DeAnne Smith's Questionable At Best

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.&

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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 de

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 can be good for you (!), some radical notions about how to take

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 lives. We tell you how to de-stress, what not to eat in

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 it all. Find out how Robin Hood: Men in Tights had an unexpected impact o

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 important), cortisol, thought-action fusion, and the power o

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 in the woods! Hope you like it.

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!

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 mini-blizzard. It’s all here if you want it: Ani Difranco, racism, he