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5 Random Questions - Conversations with Creators and Curious Minds

5 Random Questions - Conversations with Creators and Curious Minds

By: Danny Brown
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Summary

 What do you get when you ask smart, curious people five completely random questions? You get real stories, weird tangents, and conversations they’ve never had before. On the award-winning 5 Random Questions, host Danny Brown invites creators, entrepreneurs, and fascinating humans to skip the pitches and ditch the talking points - and just show up as themselves. There’s no script. Just five surprising prompts dropped throughout a relaxed, unpredictable conversation. Think laughter, awkward hypotheticals, personal confessions, and the kind of answers that can only come from being caught completely off-guard. Every guest also flips the mic and asks Danny a random question of their own - because fair’s fair. If Hot Ones and WTF with Marc Maron had a podcast baby, this would be it - minus the hot sauce, but with all the spice. New episodes weekly. Always real. Sometimes ridiculous. Never boring. > Winner of the Best Interview Podcast at the 2025 Ear Worthy Podcast Awards > Featured by Apple Podcasts and Forbes > Recognized as one of the Five Best Independent Podcasts of 2024 > Part of the Mercury Podcast Network - for more Mercury podcasts, head to www.mercurypodcasts.comCopyright 2024-present, Danny Brown Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Jon Powell: Riding an Elephant to the Taco Drive-Thru

    Jon Powell: Riding an Elephant to the Taco Drive-Thru
    May 7 2026
    This week on 5 Random Questions, podcaster and geeky dad Jon Powell tells us about riding his elephant to the taco drive-thru, what devious prank he'd play on his daughter, how to spend a million dollars, and more.Answering the questions this week: Jonathan PowellJonathan is the co-host of the Time Pals podcast, where four geeky dads squander their mid life crises by diving headfirst into the best, worst, and weirdest corners of geek culture. He spent 10 years working as a Silicon Valley corporate drone, before he left to work for a local school district so he could impact his community as opposed to a CEO's wallet. He loves video games and pop culture in most forms, and his happy place is sitting by the fire pit with a book and cooking something on the smoker or grill.Jonathan's Website@timepalspodcast on InstagramFurther reading for this episodeCONCERTS | MONSTERS OF ROCKRushCon 2026 Toronto | Rush Fan Convention & EventsAnika Nilles - Rush drummerQueen - Don't Stop Me Now (Official Video) - YouTube5 Random Questions is an entertainment podcast brought to you by Danny Brown.If you enjoy the show, I'd love for you to leave a review and let other potential listeners know why they might want to check the podcast out.And if you have friends that would enjoy the show, tell them they can listen for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, as well as their preferred podcast app, or online at 5 Random Questions.Winner of the Best Interview Podcast at the 2025 Ear Worthy Podcast Awards.5 Random Questions is part of the Mercury Podcast Network - for more Mercury podcasts, head to www.mercurypodcasts.com.All questions provided by ConversationStarters.Products I Use for 5 Random QuestionsNote: these may contain affiliate links, so I get a small percentage of any product you buy when using my link.My equipment:RODE NT1-A large diaphragm condenser micRodecaster Pro II audio production studioSony MDR-7506 Studio Monitor HeadphonesElgato Wave Mic Arm Low ProfileRecommended resources:Captivate.fm podcast hosting, distribution, analytics, and monetizationKit email marketingBoomcaster remote recording and live streamingHindenburg Pro recording and editingAuphonic AI assistant for audio post production
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    54 mins
  • Kevin Ryan: Screw the Kids, We're Kidnapping Santa!

