Dear Hank & John

Dear Hank & John is a podcast hosted by the Green brothers: musician and author Hank Green and young-adult novelist John Green. The podcast is produced by Rosianna Halse Rojas and edited by Josef "Tuna" Metesh. First released in June 2015, Hank and John Green answer questions e-mailed by listeners, give "dubious" advice and talk about the weekly news from the planet Mars and the 3rd tier English football club AFC Wimbledon. Episodes are typically around 45 minutes in length.[1][2] Upon the podcast's debut, it reached the number 4 position on the US iTunes performance chart and hit a peak position of number 2 two days later. Dear Hank & John has also been charted on iTunes in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Canada, Spain, Australia and Brazil.[3] The podcast is primarily funded through the crowdfunding website Patreon,[4] though the majority of the pledges go towards the video production budget of Complexly. Since November 2018, the podcast is a co-production of Complexly and WNYC Studios.

Dear Hank & John
Dear Hank & John podcast cover art
Presentation
Hosted byHank Green & John Green
GenreComedy
LanguageEnglish
UpdatesWeekly
Production
ProductionRosianna Halse Rojas
Theme music composed byGunnarolla
Audio formatPodcast (via streaming or downloadable MP3)
No. of episodes245 (as of June 2020)
Publication
Original releaseJune 7, 2015 (2015-06-07) – present
Websitewww.wnycstudios.org/shows/dear-hank-john

Format

Each podcast typically begins with an opening bit that changes approximately every two or three months. As of Episode 193, Hank tells a dad joke and John shares something he would have tweeted that week if not for his ongoing hiatus from social media. The main portion of the show then has the brothers offering advice, often comedic, to questions received from listeners. Usually, at some point in the question segment, the brothers plug various fictional sponsors of the show in a humorous manner that references topics from that week. The show then concludes with Hank delivering the news about Mars and John delivering the news about the AFC Wimbledon football club, before reading the credits at the show's close.[5]

Special episodes

In March 2017, a bonus supplemental podcast, titled This Week in Ryans, started to become available for those who support the podcast on Patreon. In each episode, a person or thing occasionally named Ryan is selected to be discussed and analyzed by the hosts in a short segment. In December 2019, the podcast was renamed to This Week in Worries. After the COVID-19 pandemic started in March 2020, the patreon podcast was renamed to This Week in Great Stuff.

An exclusive Dear Hank & John episode has been made as a perk for the annual Project for Awesome fundraising campaign each year since 2015.[6][7]

During John's book tour for Turtles All the Way Down in late 2017, the Green brothers put on a two-hour performance of monologues, songs, and a live version of Dear Hank & John.[8] This live production of their podcast included taking real questions from the audience. Segments that were recorded across the tour were later edited into a single podcast, and released as its 114th episode.

Merchandise

The DFTBA store has produced a variety of merchandise based on the show, such as a bumper sticker that says "There is a diversity of opinions among the people who drive this car,"[9] which was in response to a listener's question about cars sporting political bumper stickers that not all people who drive that car might agree with, in episode 156.[10]

