Bad and Sad: Daniel’s Homeowner Maintenance Checklist | Ep. 306

Quick Question with Soren and Daniel

Quick Question Podcast

Improv, Comedy

5 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Daniel and Soren spiral from a question about fatherly virtue into the unglamorous rituals of homeownership: cleaning dishwasher filters, testing fire extinguishers, inspecting crawlspaces, and worrying about phantom basement leaks. Daniel confesses to following a Redditor’s “psychotic” home maintenance spreadsheet, while Soren admits he’s never once tested a smoke detector. Along the way they cover the delicate art of writing jokes for Last Week Tonight, a formative childhood fire incident, and the existential dread of discovering a wasp nest the size (but not shape) of a dog.

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0:00.0	The weather. Tomorrow, expect a biting cold front. Hmm, how naughty. I wonder what I'll be
0:06.8	wearing or taking off. The night will be wild and untamed. Expect heavy, lashing rain
0:13.0	that'll soak you to the skin. By Monday, temperatures will rise slowly but surely reaching
0:18.7	their peak in the afternoon.
0:23.0	Not in the mood for miserable weather?
0:25.8	Fly cheaply to Turkey with Sun Express.
0:28.7	Sun Express, non-stop sunshine.
0:35.6	I've got a quick, quick question for you all right.
0:39.3	I want to hear your thoughts so I know what's on your mind I've got a quick quick question for you all right
0:43.3	the answer's not important I'm just glad that we could talk tonight
0:47.3	so what's your favorite who did you get
0:50.3	what do I be remember what's it out there
0:53.3	word it all that go all. Oh, forget it.
0:56.0	Saw a movie Daniel O'Brien.
0:58.0	Two best friends and comedy writers.
1:02.0	If there's an answer, they're going to find it.
1:07.0	I think you'll have a great time here. I think you'll have a great time here.
1:14.6	I think you'll have a great time here.
1:25.6	So hello again and welcome to another episode of Quick Question with Sorin and Daniel, our podcast.
1:28.7	We ask questions. We get answers.
1:32.5	I am one half of this podcast, senior writer for last week tonight with John Oliver.
1:34.6	Daniel O'Brien, joined us always by Soren Bowie.
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