

Bad Dates
SmartLess Media
Everybody’s had them, everybody can relate to them, and now we’re back with more of the wildest you’ve ever heard, on BAD DATES! Join host Joel Kim Booster (Loot, Fire Island, Netflix) as he invites his favorite funny friends to share their most iconic dating fiascos. From the team behind the hit podcast SmartLess, BAD DATES will make you laugh a lot, cry a little, and cringe just enough. Because as we all know - the worst dates make the best stories. It’s a new host, but the same old mess!
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Jun 9, 2025 • 53min
The Craigslist Of Cities (w/ Gareth Reynolds, Yamaneika Saunders, and Sean O’Connor)
On a new episode of Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes comedians Gareth Reynolds, Yamaneika Saunders, and Sean O’Connor to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Gareth is a kept man so he keeps his mouth shut about the raw duck, Yamaneika’s date absolutely insists that she look at every single snake on that plane, and here's just a partial list of elements from Sean’s story: Tyra Banks, 5-6 vodka sodas, and a whale puppet. If you’ve had a bad date you’d like to tell us about, our number is 984-265-3283, and our email is baddatespod@gmail.com, we can’t wait to hear all about it! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips.Merch available at SiriusXMStore.com/BadDates. Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2Gareth Reynolds: New show Next We Have on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube, advice show We’re Here To Help with Jake Johnson, GarethReynolds.com for tour dates Yamaneika Saunders: @yamaneika on socials, new standup special!Sean O’Connor: @seanoconz on socials, podcast Off The Records, on tour with Nikki Glaser all year
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Jun 2, 2025 • 41min
A Pair Of Hands Will Tell You (w/ Nicole Aimée Schreiber, Mike Lawrence, and Nore Davis)
On a new episode of Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes comedians Nicole Aimée Schreiber, Mike Lawrence, and Nore Davis to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Nicole really likes Matzo balls and luckily her date doesn’t mind them either, Mike is bi-curious but in the end it’s just “bye,” and Nore gets introduced to red wine but in the morning lets something slip. If you’ve had a bad date you’d like to tell us about, our number is 984-265-3283, and our email is baddatespod@gmail.com, we can’t wait to hear all about it! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips.Merch available at SiriusXMStore.com/BadDates. Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2Nicole Aimée Schreiber: @nicoleaimee on socials Mike Lawrence: @mikelawrencecomedy on socials, Nerd Of Mouth podcastNore Davis: @noredavis on socials, noredavis.com
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May 29, 2025 • 19min
Speed Dates: Slicing Citrus (w/ Greta Titleman)
On this Speed Dates episode, host Joel Kim Booster sits down with one of his favorites, the hilarious Greta Titleman, to talk about how you know the one’s the one, how you know this one’s not the one, the 80s romcoms and stand-up sex scenes that have warped her romantic perspective, and what’s making her believe in love this week (spoiler alert: the answer is VERY close to home). If you’ve had a bad date you’d like to tell us about, our number is 984-265-3283, and our email is baddatespod@gmail.com, we can’t wait to hear all about it! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips.Merch available at SiriusXMStore.com/BadDates. Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2Greta Titleman: @gertiebird on Insta for tickets and tour dates, also watch Search Party, Fantasmas, Los Espookys, Problemista
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May 26, 2025 • 39min
Re-Release: Dull-Eyed Manatees (w/ Amy Miller, Guy Branum, and Kyle Ayers)
Happy Memorial Day! Please enjoy this re-release of Joel's first episode as host. On this episode, Joel Kim Booster welcomes comedians Amy Miller, Guy Branum, and Kyle Ayers to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Amy would rather not belong to a club that now has her as a member, Guy simply demands Stacey Dash or better, and Kyle fakes a not-allergy in order to remain on a date he isn’t enjoying, which is maybe a first for us. If you’ve had a bad date you’d like to tell us about, our number is 984-265-3283, and our email is baddatespod@gmail.com, we can’t wait to hear all about it! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips.Merch available at SiriusXMStore.com/BadDates. Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2Amy Miller: @amymillercomedy on Insta, @amymiller on TwitterGuy Branum: @guybranum on all social mediaKyle Ayers: @kyleayers on all social media
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May 19, 2025 • 52min
The Ol’ Cincinnati Funny Bone (w/ Pete Lee, Lili Michelle, and Rachel Scanlon)
