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.

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    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.

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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.

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    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.
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    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.

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    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.

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    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

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    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.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • What Happens When God Doesn’t Answer Your Prayer? | FT Brad Graydon & Pastor Lestley | EP155

    What Happens When God Doesn’t Answer Your Prayer? | FT Brad Graydon & Pastor Lestley | EP155
    May 14 2026
    What happens when you pray… and God doesn’t answer the way you hoped?
    This week on Jess Ask the Podcast, Jessica sits down with Brad Graydon and Pastor Leslie for a deeply transparent conversation about prayer, revival, disappointment, and learning how to truly commune with God.

    From building the “Fire Dome” prayer movement in Birmingham to navigating grief after losing a child, this episode explores what authentic faith looks like beyond performance.
    If you’ve struggled with unanswered prayers, hearing God’s voice, or feeling disconnected spiritually, this conversation will challenge and encourage you.

    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.

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • How to Break Free From Shame (God Already Forgave You) | EP154

    How to Break Free From Shame (God Already Forgave You) | EP154
    May 7 2026
    Jess and Desiree dive into the weight of shame and how it keeps people stuck in cycles they were never meant to stay in. Through personal testimony and the story of the woman in John 8, they unpack the difference between confession and testimony, and how choosing freedom changes everything.

    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 | @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.

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    56 mins
  • You’re Not Being Overlooked… You’re Being Positioned | FT LaDarrius Hutcherson | EP153

    You’re Not Being Overlooked… You’re Being Positioned | FT LaDarrius Hutcherson | EP153
    Apr 30 2026
    What if you’re not being overlooked—you’re just being positioned?
    Jess sits down with LaDarrius “L Hut” Hutcherson to talk about purpose, healing, community impact, and the reality of paying your dues. From feeling lost to walking in influence, this episode will challenge how you see your journey.


    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.

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Why Good Women Are Still Single (Real Talk) | FT K Boogie | EP 152

    Why Good Women Are Still Single (Real Talk) | FT K Boogie | EP 152
    Apr 23 2026
    Jess connects with K Boogie for a candid conversation about dating, relationships, and personal growth. Together, they explore why so many people feel stuck in today’s dating culture, what men and women may be misunderstanding about each other, and how healing, timing, and self-awareness play a role in finding the right partner.

    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 | @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.

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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • You’re Not Waiting… You’re Forcing It | EP151

    You’re Not Waiting… You’re Forcing It | EP151
    Apr 16 2026
    What are you rushing for?

    In this episode of Jess Ask the Podcast, Jess and Desiree unpack the tension between trusting God and trying to control outcomes. From misplaced wallets to deeper life frustrations, they explore how impatience reveals what’s really going on internally—and how waiting on God actually strengthens your faith.

    This episode is for anyone struggling to slow down, trust God’s timing, and release control.

    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.

    🔔 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/

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

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    53 mins