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DeAnne Smith's Questionable At Best

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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DeAnne Smith's Questionable At BestJul 11, 2013

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#74 • Candice Gregoris • Making Friends

#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 spiral into overthinking exactly how to pronounce the word “hello.” Plus, bonus inspirational talk!
Nov 03, 201644:35
#73 • Album Preview!
Aug 31, 201615:53
#72 • Erica Sigurdson • Regrets

#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. Plus, bonus trivia about Halle Berry! Don’t forget to email deanne@nomoreradio.com to weigh in on Erica’s potential life choices. She needs you.
Aug 24, 201633:53
#71 • Philippa Klein • Jealousy
May 20, 201601:08:55
#70 • Asaf Gerchak with Questionable Advice

#70 • Asaf Gerchak with Questionable Advice

This week: Listener questions! It’s a special edition of Questionable Advice!<br />
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.”<br />
Comedian of note Asaf Gerchak joins me to answer your questions and solve your lives. We tell you how to de-stress, what not to eat in front of other people, where to meet age-appropriate lesbians, why you’re not friends with your exes, and what to name the excavators in your yard. Probably, though, you just need to get some eucalyptus in you. That oughta fix it.<br />
May 12, 201601:04:26
#69 • Johanna • Hair

#69 • Johanna • Hair

This week’s question: Why are we so freaked out by body hair?<br />
This week’s quote: “That is my life’s ambition: to come out of a tub, with my hair past my nip nips.”<br />
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 it all. Find out how Robin Hood: Men in Tights had an unexpected impact on Johanna, how a segway made us question reality, and what “dirty little man legs” really means. Plus, listener feedback!<br />
May 07, 201601:03:14
#68 • Jeff Winer • Conflict

#68 • Jeff Winer • Conflict

This week’s question: Why are you so conflicted?<br />
This week’s quote: “That’s part of the burden of being a person.”<br />
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 important), cortisol, thought-action fusion, and the power of<br /><br />
passively drooling into tubes in a lab setting. Oh, and what Syrian refugees might be going through. Just some light listening! As Jeff says, “Psychology is awesome!”<br />
Apr 28, 201601:10:04
#67 • DeAnne Smith • Solo Podcast Time (Again)!

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

This week’s question: There is none! Maybe: What happened, man?<br />
This week’s quote: “What wonderful things could come from a deep dark pit?”<br />
You liked December’s carcast, so here’s another one. Among the hot topics discussed: depression, masturbation, dangerous construction sites, forts, and porn in the woods! Hope you like it.<br />
Apr 22, 201643:37
#66 • Salomon And Smithmas • Stand Up Special

#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 scheduled programming. Happy New Year!
Dec 31, 201556:41
#65 • DeAnne Smith • Solo Podcast Time!

#65 • DeAnne Smith • Solo Podcast Time!

This week’s question: There is none! It’s solo podcast time!<br />
This week’s quote: “The price of peace is never to high to pay.”<br />
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 mini-blizzard. It’s all here if you want it: Ani Difranco, racism, hedgehogs, grumpy old men, and so much more! <br />
Dec 21, 201533:57
#64 • Nile Seguin • End Times

#64 • Nile Seguin • End Times

This week’s question: Are we in the end times? <br />
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.”<br />
Oh my goodness, you guys. Nile Seguin and I get into it this week. What you’re hearing is actually hour two of our conversation marathon. Nile details a potential future where we all eat protein-packed locusts, schools me on Elon Musk, and talks shit to Stephen Hawking. Turns out Nile is quite optimistic about us humans! Me…well, you’ll see. (Please don’t be mad; I didn’t mean it personally.) <br />
Dec 04, 201529:51
#63 • Natalie Miller • Worry
Nov 21, 201547:54
#62 • Salomon And Smith Kick It • Stand Up Special
Nov 13, 201501:02:06
#61 • Steph Tolev • Weirdos

#61 • Steph Tolev • Weirdos

This week’s question: Why are you a magnet for weirdos?<br />
This week’s quote: “So now I’m two-hand choking this man.”<br />
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 supervising, and of course, Tinder. This lady has lived a life, and weirdos love her. You will too.<br />
Oh, and I issue a call for us to smash the patriarchy. Do with that what you will. (Please smash it, though.)<br />
Nov 05, 201550:47
#60 • DeAnne Smith • Halloween

