Kristen Meinzer and Matt Bragg settle in for their weekly pub chat, complete with cozy TV recommendations, British tabloid intrigue, and a pub quiz that proves harder than it sounds.

What You’ll Hear

Hygge Season: Kristen leans fully into winter coziness, from blankets and candles to catching up on buzzy TV like Heated Rivalry.

Beckham Family Tea: The hosts unpack Brooklyn Beckham’s Instagram oversharing and the strange intimacy of family drama playing out online.

Local News, Extremely Local: Matt introduces Bath’s asparagus fortune teller, Jemima Packington, who is known as the "Asparamancer." She predicts the future by throwing spears.

Pub Quiz Pressure: Kristen takes on Matt’s real-life pub quiz questions, tackling national animals, fashion history, pop stars, and band-name trivia.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Weekly pub chat begins

01:10 Cozy winter routines & buzzy TV

02:20 Heated Rivalry and Olympic timing

04:30 Brooklyn Beckham’s Instagram spill

07:15 News from Bath: the asparagus fortune teller

09:00 Predictions, politics & swing music

11:00 Pub quiz challenge begins

19:40 Goodnights and future vegetable visions

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Josh Gondelman and Sophia Wilson Pelton catch up on viral pop culture stories that everyone’s talking about—but no one seems to be fully explaining.

What You’ll Hear

An underdog football moment: Josh breaks down Indiana University’s surprising national championship win and why it feels different from the usual college sports story.

The Beckham family feud, decoded: From wedding dresses to awkward dances, Josh walks Sophia through the internet’s favorite celebrity family drama.

The glam bot backlash: A Golden Globes moment spirals into a bigger conversation about celebrity, pricing, and what happens when a behind-the-scenes guy becomes the story.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Intro & sleepy check-in

02:20 Life updates and being socially overwhelmed

03:15 Indiana University’s championship win

06:50 Scroll 4 U begins

07:40 Beckham family drama explained

15:30 Picking sides in a celebrity feud

16:45 The glam bot controversy

22:30 Final thoughts & goodnight

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KP Parker and Sophia Wilson Pelton welcome the hilarious Josh Eckert for a slumber party game night full of 2016 throwbacks and skincare confessions.

What You’ll Hear

Bedtime Routines, Real Talk: Josh shares his nighttime habits, from magnesium drinks to a lifelong commitment to resisting bedtime.

Skincare, Explained: From dermatologist prescriptions to the mystery of snail mucin, the trio unpacks what actually works—and what just sounds scary.

Snooze or Choose: 2016 Edition: Snapchat filters, Pokémon Go, Fleabag, Hamilton, man buns, and aviator sunglasses all face the ultimate bedtime verdict.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Cozy hellos & meeting Josh Eckert

01:30 Morning people vs. night owls

02:40 Bedtime routines & resisting sleep

04:30 Skincare help from a partner

05:45 Dermatologists, prescriptions & snail mucin

06:40 Snooze or Choose begins: 2016 trends

07:10 Snapchat filters & face-smoothing fear

09:00 Pokémon Go devotion (still going strong)

11:00 Favorite Pokémon picks

12:15 21 Pilots apathy corner

14:00 Fleabag explained and endorsed

15:10 Hamilton: choose, snooze, or pass

17:00 Aviator sunglasses verdict

18:20 The rise and fall of the man bun

20:40 What Josh misses (and doesn’t) about 2016

22:00 A very sweet goodnight

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KP Parker and Josh Gondelman play a rapid-fire round of Snooze or Choose: Sleep Trend Edition, sorting through celebrity rituals, and bedtime habits that range from soothing to slightly alarming.

What You’ll Hear

Watching Without Homework: KP and Josh talk about taking their time with buzzy shows like Heated Rivalry—and why TV should never feel like an assignment.

Sleep Trends, Evaluated: Earplugs, blackout masks, mouth tape, and more get a calm but honest verdict from two people who take rest seriously.

Celebrity Sleep Lore: From Mariah Carey’s extreme hibernation habits to Eminem’s aluminum-foil blackout method, the hosts react to famous bedtime routines.

Burn It or Let It Go: A thoughtful (and funny) conversation about fire-burning rituals, spirituality, and when wellness trends cross into “too much effort.”

CHAPTERS

00:00 Cozy hellos & savoring TV slowly

01:40 Romance stories and cultural respect

04:10 Snooze or Choose begins: sleep trends edition

06:00 Earplugs, earbuds & side-sleeper math

08:00 Blackout masks and total darkness

10:30 Mouth tape debate

12:40 Mariah Carey's humidifier method

15:55 Eminem’s aluminum foil blackout

18:30 Fire-burning rituals and bedtime spirituality

21:10 Goop discourse & final verdicts

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Kristen Meinzer and Matt Bragg dig into Hollywood’s most misunderstood season: “dump month.”

Dump Month, Defined: January is when studios release their so-called “worst” films—but Kristen argues it’s secretly one of the best times for movie lovers.

