The Nightly

By Hatch Podcasts

Where your late night thoughts go to rest. Monday through Saturday, listeners call in to share whatever's on their mind before bed. On Sunday, we take a deep dive on one of the week’s topics. What’

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The podcast currently has 292 episodes available.

The Nightly episodes:

August 17, 2026 In Her New Beach Era
Josh Gondelman talks with Caller Annabel about her surprising new love of the beach as an adult, from her Rockaway-bound bagel runs to the best sleep of her life afterward.

What You'll Hear:

A Late Bloomer Falls for the Ocean: Josh wonders aloud what it's like to discover the beach at 24, and then gets his answer straight from someone living it.

The Bagel-to-Blanket Pipeline: Annabel walks through her ideal beach day, down to the exact hour the Atlantic finally feels bearable.

Defending the Cold, Gray Atlantic: Annabel and Josh team up to defend East Coast beaches against every West Coast and Caribbean comparison, gray water and all.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Josh confesses he's not a beach commuter
02:10 Annabel calls in from New York City
05:46 A summer measured in beach trips, not days
09:00 The freedom of an unstructured adult beach day
13:16 A first, humbling attempt at surfing
21:46 Good nights to Toronto
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August 16, 2026 Sunday Edition: Why You Can't Switch Sports Teams
Greta Johnsen talks with sports reporter Maggie Hendricks about parallel-universe fan loyalties and why switching teams is never actually on the table.

What You'll Hear

The Alternate Universe Rewind: Greta replays caller Alex's confession that he could have avoided years of heartbreak by picking the Green Bay Packers over the Minnesota Vikings, then brings in Chicago sports reporter Maggie Hendricks to weigh in on what he got right anyway.

Ancestors, Ancestors, Ancestors: Maggie explains why switching teams was never an option growing up Cubs-and-Bears-loyal in Chicago, including the grandmother who died at 96 without ever seeing a World Series win.

The Fan Who Also Has a Press Pass: Maggie unpacks the strange balancing act of covering teams she loves, then tells the almost-too-good-to-be-true story of a Chicago Sky rookie who went from a tryout in Poland to a buzzer-beater against the reigning WNBA champs.

CHAPTERS
00:27 Replaying Alex's Vikings alternate-universe question
02:03 Welcoming sports reporter Maggie Hendricks
04:31 The Cubs grandmother who'd never forgive a switch
09:44 A reporter's balancing act: fan vs. professional
14:38 An undrafted rookie's buzzer-beater from Poland
18:33 Goodnight to Sully (and "sports feelings")
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22min
August 15, 2026 Cilantro Converts & the Soap Gene
Greta Johnsen talks with Caller Alexa about her lifelong cilantro-soap confusion, the genetic quirk behind picky palates, and the joys of turning suspicious herbs into pesto.

What You'll Hear:

Ketchup, Pineapple, and Other Hills to Die On: Greta kicks things off by confessing her most controversial Chicago food opinions, ketchup on hot dogs and all.

The Cilantro-Soap Mystery, Solved-ish: Caller Alexa unpacks years of confusion over whether cilantro tastes like soap, or if she just didn't like cilantro, and the surprising genetics behind it all.

Tupperware Chaos and Herb Garden Dreams: The two wind down with a conversation about wilting herbs, mismatched lids, and the eternal battle for fridge order.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Greta's food-related hot takes
01:54 Welcome, Caller Alexa!
02:01 The cilantro-soap dilemma begins
09:58 The science behind why cilantro tastes like soap
12:04 Tacos, pesto, and cilantro's greatest hits
16:27 Goodnight to Tiger and Lily!
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20min
August 14, 2026 Should You Start a Book Club
Greta Johnsen talks with caller Bernadette about her sudden urge to join a book club, the perils of a 6:30 a.m. book meeting, and how to build a club that runs on wine, snacks, and no spoilers.

What You'll Hear:

The Greta Graham Book Club: Greta shares how her monthly Zoom book club has thrived for over two years, complete with a beloved regular who complains about every single book.

A Book Club Born Yesterday: Bernadette calls in with a brand-new plan to join or start a book club, and together they sort through professional book clubs, thickies versus palate cleansers, and the golden rule of keeping the group small.

No Spoilers Allowed: The two dig into the tricky etiquette of talking about twists before everyone's finished reading, and why the right book club needs the right kind of trust.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Welcome to book club night
02:51 Hello, caller Bernadette
04:19 The GRETAGRAM Book Club explained
06:10 The 6:30 a.m. book club is not the vibe
09:20 Sorting through book club options
15:11 Building a club that actually sticks
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21min
August 13, 2026 Getting Nerdy In Your 30s
Greta Johnsen talks with caller Joe about the sprawling wooden town of the Maryland Renaissance Faire, his new life as a stone-giant magician in a virtual D&D group, and the search for a hobby that won't leave him talking to himself.

What You'll Hear:

The Wax Hand That Started It All: Greta opens with a childhood memory of dipping her hand in colored wax at the Renaissance Faire, and wonders aloud why that particular kind of magic sticks with us.

A Town Built Just for Jousting: Caller Joe describes the enormous, semi-permanent Ren Faire town outside DC, complete with ninja stars, real jousting, and costumes way more ambitious than his own.

