{"podcast":{"title":"Bad Dates","slug":"bad-dates-6037145","podcast_index_feed_id":6037145,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/PVIkIQNo","website_url":"https://www.smartless.com/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/8436e3c1-2479-4466-ac48-fa58259960bb/ba45a22c-9ec3-41a4-9126-91c66cf163ba/3000x3000/sxm-cover-bad-dates-joel-kim-booster-r2025-3000x3000-e.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"SiriusXM | SmartLess Media","episode_count":194,"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.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bad-dates-6037145"},"episode":{"title":"Speed Dates: I Was The Bomb! (w/ Brendan Scannell)","slug":"speed-dates-i-was-the-bomb-w-brendan-scannell","published_at":"2026-04-06T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bad-dates-6037145/speed-dates-i-was-the-bomb-w-brendan-scannell","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bad-dates-6037145","url":"https://www.smartless.com/","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/d6530afe-61a1-4608-8a2a-31bdd252c5ff/episodes/a75819d2-9445-4668-9415-fecb9262fb5b/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=d6530afe-61a1-4608-8a2a-31bdd252c5ff&awEpisodeId=a75819d2-9445-4668-9415-fecb9262fb5b&feed=PVIkIQNo","summary":"On an all-new Speed Dates episode, it’s family time as host Joel Kim Booster sits down with his good friend, actor/comedian Brendan Scannell (Heathers, Bonding, newsletter The Abyss) to discuss maintaining a sense of self in your relationship, making friends later in life, being sober (or Bushwick sober as the case may be), knowing somebody in The Candy Hall Of Fame, and the real work of checking in with your partner. Plus, Brendan brings gifts! And Joel has some advice for single people, which is honestly not that different from his advice for anyone looking to get into entertainment. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for video clips and full episodes. Merch available at SiriusXMStore.com/BadDates. Joel Kim Booster: Scrubs Season 10, Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 3 Brendan Scannell: @bscan on socials, check BrendanScannell.com for newsletter and tour dates","meta_description":"On an all-new Speed Dates episode, it’s family time as host Joel Kim Booster sits down with his good friend, actor/comedian Brendan Scannell (Heathers, Bo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3706,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bad-dates-6037145/episodes/speed-dates-i-was-the-bomb-w-brendan-scannell/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bad-dates-6037145/speed-dates-i-was-the-bomb-w-brendan-scannell.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}