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"SmartLess" with Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, & Will Arnett is a podcast that connects and unites people from all walks of life to learn about shared experiences through thoughtful dialogue and organic hilarity. A nice surprise: in each episode of SmartLess, one of the hosts reveals his mystery guest to the other two. What ensues is a genuinely improvised and authentic conversation filled with laughter and newfound knowledge to feed the SmartLess mind.
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Episodes
- 2026 / 9 / 7"Andrew Garfield"Get on the boat; itâs Andrew Garfield. Shrinking bears, tigers being tigers, not-enough-ness, and a Canadian Fincher. âYouâre gonna wear sweatpants, youâre gonna lose âem,â on an all-new PantsLess. Subscribe...
- 2026 / 8 / 31"Steve Zahn"This guy knows how to clap: itâs Steve Zahn. Bite-breakage, noodle art, and a steak with Werner. Shower-Team assemble! ⌠on a gorg new SmartLess. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of...
- 2026 / 8 / 17"Tim Robbins"Punch-Up Line, please holdâ itâs Tim Robbins. Oh, the laughter: Dungeons & Dragons, Strat-o-matic baseball, a destination, an experience, and whatever. âNow thatâs a problem for tomorrow, no?â Itâs an all-new...
- 2026 / 8 / 13"RE-RELEASE: Kaley Cuoco"A haiku for Kaley Cuoco: Comedy's delight, Kaley's wit ignites laughter, Podcast joy takes flight. Please support us by supporting our sponsors. This episode was originally released on 6/3/2023. Subscribe to...
- 2026 / 8 / 10"Robby Hoffman"Wear a belt in the 90âs: itâs Robby Hoffman. Rich vs. Poor, brutal and funny, travel time for a cup of water, and brand-new towels. Itâs another episode of âI didnât choose this thought,â on an all-new...
- 2026 / 8 / 3"Professor Brian Cox"Put on your thinking cap: itâs Professor Brian Cox. We travel the galaxies of chit-chat â from black holes and cage dancing to a thousand Einsteins and the building blocks of space and time. âYou canât make...
- 2026 / 7 / 27"Marcus Mumford"Hey friends, we found a guest and his name is Marcus Mumford. Costner calls it Neat. Kendrick's in his undies. Vocal straws, penguin noise, and the lovely tutelage of Bible Camp. It's a season of gratitude on...
- 2026 / 7 / 20"Timothy Olyphant"No cheating nor stealing â itâs Timothy Olyphant. âA complaint of actorsâ and other druthers: a hunch, being taken seriously, Mickâs vulnerabilities, cheap champagne and a pocket full of chips. âWhen heâs...
- 2026 / 7 / 16"RE-RELEASE: Will FerrellâThe posse gets a wonderful surprise from comedy royalty Will Ferrell (Old School, Step Brothers, Talladega Nights) popping-through for some fresh kombucha. The foursome discuss formidable history with the...
- 2026 / 7 / 13"Olivia Wilde"Itâs the ham of the family, a.k.a. Olivia Wilde. We dip into a bowl of mixed Pop Tarts: proxy film school, Tonyâs mothballs, the Rockwell Technique, and of course a lil Hendrix pickleball. Youâre born with...
- 2026 / 7 / 6"Ike Barinholtz"Keep talking to the handâ itâs our friend Ike Barinholtz. Hustling, trivia, college, bottle-service, true mirrors, and a Southwest flight home. âHey guys, where did you go?â Itâs an all-new...
- 2026 / 6 / 29"Emma Thompson"Have you been working on your faces in the mirror all morning? Itâs Emma Thompson. Barneyâs, Boredom, and Haggis. âGet in the ice, youâre gonna love it!â On an all-new SmartLess. Subscribe to SiriusXM...
- 2026 / 6 / 22"Amy Adams"Harmonize to a deep cut from the Indigo Girls: itâs Amy Adams. Telepathy, Army Dads, emergency medical responses, and cracking the code of neutrality. Call us from the White House bathroom⌠itâs a...
- 2026 / 6 / 15"Jennifer Lopez"Share your cookie-dough with the world! âŚItâs Jennifer Lopez. Reading all the books, doing all the things, endless possibility, and a little piece of tape. Plus more advice from Dr. Dingdong, on an all-new...
- 2026 / 6 / 11"RE-RELEASE: Tom Hanks"We are very T.Hankful this week, with surprise guest Tom Hanks. Tom renames the show âHelpLess,â Sean practices his critically-recognized hosting prowess, and we begin the development process on Tomâs next...
- 2026 / 6 / 8"Jon Bernthal"Retrieve your catcherâs gloveâ we caught Jon Bernthal. Deal with the judgement and all that shit later, control the burn on a 3-wick candle, hit every wall you can hit, and how to steal a turkey sandwich....