    Kevin Ryan: Screw the Kids, We're Kidnapping Santa!
    Apr 30 2026
    This week on 5 Random Questions, podcaster and improv comedian Kevin Ryan expands on why Santa needs to be kidnapped, why his fiancee would go to war with Australia, his beef with elephants, and more.Answering the questions this week: Kevin RyanI'm Kevin Ryan I'm the host of the Tyrant In Training podcast which is an improv comedy podcast where creative guests live out their power fantasys Every week, Kevin is joined by a new guest to find out exactly what kind of absolute ruler they’d be if they were given total control of their very own country. Kevin is also a regular on the actual play Alien RPG podcast Facehuggers and Friends as the chain smoking, dedicated employee of Weyland-Yutani Tamura Lucky Saburo Finally, Kevin is the spirit human to most animalsKevin's Website@kevryanperson on InstagramKevin on YouTubeFurther reading for this episodeFacehuggers and Friends: An Alien RPG | Podcast on SpotifyBalderdash The Hilarious Bluffing Game 1995 Edition, Board GamesShen Yun Official SiteWelcome to The Friendship Bench | raising awareness around youth mental healthMeta and YouTube found liable in social media addiction trialThe Tragically HipRunrig | Official WebsiteAslan - InstagramRoachford Cuddly Toy Original Video - YouTubeAqua - Doctor Jones - YouTubeElon Musk new haircut - Who's gonna tell him : r/Productivitycafe on RedditMichael D. Higgins | Biography, Facts, Party, & Age | BritannicaDumb-Dumbs and Dice | An Actual Play D&D Podcast and TTRPG Network5 Random Questions is an entertainment podcast brought to you by Danny Brown.If you enjoy the show, I'd love for you to leave a review and let other potential listeners know why they might want to check the podcast out.And if you have friends that would enjoy the show, tell them they can listen for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, as well as their preferred podcast app, or online at 5 Random Questions.Winner of the Best Interview Podcast at the 2025 Ear Worthy Podcast Awards.5 Random Questions is part of the Mercury Podcast Network - for more Mercury podcasts, head to www.mercurypodcasts.com.All questions provided by ConversationStarters.Products I Use for 5 Random QuestionsNote: these may contain affiliate links, so I get a small percentage of any product you buy when using my link.My equipment:RODE NT1-A large diaphragm condenser micRodecaster Pro II audio production studioSony MDR-7506 Studio Monitor HeadphonesElgato Wave Mic Arm Low ProfileRecommended resources:Captivate.fm podcast hosting, distribution, analytics, and monetizationKit email marketingBoomcaster remote recording and live streamingHindenburg Pro recording and editingAuphonic AI assistant for audio post production
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    1 hr
  • Hem Brewster: Bezos, Musk, and the Enshitifcation of Existence

    Hem Brewster: Bezos, Musk, and the Enshitifcation of Existence
    Apr 23 2026
    This week on 5 Random Questions, podcaster, producer, and games master Hem Brewster talks about the enshitification of existence, how good-hearted humans can still cause damage to nature, the universal language of swearing, and more.Answering the questions this week: Hem BrewsterI run two actual play podcasts as both producer and as the gamemaster. One such show is called The Lucky Die, and has been telling a single story for over 8 years. I also produce our other shows, including 2 audio dramas, as well as our talk show, Four Top Threes. At this point, I am a full timer podcaster. Continuing the roleplaying games theme, I have also created my own roleplaying game and written standalone stories for other people to play, plus written articles around the challenges of acting and producing for an actual play podcast. I am also a voice actress, having appeared in The White Vault and Dark Dice plus many others, as well as having a background in mechanical engineering, worked at a virtual tabletop company and I have also worked with beluga whales. Headshot (the headshot thing isn't uploading https://blighthouse.studio/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Web-Hem.jpg)Hem 's WebsiteHem 's Facebook groupHem on YouTubeFurther reading for this episodeYUNGBLUDGander: The Social Media You Want, Built in CanadaThe Justin Timberlake Sci-Fi Movie With One Of The Best Time Premises Ever | GIANT FREAKIN ROBOTWuhu Xinhualian Beluga Ocean Park | Captive Cetaceans Wiki | FandomFour Top Threes Podcast5 Random Questions is an entertainment podcast brought to you by Danny Brown.If you enjoy the show, I'd love for you to leave a review and let other potential listeners know why they might want to check the podcast out.And if you have friends that would enjoy the show, tell them they can listen for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, as well as their preferred podcast app, or online at 5 Random Questions.Winner of the Best Interview Podcast at the 2025 Ear Worthy Podcast Awards.5 Random Questions is part of the Mercury Podcast Network - for more Mercury podcasts, head to www.mercurypodcasts.com.All questions provided by ConversationStarters.Products I Use for 5 Random QuestionsNote: these may contain affiliate links, so I get a small percentage of any product you buy when using my link.My equipment:RODE NT1-A large diaphragm condenser micRodecaster Pro II audio production studioSony MDR-7506 Studio Monitor HeadphonesElgato Wave Mic Arm Low ProfileRecommended resources:Captivate.fm podcast hosting, distribution, analytics, and monetizationKit email marketingBoomcaster remote recording and live streamingHindenburg Pro recording and editingAuphonic AI assistant for audio post production
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    53 mins
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