#60 • DeAnne Smith • Halloween

This week’s question: Why’s Halloween such a big deal?<br />
This week’s quote: “I was a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, which may have led to my lifelong love of unwieldy costumes.”<br />
SOLO PODCAST TIME! I talk real fast and get real frustrated. Listen in for the one key item missing from this year’s Halloween costume (hint: it’s a fishing vest), couples costume ideas, a spontaneous commercial for razors, and the very professional-sounding theme song for the hit fictional show “Everything is Raymond!” <br />
Everything is Raymond<br /><br />
by Patrick World <br />
Well everything is Raymond<br /><br />
Raymond’s everyone you meet<br /><br />
He could be in a Cadillac<br /><br />
Or sleeping in the street<br />
Cuz everything is Raymond<br /><br />
He’s your husband, he’s your wife<br /><br />
He’s the patriarchal paradigm<br /><br />
That wrecks your so-called life<br />
Well everything is Raymond<br /><br />
Raymond’s everything that be<br /><br />
Cuz everything is Raymond even me…<br />
That’s cuz everything’s Raymond, Raymond!<br /><br />
That’s cuz everything’s Raymond, Raymond!<br />
Oct 31, 201527:31
#59 • Evie and Alley • Punky Brewster

#59 • Evie and Alley • Punky Brewster

This week’s question: How has Punky Brewster changed your life?<br />
This week’s quote: “Some of the life lessons I learned were: learn to read or someone might die.”<br />
Another episode direct from Portland! (And recorded in July.) Alley Hector and Evie Carter Smith join me to get deep into the ways this short-lived TV series impacted our lives. We take a trip into the ’80s, complete with references to Alyssa Milano, 3-2-1 Contact, and the Challenger explosion. Oh, and Evie invents Everything Is Raymond. Everything IS Raymond.<br />
Oct 22, 201539:05
#58 • Jess Salomon • Aunthood

#58 • Jess Salomon • Aunthood

This week’s question: What’s it like being an aunt?<br />
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.”<br />
Oh hey, my BFF is back! Jess is here to talk about brand-new aunthood, giving underage children beer, and circumcision. Oh, and she wants to lay some sweet fashion tips on you re: your socks. <br />
Oct 15, 201536:48
#57 • Vanessa Friedman • Tinder

#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 recording in Portland.) There’s something in here for everyone! Especially if you’re Catherine (sp?) or Melissa, two of the many chicks we live Tinder. Is it called live Tindering? Should I call them chicks? Probably not.
Oct 08, 201501:01:27
#56 • Johanna •  Therapy

#56 • Johanna • Therapy

This week’s question: What have you learned in therapy?<br />
This week’s quote: “I basically spent the entire hour trying to convince my therapist that I didn’t need to be there.”<br />
We’re getting fully into it this week, my friends! I talk to the lovely, smart, articulate, fun and amazing (and yes, she’s my girlfriend) Johanna Grönberg about therapy, self-actualization, and “the journey.” As Socrates said, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” I’d add that the un-listened-to podcast is not worth making, so get on in there.<br />
Oct 01, 201554:04
#55 • DeAnne Smith • Grief & Fear

#55 • DeAnne Smith • Grief & Fear

This week’s question: Hey, how ya been?<br />
This week’s quote: “Pitbulls don’t care about bananas.”<br />
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. <br />
Sep 26, 201534:07
#54 • John Hastings •  Difficulties

#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, weird crowds, mourning, and poop. Bonus shout out to our cute waitress! (But not the fake-smiley one.)
Apr 27, 201501:09:24
#53 • Robby Hoffman • Feelings

#53 • Robby Hoffman • Feelings

This week’s question: How did you feel about the latest podcast?<br />
This week’s quote: “This consent thing has gotten way out of hand.”<br />
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 get into it. Hear Robby’s many (hilarious) opinions on everything from fisting to consent to lube to guacamole to my previous relationships. And be warned: It gets real sappy and real real in there at some point.<br />
Feb 15, 201554:47
#52 • Carolyn Yates • Bad Sex
Feb 05, 201545:00
#51 • Leighland Beckman • Relationships/Drugs
Jan 28, 201549:46
#50 • Jesse Rae West • Criticism
Jan 09, 201552:29
#49 • Emma & Sarah • Good Relationships

