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The Nightly
By Hatch PodcastsHealth & Fitness
The Nightly episodes
- One Tray of Cold Mashed Potatoes, PleaseGreta Johnsen talks with caller Bill about playing nurse to his newly knee-replaced mom, the mysterious healing power of Milano cookies, and the childhood-home photo landmines he can't stop tripping over.
What You'll Hear:
Caretaking Suits Him: Bill describes feeling "born to be a caretaker" while nursing his mom through her second knee replacement, complete with walker etiquette notes and nerve-block oversharing.
The Milano Cookie Theory: Bill and Greta debate the medicinal properties of Pepperidge Farm cookies and uncover his mom's surprisingly strict stance on dark chocolate.
Childhood Home Landmines: Greta and Bill compare notes on rediscovering old photos and forgotten toys, and what it feels like to stumble into memories you didn't know you had.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Meet caller Bill, home for mom's surgery
02:52 Round two: knee replacement caretaking
04:08 An award-winning journalist, now full-time nurse
08:00 The healing power of Milano cookies
13:30 Old photos and childhood home landmines
19:51 Creaky knees and goodnight to BlairFor the fully immersive, phone free light + sound experience, learn more at hatch.co. Follow us on TikTok @hatchpodcasts and YouTube.
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25 min - A Starship Hum to Sleep To
Matt Bragg talks with Caller Matt about why Star Trek: The Next Generation, with its hopeful future and ever-present ship hum, makes the ultimate comfort watch.
What You'll Hear:
A Comfort Watch Confession: Matt kicks things off with his newfound soft spot for reruns of The Office (the American one!)
Captain Picard's Endless Wisdom: Caller Matt explains why Star Trek: The Next Generation is the rare sci-fi show that's hopeful instead of dystopian, and why Jean-Luc Picard's calm authority makes it so soothing.
The Hum That Lulls You to Sleep: From the ship's steady background drone to an old app that played spaceship sounds all night long, Caller Matt reveals the real secret behind Star Trek's bedtime powers.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Square sausage, Scotland, and a case for comfort shows
01:23 Welcome, Caller Matt!
02:49 Why Star Trek: The Next Generation is so hopeful
08:00 Sleeping to spaceship drones
13:00 Why the newer Picard series missed the mark
15:56 The best spaceship drone for sleep
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21 min - She Found Her Voice at KaraokeJosh Gondelman talks with Caller Grace about how a nervous first night at a dive-bar mic turned into two years of karaoke courage, a 36-person group text called Karaoke Recovery, and even a performance at Chicago's Salt Shed.
What You'll Hear:
A Wichita Halloween Update: Josh shares a voice memo from past caller Kathryn, whose neighborhood went through $300 of candy by 8:15 and witnessed a very game kid dressed as The Dude.
From Dive Bar to Confidence: Grace walks Josh through her very first karaoke night, nerves, a surprise reunion with an old coworker turned DJ, and the song that's followed her ever since.
Participation Over Perfection: Grace explains the mindset that turned her from a nervous singer into a regular at karaoke bars across Chicago, and eventually, the Salt Shed stage.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 A Halloween candy update from Kathryn
04:28 Welcome, caller Grace!
08:00 Setting the scene at the dive bar
11:00 Participation over perfection
18:00 The group text called Karaoke Recovery
20:13 Singing at the Salt ShedFor the fully immersive, phone free light + sound experience, learn more at hatch.co. Follow us on TikTok @hatchpodcasts and YouTube.
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28 min - Sunday Edition: 2026 Films w/ Alison WillmoreJosh Gondelman talks with film critic Alison Willmore (co-host of the podcast Critical Darlings) about the brain-breaking Elizabeth Holmes documentary, the small movies flying under the radar, and the big swings that teeter on glorious chaos.
What You'll Hear:
The Movie Everyone But Josh Has Seen: Josh confesses he's somehow the last person on earth who hasn't seen You Can See Everything, and Alison makes the case for why it's worth the wait.
