Episodes
In this season finale of May I Elaborate, JB Smoove and Miles are joined by comedian Amanda Seales (HBO’s Insecure). Together they explain why you need to keep the cynics away from your creativity. Finally, the guys wrap up with a special word of thanks to all you wonderful listeners out there.
Published 08/01/22
This week, JB Smoove and Miles are joined by the hilarious Paul Feig (director of Bridesmaids, creator of Freaks and Geeks)! Together, they explain how you can join the symphony of the universe.
Published 07/25/22
This week, JB Smoove and Miles remind you that attention is a muscle, and you need to hit the mental gym.
Published 07/18/22
This week, JB Smoove and Miles are joined by the great Kevin Hart! They want to know: why are you so afraid to ask the dumb questions? Plus Kevin, JB, and Miles offer advice on male friendship.
Published 07/11/22
This week, JB Smoove and Miles encourage you to find fulfillment in life’s simple imperfections. Plus JB gives advice to a struggling artist.
Published 07/04/22
This week, JB Smoove and Miles are joined by the legendary George Wallace! Together, they explain why you need to start preparing for life’s curveballs. Plus George, JB, and Miles offer advice to a listener considering a move to Vegas.
Published 06/27/22
This week, JB Smoove and Miles challenge you to embrace life’s contradictions. Plus JB gives a listener advice about working from home. This Week’s Quote: “Across planes of consciousness, we have to live with the paradox that opposite things can be simultaneously true.” - Ram Dass (A Year Of Gratitude Calendar, Workman Publishing).
Published 06/20/22
This week, JB Smoove and Miles remind you that optimism is a super power. Plus JB gives a listener some in-law advice.
Published 06/13/22
This week, JB Smoove and Miles explain why you should stop stressing about your flaws and start doubling down on your assets. Plus JB speaks with our friend (and May I Elaborate’s #1 fan) David Morgan (@davidleemorgan on Twitter). This Week’s Quote: “With patience and saliva the ant swallows the elephant.” - Columbian Proverb, Keep Calm And Carry On.
Published 06/06/22
This week, JB Smoove and Miles are joined by the great Lil Rel Howery (Get Out, Free Guy)! Together, they explain why you need to start looking at the negative from a new perspective. Plus JB helps out a listener who broke their knee in thirteen places.
Published 05/30/22
This week, JB Smoove and Miles explain why you should be grateful for your humanity. Plus JB attempts to help out a listener stuck in the “Friend of the Friend” zone.
Published 05/23/22
This week, JB Smoove and Miles are joined by the one and only Tiffany Haddish! Together, they explain how you can find the perfect balance of skepticism and idealism.  Plus JB gives a listener some much-needed canine hygiene advice.
Published 05/16/22
This week, JB Smoove and Miles remind you that every day is a fresh start. Plus JB offers advice to a listener struggling with their confidence!
Published 05/09/22
This week, JB Smoove and Miles are joined by the hilarious Kevin Nealon! Together, they explain how you can cultivate and nurture the garden of your life. Plus JB gives a listener advice on dealing with a toxic workplace.
Published 05/02/22
This week, JB Smoove and Miles remind you that your life is a spaceship fueled by hope. Plus JB offers advice to a listener who is sick of seeing her ex-husband around town.
Published 04/25/22
JB Smoove and Miles are back, and they’re now packing even more wisdom into each episode! Every Monday, JB and Miles will be offering their classic elaborations, as well as answering questions from listeners like yourself. This week, the great Randall Park (Fresh Off the Boat, WandaVision) joins JB and Miles to explain how YOU can embrace your multitudes. Plus JB gives a listener advice on living life to the fullest.
Published 04/18/22
JB and Miles want to hear about your problems! Send in your dilemma for your chance to get free life advice from JB when May I Elaborate returns. Either leave it in a review on Apple Podcasts or email them at [email protected].
Published 02/24/22
It’s the end of the year, so JB and Miles are looking back on some of 2021’s best Elaborations! Today they’re revisiting one of their favorite movie-themed episodes about how adversity can unlock greatness. Today’s Quote: "My life is my practice." - Ram Dass (from the Zen Page-A-Day Calendar, Workman Publishing)
Published 12/31/21
It’s the end of the year, so JB and Miles are looking back on some of 2021’s best Elaborations! Today they’re looking at how making a big impact often starts with a tiny ripple. Today’s Quote:“Enlightenment for the wave is the moment the wave realizes that it is water.” - Thich Nhat Hanh (Zen Page-a-Day Calendar, Workman Publishing)
Published 12/30/21
It’s the end of the year, so JB and Miles are looking back on some of 2021’s best Elaborations! Today they’re revisiting their first guest episode with Kenan Thompson. Today’s Quote: “You wonder what's inside. You wonder if you can trust it.” - Kobo Abe (Keep Calm and Carry On Calendar)
Published 12/29/21
It’s the end of the year, so JB and Miles are looking back on some of 2021’s best Elaborations all week long! Today they’re revisiting one that’s about accepting life’s imperfections. Today’s Quote:“One of my favorite ways to nurture myself is to cozy up my surroundings.” - Tanya Carroll Richardson (A Year of Self Love, Workman Publishing)
Published 12/28/21
It's the end of the year, so JB and Miles are looking back on 2021’s best Elaborations all week long! Today they're revisiting one that’s all about paying attention to the situations that you’re in. "I sometimes wear a lot of hats during the day, so I build in healthy transition time between events and roles." - Tanya Carroll Richardson (A Year of Self-Love, Workman Publishing)
Published 12/27/21
JB Smoove and Miles are dedicating today’s episode to all of you in Elaboration Nation, as May I Elaborate begins a break from daily episodes. Tune in later this month for a look back at some of our favorite elaborations of the year — and don’t forget that JB and Miles will return for more elaborations in April!  Today’s Quote:“I’m not perfect about it, but I try to keep my kindness filter on. I don’t always know when someone I’m interacting with desperately needs my kindness and mercy.” –...
Published 12/03/21
Today JB Smoove and Miles ask you to get down on one knee and make a commitment to loving yourself. Today’s Quote: “Self love is promising to love honor and cherish myself.  It’s the most important vow I can ever make.” – Tanya Carroll Richardson (A Year of Self Love, Workman Publishing).
Published 12/02/21