Desk Monkey by Day, Stone Giant by Night: Joe opens up about his surprisingly wholesome virtual D&D group, the mysterious character he can't quite control, and the search for a hobby that scratches a very different itch.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Wax hands and Ren Faire memories
02:04 Welcome, caller Joe from the DC area
03:08 Inside Maryland's sprawling Renaissance Faire
07:16 Joining a D&D group as a desk monkey
14:38 How Dungeons and Dragons actually works
17:09 Weighing pottery, cello, and other hobbies
20:53 Goodnights
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24min
August 12, 2026 The Vikings Fan Who Can't Quit
Greta Johnsen talks with Caller Alex from New York about his lifelong loyalty to the maddening Minnesota Vikings (despite note being from Minnesota) and why some paths in life are simply neutral.

What You'll Hear:

Dragons, Basketball, and a Ten-Year-Old's Fate: Greta opens with a childhood memory of a college basketball game, a fantasy novel, and the moment her dad accepted she wasn't destined for sports stardom.

A Team Chosen by Vibes Alone: Alex explains how one very cool wide receiver sealed his lifelong, often heartbreaking devotion to the Minnesota Vikings.

Alternate Universes, Not Regrets: Greta and Alex trade stories about college, cities, and teams they almost picked, and agree that some choices are simply neutral.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Dragons, basketball, and a very tall 10-year-old
02:39 Welcome, Caller Alex!
04:47 The Impact of Randy Moss
10:25 Redemption arrives via the Lakers and Kobe/Shaq days
16:53 College, culture shock, and choosing to be weird
21:03 Good night to Justin Jefferson!
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25min
August 11, 2026 Improving Memory Collection
Greta Johnsen talks with caller Kammi all about memory: from nap science and grandma's soap to why eyewitnesses (and spouses) never agree on the color of the car.

What You'll Hear

Thinking in scents and songs: Kammi joins from Tucson to unpack why a quick nap might lock in a memory better than a long snooze, and why smell can transport you faster than almost anything else.

The unreliable narrator in all of us: Greta and Kammi get into why retelling a memory might actually change it, and what that means for family stories, memoirs, and blue cars that were definitely green.

A wedding day worth remembering: Kammi's pre-wedding advice, followed by a story of Greta's own microphone mishap at a wedding she officiated.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Keys, wallets, and a confession about GPS trackers
01:35 Welcome, caller Kammi!
04:24 The 20-minute nap that helps you remember
06:52 The smell of nana's soap
08:54 Live music as a memory trigger
14:49 The one wedding-day trick worth stealing
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22min
August 10, 2026 Life With An Expressive Face
Josh Gondelman talks with caller Julia from Long Beach about her impossibly readable face, the four-year-old who refuses to fake a magician's smile, and whether a poker face is really something to envy.

What You'll Hear

A dog bed 7x too big: Josh kicks things off with a sweet little confession about his wife's habit of ordering things in wildly wrong sizes, and what it means to love someone's harmless quirks.

The face that won't keep a secret: Julia calls in with a lifelong dilemma: her face broadcasts every feeling before she's ready to share it, and she's not sure if that's a gift or a curse.

LeVar Burton was reading her the whole time: A story about producing an audio show with LeVar Burton takes a turn when Julia learns he'd been quietly reading her face for cues the entire time.

CHAPTERS
00:00 The dog bed that was seven sizes too big
03:33 Welcome, caller Julia!
04:44 The face that gives everything away
07:05 LeVar Burton was watching the whole time
09:00 Like father, like son, like grandpa
21:08 Good nights
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25min
August 09, 2026 Sunday Edition: ASMR Tingles w/ The French Whisperer
Greta Johnsen talks with ASMR creator the French Whisperer about purring voices, gentle tapping sounds, and why a good bedtime story should never be too interesting.

What You'll Hear:

The Mystery of the Tingles: Greta and the French Whisperer get to the bottom of what ASMR actually is, and it turns out the science-y acronym is mostly just a fancy word for tingles.

Soothing Versus Boring: The French Whisperer explains the delicate art of keeping a listener just engaged enough to drift off, without accidentally telling them something too interesting.

A Voice Built for Bedtime: From editing out breaths to fighting the urge to talk fast, the French Whisperer walks through everything that goes into his famously calm, low purr of a voice.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Greta welcomes the French Whisperer to the pillow fort
01:43 What ASMR actually means
04:30 Tingles, accents, and gentle taps
11:03 What makes a voice relaxing
17:02 Advice for a better nighttime routine
21:19 Good night from the French Whisperer
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24min
August 08, 2026 Sneaker Towers & Fake Shopping Carts
Josh Gondelman and caller Jina swap confessions about impulse buys, dopamine-chasing shopping apps, and the ever-growing tower of sneakers by his bed.

What You'll Hear

The Tower of Sneakers Confession: Josh admits his side of the bed now lives in the shadow of an embarrassing sneaker collection, while caller Jina lays out her own struggle to live below her means in a world of endless upgrades and seasonal drops.

The Fake Shopping Cart Trick: Jina describes an app built to trigger the same dopamine as buying something, minus the actual purchase, and the two dig into what really works (and doesn't) to slow down an impulse buy.

Turning Splurges into Something Kinder: From Facebook Marketplace camping chairs to GoFundMe donations instead of a new loveseat, Josh and Jina land on a gentler way to spend that doesn't leave anyone feeling broke or bombarded.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Booking flights, hotels & finally planning ahead
03:47 Welcome, caller Jina!
09:10 Josh's weak spots: sweaters and sneakers
14:32 The app that fakes a shopping cart
18:42 Splurging on other people instead
23:24 Goodnight...to the sneakers
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FAQs about The Nightly:

How many episodes does The Nightly have?

The podcast currently has 292 episodes available.

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