The Nightly

By Hatch Podcasts

The Nightly Podcast is a fun way to fall asleep, with new episodes every single evening. A cozy, entertaining bedtime listen, The Nightly blends playful chats between friends about pop culture, sle

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How many episodes does The Nightly have?

The podcast currently has 233 episodes available.

The Nightly episodes:

May 20, 2026 Honest Thoughts on Survivor 50 Final Five Players
KP Parker and Matt Bragg break down the Survivor 50 final five (well, mostly KP).

What You’ll Hear

The Rise of Rizgod: KP walks Matt through the final five, including the surprisingly charming player formerly dismissed as “just a guy trying to invent a catchphrase.” Somehow, it’s working.

Good Gameplay or Total Menace?: The duo debate Survivor ethics, strategic lying, and why being too likable might actually ruin your chances of winning $2 million.

Reality Show Brain Rot: From MrBeast cameos to fake babies on Squid Game, things spiral into a loving appreciation of the deeply strange people who thrive on competition TV.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Survivor finale excitement
03:05 Meet the final five
09:40 The Rizgod strategy breakdown
16:20 Jonathan Young hammock politics
21:10 Aubrey’s legendary bad attitude
27:35 MrBeast enters Survivor
33:15 Squid Game casting stories
39:40 Fake babies and reality TV lies
45:00 Saying goodnight to the Rizgod
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27min
May 19, 2026 More To Do in Tucson & Sitcom Convention
KP Parker and Matt Bragg swap stories from two very different weekend adventures — one sweaty and spooky in Tucson, the other delightfully nostalgic in Milton Keynes.

What You’ll Hear:

Tiny Museums and Big Regrets: KP explains why the Museum of Miniatures never happened, how desert heat defeated her plans, and why focusing on tiny chairs suddenly felt impossible.

The Waiter Who Declared War: A birthday dessert request turns into a baffling restaurant saga involving tiny sodas, mysterious vibes, and cake for every table except theirs.

A Sitcom Convention in Milton Keynes: Matt shares what it was like attending a fan convention for a beloved British comedy, complete with props, nostalgia, and one almost-purchased souvenir.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Ophelia audio drama recommendation
01:02 Tucson trip recap continues
04:45 The museum of miniatures debate
07:10 Watching Hokum in theaters
12:40 Horror movies and bad dreams
16:25 What does hokum mean
19:10 The waiter who never brought cake
28:40 Matt’s sitcom convention weekend
35:50 Only Fools and Horses fandom
42:15 Goodnight to the waiter
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24min
May 18, 2026 Tucson Is Way Too Hot
KP Parker and Matt Bragg swap stories from a very warm Tucson adventure, complete with missile silos, historic churches, and one deeply impractical desert vehicle.

What You’ll Hear

The Nuclear Codes Experience: KP tours a real Cold War missile silo and discovers that even fake missile launches can go straight to someone’s head. There’s also a surprisingly soothing amount of mint green paint involved.

A Desert Road Trip Reality Check: From 108-degree heat to a roofless three-wheeled “sports car,” Tucson proves both fascinating and aggressively sunny.

Churches, Construction, and Burger King: A conversation about Spanish missions turns into a detour through Barcelona’s Sagrada Família and the strange beauty of famous landmarks sharing a block with fast food chains.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro & Tucson arrival
01:13 Surviving 108-degree heat
02:56 Touring a missile museum
05:44 The bathroom-less RV cabin
06:43 Tucson tacos & desert driving
08:37 Visiting the San Xavier mission
10:00 Why was the missile silo mint green
15:12 The Sagrada Família update
18:58 Goodnight Arizona & Gaudí!
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25min
May 18, 2026 Trailer: The Nightly
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May 17, 2026 The Teens Are Playing Hacky Sack
Wils Pelton and Josh Gondelman trace the unexpected return of hacky sack and revisit the playground games that shaped them.

What You’ll Hear:

The Teens Are Alright: Josh brings shocking cultural news from the youth front: hacky sack is back. Wils helps unpack the surprisingly timeless energy of crunchy outdoor games, Tevas included.

Gym Class Flashbacks: From wall ball to knockout to strategically getting eliminated as fast as possible, the conversation drifts through schoolyard memories, competitive streaks, and the fine art of sitting on the sidelines chatting.

Naming Things Correctly: A brief but deeply satisfying detour into Wait Wait... Don’t Tell Me!, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, and the joy of finally figuring out what exactly you’ve been thinking of all these years.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro & hacky sack returns
02:17 Spikeball and playground culture
04:10 Are kids actually playing hacky sack
07:21 She’s All That and makeover movies
11:25 Wils on avoiding gym class forever
14:35 Wait Wait... Don’t Tell Me! nerves
16:00 Whose Line confusion resolved
16:56 Spotify comments and listener shoutouts
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24min
May 16, 2026 After Hours Water Park & Secret Shows
Josh Gondelman and Wils Pelton swap stories about community care, secret shows, and the strange magic of being somewhere after hours.

What You’ll Hear

Small Acts Big Feelings: Josh shares how a local fundraiser and neighborhood organizing reminded him that even tiny acts of care can make the world feel a little more livable.

