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  • Who Are You Without Survival Mode? | FT Rebecca Boles | EP176

    Who Are You Without Survival Mode? | FT Rebecca Boles | EP176
    Oct 22 2026
    Rebecca "Royal" Boles joins us for a conversation about podcasting, heartbreak, transparency and the identity she built while trying to survive.
    Many people know her as Royal, but as Rebecca begins doing deeper healing work, she's confronting a difficult question: Was Royal who she became—or who she needed to become to protect Rebecca?
    We talk about validation, personas, sitting with yourself, returning to the parts of you you've avoided and allowing God to introduce you to who He created you to be.
    Who are you without survival mode?


    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 | @kingchosen46
    Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com
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    51 min
  • Just Because It’s Good Doesn’t Mean It’s God | FT Kimberly N. Davis | EP175

    Just Because It’s Good Doesn’t Mean It’s God | FT Kimberly N. Davis | EP175
    Oct 15 2026
    Just because you’re good at something doesn’t automatically mean it’s your assignment.
    Kimberly N. Davis joins me for a conversation about discerning what God actually called you to do, knowing when something isn’t your lane, prophetic maturity and what it means to live as an image-bearer of Christ.
    Because sometimes obedience isn't starting another thing.
    Sometimes it's being willing to put down a good thing because God didn't tell you to carry it.


    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 | @kingchosen46
    Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com
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    1 h et 28 min
  • Who Does God Say You Are? | FT JD Fomby | EP174

    Who Does God Say You Are? | FT JD Fomby | EP174
    Oct 8 2026
    JD Fomby is back, and this time we're talking about what happens when God completely changes the way you see yourself.

    After surviving a life-threatening accident, JD says he can no longer run from the calling he once struggled to fully accept. We get into identity, obedience, deconstruction, purpose, the cost of being used by God and learning to separate who God created you to be from the person life taught you to become.

    Who set your mind—and is that really you?


    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 | @kingchosen46
    Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com
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    1 h et 24 min
  • What If God Answers Your Prayer? | EP173

    What If God Answers Your Prayer? | EP173
    Oct 1 2026
    What happens when God actually says yes?
    Desiree and I are talking about Matthew 7, the meaning behind Jess Ask, fear of rejection, the weight of receiving what you've prayed for and the responsibility to act when God opens the door.

    I also share what happened when I asked God to make my career transition plain—and hours later, after nearly 10 years with my company, I was fired.
    Sometimes we're waiting for God to answer when He's waiting for us to respond to the answer He's already given.


    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 | @kingchosen46
    Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com
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    44 min
  • I Think I'm Afraid of Being Famous | EP172

    I Think I'm Afraid of Being Famous | EP172
    Sep 24 2026
    Desiree called me famous—and I immediately rejected it. But the more we talked, the more I realized my discomfort with fame may have less to do with popularity and more to do with being seen.

    We're talking childhood rejection, fear of our past resurfacing, visibility, influence and what it means to steward being known when God increases your reach.


    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
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    45 min
  • Why You Keep Starting What You Can't Finish | FT Joy Pittman | EP171

    Why You Keep Starting What You Can't Finish | FT Joy Pittman | EP171
    Sep 17 2026
    What if you're struggling to finish because you've been building from somebody else's blueprint?

    Joy Pittman joins us for a powerful conversation about Half-Built Houses, comparison, calling, spiritual gifts and the responsibility to steward what God has actually given YOU. And sometimes the half-built house isn't what you never started—it's what you completed but never carried to its intended purpose.

    Don't die a dreamer. Finish what God gave you to build.

    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
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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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    1 h et 7 min
  • Can We Trust Phillip Ensler? | EP170

    Can We Trust Phillip Ensler? | EP170
    Sep 10 2026
    Can we trust the people asking for our vote?
    We sat down with Alabama Lieutenant Governor candidate Phillip Ensler to get beyond campaign talking points and meet the person behind the candidacy. From moving from New York to Alabama and teaching in Montgomery to grief, therapy, education, youth violence, public service and why he chose to run, this conversation asks a simple question: Who is Phillip Ensler—and can we trust him?


    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.
    ➡️ Join here: patreon.com/JessAsk

    SUPPORT THE PODCAST
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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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    56 min
  • Is Your Idea Worth Spreading? | My TEDx Experience | EP169

    Is Your Idea Worth Spreading? | My TEDx Experience | EP169
    Sep 3 2026
    Is your idea worth spreading?

    After completing my first TEDx talk, Desiree and I sat down to talk about what the experience REALLY required from me—and surprisingly, this conversation became about much more than standing on a TEDx stage.

    I battled fear. I procrastinated. Imposter syndrome had me wondering if they had chosen the wrong person. And somewhere in the process, I had to stop focusing on delivering the talk “right” and actually build a relationship with the idea I had been given.
    That's when everything shifted.

    My original idea was simple: Life could be much more simple if you just ask. But through the TEDx process, I discovered the deeper idea underneath it: safe spaces don't start with answers, they start with questions.
    In this episode, we're talking about what it takes to discover the idea inside of you, trust that what you're carrying has value, prepare in a way that works for YOU, and move forward even when fear is telling you that you're not ready.

    Because maybe your TEDx stage isn't actually TEDx.
    Maybe it's a podcast. A book. A business. A song. A ministry. A conversation. An idea you've been sitting on because you haven't convinced yourself that it's important enough yet.
    What if it is?

    Your idea was given to you for a reason. It's time to stop sleeping on it and start spreading it.
    Life could be much more simple if you just ask.


    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
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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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    39 min