Jehovah Boy with Doug Smith

Doug welcomes pagan Irish comic Katie Boyle to the show to discuss superstitions, near death experiences, and eating a cat’s nuts. They speak a little differently across the pond so get out your glossary and strap in for some good crack! Check out her podcast The Shift on all platforms. | Katie | Instagram , Twitter , Tik Tok & YouTube : @katieboylecomic Website: katieboylecomic.com | Doug | I...

Doug welcomes hilarious comedian and actor Usama Siddiquee to the show to discuss his Muslim upbringing and complete ignorance of the opposite sex. It wasn’t till he moved to NYC to immerse himself in club drugs and one night stands that he found true enlightenment. Check out his podcast Mango Bae available on all platforms! | Usama | Instagram , Twitter , Tik Tok & YouTube : @usamastandsup We...

Doug welcomes comedian and former Orthodox Jew Olga Namer to the show! As the black sheep of her devout family, she still serves as an asset, flipping light switches and changing channels for her parents on Shabbat. Her attempts to embrace life on the outside are peppered with all the guilt, shame and fear of a sheltered upbringing, but Doug encourages her to lean into the rebellion with a little...

Doug welcomes friend and fellow comic, the solo show aficionado himself, Kevin James Doyle to the show! A product of a squeaky clean Christian upbringing, Kevin abstained from immorality (nuthin' but butt stuff 'till the age of 30) in an effort to save himself for marriage. When his bride-to-be breaks his heart he rebounds with a foreign straphanger, only to endure an outbreak so vicious...

Doug welcomes a real live Christian pastor to the show! Pastor Caleb Clardy from Trinity Grace Church in Brooklyn, NY explains what makes a church non-denominational, why he isn’t covered in bad tattoos, and how some righteous merch might rope in some newcomers. He even entices Doug to attend a service with the promise of a post-sermon dodgeball game and an artisanal pickle from the neighboring fa...

Doug welcomes hilarious NYC comic Dina Hashem to the show! Though raised Muslim in suburban NJ, Doug and Dina had a parallel upbringing… overbearing mothers, a guilty conscience ruled by fear, and covering up a double life with the skill set of a CIA operative. Check out Dina’s debut standup special, “Dark Little Whispers” now streaming on Amazon Prime.  | Dina | Instagram: @dinahashem_ Website: d...

Doug welcomes comedian, actor, filmmaker, and best bud Matt Wayne to the show for an AMA that devolves into a beautiful disaster (311, anyone?). After covering sadistic Catholic school nuns and how to spot JWs in your neighborhood they get to the important issues… Forrest Gump’s giant hog, soiling your khakis, and the blatant homoeroticism of Ren & Stimpy. Check out Matt’s feature film “ Solo...

Doug responds to an email from a listener who was disfellowshipped at 17 and lost all contact with his devout JW mother. Even when his son was diagnosed with cancer, his mother put her faith before family, refusing to reestablish a relationship and confirming the fact that “worldly people” are without a doubt the biggest threat to the organization. | Doug | Instagram, Twitter, Tik Tok & YouTub...

Doug welcomes iconic voice over actor and ex-JW Ian James Corlett to the show. With an IMDb page longer than the Old Testament, Ian has voiced beloved cartoon characters for decades (Mega Man, Goku) while simultaneously serving as a Christian elder. When fellow elders in his congregation condemned him for his nanosecond role in Casper’s Haunted Christmas, he began to question his belief system and...

Doug responds to an email from a listener whose story reaffirms that good standing in the JW organization is a full time job. After leaving an abusive husband, a punishing family, and thousands of hours in the door to door ministry behind, she continues to struggle to find her footing in the outside world but knows you can’t put a price on freedom. | Doug | Instagram, Twitter, Tik Tok & YouTub...

Doug welcomes ex-JW author Amber Scorah to the show to discuss her book Leaving the Witness: Exiting a Religion and Finding a Life . After being disfellowshipped as a teenager for sexual immorality, Amber reimmersed herself in the organization, relocating to China to preach undercover amidst the threat of religious persecution. When her life in the truth was exposed as a web of lies, she plotted h...

Doug takes a deep dive on JW weddings… the bland ceremony, the terrible music, and the horny young virgins who just want the whole thing to be over with so they can finally get down to business. | Doug | Instagram, Twitter, Tik Tok & YouTube: @whodougsmith Website: www.dougsmithcomedy.com Join the Patreon! Email the show: jehovahboypodcast@gmail.com Produced by @doctorphotograph Support the sh...

Doug finally lands his dream guest and welcomes ex-JW comedian Kurt Metzger to the show! They cover a whole lot of ground from the #metoo and BLM movements, to Jeffrey Epstein, to the conspiracy theory that Neil deGrasse Tyson is an undercover Jehovah’s Witness. Check out Kurt’s new standup special 30 Minutes with Kurt Metzger (presented by GaS Digital) out now on his YouTube channel!  | Kurt | In...

