On a new episode of Bad Dates, host Joel Kim Booster welcomes comedians Amy Silverberg, Rachel Coster, and writer/director Jordan Weiss to discuss their most iconic dating fiascos. Amy’s space cadet sends her an unbelievably sinister memento, Rachel has a chaotic evening she calls “kind of awesome, but not totally ideal,” and Jordan loses some time but finds ... Show More
Aug 10
Big Girl Wednesday (w/ Langston Kerman, Roz Hernandez, and Jenny Zigrino)
This week, Joel and guests—Langston Kerman, Roz Hernandez, and Jenny Zigrino—come in hot with the topic of first loves, and messy but real feelings they come with. They get into hooking up on the road—from offering to fly someone out just to get ghosted, to surprise homemade lube ... Show More
56m 32s
Aug 3
The Psychic Mediates (w/ Steph Tolev, Jefferson McDonald, and Peter Antoniou)
Comedian Steph Tolev and musician-comedian Jefferson McDonald join Joel just four days after getting engaged — and they're still mid-argument when they sit down. To help sort out what's really going on, Peter Antoniou (AGT Season 16 semifinalist, Pretty Psychic Tour) comes in to ... Show More
51m 49s
Jul 27
Kink (w/ Margaret Cho, Zach Noe Towers, and Gregg Araki)
Joel Kim Booster opens with a theory about Gen Z’s relationship to porn and doesn’t let up from there. Margaret Cho, Zach Noe Towers, and Gregg Araki join him to talk sexual muses, the etiquette of dating someone with the wrong politics, and a real conversation Joel had at a part ... Show More
55m 32s
Jan 2025
Comedian Joel Kim Booster on ‘Bad Dates’ and Why He’s a ‘Rude Little Pig’
You might have seen Los Angeles-based comedian Joel Kim Booster in the Maya Rudolph series “Loot,” or enjoyed his “Pride and Prejudice” adaptation “Fire Island,” set on the eponymous gay vacation spot. His latest project is hosting the podcast “Bad Dates,” where comedians share t ... Show More
55m 43s
Feb 2024
#65 - Jordan Jensen and Chloe Radcliffe
<p>Jordan Jensen and Chloe Radcliffe join the pod to discuss Jordan's life going bad, the time Chloe hooked up with a FedEx guy, cheating, and much more. Jordan, Chloe and Stav help callers including a guy whose fiancee is pissed after he admitted he finds his coworker attractive ... Show More
2h 4m
Mar 2021
"Average-looking & Rich" (w/ Luenell & Kym Whitley)
Get into it, because this episode goes off the rails! I’m sitting down with the original bad girl of comedy, Luenell, who you know from Borat, Dolemite is My Name, and Coming 2 America. We’re also joined by the lovely Kym Whitley, Hollywood’s go-to girl for comedy. She’s been in ... Show More
1h 22m
Nov 2025
Penn Badgley, Nava Kavelin and Sophie Ansari
Jameela welcomes actor Penn Badgley, with his Podcrushed co-hosts Nava Kavelin and Sophie Ansari (podcast: Podcrushed, new book: Crushmore: Essays on Love, Loss and Coming of Age) for a truly chaotic and hilarious hour of wrong turns. From Sophie’s doomed West Village romance and ... Show More
48m 23s