The Nightly

Kristen Meinzer and Matt Bragg swap travel tales and TV obsessions, from small-town holiday cheer to cozy British mysteries.

What You’ll Hear

Summer Christmas in New Zealand: Kristen recounts her trip to the South Island, complete with chicken cuddles, Santa in shorts, and Married at First Sight marathons with her mother-in-law.

Travel Confessions: Matt shares his love-hate relationship with tropical humidity, time-zone chaos, and the art of sweating through a workday in Singapore.

Carvings, Castles & Cozy Crimes: The pair debate the ethics of carving your name into ancient rocks, rave about The Thursday Murder Club, and discuss British headlines that could double as bedtime stories.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Greetings & New Zealand adventures

03:30 Santa, chickens & small-town Christmas magic

05:40 Summer holidays and beach barbecues 08:00 Long flights & Singapore heat

10:20 The “Stonehenge of New Zealand”

13:00 Natural wonders & tourist etiquette

14:30 The art of leaving your mark (literally)

17:30 Local British headlines & cozy mysteries 21:00 Matt’s upcoming village hall show

21:50 Goodnights from Fleet & beyond

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KP Parker and Matt Bragg trade life hacks, from chaotic shoe collections to the eternal quest for perfect bubbles.

What You’ll Hear

Poster-Worthy Wisdom: KP’s new mantra — “Bubbles are for outside, still water’s for inside” — replaces an unfortunate dancing slogan.

The Shoe Situation: Matt confesses his slipper addiction and shoe rack woes; KP brainstorms hacks that quickly escalate into… a dedicated shoe room.

Carbonation Nation: Why SodaStream bubbles don’t cut it, how to install a soda fountain at home (don’t), and the surprise science of bubble tea.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Slippers & safety

01:00 Inspirational posters, revised

03:00 Matt’s shoe storage spiral

06:00 Shoe rooms & relationship compromises

08:00 KP’s fizzy drink dilemma

10:30 The water tank solution

12:00 “Bubbles are for outside” revelation

13:00 Bubble tea 101

14:00 Goodnight and good hacks

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Josh Gondelman and Sophia Wilson Pelton spiral (gently) into their Roman Empires — from Ben Affleck’s back tattoo to the golden age of romance novels.

What You’ll Hear

The Perfect Sunday: Josh recounts an unreasonably wholesome day of stoop sales, karaoke, and ice cream — proof that friendship is the cure for all existential dread.

Gone Girl and the Hat That Broke Hollywood: A deep dive into Ben Affleck’s refusal to wear a Yankees cap, plus stunt casting, phoenix tattoos, and why David Fincher’s chaos works.

Romance Renaissance: Sophia reveals her obsession with Emily Henry’s connected universe, why “brooding but secretly nice” men always win, and how modern rom-coms might be due for a comeback.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Moving woes & dream apartments

03:00 Josh’s perfect New York day

05:00 Friendship is beautiful

06:00 Gone Girl: the Mets hat myth

09:00 Ben Affleck’s phoenix years

12:00 Gillian Flynn and the art of the twist

15:00 Sophia’s romance reading era

18:00 The Easter eggs of Emily Henry

20:00 Rom-com droughts and hope for the future

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KP Parker and Sophia Wilson Pelton swap book reviews, survival trivia, and the world’s wildest sports — from greased poles to squirrel suits.

What You’ll Hear

The Book Club with Range: Sophia finishes The Road, KP finishes a “total stinker,” and both debate whether award-stickers actually mean anything.

Adrenaline Dreams: From Red Bull Games to slack-lining crushes, the hosts confess which extreme sport they could maybe survive.

Bear With Us: A deep dive into the legend of Bear Grylls, a karate-trained Everest summiter who might also be… kind of hot?

Squirrel Suiting & Other Flights of Fancy: KP and Sophia settle the great debate: is it wing suiting, squirrel suiting, or just human flight with flair?

CHAPTERS

00:00 Campfire coziness & book chat

03:30 Sci-fi stinkers & shortlists

04:40 Extreme sports & Red Bull nostalgia

06:00 The greased-up pole phenomenon

08:00 Zorbing, slacklining, and “mocking”

14:00 Bear Grylls lore & survival crushes

18:30 Squirrel suiting: confirmed real term

20:45 Winding down (and winning the argument)

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Kristen Meinzer and Josh Gondelman cozy up with an unexpected bedtime story — and yes, it involves Amish romance.

What You’ll Hear

Hats Off to Small Wins: From finishing big projects to finally hitting “record,” the hosts celebrate the satisfaction of simply doing the thing.

Return to Intercourse: Kristen reads from the Amish romance novella she wrote in a week — complete with barn accidents, buggy love, and NASCAR metaphors.

Amnesia & Other Plot Twists: Josh shares a real-life memory lapse that could be straight out of a paperback (if coconuts were involved).