#49 • Emma & Sarah • Good Relationships

This week’s question: What’s the secret to a good relationship?<br />
This week’s quote: “Seventy percent of it is just luck.”<br />
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 these two. I don’t know about you, but that sounds about right to me. Listen in for hot tips and a bunch of cuteness. Oh, and Australian accents!<br />
Jan 03, 201556:05
#48 • DeAnne Smith

#48 • DeAnne Smith

This week’s question: How are you?<br />
This week’s quote: “I’m wearing pants.”<br />
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 refusing to wear pants.<br />
*podcast-recording equipment<br />
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Dec 20, 201423:13
#47 • Stef Schwartz

#47 • Stef Schwartz

This week’s question: What’s your personal brand?<br />
This week’s quote: “I very quietly don’t want to eat cheese.”<br />
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 a necklace of human teeth, among other things. (Among other things: J-Wow and t.A.T.u.*) We eventually settle on a pretty definitive personal brand that turns out to be our collective brand as well. Curious? Go listen!<br />
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*Yes, I had to look up how to capitalize that correctly.<br />
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Dec 11, 201445:33
#46 • Eman

#46 • Eman

This week’s question: What’s better: food or sex?<br />
This week’s quote: “Food’s always been there for me. Sex hasn’t.”<br />
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 for sexy times. Oh, and it turns out I’d pretty much always rather read than have sex with strangers. Who knew?<br />
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Dec 04, 201451:11
#45 • Nathan Hartswick

#45 • Nathan Hartswick

This week’s question: Where should I be in my life?<br />
This week’s quote: “This is the thing that eats away at me.”<br />
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 into microphones, Percy Bysshe Shelley, hot burning hearts (literally), and Chipotle? Yup, Chipotle.<br />
Nov 27, 201457:14
#44 • Paul Aflalo

#44 • Paul Aflalo

This week’s question: Is it possible to reinvent yourself?<br />
This week’s quote: “Yes and no. Maybe. Sure. I’m not one to believe in things.”<br />
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 reinvented as his boyfriend, Dean. I think we live in Paris now.<br />
Nov 20, 201450:55
#43 • Pete Zedlacher

#43 • Pete Zedlacher

This week’s question: How can you come out “better” on the other side of the break up?<br />
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.'”<br />
This episode is truly questionable (at best). We (and some strangers*) have a lot of suggestions on how you can get to the other side after a break up: scream-weeping, moving on to the next one, and maybe even drugs?<br />
*Some were ghosts. You’ll see.<br />
Nov 13, 201446:38
#42 • Jess Salomon

#42 • Jess Salomon

This week’s question: Are your Facebook friends idiots?<br />
This week’s quote: “I flushed out the offender and then I reinstated everybody.”<br />
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, and she drops a casual reference to how she’s friends with war criminals. You should probably listen to this one; trust me, you don’t want to get on this chick’s bad side.<br />
Nov 06, 201446:00
#41 • Cee Webster

#41 • Cee Webster

This week’s question: What can’t you do?<br />
This week’s quote: “I really, really don’t like not being good at things.”<br />
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 as I do. Consider asking yourself what you can’t do and why. (‘Cause I bet you can do that thing if you really want to.)<br />
Oh, and do you know how to open a can of beans without a can opener? Well, YOU DO NOW:<br />
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Oct 30, 201440:34
#40 • Alain Mercieca

#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 though.) Oh, and he calls me a “lost soul,” which I don’t mind at all. Listen to the very end for real and practical stress-fighting tips.
Sep 18, 201437:52
#39 • Morgan O’Shea

#39 • Morgan O’Shea

This week’s question: How can you be more confident?<br />
This week’s quote: “I’m always ready for the next fail.”<br />
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 real-life confidence! (Hint: it’s mostly about owning “it.”)<br />
Oh. Oh! And Morgan mentions an audition in this episode. Guess what? HE GOT IT! He was in Just for Laughs Homegrown Comedy Competition in July 2014. Good job, buddy.<br />
Sep 12, 201434:34
#38 • Shane Adamczak

