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Hosted by Brett Gajda and Nick Jaworski · education · EN
Where There's Smoke explores self-development through the filter of current events, pop culture, and experience. We surf the zeitgeist through an array of audio clips, quotes, concepts, and conversations.In the spirit of The Daily Show and This American Life, we throw everything into an audio centrifuge that separates "what" from "why". You walk away with insights and actionable solutions to improve your business, relationships, and almost any area of your life.
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Signup to Generate a PitchWhere There's Smoke explores self-development through the filter of current events, pop culture, and experience. We surf the zeitgeist through an array of audio clips, quotes, concepts, and conversations. In the spirit of The Daily Show and This American Life, we throw everything into an audio centrifuge that separates "what" from "why".
Where There's Smoke is hosted by Brett Gajda and Nick Jaworski. The show has published 88 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include ""That's All I Remember of Her." - Nick's Christmas Podcast" (24 December 2025, 36 minutes), "In Memoriam: Verleon Grant (Listener Favorite Guest and Nick's Grandmother)" (10 February 2021, 11 minutes), and "82: A Christmas Episode" (18 December 2020, 36 minutes).
Where There's Smoke publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 29 minutes across 88 episodes.
Booking probability for Where There's Smoke is 23%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Where There's Smoke requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Where There's Smoke's contact route on record: verified email.
Brett Gajda and Nick Jaworski hosts Where There's Smoke, an education podcast with 88 episodes published.
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<p>Hey, Explorers! It's a Christmas miracle! We know we've been quiet, but during some sort of post-Thanksgiving-fueled mania, Nick decided to make a short mini-series where he dives (too) deep into the 2012 Made-For-TV...
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<p>Sadly, my grandmother passed away this week at the age of 99. You might remember her from episode #49 of WTS: Can't Get There From Hair (Acceptance). </p> <p>She was a force and I hope you take a few minutes to...
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<p>It is December and any show worth its weight in gold (or frankincense… or myrrh) has a Christmas episode - and WTS is definitely with its weight in tree resin.</p> <p>This episode comes to you in the form of two...
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<p>Brett & Nick pop into the feed to talk about what you can expect in December and January.</p> <p>(Spoiler: It's a brand new Christmas special and new episodes in January. </p>
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<p>What is Halloween without the trick or treating?<br /><br />That is the question that started the journey of this episode. A lot of our traditions over the next few months are going to look different this year. Not...
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<p>Halloween is coming up and that means Halloween movies and TV specials! To celebrate, Nick explores one of the earliest and most famous Halloween specials - It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. An often overlooked...
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<p>The world is grappling with a lot of tough issues. Issues that are nuanced and layered. Issues that don't necessarily have a right or wrong answer. Issues that demand dialogue for progress. And yet we seem to mostly...
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<p>Is it true that one man's shame was the cause of the AIDS epidemic in North America? </p> <p>Nick's new show, Shame Rules!, is available today and this week we're giving you a sneak peak. </p> <p>To hear the rest of...
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<p>This week our episode is inspired by the life of Chadwick Boseman.</p> <p>We challenge ourselves to look at how we are showing up in the world. With all of our fears and doubts and distractions, and over corrections...
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<p>Rate & Review Shame Rules! right now: https://smarturl.it/jjuoz0</p> <p>New episodes of Where There's Smoke return on Friday, September 25!</p> <p>New episodes of Shame Rules! premiere on Friday, October 2.</p>...
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<p>"Change is the only constant in life." Heraclitus said that back in 500 BCE. It was true then, and 2500 years later, it is still true. </p> <p>That said, there are times in life when it feels like we are in a more...
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<p>This week, as the world continues to reckon with race and equality after the murder of George Floyd, we try to understand what an ally IS... and what it isn't.Brett and Nick both hold up a mirror to look at their own...
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<p>Life moves pretty fast and, if you're not careful, it's easy to be swept away by it. (How's that for a mixed metaphor?) Anyway, today's episode asks several important questions: What would it mean to slow down? What...
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<p>This episode is a riddle, wrapped in an NBA championship, wrapped in a chance encounter, wrapped in privilege, wrapped in mashed potatoes, washed over by the ocean, and inside of a critical message for our world...
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<p>It's our first new Where There's Smoke episode in two years!<br /> <br /> Pliny the Elder said, "The only certainty is that nothing is certain."<br /> <br /> In a world where nothing is certain and so much is out of...
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<p>Author Frank Herbert once said, "There is no real ending. It's just the place where you stop the story." In this final episode of Season 4, Brett & Nick take a look back and ask "What is the story of Season 4?", "Was...
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<p>If you could tell the world just one thing, what would it be? And, what impact might it have? This week, Nick explores that idea through the music of The Beatles and shows that you reap what you sow. (Spoiler alert?)...
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<p>This 48 Hour Challenge is going to be classic. Literally. <br /> <br />But what is classic? How do we define it? Is there a Classic version of you? And if so, what can the Classic You teach the Current You?</p>...
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<p>Integrity is defined as "a state of being whole and undivided". It is a simple concept, and yet at times, living it can be some of the hardest work we will ever do.<br /> <br /> This week we hear from Matthew...
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<p>Expression is the process of taking something from a spark of an idea through to existence. And, while there can be moments in that process that are truly amazing, it can also run us through the ringer - several...
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