The Nightly

Jacquis Neal and Matt Bragg build the ultimate snooze pack — one classic comedy at a time. 

What You’ll Hear

Vacation Mode: The hosts dream up their ideal holidays, from all-inclusive resorts to the art of truly doing nothing (no small feat).

Comedy Comfort Films: A six-pack of laughs featuring Superbad, Coming to America, Airplane, Anchorman, Elf, and a Jim Carrey classic or two.

Laughter as Legacy: Why nostalgia makes comedies stick — and how quoting Anchorman might just be a universal love language. 

CHAPTERS

00:00 Rest days and busy minds

02:00 The vacation paradox

05:10 Building the Snooze Pack: Comedy Edition

06:00 Superbad and high school nostalgia

09:00 Coming to America and the comedy crown

12:30 Airplane and the golden age of jokes

15:00 Anchorman and the birth of meme-speak

18:00 Elf and holiday humor that lasts

19:30 Jim Carrey’s 90s reign

21:00 Yes Man and saying yes to sleep

For the fully immersive, phone free light + sound experience, learn more at hatch.co. Follow us on TikTok @hatchpodcasts and YouTube.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

KP Parker and Sophia Wilson Pelton catch up on Dancing with the Stars and air some...gratitudes. 

What You’ll Hear

The Great Andy Richter Debate: Sophia breaks down this season of Dancing With the Stars' surprise eliminations (and questionable fan votes) while KP investigates the mysterious legacy of Bobby Bones.

Dream Journals & Party Games: KP shares her nightly “creative downloads,” including a dream-born game called Convictions that just might be her next big hit.

Long Johns & Hospital Robes: Sophia gives a heartfelt ode to long underwear, while KP confesses her favorite robe was once… medical-grade. 

CHAPTERS

00:00 Catching up on DWTS

04:38 A grateful goodbye to Andy Richter

05:00 KP’s productive dreams & new game “Convictions”

09:40 Sophia loves long johns, layering, and staying cozy

14:00 The thrifted hospital robe saga

17:40 100% cotton dreams and goodnights

For the fully immersive, phone free light + sound experience, learn more at hatch.co. Follow us on TikTok @hatchpodcasts and YouTube.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sophia Wilson Pelton and Josh Gondelman plan the ultimate slumber party—chaos and coziness included.

Sweater Weather Dreams: The hosts wax poetic about crisp days, cardigans, and the pure joy of autumn layering (before jackets ruin everything).

Fantasy Guest List: Each builds a dream slumber party guest list of TV personalities—complete with Miss Rachel, Tyra Banks, Orna from Couples Therapy, Questlove, Charles Barkley, and Lisa Barlow. It’s part therapy session, part fever dream.

Reality Check: From Survivor’s Jeff Probst to the beautiful absurdity of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, Sophia and Josh unpack what makes good TV—and great party chemistry.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Cozy weather check-in

02:00 Sweaters, jackets, and the fall fashion dilemma

04:00 The slumber party game begins

05:00 Questlove joins the guest list

07:30 Tyra Banks’ hot ice cream empire

09:45 Miss Rachel & the teacher’s night out energy

11:20 Orna vs. Tyra Banks

13:15 Charles Barkley, the Round Mound of Rebound

14:40 Lisa Barlow & Salt Lake City chaos

17:30 Housewives, self-awareness & reality TV magic

19:30 Sweet dreams of a chaotic slumber party

For the fully immersive, phone free light + sound experience, learn more at hatch.co. Follow us on TikTok @hatchpodcasts and YouTube.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

KP Parker and Kristen Meinzer rate trends from beige wardrobes to barrel pants.

Snooze or Choose: The hosts bring back their cozy game of cultural judgment—debating everything from cowboy-chic barrel pants to “Ralph Lauren Christmas” décor and the endless reign of beige.

Color Me Calm: KP rebels against color analysis charts, and Kristen shares wisdom from a surprisingly profound hardware-store paint mixer.

Big Hair Energy: From Texas hairspray habits to the perfect 70s shag, they celebrate the art (and comedy) of getting it wrong in style.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Dakota Johnson party report

03:00 Hair heights and 70s shag hopes

04:30 Snooze or Choose begins

05:00 Barrel pants: love or loathe

09:00 Ralph Lauren Christmas décor

12:45 The beige takeover

16:40 Color analysis debates

19:10 Hardware-store wisdom & closing thoughts

For the fully immersive, phone free light + sound experience, learn more at hatch.co. Follow us on TikTok @hatchpodcasts and YouTube.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Josh Gondelman and Matt Bragg play doctor, then play “Would You Rather.”

Cold Comforts: The hosts swap recovery rituals (from Bear Grylls–branded water filters to the miracle of simply going to bed on time) and marvel at the brief, god-like power of feeling well again.

Beauty vs. Brains: In a classic “Would You Rather,” Josh and Matt debate the merits of being a beautiful fool or an unattractive genius—and accidentally land on the perfect comedian origin story.

Love Island or Survivor?: One host dreams of alliances and Jeff Probst; the other envisions chaos, sunscreen, and a hero’s arc for the “rat boys.”

CHAPTERS

00:00 The joy of no longer being sick

02:30 DIY medicine & Bear Grylls’ Water 2

07:00 Would You Rather: beautiful vs. brilliant

14:00 The Rat Boy summer advantage

15:00 Survivor vs. Love Island

19:30 A toast to handsome geniuses everywhere

For the fully immersive, phone free light + sound experience, learn more at hatch.co. Follow us on TikTok @hatchpodcasts and YouTube.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

KP Parker and Sophia Wilson Pelton clean out their closets—literally and emotionally.