List of episodes

Episode no. Original release date Episode title Notes
1 June 7, 2015 The Debut: Do You Pee on Your Own Head?
2 June 16, 2015 It's a Humour Podcast!
3 June 23, 2015 Pain Demands to be Felt.
4 June 30, 2015 What's in a Name?
5 July 7, 2015 Should I Lie to Get a Job?[note 1] Guest: Maureen Johnson
6 July 15, 2015 Would You Eat a Moon Sandwich?[note 1] Guest: Emma Blackery
7 July 22, 2015 What to do about Stomach Farts?[note 1] Guests: Charlie McDonnell and Jimmy Hill
8 July 29, 2015 Dear Hank and Grace![note 1] Guest: Grace Helbig
9 August 5, 2015 Dear Hank and Felicia[note 1] Guest: Felicia Day
10 August 12, 2015 When Your Friend Likes Ayn Rand...
11 August 18, 2015 How do you "Make Something of Yourself"?
12 August 25, 2015 Tree Climbing Strategies
13 September 1, 2015 John and Hank and Wheezy Waiter! Guest: Craig Benzine
14 September 9, 2015 Jurassic Mars
15 September 15, 2015 Get That in Your Mouth!
16 September 22, 2015 Handling Awful Roomates(sic)
17 September 29, 2015 Meeting Taylor Swift('s parents)
18 October 7, 2015 Coming to Terms with your Nerdiness
19 October 12, 2015 Should I Abandon My Stuffed Animal?
20 October 20, 2015 This Episode Contains Puke
21 October 27, 2015 Who Am I?
22 November 2, 2015 Post-Menopausal Cousin Marriage
23 November 10, 2015 OH MY GOD IT'S BURNING
24 November 18, 2015 The Great Finger Licking Debate
25 November 24, 2015 LIVE IN NEW YORK it's NARS MEWS
26 December 2, 2015 Should I Make Out With My Roommate?
27 December 8, 2015 Giving Gifts Without Breaking the Bank
28 December 15, 2015 John's Top Ten Probable Apocalypse List
29 December 22, 2015 Barbershop Genghis
30 January 12, 2016 Ending the Hiaaeetus!
31 January 19, 2016 Breakin' the Law (and Being Good.)
32 January 27, 2016 Broccoli Flavoured Chocolate
33 February 4, 2016 Putting Water in Cereal!?!
34 February 9, 2016 YouTube Freaky Friday
35 February 17, 2016 Should I Get Baptized if I Don't Believe?
36 February 23, 2016 Grief is Super Weird
37 March 2, 2016 The Floridiest Place
38 March 8, 2016 The Smelling in Your Dwelling
39 March 16, 2016 Feelings are Alright[note 1] Guest: Katherine Green
40 March 22, 2016 Almost Distressingly Good Advice
41 March 29, 2016 In the note of Toes
42 April 6, 2016 Mayonnaise Malaise
43 April 12, 2016 Gotta Be Kitten
44 April 20, 2016 A Life Sandwich
45 April 25, 2016 Not Knowing
46 May 2, 2016 Brotherhood 3.0
47 May 17, 2016 You're Gonna Be Okay
48 May 24, 2016 Pizza John Priorities
49 May 31, 2016 Not Not An Adult[note 2] Guest: Sydney Green
50 June 8, 2016 Things Are Like Other Things
51 June 14, 2016 Weird/Bad Dancefighting
52 June 20, 2016 We are in this together.
53 June 29, 2016 The Worst Episode Ever
54 July 6, 2016 Nerd Punk
55 July 26, 2016 A Proper Dumpster Fire
56 August 1, 2016 Is It Going to Throw Up?
57 August 8, 2016 Og Nomekop
58 August 16, 2016 That's the Science (w/ Flula!)[note 1] Guest: Flula Borg
59 August 22, 2016 Hank's Disaster Preparedness Plan
60 August 29, 2016 There is Almost Always a Future
61 September 6, 2016 Tiny Acts of Kindness
62 September 13, 2016 Pumpkins and Penguins (and Fiddles)
63 September 20, 2016 World Queen
64 September 26, 2016 Really Terrible Scandinavian Geography Lessons
65 October 3, 2016 But... You're a Horse
66 October 17, 2016 A Great Bit of Oratory
67 October 24, 2016 Feeling Home
68 November 1, 2016 Gaga in Space (w/ Tyler Oakley!)[note 2] Guest: Tyler Oakley
