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 311 episodes available.

The Nightly episodes:

September 05, 2026 Let's Unpack Unpacking
Matt Bragg talks with caller Alicia about her chaotic New York move, her stash of mismatched Band-Aids and multiplying bay leaves, and the memory box she can no longer find.

What You'll Hear:

A Seal With a Splint: Matt opens the show nursing a wrist, an elbow, and a fridge-door incident courtesy of his girlfriend, setting the tone for a night of minor domestic chaos.

Twenty Boxes and a Truckload of Band-Aids: Alicia calls in fresh off a sweaty, 91-degree move, unpacking a surprising number of duplicate Band-Aid boxes and an even stranger surplus of bay leaves.

The Case of the Missing Memory Box: Somewhere in the piles is a decade-old container of letters, concert tickets, and stray poems, and Alicia has no idea where it went.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Matt's one-armed, one-day disaster report
02:13 Alicia calls in from New York City
04:04 Did anything survive the move
09:03 Band-Aids, bay leaves, and other mysterious multiples
11:35 The elusive memory box
18:17 Good night to Alicia's aunt in China
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23min
September 04, 2026 Trolley Parks and Vigilante Justice
Matt Bragg talks with Caller Amber about entitled strangers, airport etiquette meltdowns, and the strange thrill of calling out a guy who wouldn't return his shopping cart.

What You'll Hear:

The Great Disneyland Shove: Amber recounts getting physically shoved aside by a stranger at, of all places, the happiest place on Earth, and she and Matt debate whether courtesy has quietly left the building.

The Trolley Park Showdown: Matt relives the supermarket parking lot moment that turned him into an accidental vigilante, and how it inspired his girlfriend to do the same.

Making Peace With Airports: The two trade honest coping strategies for staying calm when travel brings out everyone's worst behavior, from breathing tricks to full-on dissociation.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Self-help videos and contradictory advice
02:03 Amber joins the call
02:29 The Disneyland shove
03:32 A hot take on entitled elderly behavior
07:58 The trolley park showdown
10:24 Airport etiquette and staying calm
15:35 Good nights
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19min
September 03, 2026 Chasing That Late-Night Drive Feeling
Greta Johnsen talks with Caller Jonathan about chasing the magic of a late-night convertible drive, his homebody dog Felix, and whether a quarter-life crisis (or a convertible) might be the answer.

What You'll Hear:

A Late-Night Drive Down Memory Lane: Jonathan's recent convertible joyride down the coast sends him and Greta tumbling into nostalgia for corn fields, Portishead, and driving with nowhere in particular to be.

The Case for a Quarter-Life Crisis: Together they brainstorm wholesome alternatives to another night at the bar, from paint-and-sip dates to small trips worth taking.

Dogs Who'd Rather Stay Home: Talk turns to Jonathan's anxious dog Felix and Greta's beloved dog Scout, two homebodies who somehow still made the best travel companions.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Magazine days at Fred Meyer
02:21 Welcome, Caller Jonathan!
03:33 A convertible and total freedom
10:30 Recreating the moment in a soccer-mom SUV
17:18 Introverted hobbies and one extroverted puppy
22:52 Goodnight to Jonathan's future niece!
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27min
September 02, 2026 The Joy of Bumping Into People
Greta Johnsen talks with Caller Arielle about the meticulous list she keeps of every stranger and old friend she's ever bumped into, the math behind coincidence, and the particular high of an unplanned run-in.

What You'll Hear:

A Very Specific Kind of List: Arielle explains the running note she's kept since 2023, logging every chance encounter down to the circumstance, and why she's still chasing the pattern behind it all.

Subway Cars, Sound, and Spontaneity: The two swap theories on memory triggers, from tracking subway car numbers to dedicating albums to a trip, and mourn the slow death of the spontaneous hangout.

A Peek Inside the Notes App: Greta and Arielle trade the strange, wonderful ephemera living in their phones, from houseplant lists to potential company names, before saying good night to a total stranger named Max.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Welcome to The Nightly
02:01 Caller Arielle joins the show
05:35 The origins of the run-in list
10:26 Podcasts, albums, and memory triggers
19:07 A tour of Arielle's other lists
22:35 A Roulette Goodnight
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28min
September 01, 2026 One-on-One vs. Group Hangs
Josh Gondelman talks with Caller Eleanor about ditching friend groups for deeper one-on-one connections, the quiet joy of a good double date, and the surprising magic of "one-on-two" friendships.

What You'll Hear:

The Case for the Phone Call: Josh opens up about being an unapologetic phone call guy, and why catching up voice-to-voice with far-off friends feels more intimate than any text thread.

Breaking Up with the Friend Group: Two years post-grad, Eleanor explains why the friend groups that worked in high school and college have started to feel more draining than fulfilling.

