215 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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    • 4.0 • 43 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

    "3 Presidents"

    "3 Presidents"

    This episode comes out for free on 4/29 and is available early and ad-free for Wondery+ subscribers.

    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.

    "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
    Listen Now: How I Built…Drunk Elephant

    Listen Now: How I Built…Drunk Elephant

    Have you ever wondered how some of the biggest companies were built? On the podcast How I Built This, host Guy Raz talks to the founders behind the world’s biggest companies and brands to learn the real stories of how they built them. How I Built This with Guy Raz is a master-class on innovation, creativity, leadership and how to navigate challenges of all kinds.

    Follow How I Built This on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can listen to How I Built This early and ad-free right now on Wondery plus. Wondery.fm/IFD_HIBT

    For more deep dive and daily business content listen to Wondery– the destination for business podcasts. With shows like How I Built This, Business Wars, The Best One Yet, Business Movers and many more, Wondery Means Business.

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    • 9 min

Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5
43 Ratings

43 Ratings

Pepper Potts from Philippines ,

Every episode is a gift from heaven, esp Conan

First heard of your podcast when Sean was in Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend, and i have been listening to all of your episodes ever since! Every Monday! At the very first hour of its release at 6am! (I'm from the Philippines so it's 6pm here, perfect afterwork listening).

I'm also obsessed with Jason Bateman ever since i watched Ozark. Can't wait for season 4!

So this episode is extra special since you have Conan. Seriously you guys made my day, you just don't know how happy you made me after a heavy workday. Looking forward to more episodes!

PS: Shoutout to all the listeners in Wisconsin

Byeeeeeeeeeee!

-Pepper Potts from Philippines

rheadianne99 ,

Thanks Team Coco!

Discovered this podscast when Sean was a guest at Conan’s podcast. I listened to all episodes right away. Can you believe it? My 3 favorite people together in a podcast? That’s like Christmas came early for me. Also it’s Monday, where’s the new episode? I woke up in the middle of the night just to listen to it.

Irene RBU ,

Neil Degrasse Tyson

The funniest episode so far. In this for my favorite Sean Hayes and Jason Bateman only to realize that Will Arnett turns out to be funnier.

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