Quick Question with Soren and Daniel
by Quick Question Podcast
Latest episode
An Honest to Goodness Mustache | Ep. 356
An Honest to Goodness Mustache | Ep. 356
About this podcast
Quick Question with Soren and Daniel is a comedy podcast from the former editors of Cracked.com Soren Bowie and Daniel O’Brien. With new episodes every week, join Soren and Daniel in answering life’s deep and also probably shallow questions.
Episodes
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- An Honest to Goodness Mustache | Ep. 356 · 1 h 3 minSoren has a mustache. Daniel has objections. After comparing questionable fashion choices and unexpected fan encounters, Daniel reveals how one bad neighbor scared away his dream…
- The Pain Cave | Ep. 355 · 1 h 25 minOld Cracked friend and the only exception to the show’s official no-guest policy, Jason Pargin, returns to join Daniel and Soren for a deep dive into the enigma that is Tom…
- Tolkien's Dumbest Names | Ep. 354 · 56 minSoren has a bone to pick with Tolkien’s naming conventions, so he challenges Daniel to distinguish Lord of the Rings characters from old-timey mobsters. The resulting quiz…
- Men Saying Numbers | Ep. 353 · 52 minDaniel introduces Soren to Year to Beat, a music trivia game that tests their ability to remember when songs came out. After a surprisingly successful round, they try Anthropeum…
- This is Boys’ Night | Ep. 352 · 52 minDaniel enjoys his first boys’ night in fifteen months, only to relearn a lesson he already knows: three beers is the right amount. Soren recalls wandering into a stranger’s party…
- Nude, Wet, & Delicate | Ep. 351 · 53 minDaniel mourns the loss of a beloved bit after a new ferry terminal prevents him from shouting embarrassing encouragement at his wife. Then Soren admits he’s taken some unusually…
- Everybody Shout Potatoes | Ep. 350 · 54 minDaniel and Soren build their own baseball teams, beginning with the Albuquerque Weird Ants and eventually creating Potatoes, a frazzled mascot who sheds potatoes, carries backups…
- There’s a Tooth in This Wallet | Ep. 349 · 57 minSoren finds a lost wallet and decides to personally return it to its owner, only to discover an adult human tooth hiding behind the ID. His good deed quickly becomes a mystery…
- Janky Flight to the Emmys | Ep. 348 · 58 minDaniel heads to the Emmys expecting five uninterrupted hours of bad movies, only to discover his “janky flight” has no in-flight entertainment. Things improve in Los Angeles when…
- 10am Beef Stick | Ep. 347 · 58 minDaniel and Soren imagine the deeply glamorous riders they’d demand if anyone actually needed them for a weekend. Daniel wants a 10 a.m. beef stick, while Soren makes the case for…
- Mango Means Leave Me Alone | Ep. 346 · 59 minDaniel spends a peaceful morning fishing while two strangers loudly debate California infrastructure and the WNBA, leaving him to wonder whether it’s worth arguing when everyone…
- Camping Builds Character | Ep. 345 · 50 minSoren finally makes it to the mysterious mining claim his family has owned for decades, bringing his son along for a character-building trip through the Colorado mountains. They…
- Don’t Go on the Internet | Ep. 344 · 47 minDaniel discovers that the Cracked archive is disappearing, which sends the guys back through the internet they grew up with and the strange problem of preserving something that…
- Blow Bubbles at the King | Ep. 343 · 53 minSoren argues for giving Macklemore one more chance as Daniel recounts the strongly worded daycare letter that ended with his son perched on a throne while a teacher blew bubbles…
- The Wrong Narrator | Ep. 342 · 54 minA million dollars to read an audiobook sounds easy until Soren leaves out one crucial detail. Daniel tries to draw the line between commitment to the text and commitment to…
- Soren’s World | Ep. 341 · 55 minDaniel shares the emotional whiplash of daycare drop-offs before Soren pitches a Christmas movie where Santa spends eternity exploring an empty world. From Bobby’s World to…
