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Bad Dates

Bad Dates

By: SmartLess Media
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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.SmartLess LLC
Episodes
  • Speed Dates: You Are The Stones In My Pocket (w/ Tony Hale)
    Jun 23 2025

    On this Speed Dates episode, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes actor/comedian extraordinaire Tony Hale to discuss his new podcast about unusual achievements, The Extraordinarians (with Kristen Schaal and Matt Oberg), then they talk about how Tony proposed to his wife, how love can give you superhuman strength, and the work of staying in love as you both change and grow. This is a very sweet one!


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    Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2

    Tony Hale:@mrtonyhale on socials, new podcast The Extraordinarians every Wednesday!

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    21 mins
  • BAD DATES LIVE! COMING SOON!
    Jun 17 2025

    In this special bulletin from Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster wants to let you know about our next live show, at Dynasty Typewriter in LA and streaming everywhere else on June 24th! If you’re in LA, grab tickets to see the show HERE, and if you’re everywhere else, you can stream the show as it happens on Dynasty.TV, tickets HERE! We’d love to have your bad date story submissions, whether you’re in the room or streaming at home, so take a listen to the stories from our audience members Stacey and Katya, from our show this past January at SF Sketchfest, and send us your own stories at 984-265-3283 or email us at baddatespod@gmail.com.


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    Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2

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    18 mins
  • ChatGHB (w/ Gottmik, Katherine Blanford, and Courtney Michelle)
    Jun 16 2025

    On a new episode of Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes Gottmik, Katherine Blanford, and Courtney Michelle to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Gottmik finds himself in a Bad Dates trifecta: a liar, way too many cats, and The Substance bathroom, Katherine’s date teaches her a few lessons then hits her up for a referral, and Courtney must endure frogs, forks, and fingering.


    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.


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    Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 2

    Gottmik:@gottmik on socials, No Gorge podcast with Violet Chachki

    Katherine Blanford: KatherineBlanford.com, new special Catholic Cowgirl

    Courtney Michelle: @itscourtneymichelle on socials

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

Highly entertaining

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

Day 2 of Membership...Worth it

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No notes I’m obsessed! Great guests, lots of queer stories, and Joel is so funny, as was Marie and Jameela before him.

Excellent

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

So real!

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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.

Light hearted commiseration and comedy

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