Jehovah Boy with Doug Smith

Dec 19 2023 33 ep. 65 mins 6

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Comedian Doug Smith, a former Jehovah’s Witness, searches for the silver linings in growing up inside of a doomsday cult through conversations with other artists that had challenging experiences of their own.

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Katie Boyle

Dec 19 2023 62 mins

Doug welcomes pagan Irish comic Katie Boyle to the show to discuss superstitions, near death experiences, and eating a cat’s nuts. They speak a little differently across the pond so get out your glossary and strap in for some good crack! Check out her podcast The Shift on all platforms. | Katie |Instagram, Twitter, Tik Tok & YouTube: @katieboylecomicWebsite: katieboylecomic.c

Usama Siddiquee

Dec 12 2023 59 mins

Doug welcomes hilarious comedian and actor Usama Siddiquee to the show to discuss his Muslim upbringing and complete ignorance of the opposite sex. It wasn’t till he moved to NYC to immerse himself in club drugs and one night stands that he found true enlightenment. Check out his podcast Mango Bae available on all platforms! | Usama |Instagram, Twitter, Tik Tok & YouTube: @us

Olga Namer

Dec 05 2023 66 mins

Doug welcomes comedian and former Orthodox Jew Olga Namer to the show! As the black sheep of her devout family, she still serves as an asset, flipping light switches and changing channels for her parents on Shabbat. Her attempts to embrace life on the outside are peppered with all the guilt, shame and fear of a sheltered upbringing, but Doug encourages her to lean into the rebellio

Kevin James Doyle

Nov 28 2023 69 mins

Doug welcomes friend and fellow comic, the solo show aficionado himself, Kevin James Doyle to the show! A product of a squeaky clean Christian upbringing, Kevin abstained from immorality (nuthin' but butt stuff 'till the age of 30) in an effort to save himself for marriage. When his bride-to-be breaks his heart he rebounds with a foreign straphanger, only to endure an outbreak so v

Doug Gets Converted

Nov 21 2023 55 mins

Doug welcomes a real live Christian pastor to the show! Pastor Caleb Clardy from Trinity Grace Church in Brooklyn, NY explains what makes a church non-denominational, why he isn’t covered in bad tattoos, and how some righteous merch might rope in some newcomers. He even entices Doug to attend a service with the promise of a post-sermon dodgeball game and an artisanal pickle from

Dina Hashem

Nov 14 2023 72 mins

Doug welcomes hilarious NYC comic Dina Hashem to the show! Though raised Muslim in suburban NJ, Doug and Dina had a parallel upbringing… overbearing mothers, a guilty conscience ruled by fear, and covering up a double life with the skill set of a CIA operative. Check out Dina’s debut standup special, “Dark Little Whispers” now streaming on Amazon Prime. | Dina |Instagram: @

Matt Wayne | AMA #3

Nov 07 2023 69 mins

Doug welcomes comedian, actor, filmmaker, and best bud Matt Wayne to the show for an AMA that devolves into a beautiful disaster (311, anyone?). After covering sadistic Catholic school nuns and how to spot JWs in your neighborhood they get to the important issues… Forrest Gump’s giant hog, soiling your khakis, and the blatant homoeroticism of Ren & Stimpy. Check out Matt’

Faith Before Family | Dear Doug #6

Oct 31 2023 22 mins

Doug responds to an email from a listener who was disfellowshipped at 17 and lost all contact with his devout JW mother. Even when his son was diagnosed with cancer, his mother put her faith before family, refusing to reestablish a relationship and confirming the fact that “worldly people” are without a doubt the biggest threat to the organization.| Doug |Instagram, Twitter, Ti

Ian James Corlett

Oct 24 2023 82 mins

Doug welcomes iconic voice over actor and ex-JW Ian James Corlett to the show. With an IMDb page longer than the Old Testament, Ian has voiced beloved cartoon characters for decades (Mega Man, Goku) while simultaneously serving as a Christian elder. When fellow elders in his congregation condemned him for his nanosecond role in Casper’s Haunted Christmas, he began to question his

Freedom Doesn't Have a Price | Dear Doug #5

Oct 17 2023 26 mins

Doug responds to an email from a listener whose story reaffirms that good standing in the JW organization is a full time job. After leaving an abusive husband, a punishing family, and thousands of hours in the door to door ministry behind, she continues to struggle to find her footing in the outside world but knows you can’t put a price on freedom.| Doug |Instagram, Twitter, Tik