAnne Smith • Grief & Fear

    This week’s question: Hey, how ya been? This week’s quote: “Pitbulls don’t care about bananas.” Solo podcast time! It’s been a while, guys, but I’m back. Let’s have a quick chat about grief, fear, and anxiety. You know, small-talk kinda stuff. I’ve missed you.

  21. #54 • John Hastings • Difficulties

    This week’s question: How hard is life, man? This week’s quote: “Where ever you are, just head the opposite direction you’re going, and you’ll be A-OK.” My good buddy John Hastings and I sat in Melbourne’s premiere “colonnade” cafe and talked about many of life’s difficulties: over-caffeination,...

  22. #53 • Robby Hoffman • Feelings

    This week’s question: How did you feel about the latest podcast? This week’s quote: “This consent thing has gotten way out of hand.” This episode was born when Robby Hoffman sent me text saying, “Latest podcast ep was off the chain so many feelings about it.” After brunch, we took to the mics to...

  23. #52 • Carolyn Yates • Bad Sex

    This week’s question: What’s the worst sex you’ve ever had? This week’s quote: “I was cuddled for hours. It wasn’t consensual cuddling.” Autostraddle’s NSFW editor talks bad sex, good sex, kinkiness, the importance or lack thereof of dental dams, and even chucks in a few vibrator recommendations...

  24. #51 • Leighland Beckman • Relationships/Drugs

    This week’s question: Are relationships like drugs? This week’s quote: “You’re on that methadone for the rest of your life.” My Horrible Things cohort and I talk relationships, drugs and plenty of other stuff. As is the way with this podcast, things get all intimate and hilarious. Listen in for...

  25. #50 • Jesse Rae West • Criticism

    This week’s question: How do you deal with criticism? This week’s quote: “Just trying to breathe and not take everything so personally.” Guys, there is gold hidden in this here episode! Find out how event coordinator and feminist porn producer Jesse Rae West deals with criticism, but also get…

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  26. #49 • Emma & Sarah • Good Relationships

    This week’s question: What’s the secret to a good relationship? This week’s quote: “Seventy percent of it is just luck.” Okay, then what’s the other 30%? The secret to a good relationship might just be eating lentils, dancing with 50,000 lesbians and having a heck of a lot of FUN, according to...

  27. #48 • DeAnne Smith

    This week’s question: How are you? This week’s quote: “I’m wearing pants.” This solo podcast is FRESH OFF THE PRESS* you guys! How are you? I’m genuinely curious. If you want to know how I am, listen in for talk of upstate New York, pizza, relationships, and family members of mine who are…

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  28. #47 • Stef Schwartz

    This week’s question: What’s your personal brand? This week’s quote: “I very quietly don’t want to eat cheese.” In an effort to define our “personal brands,” all-around cool chick Stef Schwartz and I delve into the four standard lesbian looks, Applebees, big jeans with baby tees, Fairuza Balk and…

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  29. #46 • Eman

    This week’s question: What’s better: food or sex? This week’s quote: “Food’s always been there for me. Sex hasn’t.” Eman and I answer an age-old question and in the process uncover why New York City pizza is top-notch, what we’d do if we had two days left to live, and what foodstuffs best combine...

  30. #45 • Nathan Hartswick

    This week’s question: Where should I be in my life? This week’s quote: “This is the thing that eats away at me.” Where should we be in our lives? This is a bonus long podcast, ’cause that is a gosh darn meaty question. Get ready for some philosophical ramblings, talk of mortality, cats purring…

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  31. #44 • Paul Aflalo

    This week’s question: Is it possible to reinvent yourself? This week’s quote: “Yes and no. Maybe. Sure. I’m not one to believe in things.” My buddy Paul Aflalo (aka Paolo Flores) and I ponder whether it’s possible to reinvent ourselves. In the process, there are a lot of silly jokes and I get...

  32. #43 • Pete Zedlacher

    This week’s question: How can you come out “better” on the other side of the break up? This week’s quote: “You go from moments of ‘Hey I’m gonna be okay’ to ‘Oh my god, I could lie down on the sidewalk right now and cry.'” This episode is truly questionable (at best). We (and some strangers*)…

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  33. #42 • Jess Salomon

    This week’s question: Are your Facebook friends idiots? This week’s quote: “I flushed out the offender and then I reinstated everybody.” Jess Salomon is back on the ol’ ‘cast to talk about Facebook “debates,” the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and a guy who calls himself Bacardi Thundercock. Oh…

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  34. #41 • Cee Webster

    This week’s question: What can’t you do? This week’s quote: “I really, really don’t like not being good at things.” I interviewed Cee because I think she’s good at life and I want to know her secrets. (Spoiler alert: her secrets are mostly confidence and Youtube.) I hope you like this one as much...

