The Nightly

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The Nightly episodes

October 19 The Neighborhood That Wins Halloween
Josh Gondelman talks with Caller Kathryn from Wichita, Kansas about her neighborhood's over-the-top Halloween traditions, from giant skeletons and fog machines to buses full of trick-or-treaters pouring in from out of town.

What You'll Hear:

A Childhood of Tinfoil and Felt: Josh remembers his mom's scrappy homemade costumes, from a cardboard robot to a Where's Waldo win that made him the talk of the block.

Halloween Town, USA: Caller Kathryn describes her Wichita neighborhood's wild Halloween scene, complete with bussed-in trick-or-treaters, police blockades, and even a lost kids' station.

The Great Candy Count: Kathryn breaks down exactly how many Costco bags it takes to survive an evening of nonstop doorbell rings, and why fun size is the only way to go.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Josh's homemade Halloween costumes as a kid
03:20 Welcome, caller Kathryn!
04:07 A Hocus Pocus-level Halloween block party
09:00 The candy situation
14:40 A friend's legendary synchronized light show
20:12 How to politely sit Halloween out
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28 min
October 18 Sunday Edition: Bedazzling w/ Liberty Hardy
Greta Johnsen catches up with friend, book critic and crafter Liberty Hardy about the art of bedazzling.

What You'll Hear:

A Bedazzled Bucket Begins It All: Liberty traces her sparkly obsession back to a cracked drag-show confetti bucket that sat in her house for years before it sparked a whole new hobby.

Eighteen Hours, One Neon Dog: Liberty walks through the surprisingly long, strangely meditative process of bedazzling a portrait of Greta's dog Buffy, gem by tiny gem.

Permission to Have a Useless Hobby: At 50 years old, Liberty reflects on learning to relax, make things just for fun, and let herself waste time wisely.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 The inspiration for this week's Sunday Edition
01:40 Say hello to bedazzler, Liberty!
02:24 How a cracked confetti bucket started it all
06:05 The 18-hour sparkle marathon
16:16 Permission to have a useless hobby
19:52 Goodnight, Buffy!
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24 min
October 17 The Joy of Being Bad at a Hobby
Greta Johnsen talks with Caller Abbie about giving herself permission to waste time, falling for hobbies she's bad at, and the bedazzled dog portrait that proves a gift doesn't have to be useful to be perfect.

What You'll Hear:

The Myth of Earned Downtime: Greta and Abbie dig into why rest keeps getting pushed to the bottom of the list, and what happens when you stop waiting to deserve it.

Bad at Tennis, Great for the Brain: Being genuinely bad at a hobby turns out to be strangely good for you, whether it's pottery, knitting, or a tennis racket nobody should trust you with.

A Bedazzled Portrait of Buffy: A surprise package in the mail becomes the gold standard for thoughtful gifts, rhinestones and all.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Rethinking productivity and friction
01:38 Welcome, Caller Abbie!
04:37 Why downtime shouldn't have to be earned
08:00 The joy of being bad at a hobby
12:50 A bedazzled portrait of Buffy the dog
23:01 Good nights
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27 min
October 16 The Upright Bass Is The Best Instrument
Matt Bragg talks with caller Alejandro about the upright bass, from its car-shopping logistics and toddler-inflicted scratches to its secret role in rock and roll history.

What You'll Hear:

Oasis Ticket Grumbling: Matt kicks off the night a little salty about missing out on Oasis tickets, though a consolation trip to Vegas softens the blow considerably.

Meet the Doghouse, the Bull Fiddle: Alejandro introduces his instrument of choice, the upright bass, and explains why nobody actually starts out wanting to play it.

A Life Built Around a Giant Instrument: From buying cars that fit the bass to patching it up after run-ins with his kids, Alejandro walks through what it really takes to live with something nearly seven feet tall.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Oasis tickets and a consolation trip to Vegas
02:14 Alejandro joins the show
03:34 The upright bass's many names
07:04 Car shopping for a seven-foot instrument
10:00 Scratches, scuffs, and battle scars
14:11 Falling for the sound before the instrument
18:53 Good night to the upright bass community
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24 min
October 15 Anatomy of a Falafel & The Fruitalist
Josh Gondelman talks with Caller Heather about her elaborate Oscars-night food pun contest, from a falafel crime scene to a rotisserie chicken nun.

What You'll Hear:

Anatomy of a Falafel: Heather recalls the deconstructed hummus crime scene that launched her into competitive food-pun hosting, sumac blood pooling and all.

The Fruitalist Takes Brutalism to the Fruit Bowl: Watermelon staircases, grape waterfalls, and a very opinionated take on architecture carved entirely out of produce.

A Low-Stakes Kind of Hosting: Heather explains how a weekly movie night with no pressure and one reliable invitation became the backbone of her little New York community.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Missing packed house parties
02:22 Heather calls in!
04:07 Anatomy of a Falafel
08:02 The Fruitalist
13:24 Frank-n-Dine arrives
17:26 The secret to a steady Friday movie night
21:56 Good nights!
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27 min
October 14 Let's Go Back To Being Unreachable
Greta Johnsen talks with Caller Allison about Baby-G watches, Delia's catalog pages, and the magic of waiting for the bus with nothing but your own thoughts.

