Bad Dates

By: SmartLess Media
  • Summary

  • 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! Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Bad Dates ad-free. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.
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Episodes
  • Speed Dates: A Third Thing (w/ Zach Zimmerman)
    May 8 2025

    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 2

    Zach Zimmerman: @zzdoublezz on Insta, new stand-up special Surprise Me on YouTube

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    19 mins
  • INTRODUCING: Staying Alive with Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally
    May 8 2025

    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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    5 mins
  • Khaleesi Eyes (w/ Faith Ladzinski, Vinny Thomas, and Brooks Allison)
    May 5 2025

    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 2

    Faith Ladzinski: @faithladzinski on Insta for shows and tickets

    Vinny Thomas: @vinn_ayy on Insta, Platonic Season 2 coming soon on Apple TV+

    Brooks Allison: @brooksallison on Insta

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    35 mins
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Highly entertaining

This podcast is tons of fun. Funny people sharing funny stories. It’s a great concept.

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Day 2 of Membership...Worth it

I'm new at listening to podcasts. And bad dates was recommended. Haha. Now I'm hooked.

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So real!

Loved listening, I was nodding my head and laughing the whole time! A great podcast.

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Light hearted commiseration and comedy

As with any talkshow, the quality is largely dependent on the guests, so it does vary from week to week. Overall host Jameela Jamil is entertains with a disarming self deprecating style. Stories range from relatable to wild. Not the funniest podcast I’ve ever listened to, but I always walk away with a few more dopamine hits. Would 10/10 recommend replacing morning radio with this show for your commute.

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