Tom Rhodes Smart Camp

Tom Rhodes

About Smart Camp podcast Tom Rhodes Smart Camp is a festival of ideas, knowledge, stories, books, and adventures. I have been a comedian for more than 40 years, traveling the world to perform comedy. Whenever I can, I will share my adventures with you on this podcast. Together with my creative partner and best friend, Ashna, we 're offering a blend of wisdom, humor, and heart. Tom I have been a comedian for more than 40 years. I travel the world, performing comedy. Exploring diverse cultures and connecting with people from all walks of life while doing comedy is at the heart of my journey. Whenever I can, I'll share my adventures and a global perspective with you on this podcast. Ashna Ashna, Dutch artist, photographer, and my ex-wife, is my best friend and she's an essential part of the Rhodesies production team. We've traveled the world together for 8 years. With her background in cognitive psychology and her passion for philosophy and the arts, Ashna shares her unique European perspective.

  1. Oct 26

    436 Admitting That I Was Wrong

    A cigarette butt lands Tom Rhodes in court. A 20-year-old joke lands him in an internet feud, a misunderstanding on Kill Tony. And somewhere along the way, Tom discovers something more valuable than being right. Coming to you from Las Vegas, Tom looks back at jokes he wishes he'd never told, the Hollywood sitcom failure that turned out to be a blessing, and a public accusation against another comedian that took a surprisingly beautiful turn. There's also a near-threesome ruined by one badly timed joint, a ridiculous lifelong grudge against the Milwaukee Brewers, and a courtroom encounter with a judge who happens to love comedy. It's a wild ride through the absurdities of life, the mistakes we make, and the unexpected rewards of learning to let go. Hooray for humanity! We're dropping new episodes every Thursday-ish.   Connect! Be part of the Rhodesies team and get goodies: https://patreon.com/tomrhodessmartcamp https://patreon.com/ashnarodjan More Tom  https://www.instagram.com/_TomRhodes More Ashna https://www.instagram.com/ashnarodjan   About Smart Camp podcast Tom Rhodes Smart Camp is a festival of ideas, knowledge, stories, books & adventures.

    436 Admitting That I Was Wrong

  2. Oct 26 ·  Bonus

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  3. Oct 14

    435 French Country Living

    What do a near-death scuba diving experience, a suitcase full of French baguettes, and a plane surrounded by armed police have in common? Just another adventure in the life of Tom Rhodes. Coming to you from Las Vegas, where he's battling a brutal cold between comedy shows, Tom takes us on a wild ride through his latest travels in the South of France. Along the way, he revisits an old encounter with a diving instructor who nearly killed him, discovers the joys of French country living, makes an unexpected peace with Tesla, and finds himself wondering why his flight is surrounded by machine guns. There's also incredible food, unforgettable films, a little political chaos, and plenty of Tom's signature observations about the absurdities of life. But beneath the laughs and travel stories is a simple reminder: sometimes all it takes is a change of scenery to realize just how good you've got it. Pour yourself a coffee, settle in, and join Tom for another funny, unpredictable, and thoughtful episode of Tom Rhodes Smart Camp.   Hooray for humanity! We're dropping new episodes every Thursday-ish.   Connect! Be part of the Rhodesies team and get goodies: https://patreon.com/tomrhodessmartcamp https://patreon.com/ashnarodjan More Tom  https://www.instagram.com/_TomRhodes More Ashna https://www.instagram.com/ashnarodjan   About Smart Camp podcast Tom Rhodes Smart Camp is a festival of ideas, knowledge, stories, books & adventures.

    435 French Country Living

  4. Oct 1

    434 Book Roulette: How to Win Friends & Influence People

    Tom is back from Japan, about to get on a plane to France, and feeling pretty damn good about life—which seems like the perfect time to talk about how not to be an a*****e. This episode, Tom cracks open Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People, a 90-year-old book he picked up for a dollar and fully expected to be outdated. Instead, he finds himself underlining advice that feels remarkably useful in 2026: remember people's names, listen more than you talk, give people genuine appreciation, control your temper, and avoid arguments like snakes and earthquakes. Along the way, Tom remembers the sales advice his father gave him that became surprisingly good comedy advice, the relationships that taught him to shut up and listen, and why sometimes the most compassionate response to someone's problems is simply, "Dirty bastards." There's also Abraham Lincoln's furious letter he wisely never mailed, Benjamin Franklin learning to stop correcting everyone, a near-death encounter crossing the street in Bangkok, an elbow to the ribs on the Tokyo Metro, French dinner-table wisdom, Los Angeles rage management, and the enduring human desire to feel important. It's Dale Carnegie the Tom Rhodes way: comedy, travel, relationships, anger, empathy, questionable encounters with strangers, and some genuinely useful advice for getting along with your fellow humans. Hooray for humanity! We're dropping new episodes every Thursday-ish.   Connect! Be part of the Rhodesies team and get goodies: https://patreon.com/tomrhodessmartcamp https://patreon.com/ashnarodjan More Tom  https://www.instagram.com/_TomRhodes More Ashna https://www.instagram.com/ashnarodjan

