Getting My Act Together

By Joe Smith

Joe Smith is a San Diego-based standup comic trying to achieve creative fulfillment and financial independence. New episodes Tuesday and Friday afternoons.

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How many episodes does Getting My Act Together have?

The podcast currently has 473 episodes available.

Getting My Act Together episodes:

August 17, 2021 103. Spare a Thought
Joe talks about the difference between "Jeopardy" and "Wheel of Fortune" contestants, his daughter's word for hammer and 20 years being undone in a weekend.
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32min
August 13, 2021102. You Give Me Fever
In this episode, Joe talks about:
His daughter's worsening medical condition;

a listener's review of the podcast;

being awake from 2:45-4:45 AM;

"thugs";

a show that gives him no-breathers every time he watches it;

being told how to parent by people who are not parents of his child;

"blackfist";

the xyphoid process;

what he likes least about being a parent;

"The Malice at the Palace"
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33min
August 10, 2021101. It Takes a Village
In this episode, Joe talks about:
A 9-year-old getting knocked out with one punch;

his daughter's peculiar medical condition;

the double-standard double standard of a woman telling him how to parent;

a "fridge cleanout" meal;

snatching victory from the jaws of defeat;

how the Egg Man became, simply, the Man;

men enforcing The Code for one another;

parenting advice from a Canadian.
Previous episodes referenced:
"Grateful Pastures"

"Welcome to Atlanta"

"Kill or Be Killed"
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36min
August 06, 2021100. All in a Day
In this episode, Joe talks about:
His history with the slur for gay men;

playing "Fairytale of New York" on piano;

being a single dad;

Equity Theory and the pandemic;

sex in Iceland;

how the vaccinated are suckers;

comics asking the crowd questions;

Joe Strummer and the All Night Drug Prowling Wolves;

and his dog Clark joining the podcast.
Previous episodes referenced:
"Make It Right"
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33min
August 03, 202199. Keeping Up with the Joneses
In this episode, Joe talks about:
The women he would resent if he were a woman;

whether Jim Jones warrants inclusion on The List;

searching for the adults in the room;

nuggets of wisdom smaller than pearls;

the only epidemiologist we know;

audience tips on documentaries;

the U.S. highway system;

Katie Ledecky;

merch for the podcast;

what he is thinking about at 4:48 AM;

humanizing a monster;

iconic sunglasses;

conformity, compliance and obedience;
Previous episodes referenced:
"Oh, God";

"Tommy Caldwell"
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31min
July 30, 202198. The All-American Podcast
In this episode, Joe talks about:
Performing 7/30-31 at the Laughing Skull Lounge in Midtown Atlanta;

getting recognized in a public restroom;

why Americans dread the end of summer;

the different ways comics handle bombing;

encouragement from a listener email;

doing all things through sleep;

drinks at the Laughing Skull Lounge;

jet skis in the bayou;

resenting Sundays;

a "gruesome" killing in Atlanta;

the most difficult Metallica riffs to learn
Previous episodes referenced:
"Kill or Be Killed"

"Three Musketeers"
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32min
July 27, 202197. Better Mood
In this episode, Joe talks about:
His weekend at The Punchline Atlanta

Florida Man at the show

"Hecklers"

How he is at his best in the morning

Sensitive New Yorkers

The only thing worse than hating your job

The folly of telling the crowd what they experience

The brilliance of Mike Cooley of the Drive-By Truckers

The only two reasons people do anything

How Drake is misunderstood

Adults who describe themselves as in a "good mood"

Audience members policing each other
Previous episodes referenced:
"High Horse"

"Welcome to Atlanta"

"Amphetamines & Alligators"

"Three Musketeers"
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36min
July 23, 202196. Kill or Be Killed (PM)
In this episode, Joe talks about:
Featuring at The Punchline in Atlanta July 23-25

Keeping up with the Joneses

How having a kid makes you a lot less self-conscious about using the toilet

Parking lot etiquette

Being told he looks more white than the white man emoji

Surrounding yourself with people who keep you honest

Public school parents sending their kid to a private school

Germany
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38min
July 20, 202195. Swag for Days (PM)
In this episode recorded at night (note the PM in the title!), Joe talks about:
A standup headed for the Mt. Rushmore of comedy

The inclusive Irish

A killing so Atlanta it happened on a golf course

His two brewery shows where he only told one of the crowds they were shitty

The Rolling Rock "33"

Rubin "Hurricane" Carter and the Bob Dylan song he inspired

The limits of knowledge before the Internet

Why moms don't teach their kids how to swim

Maybe featuring at a local comedy club this week

Peer review in comedy

How White people are like the Yankees

Opening with a new joke

Restrooms in public libraries
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33min
July 16, 2021 94. Jump Off
Episode 94 of Joe Smith's comedy podcast, "Getting My Act Together."
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34min

FAQs about Getting My Act Together:

How many episodes does Getting My Act Together have?

The podcast currently has 473 episodes available.