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26th Feb 2026

5 Random Questions Live - Shape the Events!

I'm looking to run some live recordings of 5 Random Questions starting late spring / early summer, and I'd love for you to help shape where, and what they'd look like. Click the poll link below to share your preferences!

5RQ Live poll

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Transcript
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Hey there, Danny here, with a quick bonus episode. And this one's a bit of a

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thinking out loud with you moment.

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So as I've mentioned before, I've been kicking around an idea for 5 Random Questions

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that I'm really excited about. And I want to loop you in before anything's locked in.

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I'm planning to do some live episodes of 5 Random Questions.

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Ideally, some of them recorded in person, at events, meetups and maybe conferences.

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But realistically, a good chunk will probably be live streamed remotely.

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Think, same show, same unexpected questions, same unfiltered answers,

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just happening live in real time with you able to watch, listen and even be part of it.

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The rough plan is to start this spring into early summer. But before I schedule

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anything, I just need to know one thing.

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Is this something you'd actually want to show up for?

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Because live is fun, but only if people actually want it to be live.

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So I've put together a very quick poll, takes maybe 30 seconds,

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where you can tell me whether live episodes interest you at all,

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share your preference for in-person recordings,

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remote live streams or even both, and if you want, register your interest so

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I know who to keep in the loop when dates are announced.

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No commitment, no spam, just a yeah, this sounds fun or eh, not for me,

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which is also totally fine.

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You'll find a poll link in the show notes or just head to fiverandomquestions.com forward slash poll.

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Honestly, this show works because of the people listening, so your input genuinely

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shapes what happens next.

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All right, that's it. Thanks for helping me make 5 Random Questions even

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better. And now, back to your regular scheduled podcast listening.

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About the Podcast

5 Random Questions
Unexpected questions. Unfiltered answers.
What do you get when you ask smart, curious people five completely random questions? You get real stories, weird tangents, and conversations they’ve never had before.

On the award-winning 5 Random Questions, host Danny Brown invites creators, entrepreneurs, and fascinating humans to skip the pitches and ditch the talking points - and just show up as themselves.

There’s no script. Just five surprising prompts dropped throughout a relaxed, unpredictable conversation. Think laughter, awkward hypotheticals, personal confessions, and the kind of answers that can only come from being caught completely off-guard.

Every guest also flips the mic and asks Danny a random question of their own - because fair’s fair.

If Hot Ones and WTF with Marc Maron had a podcast baby, this would be it - minus the hot sauce, but with all the spice.

New episodes weekly. Always real. Sometimes ridiculous. Never boring.

> Winner of the Best Interview Podcast at the 2025 Ear Worthy Podcast Awards
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> Recognized as one of the Five Best Independent Podcasts of 2024
> Part of the Mercury Podcast Network - for more Mercury podcasts, head to www.mercurypodcasts.com
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Danny Brown

Danny Brown is the host of the award-winning 5 Random Questions, the show with unexpected questions and unfiltered answers. He's also hosted, and co-hosted, several other podcasts - if you called him a serial podcaster, you wouldn't be wrong! He's been in the podcasting space for over 10 years, and has the scars to prove it.

He's the Head of Podcaster Support and Experience at Captivate.fm, the world's only growth-oriented podcast hosting, distribution, analytics, and monetization platform for the serious indie podcaster.

He lives in beautiful Muskoka, Ontario, Canada with his wife and two kids, where he spends winters in front of a cozy fire and summers by the lake. Well, when he finds time away from podcasting, of course...