Small Films, Big Feelings: From a tiny Canadian documentary to a beekeeping musical turned revenge thriller, Alison shares the under-the-radar movies that deserve way more attention.
Awards Season, Honestly: A rundown of fall's biggest contenders, including a dark comedy about Hamlet, an "acquired child" movie with a twist, and why horror performances deserve more respect.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Josh confesses he still hasn't seen You Can See Everything
02:25 Welcome, Alison Willmore!
05:27 What makes You Can See Everything so great
10:44 The underseen gem Blue Heron
13:36 A look ahead at future fall/winter films
22:37 Movies that teeter on glorious chaosFor the fully immersive, phone free light + sound experience, learn more at hatch.co. Follow us on TikTok @hatchpodcasts and YouTube.
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31 min - The Six Flags Reading HackGreta Johnsen talks with caller Michael about his surprising strategy for finally finishing books: parking himself in a quiet, fake Old West saloon at Six Flags for twelve-hour reading marathons while his kids ride the roller coasters without him.
What You'll Hear:
The Reading Hack Born at Six Flags: Michael explains how refusing to ride roller coasters turned amusement park days into his most productive reading time all summer.
A World Within a World Within a World: The two dig into why fake, immersive places like a saloon-themed corner of a theme park can feel strangely perfect for getting lost in a book.
Audiobooks, Dog Walks, and Distracted Reading Chairs: Greta and Michael swap notes on where reading actually happens in real life, from audiobooks during chores to a "reading chair" that keeps getting buried in laundry.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Welcome, caller Michael
02:08 The reading hack revealed
05:00 Twelve hours at Six Flags, no rides allowed
08:00 Reading The Fifth Elephant cover to cover
13:00 A world within a world within a world
21:21 The airport as another escape hatchFor the fully immersive, phone free light + sound experience, learn more at hatch.co. Follow us on TikTok @hatchpodcasts and YouTube.
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29 min - A DJ's Treasure Hunt for Soul 45sMatt Bragg talks with caller Andreas about hunting rare soul 45s, DJing his way across Copenhagen nightlife, and the thrill of chasing records that were only ever pressed in batches of 500.
What You'll Hear:
A CD in the Age of Streaming: Matt opens with a small, surprising joy -- a friend mailed him a sealed CD from an Australian band, proof that physical music still has its charms.
From San Diego to Copenhagen, by Way of a Girlfriend: Andreas explains how a summer romance turned into seventeen years abroad, complete with record snowfall and a hard lesson about Scandinavian winters.
The Beautiful Failures of Soul Music: Andreas gets into the obsessive world of rare soul 45s, the ones pressed in runs of 500 and then forgotten, and why finding them feels like striking gold.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Late-night thoughts and a surprise CD gift
01:19 Meet Andreas, calling from Copenhagen
04:00 Life, love, and weather in Scandinavia
09:02 Diving into DJing and rare soul 45s
15:09 What makes soul music so special
20:48 The rarest record in his collectionFor the fully immersive, phone free light + sound experience, learn more at hatch.co. Follow us on TikTok @hatchpodcasts and YouTube.
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26 min - Does Elizabeth Holmes Believe Herself?
Josh Gondelman talks with Caller Emma about the three-hour Elizabeth Holmes documentary that broke her brain, Nathan Fielder's exquisitely uncomfortable genius, and whether anyone can truly know a person who keeps remaking herself.
What You'll Hear:
A Movie You Can't Stop Chewing On: Josh opens with his own recent obsession, a divisive Tom Cruise film, and invites listeners to call in with the songs, shows, and movies they can't shake.
Elizabeth Holmes 101, Told by a True Crime Devotee: Caller Emma walks Josh through the Theranos saga for anyone who missed it, from the one-drop blood test promise to the FedEx'd samples that gave the whole scheme away.
Two Famous Fraud Ladies, One Prison Friendship: The conversation turns to an unlikely real-life friendship between RHOSLC star Jen Shah and Elizabeth Holmes, and then to the real question haunting Emma: whether Holmes actually believes the story she's telling about herself?