The One-on-Two Surprise: Eleanor and Josh dig into double dates, cycling buddies, and the unexpected joy of a friendship that somehow works as three.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Josh on being a devoted phone call guy
03:17 Welcome, caller Eleanor from Williamsburg
04:03 A post-grad friendship reordering
09:58 Why double dates hit different
14:13 The surprise of one-on-two friendships
20:08 Goodnight to Judy!
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25min
August 31, 2026 The Doll She Bought Her Mom
Josh Gondelman talks with Caller Anne about her reverse nostalgia for wire-rim glasses and big jeans, her new obsession with friendship bracelets, and the American Girl doll she surprised her mom with this summer.

What You'll Hear:

Grown-Up Jokes Hidden in Cartoons: Josh opens with a little ode to Animaniacs and the strange thrill of catching adult humor you weren't quite ready for as a kid.

Wire Frames, Big Pants, and Reverse Nostalgia: Anne calls in from LA to compare notes with Josh on the trends from their childhoods they truly never want to see again.

An American Girl Doll Comes Home: Anne shares how a retired doll, a Christmas memory, and her mom's own childhood came together in one very sweet full-circle gift.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Animaniacs and secret grown-up jokes
02:51 Welcome, caller Anne!
04:01 Reverse nostalgia for wires and big pants
09:12 A sneaker collection sixty pairs deep
17:26 Kit Kittredge comes home to Mom
23:05 Good night to Molly
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27min
August 30, 2026 Sunday Edition: Postcards From Strangers
Greta Johnsen chats with Ana Campos, the community manager of Postcrossing, about the quiet joy of mailing a postcard to a total stranger. Postcrossing is a free project that has helped people around the globe connect with strangers via postcards.

What You'll Hear:

The Mailbox Surprise: Greta replays a clip from Caller Lyndsay, who explains why finding a postcard among the junk mail still feels like a tiny miracle.

How Postcrossing Works: Ana walks through the delightfully simple system that pairs strangers around the world to send and receive real, tangible mail.

Stamps, Kids, and Solar Eclipses: From tiny hand-traced drawings to eclipse-themed postcards mailed to friends, Ana shares what makes a postcard truly memorable.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Welcome to The Nightly
01:58 Meet Ana Campos from Postcrossing
04:13 How Postcrossing connects strangers
07:53 Postcards turned into classroom lessons
11:07 What makes a postcard message shine
18:28 Goodnights
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23min
August 29, 2026 The Positive Side of Golf Widowhood
Matt Bragg talks with caller Jaimee about her husband's golf obsession, the case for a golf widows' club, and her not-so-secret love of true-crime audiobooks.

What You'll Hear:

A Cat With a Vendetta: Matt kicks things off with an update from his cat-sitting gig next door, featuring one very unneutered, very unimpressed feline.

The Golf Widow Diagnosis: Jaimee explains the term that perfectly describes her weekends, and she and Matt debate whether her husband might technically qualify too.

Audiobooks for a Short Attention Span: Jaimee opens up about her true-crime audiobook habit, her forgetful memory for character names, and one author she swears by.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Matt's felonious feline roommate
01:43 Welcome, Caller Jaimee!
02:11 What is a golf widow, exactly?
05:40 Should golf widows start a club?
10:24 Audiobooks & short attention spans
13:21 Goodnights
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17min
August 28, 2026 Harry & Meghan: Is the Grass Always Greener?
Matt Bragg talks with Caller Loree about Harry and Meghan's return to the UK, the temptation of a fresh start, and why the grass isn't always greener on the other side.

What You'll Hear:

The Passport Photo Problem: Matt opens with a small confession about hating his own passport photo, and how being underslept never photographs well.

Harry, Meghan, and the Big Move Back: Loree calls in curious about why the couple is returning to the UK after burning so many bridges with the royal family, and what it says about chasing a fresh start.

Would You Actually Move: The two swap stories about pools, hometowns, and the pull of family, landing on the idea that happiness might have less to do with the zip code than you'd think.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Passport photos and late-night confessions
02:09 Welcome, Caller Loree!
05:17 The verdict on Meghan's Netflix show
08:37 Matt's own move to Nottingham
11:52 What would be hardest to leave behind?
17:07 Goodnight to Max, the computer whiz!
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22min
August 27, 2026 Remembering Dolly w/ Kristen Meinzer
Greta Johnsen talks with Kristen Meinzer about Dolly Parton's legacy of quiet kindness, persistent tattoo rumors, and the pandemic mornings that ran on "9 to 5."

What You'll Hear:

A Feed Full of Dolly: Greta and Kristen talk about the overwhelming, world-wide outpouring of love after Dolly Parton's passing, and why it feels different from the usual wave of celebrity mourning.

The Dolly Room Confession: Kristen reveals she's recording from an apartment room dedicated entirely to Dolly memorabilia, and makes the case for the tattoo rumors being true.

What Would Dolly Do: Before saying goodnight, Kristen offers a gentle reminder about grief, rainbows, and letting yourself cry a little.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Late-night thoughts on Dolly and Tim Curry
03:29 Kristen Meinzer joins to remember Dolly
08:00 A rare, unified outpouring of love
11:19 The tattoo rumors, investigated
12:40 How a lifelong Dolly fandom began
20:22 Saying goodnight to broken hearts
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How many episodes does The Nightly have?

The podcast currently has 311 episodes available.

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