Bad and Sad: Daniel’s Homeowner Maintenance Checklist | Ep. 306

Daniel and Soren spiral from a question about fatherly virtue into the unglamorous rituals of homeownership: cleaning dishwasher filters, testing fire extinguishers, inspecting crawlspaces, and worrying about phantom basement leaks. Daniel confesses to following a Redditor’s “psychotic” home maintenance spreadsheet, while Soren admits he’s never once tested a smoke detector. Along the way they cover the delicate art of writing jokes for Last Week Tonight , a formative childhood fire incident, and the existential dread of discovering a wasp nest the size (but not shape) of a dog. Support The Understudy on indiegogo: https://www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/nataliefrost/the-understudy-a-feature-film/rewards Thanks to Shopify for sponsoring this episode. Sign up for a $1/month trial period at shopify.com/qq Follow the guys on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/danielobrien.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/sorenbowie.bsky.social Bonus episodes 2x/month at patreon.com/quickquestion OR Apple Podcasts