CHAPTERS

00:00 Nightcaps & new beginnings

03:00 Return to Intercourse: the reading begins

09:00 NASCAR metaphors & Amish romance

15:00 Flagrant lug nut violations

16:00 Josh’s real-life amnesia story

19:00 Lessons in love & going home

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Sophia Wilson Pelton and Josh Gondelman scroll through the week’s oddest online moments — from reality TV memoirs to confusing family photo shoots.

What You’ll Hear

Trader Joe’s Therapy: Why running errands with friends is the new brunch — and how to make it count as “quality time.”

Siblings or Dating?: Sophia presents a truly baffling maternity photoshoot that tests the limits of human closeness.

Pop Culture Homework: Sheena Shay’s memoir, Disney Channel crossovers, and why “The Sweet Life on Deck” was basically semester-at-sea fan fiction.

Cruise Comedy: Josh recalls performing at sea, plus the difference between a fun bit and life as a floating zombie.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Errand hangs & weekend vibes

02:00 Sheena Shay’s “My Good Side”

08:30 Siblings or Dating? The Pregnant Twist

15:00 Couples who look like twins

16:00 Disney crossovers & “Wizards on Deck”

18:30 Comedy cruises & life at sea

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KP Parker and Matt Bragg hop in the pop culture time machine and take a spin back to the mid-’90s.

What You’ll Hear:

Book Titles for Your Life: KP’s “Oh, the Places You’ll Flow” meets Matt’s “All the Light We Cannot See” (with some real-world electrical issues).

Cool Guy Olympics: KP revisits the golden age of the X Games and Tony Hawk’s legendary 900, a.k.a. when skateboarding met superstardom.

Brit Awards Gone Wild: Matt rewinds to 1996, when Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker mooned Michael Jackson and accidentally made pop-culture history.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Flow states & fridge beverages

04:00 Pop Culture Time Machine powers up

05:00 KP’s X Games renaissance

10:00 Matt’s Brit Awards memory

15:00 Comedian lawyers & ‘90s nostalgia

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Sophia Wilson Pelton and Matt Bragg dream up their ultimate unplugged vacation — one that’s equal parts mountain spa, lakeside reading nook, and zero beach sand.

What You’ll Hear:

First-Class Fantasies: From fake airline upgrades to the ethics of taking a cash bribe to give up your seat, Sophia and Matt share their funniest travel theories.

The Unplugged Itinerary: Together they plan a dream getaway that’s cozy, quiet, and gloriously screen-free — part spa, part cabin, all calm.

Chill vs. Thrill: Beach or lake? Solo or with friends? Party trip or peaceful retreat? The pair design a vacation that’s just the right amount of doing nothing.

CHAPTERS

00:00 First-class dreams & travel scams

02:30 When would you give up your seat?

04:30 Building the perfect unplugged vacation

07:00 Beach vs. lake: the cozy divide

09:00 Dreaming of the Alps

11:00 Solo trip or friend trip?

13:00 Vacationing without guilt

15:00 Goodnight from Zelle am See

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KP Parker welcomes comedian Deanna Ortiz back to the pillow fort for another edition of “Crime for Bed.”

What You’ll Hear:

The Gambling Nuns – Sister Mary Margaret and Sister Lana’s Vegas double life.

Twenty Years of Embezzlement – How $800,000 vanished from a Catholic school.

The Fall & the Fallout – Parents, audits, and an 80-year-old nun facing prison.

⏱️ CHAPTERS

00:00 Welcome & tea talk

01:36 The “crime for bed” story begins

03:00 Meet Sister Mary Margaret

06:00 Enter Sister Lana: Vegas roommate & co-conspirator

08:00 Retirement plans trigger an audit

09:30 The $800,000 revelation

12:30 An 80-year-old nun sentenced

14:00 Vegas friendship, double lives & TV show potential

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Jacquis Neal and Sophia Wilson Pelton air some nighttime grievances — from missing TV theme songs to buses that never, ever arrive on time.

What You’ll Hear:

This Is 40 (Almost): Jacquis returns to basketball and baseball after a short break, and his body promptly reminds him of his age — with love and soreness.

Bring Back the Theme Song: A heartfelt ode to the lost art of TV intros, from Fresh Prince to Full House to the surprising triumph of White Lotus.

The Bus Betrayal: Sophia vents about New York transit delays, confusing text codes, and her dream of swapping the MTA for a moped in Japan.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Sleepytime tea & life updates

01:30 If your week were a book…

02:00 Jacquis’ “This Is 40” weekend

04:30 Sophia’s Vermont escape plan

07:00 The state-count challenge

08:00 Grievances begin: missing TV theme songs

11:00 “Don’t skip the intro!” and other rallying cries

14:00 Sophia vs. the Brooklyn bus system

17:30 Transit envy and Tokyo perfection

19:00 The moped solution

20:00 Goodnight and good grievances

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