- Stealing at the Airport | Ep. 340 · 48 minSoren and Daniel discover that old writing can be harder to revisit than create, from unpublished novels to long-forgotten job packets. Then Soren shares his newest obsession…
- Card-Carrying Victim | Ep. 339 · 51 minSoren is convinced he could get a stranger to hand over $100, while Daniel insists $20 and a fake microphone are all you need. The guys workshop increasingly elaborate scams…
- Ours Was The Good Baby | Ep. 338 · 58 minDaniel gets back from Italy with an alarming report on the state of America Versus Italy, a country that not only believes in clear allergen labels, but also bottle caps which…
- Soren's Got a Mining Claim? | Ep. 337 · 50 minDaniel's brushing up on his Italian and looking for shortcuts, so he and Soren nail down exactly which phrases he's most likely to need on vacation in Italy with a newborn. And…
- Extra Bonus Soren Iced Teas | Quick Question. Ep 336 · 49 minAfter a brief stretch on podcast etiquette — the wrong ways to listen to them, the hard part of explaining this one — the episode settles into its actual purpose: Daniel telling…
- The Sneaky Wheel Gets The Tea | Ep. 335 · 59 minThe guys do a heat check on owning your own printer, then talk data-driven reunion tours for millennial bands, Bo Burnham vs. Mr. Beast, and the 70’s as the bleakest decade on…
- America’s Gotta Water Her Garden State | Quick Question Ep. 334 · 56 minSoren returns from a rainy, kid-free trip to New Jersey with a suspiciously deep knowledge of the state bird, state flower, state animal, state dinosaur, and possibly every other…
- Ryan Gosling's Impossible Stomach | Ep. 333 · 60 minDaniel and Soren discuss stolen jokes, Gordon Ramsay’s many forms, and the cursed experience of being photographed by someone who loves you at the exact wrong angle. Then they…
- Nobody Taught Us the Rules | Ep. 332 · 48 minDaniel reveals that one of Soren’s forgotten novelty songs has become part of his son’s bedtime rotation, which somehow leads to a long conversation about sitcom logic, student…
- Lethally, Domestically Hot | Ep. 331 · 1 h 1 minThe guys talk The Running Man specifically, Stephen King broadly, and shows they've noticed that seem to be catering to distracted audiences before diving in to a titular quick…
- "Imagine the Worst Thing" | Quick Question Ep. 330 · 1 h 1 minDaniel outlines the sleep-deprived realities of early fatherhood, prompting a discussion on parental anxiety and intrusive worst-case scenario thoughts. Soren recounts his…
- The NYT Crossword Broke People | Ep. 329 · 57 minA New York Times crossword puzzle was accidentally unsolvable, which raises an important question: when something doesn’t make sense, is it broken, or are you just dumb? Soren…
- Sweaty Guy In The Basement | Ep. 328 · 58 minDaniel starts out impossibly sweaty, which leads to a story about meeting his girlfriend’s entire family for the first time, hiding in the basement, and realizing he may be…
- I Change All the Diapers | Ep. 327 · 54 minSoren and Daniel try to figure out whether freestyle rap is magic or just practice and since DOB is in his new father era, the guys talk at length about improvised diaper songs…
- Brick By South By | Ep. 326 · 1 h 5 minDaniel finds out that Cracked is “going to South by Southwest for the first time,” which would be exciting if they hadn’t already gone… a lot. The guys revisit some sxsw memories…
- The First Week of Fatherhood | Ep. 325 · 1 h 12 minSoren Bowie debuts his brand new baby (a garage), while Daniel O'Brien shares what actually happens when you bring a real human baby home. From sleepless nights and mysterious…
- What If You Married An Axe Murderer? | Ep. 324 · 51 minSoren Bowie and Daniel O'Brien figure out how they'd react to scenarios in which their significant others confess to crimes or affairs. In the process, the guys sus out the upper…