Unexpected Gems: From Paddington 2 to Taken to Get Out, the duo celebrates the art of the underdog release.

Cult Classics & Comfort Flicks: Why bad movies can be the perfect post-holiday comfort watch—and how “dump month” might just be a moviegoer’s hidden treasure.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Greetings & goodnights

06:30 What is “dump month”?

08:50 Paddington goes to prison

11:30 Taken and the art of vengeance

13:30 M3GAN, misunderstood icon

16:00 Get Out and Oscar surprises

18:00 Snatch and cult movie love

20:40 A toast to the joy of “bad” movies

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Kristen Meinzer and Josh Gondelman compare notes on the sweetest kind of reading challenge—and the pettiest kind of gym injustice.

What You’ll Hear

Fifty States of Fiction: Kristen shares her ambitious plan to read one book from every U.S. state (and her early picks might inspire your own reading list).

The Kindest Comedy: Josh reflects on working with the Taskmaster team and what makes truly generous humor.

Grievance Hour: Kristen vents about a pool that’s strictly for kids, and Josh offers the world’s calmest pep talk—plus a splashy new business idea.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Welcome back, Josh!

02:00 Taskmaster tales and kind comedy

05:00 Kristen’s 50 States book project

09:00 Mississippi, Maine, and New York literature

13:00 Kristen’s gym grievance

18:00 Josh’s accidental 13-year gym membership

22:00 The Splash Pass solution

23:00 Goodnights and sweet dreams

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KP Parker and Jacquis Neal kick off It Happened One Night, a brand-new segment where they read the internet’s strangest dating stories — and decide if each one’s a red, green, or beige flag.

What You’ll Hear:

Piercings & Pillow Talk: KP shares her second-earring saga and the surprising hazards of side sleeping.

The Massage Date Debacle: The duo breaks down a bold first date that starts with a full-body massage and ends with instant intimacy.

Flowers Gone Wrong: A bouquet, a bar, and a case study in how chivalry accidentally became cringe.

The Nature Realm Meet-Cute: A story that starts with a random text and ends trench digging and true love.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Sleepy hellos & side-sleeper woes

02:30 KP’s piercing comeback & Jacquis’ tragus lore

04:30 Introducing It Happened One Night

05:20 The massage date disaster

08:40 Public introductions & bad optics

11:00 The bouquet backlash debate

14:00 Chivalry vs. cringe

15:40 The Nature Realm story begins

18:00 The rollercoaster of red to green

20:00 Beige flags for the rest of us

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Matt Bragg and Sophia Wilson Pelton dive headfirst into one of history’s strangest battles: humans versus emus.

What You’ll Hear:

Flightless but Fearless: Matt recounts the unbelievable true story of the Great Emu War of 1932, where Australia’s finest faced off against a flock of fast, feathery foes.

Oil, Ego, and Emus: Sophia reveals her mother’s mysterious emu oil skincare secret, while both hosts debate which side they’d take in the battle.

Lessons from the Outback: Between laughter and disbelief, Matt and Sophia unpack how the emus outsmarted the army—and what it says about nature’s quiet confidence.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Cozy hellos & hibernation chat

03:00 The Great Emu War begins

07:00 Emu oil & unexpected beauty tips

10:00 Humans vs. emus: who really won?

18:00 Lessons learned (and loyalties revealed)

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Kristen Meinzer and Sophia Wilson Pelton revisit one of history’s stickiest disasters — the Great Molasses Flood of 1919.

What You’ll Hear:

Home Improvement Gone Wild: Kristen and Sophia share tales of ladders, lights, and plumbers who perhaps needed a few more instructions.

A Sticky Situation: Sophia retells the wild, true story of Boston’s molasses flood — complete with runaway syrup, rogue physics, and a little corporate chaos.

Sweet Dreams: The hosts imagine drifting off atop a molasses river — a cozy, if slightly sugary, visualization exercise for bedtime.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Tabletop ladder adventures

03:00 Plumber confessions & cooking videos

04:26 Drowsy history begins

05:00 The Great Molasses Flood of 1919

14:25 A syrupy bedtime visualization

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Kristen Meinzer and Matt Bragg pull on their long johns and drift through the swinging sixties, revisiting Beatlemania and the dawn of the British Invasion.

What You’ll Hear:

Long John Energy: Kristen declares long johns her winter uniform, while Matt recounts a disastrously sticky suede-and-corduroy fashion moment.

Drowsy History: The hosts rewind to the 1960s, tracing how the Beatles, mini dresses, and mod cool reshaped America’s pop culture dreams.

Encore & Aftershocks: From the Stones to Oasis, they muse on why America still can’t quit its British crush.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Cozy intros & long john confessions

03:00 Matt’s corduroy crisis

06:15 The Beatles take the stage

10:00 The night of Beatlemania

14:30 From Mod to Manchester: the second invasion

18:30 Sweet dreams & sleepy goodnights

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