  35. #40 • Alain Mercieca

    This week’s question: How can we fight stress? This week’s quote: “Let the hurricanes turn into feathers.” Writer, comedian and head mopper at Théâtre Sainte Catherine Alain Mercieca talks stress and depression. This one gets extra real around 24 minutes in. (Before that, it’s still great…

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  36. #39 • Morgan O’Shea

    This week’s question: How can you be more confident? This week’s quote: “I’m always ready for the next fail.” I spoke to comedian Morgan O’Shea about confidence and ended up concluding that maybe he has some kind of OCD. You be the judge. Also included: hot, hot tips from the internet for gaining...

  37. #38 • Shane Adamczak

    This week’s question: Would you rather…? This week’s quote: “I’d jerk off a goat.” I forgot to do an intro on this one, but you don’t need it. A rousing game of “Would you rather” with a mastermind of the genre. Special appearances include Ke$ha, Jamie Kennedy, bee sneezes, baby jerky, and your...

  38. #37 • Elle Diabloe

    This week’s question: Why vagina? This week’s quote: “White cotton panties are not covering up something you don’t want.” I get this sexy burlesquer to talk vagina with me, and we spend a fair amount of time on punctuation. Yup. Be warned: lots of giggling. Image photo credit: Andrea Hausmann

  39. #36 • Jess Salomon

    This week’s question: What are you afraid of? This week’s quote: “I could have horrible children.” Me and my buddy talk fear. Since I’m afraid of pretty much everything, I let her do most of the talking. Nazis, teacups, kidnapping, drugs…it’s all in there.

  40. #35 • Lama Hamad

    This week’s question: What’s a third culture kid? This week’s quote: “I’ve been in jail in Czechoslovakia.” I spoke to entrepreneur Lama Hamad, a third culture kid and global ping pong ball. Listen in for a spot-on New Zealand accent, some Newfoundland slang, and a tale of lawlessness, danger…

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  41. #34 • DeAnne Smith

    This week’s question: How could I just let you walk away? Just let you leave without a trace? This week’s quote: “I’m a contributing member of society and I do the god damn best I can.” (Or: “If you made me a delicious smoothie…I would probably take off my underwear.”) It’s solo podcast time!...

  42. #33 • Brittani Nichols

    This week’s question: What’s it like to be you? This week’s quote: “”I’m a fucking joy.” Do you know Brittani Nichols? Well, you’re about to. This conversation got real, fast. It’s also full of laughing. Hilarious realness, real hilariousness…your call.

  43. #32 • Nick Flanagan

    This week’s question: Is there such a thing as being in a good place? This week’s quote: “”If you are someone without a sense of humor and you go into a dark place, you are truly one of God’s damned.” Nick and I sat in dark parked car somewhere in Lo-Ho and definitely didn’t answer this question....

  44. #31 • Dan Bingham

    This week’s question: How much fun is being sober? This week’s quote: “Lots of fun. So much fun.” My buddy Dan and I talk about life after alcohol. It’s so much fun! But then again, so were those drinking days. Listen for Dan’s wisdom…and a few good stories from his past.

  45. #30 • DeAnne Smith

    This week’s question: Am I right for you? This week’s quote: “We’re all just humans on this planet. Put a smile on it.” With podcast hour upon me and with nothing recorded this week, I headed to the internet for inspiration. Instead of one question, we have 50 (well, 26), from Thought Catalog’s...

  46. #29 • Dayna McLeod

    This week’s question: What’s up with cougars? This week’s quote: “FINE. Let’s embrace this.” We talked about the ladies, not the giant cats. Actually, we talked about the term cougar, and animal print clothing. And Dayna’s very cool performance art piece. Dig in. Check out Daynarama.com to see...

  47. #28 • Dan Derkson

    This week’s question: Is there a god? This week’s quote: “A conscious entity that’s decided to do this? That’s ridiculous.” A chick raised Episcopalian (don’t worry, I don’t know what that means either) and a former Jehovah’s witness kick around this doozy. And you know what? We come up with a...

  48. #27 • Emilie Legs

    This week’s question: How important is experience for good sex? This week’s quote: “It’s much easier than most people think.” This podcast sprang from a real-life conversation I was having with a smart, sex-positive friend. Within minutes, you’ll hear us decide that experience isn’t the most...

  49. #26 • DeAnne Smith

    This week’s question: What are your resolutions? This week’s quote: “Are resolutions even a thing that people should be making?” This week’s is a solo podcast. Things tend to get weird and interesting when I’m alone in a room with a microphone. My new cat Tarzan makes an appearance, as does my...

  50. #25 • Jackie Gallant

    This week’s question: What’s up with your voice? This week’s quote: “I don’t speak very much in real life.” I spoke to an introverted drummer about all things voice. Speaking voice, singing voice, inner voice, The Voice…wow, that word looks weird the more I type it. Stayed tuned ’til the end...

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