69 November 7, 2016 Live from NerdCon: Stories (w/ Karen Hallion!)[note 2] Guest: Karen Hallion
70 November 23, 2016 The Rhythmic Thud of the Space Bar (w/ Ashley Ford!)[note 2] Guest: Ashley Ford
71 December 5, 2016 Only Pause for Applause (w/ Hannah Hart!)[note 2] Guest: Hannah Hart
72 December 12, 2016 Planet Dirt (Hank Returns!)
73 December 19, 2016 Planes, Trains, and Automosqueals
74 December 28, 2016 The Kindness Muscle
75 January 3, 2017 The Nutrient Coconut Milk of Sin (w/ Katherine Green!)[note 1] Guest: Katherine Green
76 January 9, 2017 Best of Dear Hank & John
77 January 16, 2017 Save Us, Giant Octopus
78 January 23, 2017 Being Sure
79 January 30, 2017 Tiny Useless Pelvises (That Are Still There)
80 February 8, 2017 Life is Hard and Also Has Good Things
81 February 13, 2017 Always Making Progress Forever
82 February 20, 2017 Where There Was Previously Nothing
83 March 6, 2017 There's No Rock and Roll on Mars
84 March 13, 2017 Live from NerdCon: Nerdfighteria!
85 March 20, 2017 Stay Gold, Potaterson
86 March 27, 2017 This Week in Ryans
87 April 3, 2017 The Future is Gonna Rule
88 April 10, 2017 Hank's Profound Graduation Speech
89 April 24, 2017 A Rich Guy with an Affinity for Bats
90 May 2, 2017 Glitter Soul
91 May 8, 2017 Everything is Everything (w/ Mayim Bialik!)[note 1] Guest: Mayim Bialik
92 May 15, 2017 Cewebrity
93 May 22, 2017 Nothing Fits on a Bumper Sticker
94 May 29, 2017 Pocket Conspiracy Theories (w/ Matthew Gaydos!)[note 1] Guest: Matthew Gaydos
Special June 3, 2017 Special Shorty with Travis McElroy[note 1] Guest: Travis McElroy
95 June 5, 2017 Lawn Care Vigilantism
96 June 12, 2017 Next Level Laziness
97 June 19, 2017 Lemon Salty Whales
98 June 26, 2017 An Army of Burrito Children (w/ Dodie Clark!)[note 1] Guest: Dodie Clark
99 July 3, 2017 A Fusing of the Hair
100 July 24, 2017 100th Episode Extravaganza Spectacular!!!
101 July 31, 2017 Knit like a Mofo
102 August 7, 2017 The Friend Bucket
103 August 14, 2017 There Are No Boxes (w/ Gaby Dunn!)[note 1] Guest: Gaby Dunn
104 August 21, 2017 Dove Quivering
105 August 28, 2017 Fancy Diving
106 September 5, 2017 Cannibal Mermaids
107 September 11, 2017 skREvEL!
108 September 18, 2017 We Would All Be Flounders
109 September 25, 2017 The Catastrophizing Kindergarten Teacher
110 October 2, 2017 One and Less Extra Bone
111 October 9, 2017 Omagles All the Way Down
112 October 24, 2017 Toaster Is a Wolf to Dog
113 October 30, 2017 Aardvarks with Guns
114 November 6, 2017 Confused About Batman
115 November 13, 2017 Semi-Immortal 35-Year-Olds on Mars
116 November 20, 2017 Do Not Enter the Craft Fort! (w/ Caitlin Hofmeister!)[note 1] Guest: Caitlin Hofmeister
117 November 27, 2017 Lightsaber Your Tiny House[note 1] Guest: Katherine Green
118 December 4, 2017 Heavy Baby Bib! (w/ Alex Goldman!)[note 1] Guest: Alex Goldman
119 December 12, 2017 Water Is Dry (w/ Greg Miller!)[note 1] Guest: Greg Miller
Special December 16, 2017 Special Shorty: It's Project for Awesome Time
120 December 18, 2017 Snake Cuddle Time
121 December 25, 2017 Every Plum Has Its Thorn
122 January 8, 2018 The Last Brand Deal
123 January 15, 2018 The Incredible Glamorous Hulk
124 January 23, 2018 Liars and Litterers and Thieves
125 January 29, 2018 Book Hangovers (w/ Sarah Urist Green!)[note 2] Guest: Sarah Urist Green
126 February 6, 2018 The Space Alien Orange Peel Health Craze