What You'll Hear:

Life Before Google Existed: Greta and Allison swap stories about commercial breaks, VHS tape limits, and the lost art of arguing about trivia with no way to look it up.

The Joy of Being Unreachable: Allison confesses what she misses most about pre-internet life, from not knowing what everyone's up to at all times to the simple pleasure of a watch instead of a phone.

Magazines, Knitting, and Other Tangible Comforts: The two talk about why holding something physical, whether it's a People magazine or knitting needles, still feels better than another scroll.

CHAPTERS:
01:18 Hello, Caller Allison!
02:46 Commercial breaks and DVR freedom
07:48 What internet-free life is really missed
12:52 Leaving the phone in another room
19:43 Good nights
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24 min
October 13 Matt Finally Meets Greta
Matt Bragg and Greta Johnsen trade transatlantic small talk about Fairbanks winters, fancy hotel gyms, anti-umbrella philosophy, and the eternal confusion of "pushing a meeting back."

What You'll Hear:

Two Hosts, One Overdue Introduction: Matt and Greta realize they've never actually spoken before, despite both hosting shows for Hatch, and fall into easy, wandering conversation almost immediately.

Minus Forty and Other Oddities: Greta explains the strange math of Celsius and Fahrenheit meeting at exactly forty below, plus what it was really like growing up in Fairbanks and Juneau, Alaska.

The Umbrella Resistance: Matt and Greta discover a shared, slightly militant stance against umbrellas, helmetless scooter riders, and anyone who rents a bike in a city they don't understand.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Two strangers, one Nightly
01:28 Growing up cold in Alaska
02:28 The strange parity of minus forty
09:45 The great umbrella debate
14:14 What does pushing back really mean
20:04 Goodnight to Emma, wear a helmet
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24 min
October 12 A Swiss Senior Year, Texas Style
Josh Gondelman talks with caller Tomas about trading the Swiss school system for Texas sunshine, a seventeen-hour bus ride across the Alps, and the shawarma shop near his house in Houston.

What You'll Hear:

From Basel to Houston: Tomas explains how he ended up finishing high school in Texas a year early, and why his mom thought it made sense to skip ahead.

Grading on a Curve, Swiss Style: The two compare notes on how differently school tracks students in Switzerland versus the all-in, all-individual pressure of the American system.

The Long Way Home: Before leaving for the States, Tomas took an unforgettable seventeen-hour bus ride from Italy back to Switzerland, passing vineyards, castles, and even a tiny country along the way.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Welcome to The Nightly
02:16 Meet caller Tomas
03:41 Switzerland's school tracks, explained
10:33 Texas heat, Swiss air conditioning envy
15:42 The seventeen-hour bus ride home
21:53 Good nights
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27 min
October 11 Sunday Edition: The Big Goose's Owner
Matt Bragg tracks down Yashi, the original owner of Big Goose (the four-foot stuffed goose that caller Julia chat with him about), to learn its true origin story.

What You'll Hear:

The Goose Heard Round Facebook Marketplace: Matt replays Julia's original call about the puzzling purchase that's been bugging him ever since, and sets off to find out where in the world a $15 goose that size even comes from.

Waddle's Origin Story: Yashi, Waddle's original owner, explains how her brother's oddly perfect gift helped her survive her first lonely weeks as an international student, 7,000 miles from home.

A Transitional Object, Officially: As a working psychologist, Yashi has an actual clinical term for what Waddle was to her, and why saying goodbye was so much harder than she expected.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 The four-foot goose that started it all
01:44 Meet Yashi, Waddle's original owner
03:13 A brother's gift, a safe space
07:12 Letting go of a transitional object
13:00 Advice for Waddle and Julia
15:57 Good nights
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19 min
October 10 Getting Nostalgic At 30,000 Feet
Greta Johnsen talks with Caller Natalie about her six-hour flight habit of scrolling through 40,000 photos, the vulnerability of reliving a decade of screenshots, and why some memories are better left uncleaned.

What You'll Hear:

The Attention Hostage Situation: Greta explains her overprepared flight survival kit, including a knitting project and downloaded podcasts, while Natalie admits her go-to is simply scrolling photos for hours.

40,761 Items and No Regrets: Natalie reveals the staggering size of her camera roll, why she refuses to delete a single screenshot, and how a phone storage upgrade became an unexpectedly emotional purchase.

Time Travel at 30,000 Feet: The two dig into how flipping through old photos feels different depending on the year, the mood, and how many times you've already revisited that memory before.

CHAPTERS:
01:11 Caller Natalie joins the show
03:21 The attention hostage situation of flying
06:21 The screenshot archive nobody cleans up
10:15 You have HOW many photos on your phone?
17:00 Good nights!
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25 min

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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.…