On a new episode of Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes comedians Pete Lee, Lili Michelle, and Rachel Scanlon to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Pete gives us the epic tale of the threesome that never was, Lili tells a comically large story from her Year Of Yes, and Rachel is either on a date or a Make-A-Wish, it’s hard to say. If you’ve had a bad date you’d like to tell us about, our number is 984-265-3283, and our email is baddatespod@gmail.com, we can’t wait to hear all about it! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips.Merch available at SiriusXMStore.com/BadDates. Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2Pete Lee: @peteleepeteleepetelee on socials, tickets and tour dates at PeteLee.netLili Michelle: @lilsmichelle on socialsRachel Scanlon: @rachelscanloncomedy on socials, Two Dykes And A Mic podcast
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May 12, 2025 • 32min
I Gave Indiana My Banana (w/ Tom Thakkar, Charlotte Dobre, and Sam Lantz)
On a new episode of Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes Tom Thakkar, Charlotte Dobre, and Sam Lantz to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Tom’s date is sorry not sorry but she should maybe explore just being plain sorry, Charlotte lives a reverse “Baby It’s Cold Outside,” and Sam’s daddy is a hoarder of everything, including his exes. If you’ve had a bad date you’d like to tell us about, our number is 984-265-3283, and our email is baddatespod@gmail.com, we can’t wait to hear all about it! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips.Merch available at SiriusXMStore.com/BadDates. Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2Tom Thakkar: @tomthakkar on Insta, new podcast You Hurt My FeelingsCharlotte Dobre: @CharlotteDobre on YouTubeSam Lantz: @PaulBunyan_ish on socials
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May 8, 2025 • 19min
Speed Dates: A Third Thing (w/ Zach Zimmerman)
On this Speed Dates episode, host Joel Kim Booster talks to the hilarious Zach Zimmerman about growing up in and escaping the church, and the reality show moment that’s making him believe in love, but really he is here to tell us not about a bad date, but about the viral fallout from a date that never even happened! And actually, the joke’s on you, because Zach’s mom DID buy him those shoes. If you’ve had a bad date you’d like to tell us about, our number is 984-265-3283, and our email is baddatespod@gmail.com, we can’t wait to hear all about it! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips.Merch available at SiriusXMStore.com/BadDates. Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2Zach Zimmerman: @zzdoublezz on Insta, new stand-up special Surprise Me on YouTube
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May 8, 2025 • 5min
INTRODUCING: Staying Alive with Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally
Welcome to Staying Alive, a new comedic health and wellness podcast from Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally, two comedians, best friends, and hosts of TV’s 101 Places To Party Before You Die. These two love to get wild, but they’ve also hit their 40s, and they’re realizing if they don’t get some balance in their lives they won’t be around long enough to visit the other 93 places. On this show they’ll be talking to expert guests and funny friends about the little or the big things they do to…STAY ALIVE. Staying Alive is out now, anywhere you get your podcasts, episodes are available a week early and ad-free on Sirius XM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts. Check out the video version of the show on YouTube on the SmartLess Media channel.
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May 5, 2025 • 35min
Khaleesi Eyes (w/ Faith Ladzinski, Vinny Thomas, and Brooks Allison)
On a new episode of Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes comedians Faith Ladzinski, Vinny Thomas, and Brooks Allison to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Faith’s date is really into fantasy but possibly not the kind you’re thinking of, Vinny’s nose is running but it’s his date’s mind that’s jumping to conclusions, and Brooks reaches a crisis point before he’s ever even heard of Murray Bartlett. If you’ve had a bad date you’d like to tell us about, our number is 984-265-3283, and our email is baddatespod@gmail.com, we can’t wait to hear all about it! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips.Merch available at SiriusXMStore.com/BadDates. Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2Faith Ladzinski: @faithladzinski on Insta for shows and ticketsVinny Thomas: @vinn_ayy on Insta, Platonic Season 2 coming soon on Apple TV+Brooks Allison: @brooksallison on Insta
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Apr 28, 2025 • 25min
Speed Dates: Bad Blue Backlighting (w/ Jon Gabrus)
On this Speed Dates episode, host Joel Kim Booster sits down with actor/comedian/pal Jon Gabrus, co-host of the hilarious new health & wellness podcast Staying Alive, to talk about his proposal story, respectful little kids on the subway, and the romantic side of Albert Brooks. Big takeaways: eat more cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower). If you’ve had a bad date you’d like to tell us about, our number is 984-265-3283, and our email is baddatespod@gmail.com, we can’t wait to hear all about it! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips.Merch available at SiriusXMStore.com/BadDates. Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2Jon Gabrus: @gabrus on socials, new podcast Staying Alive with Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally, action movie podcast The Action Boyz
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