- 2026 / 6 / 1"Bowen Yang"Put a bee in your bonnetâ itâs Bowen Yang. We hit the pillars: vibes, therapy, trade-winds, a silver fedora, and learning about Celine Dion. Because- life! On an all-new SmartLess. Subscribe to SiriusXM...
- 2026 / 5 / 25"Nick Jonas"Remember your gum: itâs Nick Jonas. Family chiropractors, Scrooge At 8, and the âother NJâsâ finest hair salons, diners, bowling alleys, & shopping malls. âJust collapse on the floor,â on another piping-hot...
- 2026 / 5 / 21"RE-RELEASE: Nate Bargatze"Untuck your button-down; itâs Nate Bargatze. We discover the wonders of Magic, the Easter Bunny, a KFC-catered family reunion, and an elevator in the ocean. You canât take your eyes off a mime⌠itâs an...
- 2026 / 5 / 18"Sting"Put on your slippers and overshirt: itâs the one-and-only Sting. Digital silence, noblesse oblige, and the tradition of nonsense songs. âItâs cool to say you like jazzâ âŚon another brand spankinâ new episode...
- 2026 / 5 / 11"Kareem Rahma"âHow about medallions?â Itâs Kareem Rahma. NYC stuff & the stuff of life⌠like sidewalk traffic, hang-out kids, and rickshaw guys. âEverybody get your own dessert,â on an all-new SmartLess. Hundo-P. Subscribe...
- 2026 / 5 / 8"Jonah Hill LIVE"Donât have a cow, man: itâs Jonah Hill... LIVE at the Avalon. Radio from space, teenagers in Hollywood, cool neighbors, and San Diego. âYou couldnât shake funny if you tried,â on an all-new SmartLess (btw did...
- 2026 / 5 / 4"Colin Jost"Sleep in the upright position: itâs Colin Jost. The mesh is separating⌠talking, walking. Swedish fish in a blender, and a midnight bowl of bolognese. Welcome to the newest/freshest/cleanest ep of...
- 2026 / 4 / 27"Nick Kroll"Letâs take a run: itâs Nick Kroll. Celebrity scavenger hunts, fuse mechanism protocol, and how to aim for a B-minus across the board. The gum IS as good as it sounds⌠on an all new ChewLess (otherwise known...
- 2026 / 4 / 20"Aubrey Plaza"Time for spaghetti and donuts; itâs Aubrey Plaza. Dancing, beams of sunshine, gum advocacy, and D. All Of The Above. Weâre just [metaphorically] singing in the shower in the iso-booth but pretending not to be...
- 2026 / 4 / 13"Amanda Peet"Speak into the foam thingy: itâs Amanda Peet. New York, stage fright, unsolicited headshots, a second sleep, and âthe strategy on removal.â Life is like a box of Pop Tarts⌠you never know which variety pack...
- 2026 / 4 / 9"RE-RELEASE: Charlie Day"Wrap yourself in cashmere and come sit by the fire with Mr. Charlie Day, who joins us this week to give career advice and acting tips. Jason learns about âvoluntary additional school,â Sean wails on the...
- 2026 / 3 / 30"Elle Fanning"Tornado-warning: itâs Elle Fanning. The Number 5, Imagination vs. Reality, the Power, and a real-life baby. We all love each other, blah blah blah⌠on another gorgeously fresh new epiz of SmartLess. Subscribe...
- 2026 / 3 / 23"Maggie Gyllenhaal"We walk the tightrope with Maggie Gyllenhaal. Come explore the edges of the mind: stacking wood, eating avocados, bird watching, and what is exercise? Itâs fake learning for real⌠an all-new...
- 2026 / 3 / 16"Cillian Murphy"Heat up your pizza-pocket: itâs Cillian Murphy. We talk law, rock nâ roll, instinct, energy over perfection, and making ends MEAT. Welcome to The Circus Of The Unemployable âŚon an all-new SmartLess. Subscribe...
- 2026 / 3 / 12"RE-RELEASE: Emma Stone"Actor and web-designer Emma Stone joins us this week to discuss poignant topics like Albert Einstein, The Spice Girls, and the cure for hiccups. Get tattoos with your whole family⌠Welcome to HairLess...
- 2026 / 3 / 9"Kris Jenner"Grab your glaze-scraper and get outta the house: itâs Kris Jenner. School, Social, Smooch, Smart Cookies, and meeting a Mint Julip. Re-enroll in home-school, because 'nobodyâs going on the internet,' âŚin...
- 2026 / 3 / 2"Brian Cox"Weâre living in a wonder-world with the great Brian Cox. Tempura salad, resting bewildered face, and doing it like a goose. Is it the AC? Nope. Itâs an all-new SmartLess. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to...