#38 • Shane Adamczak

This week’s question: Would you rather…?<br />
This week’s quote: “I’d jerk off a goat.”<br />
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 mom. This one will make you think. And probably cringe.<br />
May 30, 201446:24
#37 • Elle Diabloe

#37 • Elle Diabloe

This week’s question: Why vagina?<br />
This week’s quote: “White cotton panties are not covering up something you don’t want.”<br />
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.<br />
Image photo credit: Andrea Hausmann<br />
May 22, 201438:20
#36 • Jess Salomon

#36 • Jess Salomon

This week’s question: What are you afraid of?<br />
This week’s quote: “I could have horrible children.”<br />
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.<br />
May 15, 201427:53
#35 • Lama Hamad

#35 • Lama Hamad

This week’s question: What’s a third culture kid?<br />
This week’s quote: “I’ve been in jail in Czechoslovakia.”<br />
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, and intrigue.<br />
Mar 20, 201449:14
#34 • DeAnne Smith

#34 • DeAnne Smith

This week’s question: How could I just let you walk away? Just let you leave without a trace?<br />
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.”)<br />
It’s solo podcast time! Sherwin Tija provided the questions and I answered them, meanderingly. Satisfy your curiosity about the weapon I’d like to master, the shape of my heart, and whether or not I can sing Miley Cyrus’s Party in the U.S.A. (I can’t.) I believe there’s a little nuggety gem of goodness for you in here if you listen to the very end, and like sappiness and fireflies.<br />
Mar 13, 201442:49
#33 • Brittani Nichols

#33 • Brittani Nichols

This week’s question: What’s it like to be you?<br />
This week’s quote: “”I’m a fucking joy.”<br />
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.<br />
Mar 06, 201437:32
#32 • Nick Flanagan

#32 • Nick Flanagan

This week’s question: Is there such a thing as being in a good place?<br />
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.”<br />
Nick and I sat in dark parked car somewhere in Lo-Ho and definitely didn’t answer this question. Somehow, though, I think this podcast ended up in a good place. Hopefully you agree. Warning: lots of giggling.<br />
Feb 20, 201433:07
#31 • Dan Bingham

#31 • Dan Bingham

This week’s question: How much fun is being sober?<br />
This week’s quote: “Lots of fun. So much fun.”<br />
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.<br />
Feb 06, 201436:15
#30 • DeAnne Smith

#30 • DeAnne Smith

This week’s question: Am I right for you?<br />
This week’s quote: “We’re all just humans on this planet. Put a smile on it.”<br />
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 article “50 Questions to Ask Your Crush to See if They’re Right for You.” I recommend asking your crush none of these questions; you’ll see why.<br />
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Jan 30, 201427:38
#29 • Dayna McLeod
Jan 23, 201437:50
#28 • Dan Derkson

#28 • Dan Derkson

This week’s question: Is there a god?<br />
This week’s quote: “A conscious entity that’s decided to do this? That’s ridiculous.”<br />
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 pretty god damn (sorry) definitive answer.<br />
Jan 16, 201440:55
#27 • Emilie Legs

#27 • Emilie Legs

This week’s question: How important is experience for good sex?<br />
This week’s quote: “It’s much easier than most people think.”<br />
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 important thing for good sex. What is? Listen in. Emilie drops some practical wisdom.<br />
Oh, and if you need more places to visit on the internet, stop by Emilie’s blog at www.emilieblog.com<br />
Jan 09, 201427:30
#26 • DeAnne Smith

#26 • DeAnne Smith

This week’s question: What are your resolutions?<br />
This week’s quote: “Are resolutions even a thing that people should be making?”<br />
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 actual, real-life phone number. WHY?! Don’t make me regret this. (I already do.) Also, I have a cold. You’ll hear that.<br />
Jan 02, 201420:29
#25 • Jackie Gallant

#25 • Jackie Gallant

This week’s question: What’s up with your voice?<br />
This week’s quote: “I don’t speak very much in real life.”<br />
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 for…well, you’ll see.<br />
Dec 19, 201341:25