Locked Out at Midnight: Wils recounts a late-night key panic that spirals into a conversation about neighbors, locksmiths, and the dream of having your own trusted spare-key person.

After Hours Fantasy League: From empty museums to private water parks, Josh and Wils imagine the ultimate places to roam once everyone else has gone home.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro & community organizing
05:30 Wils loses their keys
09:00 Dream after-hours locations
12:00 Secret shows and phone-free spaces
14:30 Ellen DeGeneres stand-up appreciation
15:45 TV recommendations and sitcoms
20:15 Wils recommends buying lilies
22:00 Goodnight Ellen and Portia
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28min
May 15, 2026 Josh Pitches A Picture Book
Josh Gondelman and Wils Pelton swap favorite children’s books, dream vacations, and strong opinions about sandy car rides home.

What You’ll Hear:

Picture Books That Stick With You: From Goodnight Moon to suspiciously persuasive fish, Josh and Wils revisit the children’s books they loved growing up — plus the surprisingly sweet stories inspiring Josh’s own picture book idea.

Vacation Personalities Revealed: Are you a beach person, a lake person, or a cabin-in-the-woods person? The conversation drifts through Cape Cod, Hudson Valley escapes, Fire Island plans, and the universal desire to sit still somewhere beautiful.

The Art of Traveling Comfortably: Umbrellas, beach proximity, avoiding the dreaded wet-and-sandy ride home — Josh and Wils unpack the tiny vacation details that quietly make or break a trip.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Favorite children’s books
04:44 Josh shares his picture book idea
08:47 Vacation styles and sitting still
13:00 Beach people vs. lake people
16:39 Cape Cod and summer memories
18:05 Fire Island plans and beach experiments
18:40 Goodnight moon and grateful travelers
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24min
May 14, 2026 Lets Get Ready to Royal Rumble
KP Parker and Matt Bragg revisit the golden age of WWE, from Stone Cold Steve Austin to The Undertaker’s undead era.

What You’ll Hear:

The Attitude Era Lives Forever: KP and Matt swap memories from late-’90s wrestling fandom, including antihero icons, giant personalities, and the strangely comforting chaos of WWE storylines.

The Most Ridiculous Wrestling Lore: From Kane’s fire-filled backstory to Rikishi’s unforgettable finishing move, they explore the wonderfully over-the-top logic that made wrestling impossible to stop watching.

Royal Rumble Rules: A sleepy deep dive into why the Royal Rumble remains one of wrestling’s greatest inventions — plus the drinking game that turned KP into a lifelong fan.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Welcome to The Nightly
01:10 Stone Cold Steve Austin memories
06:00 The Undertaker and Kane lore
10:50 How WWE storylines work
12:30 Wildest wrestling plotlines
14:10 Going to WWE events in person
17:15 Rikishi and the Stink Face
19:00 Why the Royal Rumble rules
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27min
May 13, 2026 Summer House's #WestGate, Scandoval & Other Scandals
KP Parker and Matt Bragg wander from thrift store mysteries to reality TV rabbit holes, with a surprising amount of turtle expertise along the way.

What You’ll Hear

The Legend of Gilbert: A thrifted green mug sparks an investigation.

Reality TV University: The conversation drifts through Kardashians, reality TV scandals, and why some reality shows somehow make family logistics feel dramatic.

Odd Pets & Side Quests: From rescue cats named Bumpy to a roadside tortoise wandering through a reptile shop, KP and Matt swap stories about the strangely memorable animals people bring into their lives.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro & Gilbert the mug
02:52 Weird creature stores & roadside tortoises
05:40 Pet adoption names
08:24 The Kardashians... explained very casually
11:31 The Furys and reality TV awkwardness
14:18 Love Island scandals & Westgate
15:34 Scandoval enters the chat
17:08 Molly-Mae & influencer exhaustion
18:00 WWE reality shows & wrestling nostalgia
19:49 Goodnight to Gilbert
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26min
May 12, 2026 Snooker, 75 Hard & So Many Bad Trailers
KP Parker and Matt Bragg tumble from championship snooker to ancient Greek jokes to one very confusing cast list.

What You’ll Hear

The Snooker Rabbit Hole: Matt breaks down the surprisingly glamorous world of professional snooker, from perfect games to tiny theater championships and a 22-year-old world champion with a remarkable story.

Reading Rules and Book Guilt: KP and Matt unpack the strange pressure to finish books you’re no longer enjoying, plus the very specific chaos of trying to read two books at once.

The Billy Zane Conspiracy: A casual conversation about movie trailers spirals into a full-blown investigation into whether Billy Zane was secretly in The Mummy all along.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro & snooker obsessions
03:28 The Crucible and championship stories
05:22 Could KP have been a javelin star?
09:05 Outdoor gyms and 75 Hard
12:02 Fiction vs nonfiction reading
14:40 The freedom to quit bad books
16:24 Ancient Greek comedy and Shakespeare
19:31 Movie trailers spoil everything
21:47 The Mummy and the Billy Zane Mandela effect
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How many episodes does The Nightly have?

The podcast currently has 233 episodes available.

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