Decluttered Dreams: KP shares the satisfaction of letting go (and the humiliation of a friend who only took one bandana). Sophia weighs in on the joy of donating and the agony of lugging bags to Buffalo Exchange.

Scroll 4 U: Sophia recaps her week online—from influencer apartment tours to a Reddit fry feud to Kim Kardashian’s charm offensive—and KP reacts with equal parts empathy and delight.

A Cozy Sign-Off: Between maximalist décor takes and quiet laughs about internet drama, the hosts find calm in cozy chaos.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Gorgeous evenings & early bedtimes

01:00 Closet clean-outs and clothing confessions

04:40 Scroll for You: Sophia’s internet finds

07:00 Molly Rutter’s moving saga

10:30 Maximalist décor and fruit stools

14:00 The Reddit fry fight

18:00 Kim Kardashian, Call Her Daddy, and closing thoughts

For the fully immersive, phone free light + sound experience, learn more at hatch.co. Follow us on TikTok @hatchpodcasts and YouTube.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

KP Parker and Jacquis Neal count their gratitudes and their dishes.

An Airing of Gratitudes: KP celebrates her new countertop dishwasher (and her cozy new neighborhood) while Jacquis reflects on LA’s surprisingly wholesome holiday spirit.

Neighborhood Magic: From midnight walks by the river to Burbank’s over-the-top Halloween scenes, the hosts swap stories of community, kindness, and festive front yards.

The Season of Light (and Inflatable Reindeer): KP and Jacquis share their favorite decorations, neighborly hopes, and sleepy joy for the season ahead.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Cozy season check-in

03:00 The great dishwasher awakening

07:00 Knowing (or not knowing) your neighbors

10:00 Holiday décor gratitude

14:00 Halloween highlights in LA

17:00 Inflatable dreams & goodnights

For the fully immersive, phone free light + sound experience, learn more at hatch.co. Follow us on TikTok @hatchpodcasts and YouTube.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

KP and Josh spin up the time machine in the Pillow Fort on The Nightly.

They warm up with peak-snooze nostalgia—freshly washed sheets, cracked windows, and the childhood art of “pretend you’re asleep so you get carried in”—then glide into Drowsy History to unravel the mystery of the Roanoke (Lost) Colony. From 1585–1590 timelines and Algonquin encounters to the ominous tree carving “CROATOAN”, Dare Stones skepticism, choppy-seas delays, and why no single survivor’s account ever surfaced, it’s a cozy, curious wander through one of America’s favorite historical question marks.

• Best sleep ever: fresh sheets, fall breeze, post–big project knockout
• Roanoke 101 (sleepy edition): 1585 attempt flops, 1587 family colony (≈118 people), 1590 check-in = empty
• The clues: the CROATOAN carving, rumored Dare Stones, and why “nobody wrote home” matters
• Theories, gently debated: joined local tribes, lost at sea, or starved out when farming failed
• Why it still haunts us: distance, weather windows, and three-year “be right back”s that weren’t

For the fully immersive, phone free light + sound experience, learn more at hatch.co. Follow us on TikTok @hatchpodcasts and YouTube.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jacquis and Sophia build a comfort-TV Snooze Pack in the Pillow Fort on The Nightly.

A whisper-soft open (perfect temp, perfectly quiet) sparks big questions: does a tree make a sound if no one hears it, and would teleportation rebuild you as… not you? Then they switch to pure coziness with a “Snooze Pack” draft of six comfort shows. Sophia locks in Grey’s Anatomy, Insecure (Team Lawrence discourse!), and Gilmore Girls; Jacquis counters with Martin, General Hospital, and all-time cartoons (Looney Tunes, Tom & Jerry, early SpongeBob). Along the way: why comedies need a season to find their groove, how soaps become lifelong companions, and why rewatching favorites soothes an anxious mind.

• Philosophy at pillow-volume: tree-in-the-forest & the teleportation identity puzzle
• Snooze Pack draft (3×3):
• Sophia — Grey’s Anatomy, Insecure, Gilmore Girls
• Jacquis — Martin, General Hospital, classic cartoons (Looney Tunes, Tom & Jerry, SpongeBob S1–3)
• TV comfort science: first-season jitters, “TV as medicine,” and rewatch brain-calm
• Insecure chat: messy hearts, growth arcs, and the eternal Team Issa vs. Team Lawrence
• Soap comfort: decades-long storylines, legacy characters, and why daily TV hits different

For the fully immersive, phone free light + sound experience, learn more at hatch.co. Follow us on TikTok @hatchpodcasts and YouTube.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jacquis and Matt time-travel the Pillow Fort on The Nightly.

Dark-at-5 debates turn into a cozy crusade against daylight saving time (pets and kids do not “gain” an hour), then the Pop Culture Time Machine fires up: Jacquis relives the electric 1998 MLB home-run chase—Chicago in full fever, Sammy’s 20-dinger June, McGwire hitting 70, why the “steroids era” made baseball must-see—while Matt tells the legendary tale of a would-be Premier League striker who talked his way onto the pitch for one surreal cameo. They wrap by admitting the only records they’re breaking tonight are in Dreamland.

• Cozy vs. clock: early sunsets, DST gripes, and why 4:15 p.m. darkness feels criminal
• Summer ’98, turn it up: Sosa’s June explosion, McGwire’s 70, baseball reborn
• Rivals & revival: Cubs–Cards drama, Bulls dynasty hangover, a city switching sports
• Football folk tale: the chancer who blagged a top-flight debut (and got subbed off)
• Bedtime button: if we can’t fix the clocks, we can at least dream big

For the fully immersive, phone free light + sound experience, learn more at hatch.co. Follow us on TikTok @hatchpodcasts and YouTube.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.