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Jess Ask

Jess Ask

By: Jessica S Smith
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Jess Ask the Podcast is the safe space where transparency meets transformation.

Hosted by Jessica S. Smith, this podcast creates room for the honest conversations believers are thinking about but don’t always know where to process out loud. From faith and identity to obedience, relationships, and purpose, each episode explores what it really looks like to become who God can trust.

Through real conversations with influencers, leaders, and everyday believers, Jess Ask offers encouragement, perspective, and practical wisdom for those navigating growth in real time.

If you’re building, healing, or becoming, this podcast is here to remind you that you don’t have to figure it out alone.

New episodes drop every Thursday 7A CST.

And remember: life really could be more simple… if you just ask.Jessica S Smith Christianity Personal Development Personal Success Social Sciences Spirituality
Episodes
  • Conviction vs Condemnation | EP158

    Conviction vs Condemnation | EP158
    Jun 4 2026
    This week on Jess Ask the Podcast, Jess and Desiree have an honest conversation about the difference between conviction and condemnation.

    Together, they unpack the role of the Holy Spirit, spiritual correction, shame, forgiveness, obedience, and how conviction can actually lead believers closer to healing and righteousness rather than rejection.

    This episode challenges listeners to examine their relationship with God, understand the purpose of conviction, and stop allowing shame to keep them spiritually stuck.

    Jess Ask The Podcast is the safe space where transparency meets transformation. Host Jessica S. Smith creates space for honest conversations about faith, purpose, personal growth, and the real journey behind success.

    🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every week.

    JOIN THE SAFE SPACE — PATREON COMMUNITY
    The Safe Space is a Patreon-only community for creators who feel unseen, misunderstood, or ready to give up. Biblical wisdom. Real accountability. People who get it.
    ➡️ Join here: patreon.com/JessAsk

    SUPPORT THE PODCAST
    ✔ Sow a love seed via Cash App: $jessaskthepodcast
    ✔ Share this episode with someone who needs it
    ✔ Subscribe, like & comment — it helps us reach more people

    PODCAST CREDITS
    Host: Jessica S. Smith | jessicassmith.com | @thejessicassmith
    Producer: Desiree Danielle | desireedanielle.com | @desireedanie11e
    Music: King Chosen | @kingchosen46Network:
    BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com

    Jess Ask the Podcast is a safe space for honest conversations around faith, purpose, and personal growth. Hosted by Jessica S. Smith, this podcast creates room for reflection, encouragement, and real-life dialogue.

    Follow, rate, and share this episode with someone who needs it.

    Stay connected:
    YouTube | Instagram | TikTok | Facebook
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    40 mins
  • Why Men Suffer In Silence | FT Sharpen Up Podcast | EP157

    Why Men Suffer In Silence | FT Sharpen Up Podcast | EP157
    May 28 2026
    Healthy brotherhood can change everything.
    This week on Jess Ask the Podcast, Jess and Desiree sit down with Tyler Anderson and Art Ruffin from Sharpen Up Podcast for a transparent conversation about vulnerability, masculinity, healing, accountability, and the importance of community among Black men.
    The conversation explores emotional isolation, church culture, identity, transformation, and how authentic relationships can sharpen and strengthen people through every season of life.
    This episode reminds us that healing was never meant to happen alone.

    ABOUT JESS ASK THE PODCAST
    Jess Ask The Podcast is the safe space where transparency meets transformation. Host Jessica S. Smith creates space for honest conversations about faith, purpose, personal growth, and the real journey behind success.

    🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every week.

    JOIN THE SAFE SPACE — PATREON COMMUNITY
    The Safe Space is a Patreon-only community for creators who feel unseen, misunderstood, or ready to give up. Biblical wisdom. Real accountability. People who get it.
    ➡️ Join here: patreon.com/JessAsk

    SUPPORT THE PODCAST
    ✔ Sow a love seed via Cash App: $jessaskthepodcast
    ✔ Share this episode with someone who needs it
    ✔ Subscribe, like & comment — it helps us reach more people

    PODCAST CREDITS
    Host: Jessica S. Smith | jessicassmith.com | @thejessicassmith
    Producer: Desiree Danielle | desireedanielle.com | @desireedanie11e
    Music: King Chosen | @kingchosen46
    Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com


    Jess Ask the Podcast is a safe space for honest conversations around faith, purpose, and personal growth. Hosted by Jessica S. Smith, this podcast creates room for reflection, encouragement, and real-life dialogue.

    Follow, rate, and share this episode with someone who needs it.

    Stay connected:
    YouTube | Instagram | TikTok | Facebook
    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 5 mins
  • The Truth About Addiction, Shame & Healing | FT George Gilliam | EP156

    The Truth About Addiction, Shame & Healing | FT George Gilliam | EP156
    May 21 2026
    What happens when rock bottom looks like a country club basement — and a way out looks like a pizza oven?

    This week on Jess Ask the Podcast, Jessica sits down with George Gilliam — founder of Uncle G's Pizza in Birmingham, Alabama — for one of the most honest conversations the Safe Space has ever held. George shares his journey from growing up privileged and blind to it in Charlottesville, Virginia, through a drug addiction that took him all the way to heroin and crack cocaine, to the moment in a rehab lecture that finally broke him open. He talks about what it feels like when drugs stop working, what it cost him to tell his parents the truth, and how a move to Alabama and an obsession with sourdough became the foundation of something much bigger than food.
    If you've ever carried a secret that felt too heavy to say out loud — or wondered whether your past disqualifies your purpose — this episode was made for you.

    CONNECT WITH UNCLE G
    UncleGsPizza.com Instagram | YouTube | LinkedIn: @uncle_gs_pizza

    ABOUT JESS ASK THE PODCAST Jess Ask The Podcast is where influencers, entrepreneurs, and creatives come to decompress, get real, and just ask the questions that matter. Host Jessica S. Smith creates space for honest conversations about faith, purpose, personal growth, and the real journey behind success. Produced by BGTV Studios.

    🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every week.

    JOIN THE SAFE SPACE — PATREON The Safe Space is a Patreon-only community for creators who feel unseen, misunderstood, or ready to give up. Biblical wisdom. Real accountability. People who get it. ➡️ Join here: patreon.com/JessAsk

    SUPPORT THE PODCAST
    ✔ Sow a love seed via Cash App: $jessaskthepodcast
    ✔ Share this episode with someone who needs it
    ✔ Subscribe, like & comment — it helps us reach more people

    PODCAST CREDITS
    Host: Jessica S. Smith | jessicassmith.com | @thejessicassmith
    Producer: Desiree Danielle | desireedanielle.com | @desireedanie11e
    Music: King Chosen | @kingchosen46
    Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com

    Jess Ask the Podcast is a safe space for honest conversations around faith, purpose, and personal growth. Hosted by Jessica S. Smith, this podcast creates room for reflection, encouragement, and real-life dialogue.

    Follow, rate, and share this episode with someone who needs it.

    Stay connected:
    YouTube | Instagram | TikTok | Facebook
    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 1 min
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