{"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: SF Sketchfest Special!! (w/ Janet Varney)","slug":"speed-dates-sf-sketchfest-special-w-janet-varney","published_at":"2026-01-12T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bad-dates-6037145/speed-dates-sf-sketchfest-special-w-janet-varney","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/cc728acb-9fc6-4c4b-b172-6a90f27408b9/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=d6530afe-61a1-4608-8a2a-31bdd252c5ff&awEpisodeId=cc728acb-9fc6-4c4b-b172-6a90f27408b9&feed=PVIkIQNo","summary":"On an all-new Speed Date, host Joel Kim Booster sits down with the fabulous Janet Varney (Avatar: Braving The Elements, Stan Against Evil, You’re The Worst) to talk about the 23rd year of the comedy festival she co-founded, SF Sketchfest, where you can see Bad Dates live at Cobb’s Comedy Club on Sunday, February 1st!! They’ll get into the origin of the festival, Janet’s favorite events they’ve ever hosted, everything you won’t want to miss in this year’s lineup, and the magic of San Francisco and its dialed-in comedy crowds. Check out the SF Sketchfest lineup HERE for tickets! Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for full episodes. Merch available at SiriusXMStore.com/BadDates. Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, Fire Island, Loot Season 3 Janet Varney: @thejvclub on Insta, Avatar: Braving The Elements","meta_description":"On an all-new Speed Date, host Joel Kim Booster sits down with the fabulous Janet Varney (Avatar: Braving The Elements, Stan Against Evil, You’re The Wors…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2268,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bad-dates-6037145/episodes/speed-dates-sf-sketchfest-special-w-janet-varney/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-sf-sketchfest-special-w-janet-varney.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}