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8th Oct 2025

When the World Feels Heavy, You're Not Alone

This bonus episode is a little different - no guests or random questions, just me sharing a quick reminder that you’re not alone.

If life feels heavy right now, or things have been difficult lately, please know that help and support are always available. You matter, and there are people who care - myself included.

Below are some free, confidential resources you can reach out to anytime:

And as always, you can email me or reach out on Bluesky or LinkedIn, I’m always happy to talk.

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Transcript
Danny:

Hey there, Danny here, host of five Random Questions. This episode's a little different. No guest, no random questions. This time, just me talking directly to you.

Hopefully, if you've been listening to the show for a while, the questions, the guests, and the random answers have brought a smile to your face. That's always been my hope with five Random Questions, that it gives you moments of curiosity, laughter, and maybe even a bit of warmth.

But as much as this show is about fun and entertainment, it's also made by a human being, Me. And that human being knows the world can feel a little dark sometimes, especially right now.

While I hope the show brings a bit of light to your day, I also know what it's like when things feel heavy, when you're struggling, when the idea of being okay feels really far away. I've had my share of these moments with my own mental health journey, and I know what that wait can feel like.

So if you're listening and the world's been getting you down lately, I just want you to know you're not alone, truly.

And if you ever need someone to talk to, even if it's just to say hi or to share how you're doing, I'm always just an email away or you can find me online. I'm always happy to listen - because behind the mic, behind the random questions, is a person who cares about the people who make the show possible.

You. And if you do need help, you'll find some mental health and support resources in the show notes if you ever need them.

So take care of yourself, be gentle with yourself, and remember, the world's a little brighter because you're in it. I'll see you back here soon with more random questions, more laughter, and hopefully a few more smiles.

Until the next time, take care and keep asking those questions.

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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
> 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...