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Josh's new movie obsession
02:21 Welcome, Caller Emma!
04:04 Elizabeth Holmes 101, as told by a super fan
08:46 Two famous fraud ladies behind bars
10:57 Does she believe her own hype?
14:34 Nathan Fielder's brand of brilliant discomfort
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23 min - Why Adult Friendship Feels So Hard
Greta Johnsen talks with Caller Geraldy about hunting for a celebrity-gossip buddy, surviving awkward "friend-dating" meetups, and why intergenerational friendships might be the secret weapon.
What You'll Hear:
The Friends Fantasy: Greta and Geraldy dig into why sitcoms like Friends and How I Met Your Mother set us up to expect a ready-made eight-person besties squad, and why real life rarely works that way.
Allies, Pals, and Companions: Greta shares a surprisingly useful framework from organizational psychologist Adam Grant's newest book, Vibe.
The Case for a Gossip Buddy: Geraldy just wants someone who'll gasp properly over celebrity news, and Greta has some bold ideas for how to find one, including a stranger at the movies and possibly your local assisted living home.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Welcome to The Nightly!
01:14 Caller Geraldy dials in
03:36 Allies, pals, and companions explained
05:32 The lonely life of a planner hobbyist
09:51 The case for intergenerational friendship
14:12 A risky move at the movie theater
17:53 Good nights!
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22 min - England Loves Earworms (Derogatory)Matt Bragg talks with caller/producer Harry about the novelty song Agadoo that has hijacked his brain, Britain's long love affair with ridiculous Christmas number ones, and why America only managed to get the Cha Cha Slide to number eighty-three.
What You'll Hear:
An Earworm Named Agadoo: Harry calls in to confess a British novelty song from the '80s has taken over his every waking thought, and he wants Matt to explain exactly why this keeps happening to him.
Britain's Christmas Number One Curse: Matt and Harry trace a strange lineage from Bob the Builder to George Formby to LadBaby's sausage roll songs, debating which novelty hits actually deserve some respect.
A Charity Single Is Born: Matt hatches a plan to fight fire with fire by releasing Hatch's own deliberately terrible Christmas single, with help from anyone listening.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Christmas radio creeps in early
01:17 Caller Harry needs to vent
04:17 The Agadoo music video breaks Harry
09:00 Britain's history of novelty number ones
16:30 Plotting the ultimate charity single
17:33 Good night to Martin and Lou VegaFor the fully immersive, phone free light + sound experience, learn more at hatch.co. Follow us on TikTok @hatchpodcasts and YouTube.
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21 min - Josh & Matt Trade Hometown LegendsJosh Gondelman and Matt Bragg trade wild hometown legends—an escaped king cobra, a backyard World War II museum, and a peek over the fence at Graceland Too—while previewing Matt's return with Notes From England.
What You'll Hear:
The Case of the Elementary School Cobra: Josh recalls the hometown legend of an illegally kept king cobra that went missing, and where it eventually turned up.
A Living Room Full of War History: Matt describes stumbling into a stranger's house-turned-WWII museum, complete with an unexploded bomb in the corner.
Climbing a Fence for Elvis: Josh recounts a detour to Graceland Too, where the welcome wasn't exactly guaranteed.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Trading hometown lore
02:24 Matt joins The Nightly
04:16 Notes From England returns
07:16 The elementary school cobra
15:39 A house turned WWII museum
18:21 Climbing a fence for Graceland TooFor the fully immersive, phone free light + sound experience, learn more at hatch.co. Follow us on TikTok @hatchpodcasts and YouTube.
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About The Nightly
From the publisher's feed
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’s on your mind tonight? 904-NIGHTLY (904-644-4859) and [email protected]
Hosted by Matt Bragg, Josh Gondelman, and Greta Johnsen.
Produced by Hatch. To learn more, go to hatch.co.
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