- 2026 / 2 / 26STAYING ALIVE: Will Arnett, Part 1!Hey, Smarties! Please enjoy the first half of this hilarious, in-depth interview with Will Arnett on SmartLess Mediaâs show Staying Alive! Hosts Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally (101 Places To Party Before You Die)...
- 2026 / 2 / 23"Chris Hemsworth"Engage your core: itâs Chris Hemsworth. Back tats, trigger environments, a dorsal fin, not-caring, and the sheer adventure of it. âYour mind goes blank but your mouth keeps talking,â âŚon an all-new...
- 2026 / 2 / 16"Margot Robbie"We go incogneets this week with hockey-fan Margot Robbie. A new bronzer, an Aussie Mafia, slapping Leo, and much more! But at the end of the day⌠(what was in the trunk?) Itâs an all-new SmartLess. Subscribe...
- 2026 / 2 / 12"RE-RELEASE: Jon Hamm"The guys go full-Yamaha this week with avid golfer, Jon Hamm. Itâs mad, man.This episode was originally released on 4/4/2022. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of SmartLess ad-free and...
- 2026 / 2 / 9"Andrew Huberman"Whatâs up, Doc: itâs the one-and-only Andrew Huberman. Gila monsters, flabby-brain, bed vs. battle, the art of winking, and a multitude of other pearls of wisdom await. Prepare to be glutathioneâd to your...
- 2026 / 2 / 2"Charli xcx"Grab an apple and paint the soupâ itâs Charli xcx. Weâre charmed by spontaneity, the Brat lexicon, synesthesia, pink Wednesdays, and daring to suck. Donât quantize your electric toothbrush⌠the groove is in...
- 2026 / 1 / 26"Leanne Morgan"Itâs 87 days of chicken piccata with the wonderful Leanne Morgan. A yelling beagle, breast-feeding & hemorrhoids, plus all those girls shooting boars in their panties. And yes, of course: some follow-up...
- 2026 / 1 / 19"Pixies"Settle your face â weâve got Pixies. Where is our mind? On things like the dictionary, the draft, communal showers, and the highly-underrated color brown. Serving up âsome delightful words to trip over,â âŚon...
- 2026 / 1 / 16Introducing: CrimeLessCrimeLess is a weekly comedy talk show exploring the wild crime questions youâd never act onâbut secretly want answered. Comedian Rory Scovel and journalistâturnedâtrue-crime podcaster Josh Dean break down a...
- 2026 / 1 / 12"Jennifer Lawrence"Throw on a nightshirt and a bonnetâ itâs Jennifer Lawrence. The Sass, a legacy of chaos, and hockey equipment in the boiler room. âThis is what itâs like to be one of the guys,â on an all-new...
- 2026 / 1 / 8"RE-RELEASE: Chelsea Handler"Handler!? You hardly even knew 'er! But now you're gonna, on a wild ride through pinky rings, $2000 cab rides, and nasal swabs on first dates... with none other than Chelsea Handler. Can you even handler...
- 2025 / 12 / 29"Macaulay Culkin"Join us for a heroâs journey with the great Macaulay Culkin. Find your light, hit your marks, systematically sabotage the Wet Bandits. Itâs Magic v. Sexy v. Naughty⌠on an all-new SmartLess. Subscribe to...
- 2025 / 12 / 22"Jeremy Allen White"From Shameless to SmartLess â itâs Jeremy Allen White! We chat dancing, cookies, and dream-roles this week (and our favorite Chicago lunches). âEat like youâre doing a podcast.â Itâs an all-new...
- 2025 / 12 / 15"Walton Goggins"Grab your breakfast sushi â itâs Walton Goggins. Seven horses, five camels, two gallons of yak vodka, and an eagle hunter. Plus, imposter syndrome: what is that? This is your reality⌠on an all-new...
- 2025 / 12 / 11"RE-RELEASE: Adam Sandler""The Sandman" a.k.a. the unstoppable legend Adam Sandler, drives a golf-ball right onto the SmartLess fairway and we all take a ride on the cart of life through blackout nerves, comfort-zones vs. ambition,...
- 2025 / 12 / 8"Laura Dern"Collapse your stroller: itâs Laura Dern. Sixteen ice cream cones, the hardest acting job of her life, and Nepo Hayes. Save it for the sequel, guys⌠itâs an all-new SmartLess. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+...
- 2025 / 12 / 1"Noah Hawley"Have a spirulina shake, itâs Noah Hawley. Siberia with family restaurants, pitching the segue, and the Mayor of Childhood. âFamily programming⌠that ship has sailed.â Itâs an all-new SmartLess. Subscribe to...