Have You Heard the Good News?

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Join hosts Sophia and Kat as they read happy news articles and go on tangents. Lots and lots of tangents. hyhtgnpodcast@gmail.com

Sophia and Kat


    • Nov 5, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    57: So Much News

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2022 59:58


    This week Sophia and Dylan play catch-up with news they've missed during their impromptu hiatus.Mermaids UKMove to Higher GroundStop Line 3The Trevor ProjectFind Your Local Abortion Funds Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    56 - Health Class (and Some News)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 89:25


    On 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 UKMove to Higher GroundStop Line 3The Trevor ProjectFind Your Local Abortion Funds See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    55 - Evolutionary Presents

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2022 63:39


    This week Dylan brings stories of finding inspiration in the loss of a grandparent and Sophia gives us news of bioluminescence.Mermaids UKMove to Higher GroundStop Line 3The Trevor Project See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    54 - Santa Paws

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 83:36


    This week Sophia brought three stories and Dylan brought a weird energy as they discuss unions, elections, furries, politicians, sky buses and more.Mermaids UKMove to Higher GroundTrans TexasStop Line 3The Trevor Project See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    53 - The Future of Sports and Transit

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 83:14


    This 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 UKMove to Higher GroundPublic GoodTrans TexasStop Line 3The Trevor Project See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Diamonds Endure Forever? - Episode 52

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 81:55


    This week Sophia and Dylan talk about the history and future of the HMS Endurance and a weird diamond.Links to Help:Public GoodTrans TexasStop Line 3The Trevor Project See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    The Long Journey Back to Podcasting - 51

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 90:30


    They'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 PostLinks to Help:CNN Public GoodTrans TexasStop Line 3The Trevor Project See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Episode 50!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2022 119:24


    Happy 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.thetrevorproject.org/Resist Bot Petitions - https://resist.bot/petitionsFind Your Local Mutual Aid Group - https://www.mutualaidhub.org/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Define "Satanic"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2021 65:39


    In 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/petitionsFind Your Local Mutual Aid Group - https://www.mutualaidhub.org/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    JFK Jr. Does Not Eat Space Tacos

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 91:15


    On 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 Petitions - https://resist.bot/petitionsPresidential Phone Line - (202) 456-1111 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Fat Bear Month 2: Oops All Bears

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 78:16


    This 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/IAStoriesJulius Jones Website - https://www.justiceforjuliusjones.com/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/petitionsPresidential Phone Line - (202) 456-1111Ohio Judge Line - (4050 521-2342 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Fat Bear Month(?) Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 70:33


    This 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 - https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/The Trevor Project - https://www.thetrevorproject.org/Resist Bot Petitions - https://resist.bot/petitionsPresidential Phone Line - (202) 456-1111Article Links:Fat Bear Website: https://explore.org/fat-bear-weekCockatiels Using Tools: https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/wild-cockatoos-have-been-observed-making-and-using-cutlery-sets-for-their-food/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Capybara Class War and Other Animal Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2021 82:02


    This 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/petitionsPresidential Phone Line - (202) 456-1111Suicide Prevention Hotline - (800) 273-8255 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Have You Heard the Weird News

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 107:07


    This 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) 456-1111Articles from this week:Wally - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58279480Coral - https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/queensland-giant-coral-great-barrier-reef-b1907339.htmlStatue - https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/08/14/underwater-sculpture-greek-god/Fortnite - https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-08-31-fortnite-disables-emotes-in-martin-luther-king-jr-tribute See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Art Takes a Stand

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 100:48


    This 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 - https://www.pih.org/Articles from this week:Dylan - https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/08/19/arts/planting-seeds-change/Sophia - https://www.npr.org/2021/08/06/1024315097/how-a-beloved-giant-rat-won-free-speech-rights See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    New Dinosaur Just Dropped! (Link in Description)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 71:04


    New Dinosaur - https://www.theraleighregister.com/new-dinosaur-just-dropped.htmlThis 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.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/giant-dragon-flying-reptile-fossil-discovered-australia-180978411/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Business and Tech News

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2021 82:31


    In 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Olympic Lobstering

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2021 79:55


    This 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Good News Grab Bag

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2021 64:43


    This 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Noah's Diner

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2021 70:41


    This week Sophia and Kat talk about whales, moose, horses, museums, arks, water towers, Guy Fieri, diners, and so much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Old Things in England

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021 72:15


    This week Sophia and Kat/Dylan talk about old things in England, Pride Month, and presumably other stuff. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Running and Musical Theater

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 70:21


    This 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Phallic Symbols and Rainbow Capitalism

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2021 85:03


    In 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Belgian Working Cats

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2021 64:17


    Sophia 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Choirs and Cowsons

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 79:35


    This week Sophia and Kat talk about Joshes, Choirs, ASL, Homecoming, Jeff Goldblum, Cowsons, and Muppets, as well as updates on previous stories. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    93rd Oscars Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 132:33


    This 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/6vYFyrQLvswi07dEIWy8aYFollow them on twitter @ETTPod See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Tyrannosaurus Rocky

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2021 69:08


    This 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Technically No Articles

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021 73:43


    TW: 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Soviet Victorian Trips

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 73:39


    This 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! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Crocs in the Nile

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2021 79:36


    This 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Dapper Walrus(es)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2021 83:37


    This week Sophia and Kat tell you the good news about cows, bowties, dogs, climate change, a walrus, global shipping, and so much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Yard Sale Skateboard

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 71:00


    This week Sophia and Kat/Dylan talk about Minecraft, Tony Hawk, Invalid News Sites, Zoom Hacks, Yard Sale Bowls, Coins, and Chaos. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Calamari

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 80:50


    In 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    A Warm Bowl of Soup for the Soul

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2021 62:04


    This 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Science is Emotional

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 92:18


    Sophia 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    P is for Pride and Pigs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 86:00


    In this weeks (very late, sorry) episode, Sophia and Kat talk about memes, Bernie Sanders, Pigs, Video Games, and how your childhood is queer. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Comfort Food, Dolls, and Puppets

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2021 91:12


    This 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Money Isn't Real

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2021 82:45


    This 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    The Meg

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 79:47


    This 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Ben & Jerry & Kermit

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2021 62:58


    This 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) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Goats and Rats

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2021 74:49


    This 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    New Years Special!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2021 105:10


    Sophia and Kat are here to recap the best news of 2020 and look forward to more good news in the coming year. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    The Treasure That Is Shrek

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2020 63:35


    This 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! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Lobzillah

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2020 81:13


    This 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    We Just Talk About Hanukkah

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2020 59:15


    This 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Elliot Page and 2001

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2020 79:26


    This 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! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Giving Thanks For Our Listeners

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2020 77:15


    Sophia 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Bird Fraud and Old Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2020 58:48


    Join 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! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Thelonious Monk & Dave GrohlD

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2020 72:34


    This week Sophia and Kat are talking about The Bachelorette, Food, Restaurants, Chipmunks, Moose, an amazing musician, Dave Grohl and Rock and Roll. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Election SuperHell

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 66:05


    In 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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Bones and Blue Lick Road

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2020 70:20


    We're Back!After a two week break due to unforseen circumstances, Sophia and Kat are back!This week we're talking about things being censored. Like the word "bone" at a paleontology conference, and the way to access a bathtub the internet wanted to find.Also! Raccoons! They're neat! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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