127 February 13, 2018 How to Befriend a Crow
128 February 19, 2018 AARTcoin
129 February 26, 2018 The Worst Guest Books
130 March 5, 2018 The LaCroix Boix
131 March 12, 2018 Space War Fears
132 March 20, 2018 Schrödinger's Floor
133 March 27, 2018 Fork Bouquet
134 April 2, 2018 The Millennial Avocadome
135 April 9, 2018 Danger Noodles and Little Boops (w/ Emily Graslie!)[note 1] Guest: Emily Graslie
136 April 16, 2018 Wake Up Canadian
137 April 23, 2018 Manhole & Me
138 April 30, 2018 Snappy the T. rex
139 May 8, 2018 What If the Moon Was One of Us
140 May 15, 2018 The Spoon in the Road
141 May 21, 2018 Gretel's Instagram Regrets (w/ How to ADHD!)[note 1] Guests: Jessica McCabe and Edward Newton
142 May 28, 2018 Don't Harsh on My Yums
143 June 4, 2018 Eleven Peas
144 June 11, 2018 Great, Robust Berries (w/ Jenny Lawson!)[note 1] Guest: Jenny Lawson
145 June 18, 2018 Wait to Panic
146 July 2, 2018 Skate with Snakes
147 July 16, 2018 Celebrities on a Plane
148 July 23, 2018 Hiding Nuts
149 August 8, 2018 Let's Be Mermaids
150 August 14, 2018 Spicy Limes
151 August 20, 2018 Dapper Dudes
152 August 27, 2018 Thank You, Hot Fries!!
153 September 3, 2018 Perfectly Normal Art Projects (w/ Sarah Urist Green!)[note 2] Guest: Sarah Urist Green
154 September 10, 2018 You're Doing Great (w/ Tessa Violet!)[note 1] Guest: Tessa Violet
155 September 17, 2018 Drunk Fruit Squirrels
156 September 24, 2018 There Is a Diversity of Opinions Among the People Who Drive This Car
157 October 1, 2018 It's My Soundtrack! (w/ Rosianna Halse Rojas!)[note 2] Guest: Rosianna Halse Rojas
158 October 8, 2018 President Alligator
159 October 15, 2018 The Horrifying Five-Tined Fork
160 October 22, 2018 You Are Not My Bus
161 October 29, 2018 Your Dabbing Uncle Hank
162 November 5, 2018 The Fault in Our Mars
Special November 8, 2018 Hello from Hank and John!
163 November 12, 2018 A Man's Man's Guide to Potassium
164 November 19, 2018 The Kurt Vonnegut Special
165 November 26, 2018 We're Gonna Make It
166 December 3, 2018 Do Not Enter the Secret Room
167 December 10, 2018 A Song Called Shhh
168 December 17, 2018 All of Them, Including LinkedIn
169 December 24, 2018 A Perpetual Christmas Civilization That Orbits the Sun
170 December 31, 2018 You Can Trust Us, We're Aliens
171 January 7, 2019 Our Pasta-Making Robot Overlords
172 January 14, 2019 Get in Touch with Your Glitter Side
173 January 21, 2019 My Ghost Date, Timothy
174 January 28, 2019 The Mysterious "Stolen" Car
175 February 4, 2019 Burn It All!!!!
176 February 11, 2019 The Celebrity Life Coaches of Your Dreams
177 February 18, 2019 Gum Influencers
178 February 25, 2019 Snack Man! (Live at PodCon!)
179 March 4, 2019 The Queen's Dream Job (w/ Danielle Bainbridge!)[note 1] Guest: Danielle Bainbridge
180 March 11, 2019 The Bird Thunderdome (w/ Katherine Green!)[note 1] Guest: Katherine Green
181 March 18, 2019 Comforting Existential Crises (w/ Jana Hisham!)[note 1] Guest: Jana Hisham
182 March 25, 2019 It's All Hermeneutics to Me
183 April 1, 2019 John's Subway Safety Procedures
184 April 8, 2019 Lady with the Time Piece (w/ Helen Zaltzman!)[note 1] Guest: Helen Zaltzman
185 April 15, 2019 Time-Traveling Battle Axes
186 April 22, 2019 The Morlon Wiley Way In
187 April 29, 2019 The Uncle Mike Way of Life
188 May 6, 2019 The Imperial Bridal March
189 May 13, 2019 Weird Statistics
