Have You Heard the Good News?
58 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsJoin hosts Sophia and Dylan as they read happy news articles and go on tangents. Lots and lots of tangents.
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Episodes
57: So Much News
November 05, 2022 21:06 - 59 minutes - 45.6 MBThis week Sophia and Dylan play catch-up with news they've missed during their impromptu hiatus. Mermaids UK Move to Higher Ground Stop Line 3 The Trevor Project Find Your Local Abortion Funds Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
56 - Health Class (and Some News)
June 13, 2022 22:31 - 1 hour - 102 MBOn this very late episode, Sophia and Dylan talk about cats, dinosaurs, friends of Dorothy, and even more things than normal as we really, really found a lot of tangents. Like wow. How did we even get to some of them. Mermaids UK Move to Higher Ground Stop Line 3 The Trevor Project Find Your Local Abortion Funds Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
55 - Evolutionary Presents
May 20, 2022 22:15 - 1 hour - 72.8 MBThis week Dylan brings stories of finding inspiration in the loss of a grandparent and Sophia gives us news of bioluminescence. Mermaids UK Move to Higher Ground Stop Line 3 The Trevor Project Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
54 - Santa Paws
April 28, 2022 21:37 - 1 hour - 96.9 MBThis week Sophia brought three stories and Dylan brought a weird energy as they discuss unions, elections, furries, politicians, sky buses and more. Mermaids UK Move to Higher Ground Trans Texas Stop Line 3 The Trevor Project Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
53 - The Future of Sports and Transit
April 11, 2022 01:10 - 1 hour - 92.5 MBThis week Sophia and Dylan bring you the breaking news of Dylans life, the Oscars, The Isobel Cup, and the future of public transit, as well as the not so breaking news of a man with an obnoxiously long name, and of course. So many tangents. Mermaids UK Move to Higher Ground Public Good Trans Texas Stop Line 3 The Trevor Project Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Diamonds Endure Forever? - Episode 52
March 22, 2022 23:55 - 1 hour - 93.4 MBThis week Sophia and Dylan talk about the history and future of the HMS Endurance and a weird diamond. Links to Help: Public Good Trans Texas Stop Line 3 The Trevor Project Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Long Journey Back to Podcasting - 51
March 14, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBThey're Back! After so long away, Sophia and Dylan have gotten back onto the podcasting horse to share with you, our listeners, the good news. This week we're trying out a new format as we discuss long ocean journeys, good deeds, and so much more. Seal Blog Post Links to Help: CNN Public Good Trans Texas Stop Line 3 The Trevor Project Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 50!
January 01, 2022 05:12 - 1 hour - 145 MBHappy New Year, Listeners! Dylan has had Mono for 7 Weeks now which is why we haven't had any new episodes up, But! They rallied to record episode 50, and then took a month to edit it. (It's Me, Dylan Writing this Description) Kelloggs is still on strike as of posting, and here are some other things you might want to be aware of! Stop Line 3 - https://www.stopline3.org/ Move to Higher Ground - https://mthg.org/ Mermaids UK - https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/ The Trevor Project - https://www.t...
Define "Satanic"
November 18, 2021 03:16 - 1 hour - 73.8 MBIn this incredibly tangent driven episode, Sophia and Dylan talk about M&Ms, the dictionary, biscuits, jelly, tuna, customer service and so much more. Resources to do what you can: Stop Line 3 - https://www.stopline3.org/ Move to Higher Ground - https://mthg.org/ Mermaids UK - https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/ The Trevor Project - https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ Resist Bot Petitions - https://resist.bot/petitions Find Your Local Mutual Aid Group - https://www.mutualaidhub.org/ Hosted on ...
JFK Jr. Does Not Eat Space Tacos
November 10, 2021 04:14 - 1 hour - 97.6 MBOn this, the first episode in over a month cause Sophia and Dylan have been taking turns being busy, our hosts talk about conspiracy theories, space veggies, long drives, and what are mostly very clearly Christmas decorations very poorly rebranded for Hanukkah. Resources to do what you can: Stop Line 3 - https://www.stopline3.org/ Move to Higher Ground - https://mthg.org/ Mermaids UK - https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/ The Trevor Project - https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ Resist Bot Petition...
