Deadpan Donna: A Gleefully Grumpy Podcast
Deadpan Donna: A Gleefully Grumpy Podcast is a dry, funny, and thoughtful show about surviving modern life with humour, honesty, and a healthy suspicion of unnecessary nonsense.
Hosted and performed by Jessie Blair, the podcast features Jessie and her gleefully grumpy alter ego, Deadpan Donna, as they discuss stress, creativity, burnout, relationships, identity, and what it means to stay grounded in a complicated world.
Part comedy, part reflection, part emotional support goblin, this podcast is for people who are overwhelmed, overthinking, neurodivergent, creative, tired, curious, or simply done with pretending everything is fine.
Stay gleefully grumpy. It's quality control.
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Episodes
2 days ago
2 days ago
56 sec
Deadpan Donna takes on mornings, waking up, and the unreasonable expectation that we should be functional before coffee. https://linktr.ee/jessieswritingden
Jul 20, 2026
Jul 20, 2026
43 sec
Deadpan Donna Observes are short, humorous audio sketches about everyday life, and today's episode tackles the struggle of surviving Monday mornings. Jessie's Linktree
#Office Humor
Jul 5, 2026
Jul 5, 2026
9 min
For our Season 1 finale, Donna and I are joined by our special guest, Mike Litoris from Small Town. Together we explore one of the most universal human experiences: the need to belong. https://linktr.ee/jessieswritingden
Jun 28, 2026
Jun 28, 2026
13 min
Jessie, Donna, and Dr. Ruth Brenwick discuss social media, algorithms, and online overwhelm—with humour and practical insights. My Linktree has the research citations
Jun 21, 2026
Jun 21, 2026
8 min
Jessie and Deadpan Donna explore how constant connectivity blurs the line between work and personal life—and what we can do about it. Jessie's Linktree
Jun 12, 2026
Jun 12, 2026
7 min
Jessie, Donna, and a surprise visitor explore stress and how to find your way back when life feels overwhelming. Jessie's Linktree
Jun 9, 2026
Jun 9, 2026
5 min
Jessie and Donna interview each other, share the story behind "gleefully grumpy," and explore why humour helps us cope with modern life.
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jessieswritingden