''SmartLess'' is a
podcast
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hosted by the American actors
Jason Bateman,
Sean Hayes
Sean Patrick Hayes (born June 26, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, and producer. He is best known for playing Jack McFarland on the NBC sitcom ''Will & Grace'', for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award, four SAG Awards, and one American Com ...
and Canadian actor
Will Arnett
William Emerson Arnett (; born May 4, 1970) is a Canadian actor, comedian and producer. He is best known for his roles as Gob Bluth in the Fox/Netflix series '' Arrested Development'' (2003–2006, 2013, 2018–2019) and as the titular char ...
. Its first episode was released on July 20, 2020, and new episodes are released weekly each Monday.
Each episode begins with one of the hosts revealing a mystery guest to the other two hosts. Once revealed, the three hosts begin interviewing the mystery guest.
In May 2021, the podcast signed with
Creative Artists Agency
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. In June 2021, the podcast was acquired by
Amazon.com, Inc.
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for around US$80 million. With the deal, the podcast will be made available on
Amazon Music
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and
Wondery
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+ one week before other podcast and streaming platforms.
In August 2021,
Discovery+
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* Discovery (observation), observing or finding something unknown
* Discovery (fiction), a character's learning something unknown
* Discovery (law), a process in courts of law relating to evidence
Discovery, The Discover ...
ordered two
documentary-style specials following the podcast's North American six-city tour, which began in February 2022, featuring behind-the-scenes footage and celebrity interviews.
It is notable for its easy banter and high profile guests but many listeners are put off by the incessant false modesty and fawning 'brown nosing' of the hosts.
Episodes
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Dax Shepard
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Melissa McCarthy
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2020, 08, 03
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Seth Rogen
Seth Aaron Rogen (; born April 15, 1982) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian and filmmaker. Originally a stand-up comedian in Vancouver, he moved to Los Angeles for a part in Judd Apatow's series '' Freaks and Geeks'', and then got a part o ...
, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2020, 08, 10
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Kamala Harris
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2020, 08, 17
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Will Ferrell
John William Ferrell (; born July 16, 1967) is an American actor, comedian, and producer. He first established himself in the mid-1990s as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show '' Saturday Night Live'', where he performed from 1995 to 2 ...
, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2020, 08, 24
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Robert Downey Jr.
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Maya Rudolph
, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2020, 09, 07
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Jimmy Kimmel
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2020, 09, 14
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Gustavo Dudamel
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Early life
Dudamel was ...
, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2020, 09, 21
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Jennifer Aniston
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2020, 09, 28
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Clayton Kershaw
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2020, 10, 05
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Adam Sandler
, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2020, 10, 12
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Stacey Abrams
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2020, 10, 19
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Reese Witherspoon
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2020, 10, 26
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Brendan Shanahan
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2020, 11, 02
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Conan O'Brien
, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2020, 11, 09
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David Chang
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2020, 11, 16
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Paul McCartney
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2020, 11, 23
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Sarah Silverman
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Silverman was a writer and performer on ''Saturday Night Live'', and she starred in and produced '' The Sarah Silverman Program'', which ran from 2007 to ...
, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2020, 11, 30
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Ricky Gervais
, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2020, 12, 07
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Ron Howard
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2020, 12, 14
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James Corden
, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2020, 12, 21
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Megan Rapinoe
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2020, 12, 28
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Martin Short
, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 01, 04
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Bryan Cranston
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 01, 11
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, Title =
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 01, 18
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Sam Harris
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 01, 25
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Darius Rucker
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 02, 01
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Judd Apatow
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 02, 08
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Billie Eilish
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and
Finneas O'Connell
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 02, 15
{{Episode list
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David A. Sinclair
, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 02, 22
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, Title =
Awkwafina
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 03, 01
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George Clooney
, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 03, 08
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Brad Paisley
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 03, 15
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W. Kamau Bell
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 03, 22
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Stephen Colbert
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 03, 29
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Ted Sarandos
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Early life
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 04, 05
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, Title =
Bob Odenkirk
, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 04, 12
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Jessica Meir
, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 04, 19
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, Title =
Amy Sedaris
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 04, 26
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Gwyneth Paltrow
, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 05, 03
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Tina Fey
Elizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey (; born May 18, 1970) is an American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and playwright. She is best known for her work on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' (1997–2006) and for creating the ...
, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 05, 10
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, Title =
Zach Galifianakis
Zachary Knight Galifianakis (born October 1, 1969) is an American actor and comedian. He appeared in ''Comedy Central Presents'' special and presented his show '' Late World with Zach'' on VH1.
Galifianakis has starred in films including ''T ...
, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 05, 17
{{Episode list
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, Title =
Jake Tapper
Jacob Paul Tapper (born March 12, 1969) is an American journalist, author, and cartoonist. He is the lead Washington anchor for CNN, hosts the weekday television news show '' The Lead with Jake Tapper'', and co-hosts the Sunday morning public a ...
, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 05, 24
{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber = 46
, Title =
Mitch Hurwitz
Mitchell Donald "Mitch" Hurwitz (born May 29, 1963) is an American television writer, producer, and actor. He is best known as the creator of the television sitcom ''Arrested Development'' as well as the co-creator of ''The Ellen Show''. He is a ...
, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 05, 31
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, Title =
Rob McElhenney
Robert McElhenney III (; born April 14, 1977) is an American actor, producer, writer, podcaster and co-owner of Wrexham A.F.C. He is best known for his role as Ronald "Mac" McDonald on the FX/FXX comedy series ''It's Always Sunny in Philadelp ...
, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 06, 07
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, Title =
Justin Theroux
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 06, 14
{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber = 49
, Title =
David Cross
David Cross (born April 4, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, director, and writer known for his stand-up performances, the HBO sketch comedy series '' Mr. Show'' (1995–1998), and his role as Tobias Fünke in the Fox/Netflix si ...
, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 06, 21
{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber = 50
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José Andrés
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 06, 28
{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber = 51
, Title =
Elizabeth Banks
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 07, 05
{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber = 52
, Title =
LeBron James
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 07, 12
{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber = 53
, Title =
Ryan Reynolds
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 07, 19
{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber = 54
, Title =
Joy Reid
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 07, 26
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, EpisodeNumber = 55
, Title =
J. J. Abrams
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 08, 02
{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber = 56
, Title =
Tony Hawk
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 08, 09
{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber = 57
, Title =
Daniel Ricciardo
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 08, 16
{{Episode list
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, Title =
Octavia Spencer
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 08, 23
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, Title =
Sean Penn
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Penn began his acting career in televisi ...
, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 08, 30
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, Title =
Fred Armisen
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 09, 06
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, Title =
Tiffany Haddish
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 09, 13
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, Title =
Ken Burns
, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 09, 20
{{Episode list
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Jon Stewart
, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 09, 27
{{Episode list
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, Title =
Jeff Daniels
, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 10, 04
{{Episode list
, EpisodeNumber = 65
, Title =
David Remnick
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 10, 11
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, EpisodeNumber = 66
, Title =
Chelsea Handler
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 10, 18
{{Episode list
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, Title =
Joe Buck
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 10, 25
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Tom Hanks
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 11, 1
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Jerry Seinfeld
, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 11, 8
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Vivek Murthy
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 11, 15
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Halle Berry
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Dave Grohl
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{{Episode list
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Sandra Bullock
, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 12, 6
{{Episode list
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Jimmy Fallon
, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 12, 13
{{Episode list
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Will Forte
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 12, 20
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Woody Harrelson
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2021, 12, 27
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Barry Sonnenfeld
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Kathryn Hahn
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2022, 01, 10
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David Byrne
, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2022, 01, 17
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Michael Moore
, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2022, 01, 24
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Johnny Knoxville
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2022, 01, 31
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Adam McKay
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Eddie Vedder
, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2022, 02, 14
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Courteney Cox
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2022, 02, 21
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, Title =
Charlie Day
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2022, 02, 28
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Paul Thomas Anderson
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2022, 03, 07
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, EpisodeNumber = 87
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Cate Blanchett
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Thom Yorke
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and
Jonny Greenwood
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David Spade
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, OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2022, 03, 28
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Reception
''SmartLess'' won "Best Comedy Podcast" at the 2022
iHeartRadio Podcast Awards
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.
[{{cite magazine , last1=Chan , first1=J. Clara , title=iHeartRadio Podcast Awards: 'You're Wrong About' Wins Top Prize , url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/iheartradio-podcast-awards-2022-youre-wrong-about-1235087284/ , magazine=]The Hollywood Reporter
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, publisher=PMRC
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, date=February 4, 2022
References
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External links
* {{official, https://www.smartless.com
2020 podcast debuts
Audio podcasts
Comedy and humor podcasts
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