- Neighborhood Guys | Ep. 323 · 58 minDaniel receives what might be the greatest compliment of his life vis-à-vis recycling day, which prompts a conversation about the strange social rules of suburban life. They…
- Art Was A Mistake | Ep. 322 · 1 h 0 minThe guys talk through the implications of the Paramount/Warner Brothers deal, lamenting the instability of a career in the arts (and the downfall of Quiznos) before pulling back…
- Which Movie Prop Would You Steal? | Quick Question Ep. 321 · 55 minSoren Bowie and Daniel O'Brien debate the logistics and ethics of stealing iconic movie memorabilia for personal use, weighing the merits of the Holy Grail and the Dirk Diggler…
- The Truth Behind Weird Fitness Ads | Quick Question Ep. 320 · 1 h 8 minComedy fellas Soren Bowie and Daniel O'Brien descend into a rabbit hole so deep we're not sure there's a bottom. Lover of advertising Daniel O'Brien, tired of seeing his feeds…
- Can a Bad Movie Have a Perfect Performance? | Quick Question Ep. 319 · 59 minTwo Best Friends and Comedy Writers Soren Bowie & Daniel O'Brien present a passionate defense of Chris Pine as a methed-out white nationalist in Smoking Aces while mourning Toby…
- The Secret Origin of Every Movie Score | Quick Question Ep. 318 · 1 h 8 minThis week, Daniel and Soren explore why every legendary composer is essentially a high-level shoplifter, stealing from the same three dead guys who actually knew how to write a…
- So...Heated Rivalry? | Quick Question Ep. 317 · 1 h 0 minThe Golden Globes have a Best Podcast now, which leads Daniel and Soren down a familiar path: awards, legitimacy, and how culture decides what counts. Along the way, they run…
- Doing Bits During Emergency Training | Quick Question Ep. 316 · 58 minDaniel is fresh off an infant care class and a CPR certification, which leads to a wide-ranging conversation about how much preparation actually sticks when it matters. He and…
- The Young & The Breakfast | Quick Question Ep. 315 · 58 minThe guys talk Stranger Things Season 5, do the bleak math of middle-aged drinking, and the perverse little happiness spike that follows a truly harrowing puke. Speaking of puke…
- The Free Soup Conspiracy | Quick Question Ep. 314 · 1 h 0 minOn this episode, Daniel concludes his year-long feud with a New Jersey restaurant regarding false promises of post-race soup. Meanwhile, Soren gets physically trapped inside the…
- Write That Down, I’m In Trouble | Ep. 313 · 53 minA listener email from Danielle turns into a full-on behind-the-scenes autopsy of visual gags in adult animation: marquee jokes, fake brand names, book titles, and who actually…
- Everyone’s Gone Full Tin Fish | Ep. 312 · 1 h 3 minEveryone on the internet is suddenly obsessed with tin fish. Sardines. Anchovies. Baby eels. Luxury cans that cost more than a real dinner. This week, Daniel and Soren try to…
- People Who Make the Room Better | Quick Question Ep. 311 · 57 minDaniel has been obsessing over the part of Beatles lore where tensions are high, everyone hates each other, and the only thing keeping the world’s most famous band from imploding…
- Subway Sandwich Takes | Ep. 310 · 50 minDaniel struggles to stop fidgeting with studio equipment and recalls a disastrous coin-based incident on another podcast. Then, the guys analyze the decline of video quality in…
- Ethan Hawke: The Last Cool Guy? | Ep. 309 · 49 minDaniel discovers two prestige TV shows that apparently materialized out of thin air, Soren admits he gets all his entertainment news from bus benches, and the guys spiral into…
- It Seems Unfair To Call This a Cabal | Quick Question Ep. 308 · 55 minInteresting day to debut a mustache as the guys dig in to the newly released Epstein emails, but first Daniel takes us through the big midpoint ultrasound and the creeping…
- Songs That Shouldn’t Work (But Do) | Ep. 307 · 1 h 0 minStarting today, we're putting ad free episodes of the podcast on patreon! Get ad free eps + extra episodes a month for $5 at www.patreon.com/quickquestion ---- Daniel takes his…