190 May 20, 2019 The Top Three Best Things About Sneezing Underwater
191 May 27, 2019 The Engagement Duck
192 June 3, 2019 Raised on a Yacht (w/ Vanessa Hill of BrainCraft!)[note 1] Guest: Vanessa Hill
193 June 10, 2019 It's Like a Pool of Liver!
194 June 18, 2019 Fortunately, They Are Not Carnivores
195 June 24, 2019 Fun with Bob and John!
196 July 1, 2019 There Is Nothing You Are Not
197 July 8, 2019 It's All About Empowerment! (w/ Jenny Owen Youngs!)[note 1] Guest: Jenny Owen Youngs
198 July 15, 2019 No Ticket Out
199 July 22, 2019 The Best of Dear Hank & John #2! Compilation episode
200 July 29, 2019 Only If You Got Enough Life Jackets
201 August 5, 2019 Giant Stone Abraham Lincoln 2020
202 August 12, 2019 Pants Clone
203 August 19, 2019 Joy, Attention, Justice, Hips Don't Lie
204 August 26, 2019 Quiet, Subdued, and Possibly Illicit
205 September 2, 2019 Piggy Bank Toughness
206 September 9, 2019 If You Can't Put Your Mouth There... (with Andrew Levitt AKA Nina West!)[note 1] Guest: Nina West
207 September 16, 2019 The Still Escalators of Doom
208 September 23, 2019 Speedo Minotaur Guy (Live from Madison, WI!)
209 October 7, 2019 Sword Dabbing (Live from Minneapolis, MN!)
210 October 14, 2019 Chest Moose Tattoo (w/ SciShow Tangents!)[note 1] Guest: SciShow Tangents
211 October 21, 2019 You Can Tik Whatever You Can Tok, Baby (Live from VidCon Australia w/ Zach Kornfeld!)[note 1] Guest: Zach Kornfeld
212 October 28, 2019 The Billionaire Cactus Ghost
213 November 4, 2019 Baddy One Shoe
214 November 11, 2019 Crime Dentures
215 November 18, 2019 The Big Card
216 November 25, 2019 Zombie Turtle Party
217 December 2, 2019 Rocks to Earth 2028!
218 December 9, 2019 Hank & John's Airport Stories
219 December 16, 2019 How to Become Part Crow
220 December 23, 2019 Haunted Christmas Trees
221 January 6, 2020 Favorites of the 2010s
222 January 13, 2020 Just a Man Who’s Lost His Dongle
223 January 20, 2020 All at Once for Everyone
224 January 27, 2020 The Octopuscene
225 February 3, 2020 It’s a Hit and They Get Kicked (Live From St. Petersburg, FL!)
226 February 10, 2020 It Is the Monkey
227 February 17, 2020 One-Star Statue Reviews
228 February 24, 2020 You Say Banana, I Say Banana (w/ Rosianna Halse Rojas!)[note 2] Guest: Rosianna Halse Rojas
229 March 2, 2020 You Don't Know When the Sickness Is Coming (w/ Sarah Urist Green!)[note 2] Guest: Sarah Urist Green
230 March 9, 2020 The Hot Love of Angry Pigeons
231 March 16, 2020 Bouquet Trebuchet (Live in Raleigh, NC!)
232 March 23, 2020 The Construction Paper Diploma
233 March 30, 2020 The Adventures of Yukon John and Glass Foot Hank (w/ Dr. Aaron Carroll!) Guest: Dr. Aaron Carroll
234 April 6, 2020 I Know About Drowsy, Too, Buddy
235 April 13, 2020 Do Duck Stuff While Ye May
236 April 20, 2020 Connoisseurs of Our Own Embarrassments
237 April 27, 2020 A Well-Balanced Breakfast
238 May 4, 2020 The Meteor Man
239 May 11, 2020 Does This Have Walnuts or Pecans?
240 May 18, 2020 Mail Order Memes
241 May 25, 2020 An Exhaustive & Exhausting Study
242 June 1, 2020 I Was Dunking a Basketball (Live in Atlanta, GA!)
243 June 8, 2020 Either 8½ or 68 Million
244 June 15, 2020 screamingfrog.mp3
245 June 22, 2020 We Are Held Together by Sunlight

Notes

  1. John Green is absent for this episode
  2. Hank Green is absent for this episode

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