    434 Book Roulette: How to Win Friends & Influence People

  5. Sep 18

    433 Japan Reflections

    Tom is back from a month in Asia with a suitcase full of stories, questionable observations, and a new appreciation for Japanese baseball. In Japan, he finally gets the baseball experience he's been chasing for 15 years, eats ramen worthy of a spiritual awakening, sings karaoke with strangers in Osaka, wanders through Kyoto's temples, and discovers that even the garbage trucks are cute. Along the way, his reading of Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan sends him down a rabbit hole of emperors, samurai loyalty, World War II, and how Japan became the country it is today. Then it's off to Thailand for comedy, khao soi, extraordinary coffee, an unforgettable crab curry, and a return to a Phuket beach that carries a very different meaning than it did ten years ago. It's travel the Tom Rhodes way: history, food, comedy, baseball, strangers, cultural misunderstandings, old memories, and the occasional existential detour. And finally, a piece of rock-and-roll knowledge that shakes Tom to his core: was Cheap Trick's Live at Budokan really live at the Budokan?   Hooray for humanity! We're dropping new episodes every Thursday-ish.   Connect! Be part of the Rhodesies team and get goodies: https://patreon.com/tomrhodessmartcamp https://patreon.com/ashnarodjan More Tom  https://www.instagram.com/_TomRhodes More Ashna https://www.instagram.com/ashnarodjan

    433 Japan Reflections

  6. Aug 19

    432 Tokyo Tom

    Konnichiwa from Tokyo! Tom is back in Japan for the first time in 11 years, broadcasting from the Mustard Hotel in the vintage shops and record-store-filled neighborhood of Shimokitazawa. This first dispatch from Japan is about returning to a place that left a lasting mark on his life. Tom reconnects with comedian friends he met more than a decade ago, performs at the Tokyo Comedy Bar, and finally gets inside a Japanese baseball stadium after once traveling all the way to Osaka only to spend two nights listening to sold-out Hanshin Tigers games from outside. There are rainy Tokyo adventures, strangers coming to the rescue, gifts for people who touch his heart, Japanese cultural curiosities, samurai jokes that work much better in Japan, and the extraordinary experience of watching baseball with thousands of fans singing and chanting as one. Tom is also traveling through Japan with history on his mind. Reading about Babe Ruth's legendary 1934 tour of Japan and Emperor Hirohito leads him into the nationalism and militarism of 1930s Japan, the road to Pearl Harbor and World War II, and some bigger thoughts about what can happen when too much power is concentrated in one person. Baseball, comedy, friendship, history, vintage T-shirts, Tokyo rain, and 11 years of memories coming full circle. Tom's Japanese adventure is just getting started.   Hooray for humanity! We're dropping new episodes every Thursday-ish.   Connect! Be part of the Rhodesies team and get goodies: https://patreon.com/tomrhodessmartcamp https://patreon.com/ashnarodjan More Tom  https://www.instagram.com/_TomRhodes More Ashna https://www.instagram.com/ashnarodjan   About Smart Camp podcast Tom Rhodes Smart Camp is a festival of ideas, knowledge, stories, books & adventures.

    432 Tokyo Tom

  7. Jul 24

    431 Smart Talk: What Books Changed You?

    One question, three perspectives. Tom, Ashna & ChatGPT. Hosted by @_tomrhodes & @ashnarodjan. Weekly episodes. DM your questions.   Hooray for humanity! We're dropping new episodes every Thursday-ish.   Connect! Be part of the Rhodesies team and get goodies: https://patreon.com/tomrhodessmartcamp https://patreon.com/ashnarodjan More Tom  https://www.instagram.com/_TomRhodes More Ashna https://www.instagram.com/ashnarodjan

    431 Smart Talk: What Books Changed You?

  8. Jul 16

    430 Smart Talk: Is The World Cup Rigged?

    Episode 430. One question, three perspectives. Tom, Ashna & ChatGPT. You decide...  Hosted by International comedian and writer Tom Rhodes and Dutch Cognitive Psychology Ashna Rodjan. Weekly episodes. DM your questions.   What skills are needed in 2026? Is the environment doomed? Is the World Cup Rigged?   Hooray for humanity! We're dropping new episodes every Thursday-ish.   Connect! DM your questions. Be part of the Rhodesies team and get goodies: https://patreon.com/tomrhodessmartcamp https://patreon.com/ashnarodjan More Tom  https://www.instagram.com/_TomRhodes More Ashna https://www.instagram.com/ashnarodjan

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About Smart Camp podcast Tom Rhodes Smart Camp is a festival of ideas, knowledge, stories, books, and adventures. I have been a comedian for more than 40 years, traveling the world to perform comedy. Whenever I can, I will share my adventures with you on this podcast. Together with my creative partner and best friend, Ashna, we 're offering a blend of wisdom, humor, and heart. Tom I have been a comedian for more than 40 years. I travel the world, performing comedy. Exploring diverse cultures and connecting with people from all walks of life while doing comedy is at the heart of my journey. Whenever I can, I'll share my adventures and a global perspective with you on this podcast. Ashna Ashna, Dutch artist, photographer, and my ex-wife, is my best friend and she's an essential part of the Rhodesies production team. We've traveled the world together for 8 years. With her background in cognitive psychology and her passion for philosophy and the arts, Ashna shares her unique European perspective.

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  • Creator
    Tom Rhodes
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    433
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2011 Tom Rhodes
  • Show Website
    Tom Rhodes Smart Camp

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