Fat Bear Month 2: Oops All Bears
October 06, 2021 04:53 - 1 hour - 91.2 MBThis week Sophia and Dylan talk almost entirely about bears! (Sorry this episode isn't up in time for you to vote in FBW, Dylan has been very sick and unable to edit. But they finally edited it and you can hear all about the bears that competed!) Resources to do what you can: Stop Line 3 - https://www.stopline3.org/ IATSE linktree - https://linktr.ee/IAStories Julius Jones Website - https://www.justiceforjuliusjones.com/ Move to Higher Ground - https://mthg.org/ Mermaids UK - https://...
Fat Bear Month(?) Part One
September 28, 2021 02:54 - 1 hour - 81 MBThis week Sophia and Dylan are recording a little differently and it is very evident in the energy they brought to the recording session. It's part one of Fat Bear week and they talk about that along with a million other things, including the Met Gala and Dylan's Idea for a Met Gala Con, Lil Nas X and why he should come on our poooodcaaaaaast, birds, and more. Resources to do what you can: Stop Line 3 - https://www.stopline3.org/ Move to Higher Ground - https://mthg.org/ Mermaids UK - ...
Capybara Class War and Other Animal Stories
September 19, 2021 00:28 - 1 hour - 94.3 MBThis week Sophia and Dylan talk about Blue's Clues, theater, 9/11, animals doing their own form of protest, a very special school security officer and much more. TW for discussions of suicide regarding the Dear Evan Hansen film. Resources to do what you can: Stop Line 3 - https://www.stopline3.org/ Move to Higher Ground - https://mthg.org/ Mermaids UK - https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/ The Trevor Project - https://www.thetrevorproject.org/ Resist Bot Petitions - https://resist.bot/petitio...
Have You Heard the Weird News
September 08, 2021 02:29 - 1 hour - 121 MBThis is a weird one. Sophia and Dylan talk about anti-vaxxers, some updates on old stories, good ocean news and news about pop culture that might not be good but is certainly... something. Resources to do what you can: Stop Line 3 - https://www.stopline3.org/ Women for Women International - https://www.womenforwomen.org/ Partners in Health - https://www.pih.org/\ Call Joe Biden (202) 456-1111 Articles from this week: Wally - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58279480 Coral - http...
Art Takes a Stand
August 30, 2021 01:54 - 1 hour - 117 MBThis week Sophia and Dylan talk about everything from gender, to twilight, to hot dogs. The focus being stories about art and the meanings behind it, both in terms of intent and impact. Resources to do what you can: Stop Line 3 - https://www.stopline3.org/ Move to Higher Ground - https://mthg.org/ Mermaids UK - https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/ Land Back - https://native-land.ca/ and https://landback.org/ Women for Women International - https://www.womenforwomen.org/ Partners in Health - ht...
New Dinosaur Just Dropped! (Link in Description)
August 25, 2021 05:39 - 1 hour - 80.6 MBNew Dinosaur - https://www.theraleighregister.com/new-dinosaur-just-dropped.html This week Sophia and Kat talk about overconfident olympic hopefuls, a beloved internet tradition, what it means to be an astronaut, the effect of pollution on the libido of hermit crabs, of course, new dinosaurs, and so much more! Important Links- https://www.stopline3.org/ Dylan's Article- https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/08/10/rick-astley-rickroll-youtube/ Sophia's Article- https://www.smiths...
Business and Tech News
August 15, 2021 00:56 - 1 hour - 71.3 MBIn this episode (Which is a week late sorry) Sophia and Dylan talk about business and tech news, which is way more hilarious and exciting than that sounds. They also review the movie Jungle Cruise, talk about chemistry and queerbaiting, as well as the Statute of Limitations on Spoilers. They also talk about the Good News as well as The News. Speaking of The News, for more information on how to help out visit stopline3.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Olympic Lobstering
August 02, 2021 04:46 - 1 hour - 93 MBThis week Sophia and Dylan talk about horses, the olympics, crocs, line 3, lobsters and more. For resources on how to help prevent line 3 and donate to those fighting visit stopline3.org. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Good News Grab Bag
July 10, 2021 21:26 - 1 hour - 79.2 MBThis week Kat recaps the end of June and beginning of July, and brings in some listicles, while both they and Sophia bring forth animal stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Noah's Diner
June 19, 2021 23:57 - 1 hour - 79.4 MBThis week Sophia and Kat talk about whales, moose, horses, museums, arks, water towers, Guy Fieri, diners, and so much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Old Things in England
June 08, 2021 00:34 - 1 hour - 83 MBThis week Sophia and Kat/Dylan talk about old things in England, Pride Month, and presumably other stuff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Running and Musical Theater
