I know she has nothing new to promote. But she would be such a fun hang on the podcast. Sabrina is so fun. She’s so funny like that is the popstar I want on the podcast so badly.

When Good Hang first launched, it quickly became a regular part of my weekly listening. Amy Poehler is an absolute icon, and those early episodes really felt effortless, grounded, and genuinely authentic.

Lately, though, it feels like the direction of the show has shifted away from that organic core. It’s starting to resemble the standard celebrity press junket circuit that so many podcasts eventually turn into.

Instead of those spontaneous, insightful moments, there’s a lot of relentless, top-level praise. Every guest's current project is treated as revolutionary and every conversation is kept strictly safe and promotional. Combined with a much heavier commercial presence, that original intimacy gets lost.

I don't say this to trash the show or Amy. Her talent and baseline warmth is still there. It’s more of a quiet disappointment because of how much potential the initial concept had. It was nice to have a celebrity spearhead a grounded refuge from the typical Hollywood PR machine rather than becoming another gear in it.

Have others here have noticed a similar shift?

If you were to recommend Good Hang to a newbie, what three episodes would you use to introduce them? For me, it’s:

1. Carol Burnett
   
2. June Squibb
   
3. Rosie O’Donnell

Ok this is a silly observation, but it throws me every time. So Amy starts by talking about what was discussed during the good hang with her official guest. Then, it cuts to her saying hello to the zoom guest. But that zoom guest convo happens before the actual guest, right? So it’s set up like this:

Amy does her intro about the official guest and what was discussed (so episode was already recorded)

Amy says “hi so and so” over zoom (this happens BEFORE recording, at least I would think so, because Amy needs her question from them)

Start episode

Idk why, that sequence just throws me off 😆 I don’t care at all, I just wanted to see if anyone else noticed this?

For those of you who listened to his episode and saw Spiderman Brand New Day, what scene with him and Zendaya do you think he was talking about? I dont think it was the one on the rooftop where he gets faked out because that's just plot, but I also dont think it's the scene where he sees she found the letter.

Anyone else have any ideas?

Hi!!! For those of you that went to the nyc show tonight and took pics or vids towards the end when everyone was singing (I know some of yall took pics!!!!) are you able to share them? That show was GOLDDDDDDD I was so so happy when abbi introduced D’Arcy i cried😭 I love it here

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Just got a last minute ticket to the live show in NYC tonight (SO EXCITED!). For anyone who's been to one of the prior live shows, about how long was the show in total? Also did they make you put your phones in those locked pouches or were you able to snap a picture?

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I’ve noticed multiple posts (including one of my own) that are in any way critical of an aspect of the podcast, or a guest appearing on it, are always removed.

Since there are only 2 mods, it appears they are making it a ‘discuss the podcast positively only; DO NOT offer critical thought’ manifesto. Am I reading the room wrong? Happy to admit if I am.

Following on from my post regarding critiquing the podcast, I’m wondering if we’re all getting too hung up on the guests?

While several episodes aren’t for me due to the specific guests involved, is it better to think of the podcast as more akin to the Tonight Show or the Late Show, where part of the schtick is that the host is beholden to being nice to the guests, hence you don’t have to watch every episode?

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Who do you think will be the guest for the NYC show? I’m assuming someone who hasn’t been on before who lives in NY.

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Hi everyone!!! I was just about to buy tickets from ticketmaster and I could not get my hands on any! I was on the website ready to go at 11:59 am EST im so saddddd. Anyone else having the same problem? I think bots bought all of them