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2nd Jan 2026

2025: A Thank You (and What’s Coming in 2026)

2025 was a banner year for 5 Random Questions, and so I wanted to pause and say thank you.

In 2025, the show won Best Interview Podcast at the Ear Worthy Podcast Awards, was signed to the Mercury Podcast Network, featured by Apple Podcasts, made the Top 20 Podcasts on Apple, and was even written about in the local press. Every one of those moments felt a little surreal - and all of them happened because people like you kept showing up and sharing the show.

One number that was lovely to see: in 2025, 5 Random Questions welcomed over 5,000 new listeners. Not downloads - actual people who discovered the show, stuck around, and made it part of their routine.

So thank you to you, the listeners, who make the show part of your week, and thank you to the guests who said yes, trusted the format, and leaned into the unexpected. You’re the reason this show works.

Looking ahead to 2026, I’m excited about what’s next, including the very real possibility of live shows and more interactive ways to bring 5 Random Questions even closer to the audience.

Grateful for the year behind - energized for what’s ahead.

Here’s to an amazing 2026.

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Transcript
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Hey there, Danny here, with a quick bonus episode to close out the old year and start the new one.

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And I just wanted to take a moment to hit pause, look back and just say,

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wow, because 2025 was a banner year for 5 Random Questions.

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And that's entirely because of you.

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In 2025, the show won Best Interview Podcast at the Ear Worthy Podcast Awards,

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was signed to the Mercury Podcast Network, featured by Apple Podcasts,

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landed in the Top 20 Podcasts on Apple, and was even written about in the local

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press, which is still slightly surreal to say out loud.

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Something else that's really nice that stands out was that in 2025,

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5 Random Questions attracted over 5,000 brand new listeners.

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Not downloads, not plays - actual humans who found the show, stuck around, and

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made it part of their regular listening.

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That's amazing and I don't take that lightly. So a few thank you's.

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To you, the listeners, whether you've been here since episode 1 or just discovered

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a show this year, the fact that you choose to spend 30-40 minutes of your time

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with this podcast truly means everything.

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You've helped turn 5 Random Questions into a staple across so many podcast apps,

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playlists, and weekly routines. And thank you to the guests - every person who said yes, showed up curious,

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open, and game for wherever the questions went. You're the heart of this show - you trusted the format,

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leaned into the unexpected, and made every episode what it is.

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Looking ahead to 2026 I'm really excited - the

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show keeps growing, the conversations keep getting better, and

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there's real potential to take 5 Random Questions to a whole new level

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with things like live recordings, community interaction, and more ways to bring

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you, the audience, into the experience. So here's to an amazing 2025 behind us

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and an even better one ahead. Thank you for listening, thank you for sharing, and

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thank you for being part of 5 Random Questions.

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Until the next time, keep asking those questions.

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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.

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> Winner of the Best Interview Podcast at the 2025 Ear Worthy Podcast Awards
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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...