May 31, 2021 04:42 - 1 hour - 57 MBThis week Sophia and Dylan/Kat talk about Jellyfish, Celebrities, Running, Celebrities, Musicals, Star Wars and so much more it's honestly hard to keep track. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Phallic Symbols and Rainbow Capitalism
May 29, 2021 05:17 - 1 hour - 98.1 MBIn this VERY explicit episode being posted a week late due to extenuating circumstances, Sophia and Dylan talk an inordinate amount about things of a phallic nature for the sake of historical art. They also talk about dispensaries, English Giants, Prince Albert, Guy Fieri, Rainbow Capitalism, and Lego, among other things. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Belgian Working Cats
May 16, 2021 04:39 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBSophia and Kat talk about so many things, including the new venom trailer, Belgium, Champagne (From the Champagne region of France), Sunny-D, Jason Statham, Post Malone, @android8teen on tiktok, and Cats. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Choirs and Cowsons
May 10, 2021 21:15 - 1 hour - 86.7 MBThis week Sophia and Kat talk about Joshes, Choirs, ASL, Homecoming, Jeff Goldblum, Cowsons, and Muppets, as well as updates on previous stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
93rd Oscars Recap
May 04, 2021 02:40 - 2 hours - 118 MBThis week we talk about the Oscars with Special Guest Star Jack Draper, from the podcast Exiting Through the 2010s. Listen to Jack's Podcast Here! https://open.spotify.com/show/6vYFyrQLvswi07dEIWy8aY Follow them on twitter @ETTPod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tyrannosaurus Rocky
April 25, 2021 01:47 - 1 hour - 77.8 MBThis week Sophia and Dylan talk about the Meg, Dinosaurs, CGI, Croissants, the Rocky Horror Picture Show and more! Check our twitter for links to things we mentioned in the middle bit as well as articles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Technically No Articles
April 20, 2021 00:38 - 1 hour - 84.4 MBTW: From 19:50-22:20 we discuss Police Brutality with a focus on ways to help the Black Lives Matter movement. This week Sophia and Kat/Dylan mainly talk about reality tv. No really. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Soviet Victorian Trips
April 14, 2021 02:50 - 1 hour - 84.5 MBThis week's episode is a few days late because Dylan was experiencing Side Effects from that good ole jj vaccine. But! They're fully vaccinated now and edited this episode just for you. This week Sophia and Kat/Dylan have two stories from Russia and are bringing you the good news about blue dogs, recovered films, lil nas x, how houses are moved, cheese, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Crocs in the Nile
April 05, 2021 01:22 - 1 hour - 89.5 MBThis week Sophia and Kat talk about ice cream, their respective childhood obsessions (and how they kind of relate to the news), octopodes (octipi? octopuses? depends who you ask), helpful websites for avoiding triggers in media, crocs, the Irwins, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dapper Walrus(es)
March 28, 2021 03:35 - 1 hour - 95.1 MBThis week Sophia and Kat tell you the good news about cows, bowties, dogs, climate change, a walrus, global shipping, and so much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Yard Sale Skateboard
March 24, 2021 02:06 - 1 hour - 80.3 MBThis week Sophia and Kat/Dylan talk about Minecraft, Tony Hawk, Invalid News Sites, Zoom Hacks, Yard Sale Bowls, Coins, and Chaos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Calamari
March 16, 2021 02:11 - 1 hour - 91.3 MBIn Our 25th Episode Sophia and Kat talk about Cape Cod, Paul Rudd, Boston, Cephalopods, Apps, Guy Fieri, How to best contact your local representatives, and other podcasts they wanna make. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A Warm Bowl of Soup for the Soul
February 28, 2021 05:30 - 1 hour - 71.3 MBThis week's episode will warm your heart and perhaps your belly as Sophia and Kat talk about an app for reducing food waste and the fate of Alex Trebek's suits. Programming note: Sorry Kat's audio goes to shit about half an hour in, their mic disconnected when they dropped their phone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Science is Emotional
February 22, 2021 03:19 - 1 hour - 102 MBSophia battles the Covid Sleepies while she and Kat get super emotional and very tangenty about Science. This week the good news surrounds recent scientific achievements, the human habit of developing emotional bonds with non-sentient beings, cloning technologies and the ways one might use them, and, most importantly, Sophia's burning hatred of deer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
P is for Pride and Pigs
February 17, 2021 06:06 - 1 hour - 97 MBIn this weeks (very late, sorry) episode, Sophia and Kat talk about memes, Bernie Sanders, Pigs, Video Games, and how your childhood is queer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Comfort Food, Dolls, and Puppets
