216 episodes

"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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    • 4.7 • 48.3K Ratings

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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.
New episodes on Mondays for free. Listen 1-week early and to all episodes ad-free with Wondery+ or Amazon Music with a Prime membership or Amazon Music Unlimited subscription.

Listen on Apple Podcasts
Requires subscription and macOS 11.4 or higher

    "Steve Martin & Martin Short"

    "Steve Martin & Martin Short"

    This episode comes out for free on 5/6, and is available early and ad-free for Wondery+ subscribers.

    Double the power, double the math; for our 200th episode, it’s double-trouble with Steve Martin and Martin Short. The talk-show anecdote, the best use of a time-machine, and have you ever heard of the word “combo?” Here come the smiles… on an all-new SmartLess.

    "3 Presidents"

    "3 Presidents"

    On our first triple-guest podisode, we let our pal President Biden bring along two friends, Former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton. Let’s get a little less-SmartLess together… on an all new SmartLess.

    This episode was recorded on March 28th, 2024.

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    • 1 hr 1 min
    "Jon Bon Jovi"

    "Jon Bon Jovi"

    This week we host Mr. John Francis Bongiovi Jr, also occasionally known as Jon Bon Jovi. The chicken or the egg, a Golden Grahams commercial, and finding joy for the first time in a decade. And so, our dear listener: strum the tennis racket and think you can sing… on an all-new SmartLess.

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    • 1 hr
    SmartLess Media Presents: Pretty Sure I Can Fly with Johnny Knoxville & Elna Baker

    SmartLess Media Presents: Pretty Sure I Can Fly with Johnny Knoxville & Elna Baker

    Pretty Sure I Can Fly is a humorous exploration of things that had never been done, until someone did them. It’s a series of weekly conversations about what it takes to break through the barrier of “impossible” and set new standards for human limitation. Pretty Sure I Can Fly is like going to history class, except your teachers are actor, stuntman, and outlaw radio DJ Johnny Knoxville and long-time This American Life contributor Elna Baker. And each week they bring a new guest to tell you all about how they “grabbed the bull by the bunglesteen” or “really hogwrenched that spatooly.”




    Listen to Pretty Sure I Can Fly: Wondery.fm/PSICF

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    • 15 min
    "Larry David"

    "Larry David"

    We go in the weeds with Larry David on critical items: dinner parties, romance novels, The Golden Rule, Halloween… and we unsuccessfully debut our new Speed Round format. “He’d rather be doing nothing than talking to us,” on an all-new SmartLess. We love you.




    Also, our friends Johnny Knoxville and Elna Baker stop by to talk about their new SmartLess Media podcast, "Pretty Sure I Can Fly," celebrating unsung heroes who achieve incredible feats by “having more balls than a bowling alley.” Listen to Pretty Sure I Can Fly: Wondery.fm/PSICF

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    • 1 hr 20 min
    "Don Cheadle"

    "Don Cheadle"

    Watch out, folks— it’s Don Cheadle, a.k.a. “Donchalant.” What is Jazz? Did Don have a good slumber last night? Get ready for some hard-hitters, like a deadly mignonette, the most rarified air, and both Kansas Cities. From our lips to pods’ ears, it’s an all-new SmartLess.

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    • 1 hr 9 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
48.3K Ratings

48.3K Ratings

LindaLee62 ,

Love the show!

I have loved every episode I’ve listened to so far! Even guests that I didn’t think would interest me, have given great interviews. You guys are the best! Ignore the idiotic comments about your “political” episodes.. I find them the most interesting ones of all! ❤️❤️

ivyclover54321 ,

Lost touch

Getting too big for your britches by thinking your political opinions matter 🤷‍♀️bringing genocide Joe on shows your support of Israel. You had a great show. You are complicit in the atrocities and massacres of Palestinians with your support of this man. 😢 was a great show. Peace out. Done here.

Zz,.iopñ ,

Great episode with the presidents!!!

Really enjoyed the episode with the three ex-presidents. Fascinating conversation! What a coups to get all three at once!

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