Doug responds to a listener email. This ex-JW golden boy had good looks and athletic ability up the wazoo but it almost all went to waste. Forced to turn away from female attention and fight gay allegations all through high school, he balled his way to a division one scholarship despite his disapproving mothers attempts to sideline him. | Doug | Instagram, Twitter, Tik Tok & YouTube: @whodougs...

Doug welcomes ex-JW filmmaker Aaron Kaufman to the show to discuss “Crusaders”, his Vice documentary that exposes the dark underbelly of the world’s most powerful doomsday cult. Featuring interviews with leading cult experts, prosecuting attorneys, and victims of abuse, the doc explores rampant pedophilia within the organization and the multimillion-dollar effort to cover it up. His newest doc (co...

Doug welcomes Nappy Roots’ very own Fish Scales to the show! As a career rapper with a brewmaster side hustle, his current lifestyle never would have been possible had he remained under the thumb of the JW organization. Thanks to a basketball scholarship and a college education, Scales quickly saw the fallacies of their belief system and courageously left to find his true calling. | Scales | Insta...

Doug responds to an email from a listener who was raised JW and Catholic AT THE SAME TIME! Caught in a crossfire of feuding parents, the religious tug of war led to double the indoctrination, double the depression, and an uphill battle to break free from the chaos. | Doug | Instagram, Twitter, Tik Tok & YouTube: @whodougsmith Website: www.dougsmithcomedy.com Join the Patreon! Email the show: j...

Doug welcomes comedian, podcaster, and fellow ex-JW Randy Savagery to the show! As a kid with a non-believer dad, Randy experienced all the joys of holidays, video games, girls and more, but not without a strict Bible thumping mom to even things out.  | Randy | YouTube: @randysavagerycomedypodcast Facebook: randall anthony meilbeck Instagram: @randysavageryshow "X": @randysavagery Spotif...

Doug responds to listener emails! He compares notes on dodging kids from school when going door to door before taking a deep dive on the ramifications of refusing blood transfusions. | Doug | Instagram, Twitter, Tik Tok & YouTube: @whodougsmith Website: www.dougsmithcomedy.com Join the Patreon! Email the show: jehovahboypodcast@gmail.com Produced by @doctorphotograph Support the show

Doug welcomes comedian and fellow Connecticut boy Mike Finoia to the show. They discuss their parents paranoid fear of demon possession, the “devil music” that they banned, and Mike’s dream gig of hosting a podcast with the bass player from Dead & Co. Check out Mike’s podcast Comes a Time  and his upcoming special "Don’t Let Me Down" on his YouTube channel. | Mike | Instagram: @mikef...

Doug invites childhood friend/fellow ex-JW, Mark Buzzee, to the studio to tackle their first AMA together. They field questions about windows, money, and the most famous Jehoavah's Witnesses on Earth. | Doug | Instagram, Twitter, Tik Tok & YouTube: @whodougsmith Website: www.dougsmithcomedy.com Join the Patreon! Email the show: jehovahboypodcast@gmail.com Produced by @doctorphotograph Sup...

Solo episode! Doug finally combs through his inbox and responds to listener emails about sobriety, preaching in war torn countries, and failing to plan for a real future after putting all your chips on Armageddon | Doug | Instagram, Twitter, Tik Tok & YouTube: @whodougsmith Website: www.dougsmithcomedy.com Join the Patreon! Email the show: jehovahboypodcast@gmail.com Produced by @doctorphotogr...

Doug reflects on common JW misconceptions and school dance rejections before catching up with comedian and fellow late bloomer, Casey James Salengo. They discuss impoverished living with criminal parents, shrunken testicles and humiliating interactions with the opposite sex, and feigning a deep voice as a teen after getting confused for a girl.  | Casey | Instagram: @caseyjsalengo Tik Tok: @caseyj...

Doug ponders the idea of a Jehovah's Witness Rumspringa to retain membership before catching up with comedian and our first official ex-JW, Aaron Putnam.  They trade war stories about failing to keep a low profile in school, having nowhere to channel your raging hormones, and training for standup since the age of 7. | Aaron | Instagram: @comic_aaronputnam Tik Tok: @comicaaronputnam Facebook:...

Doug reflects on rampant homophobia in the JW community and the people in his congregation who were forced to live a lie before catching up with comedian and author, Zach Zimmerman.  They discuss Christian fearmongering tactics, catastrophic thinking, and the special place in hell for people who sample ice cream without buying any. Zach’s new book “Is It Hot in Here (Or Am I Suffering for All Eter...