February 07, 2021 03:40 - 1 hour - 111 MBThis week Sophia no longer has Covid! Kat does have a cold though, and took nighttime medicine by mistake right before recording so they get off topic pretty quickly as they talk about Comfort foods, tiktok, Black History Month, an Amber Alert in Texas, Heist Movies, Puppets, and More. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Money Isn't Real
January 30, 2021 22:16 - 1 hour - 97.6 MBThis week Sophia has covid! Sophia and Kat talk about the most recent Wednesday News: GameStocks, as well as other financial buzzwords like luxury, fashion, Bitcoin, and hedge funds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Meg
January 25, 2021 12:15 - 1 hour - 73.8 MBThis week Sophia, Kat and some special guests talk about the movie the Meg. That's pretty much the whole thing. A quarter ish of the news, twice the crosstalk, and more prehistoric sharks than ever before on this podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ben & Jerry & Kermit
January 17, 2021 04:19 - 1 hour - 73.7 MBThis episode was recorded right after the second impeachment of Donald Trump. It has similar energy to the Election Superhell episode in that neither Kat nor Sophia can focus for more than five seconds at a time. Kat cut out the 45 minutes discussing recasting the Meg with Muppets as well as lots of other nonsense tangents and crosstalk to bring you this mildly less chaotic episode. (Please forgive the wildly fluctuating volume Kat did their best with the chaotic recordings they had) Hos...
Goats and Rats
January 10, 2021 04:04 - 1 hour - 88.8 MBThis week Sophia and Kat are talking about goats again! They also talk about the recent Ratatouille TikTok musical, supernatural easter eggs, the red sox and so much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
New Years Special!
January 03, 2021 03:36 - 1 hour - 123 MBSophia and Kat are here to recap the best news of 2020 and look forward to more good news in the coming year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Treasure That Is Shrek
December 26, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 70.7 MBThis week Sophia and Kat talk about Kat's mischievous cat, Happiest Season, buried treasure, The Meg, shark movies (of course), Eddie Izzard, and most importantly, Shrek! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lobzillah
December 19, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 95.8 MBThis week Sophia and Kat plan out the plot to the greatest movie of all time. They also tell you the good news about, BBC's Audio Library, Boston, Star Wars, The Star Wars Holiday Special, Goldfish, Lobstahs, Gay Sports People, Team Name Changes, Phallic Plants, Bad Sex, and How Video Games Get Made. All in all this episode is a little buck wild, but probably episode that made us laugh the most while recording. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We Just Talk About Hanukkah
December 13, 2020 04:13 - 59 minutes - 66.4 MBThis Week we did a "minisode" which is almost the length of a regular episode but we only read one article and then go on a TON of tangents. Also! We are starting the Tangents Only Network which should be TONs of Fun! Lastly tw for suicide when Kat/Dylan talks about the WILD Christmas movie they watched recently, as it is a plot point in the movie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Elliot Page and 2001
December 06, 2020 05:16 - 1 hour - 85.4 MBThis week Sophia and Kat talk about Santa Claus, Dr Fauci, Elliot Page, Pronouns, the importance of a good headline, the importance of Reading the Whole Article, Monoliths, and Movies. Also tv shows which should've ended better. This week's episode is brought to you by water! Drink it! It's good for you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Giving Thanks For Our Listeners
November 28, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 90.7 MBSophia and Kat are here to talk about, Food! Thanksgiving! Their Moms! Period Products in Scotland! Stuffed Pandas! but most of all, Food. Seriously don't listen to this episode hungry, or do. We talked about food for no joke almost an hour pre-editing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bird Fraud and Old Movies
November 22, 2020 00:56 - 58 minutes - 65.9 MBJoin Sophia and Kat as they talk about the Sexiest Man Alive, Voting Fraud in an Election about Birds, Pricey Pigeons, an Old Snowball Fight, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Thelonious Monk & Dave GrohlD
November 14, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 85.1 MBThis week Sophia and Kat are talking about The Bachelorette, Food, Restaurants, Chipmunks, Moose, an amazing musician, Dave Grohl and Rock and Roll. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Election SuperHell
November 09, 2020 00:40 - 1 hour - 78.7 MBIn this extra special, extra late, extra chaotic episode we talk about news. Including: Rumors of Putin stepping down, Destiel, Supernatural, the US election, SuperHell, Sherlock, Jensen Ackles, the Boys, Supernatural, Oreos, Pizza, The good there still is in the world, and Supernatural. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.