Best Hannah Kanengieter Podcasts (2024)

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Helping The Birds and Ghostnets and Stuff with Casey Margaret Craig 1:10:44

6+ y ago1:10:44

1:10:44

Hello! And Good News! Another long break between episodes brings us together once again. This month’s good news guest is Casey Margaret Craig. Casey is a very funny lady who works in film and television here in Los Angeles on shows you probably know like Workaholics, Silicon Valley and Ghosted. Casey and I sit together on the true blue couch and ta…

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Jazz, The Greatest Teenager, and How to Close a Tab with Peter Banifaz. 1:27:15

6+ y ago1:27:15

1:27:15

Hello! And Good News! This weeks good news guest is Peter Banifaz. Peter is an an actor and an improviser. So insanely funny and wonderful. If you live in Los Angeles you can see Peter on Harold Night at the UCB Theater with the team Queen George. They knock it out of the park on a regular basis. You can also catch him on Season 8 of Shameless. I h…

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54. Halloween Happiness, First Fall Colors, and Fire Fighting Coffee with Nina Concepción 1:04:57

7y ago1:04:57

1:04:57

Hello! And Good News! This week I have on guest Nina Concepción. Nina is an actress, writer and comedian. She is so hilarious. If you live in Los Angeles you can see her on Harold Night at UCB Theater with the team Crush. Join Nina and I as we sit on the big red couch and discuss: A young boy on Halloween who filled up an empty candy bowl left on a…

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53. When Bad News Reminds Us To Find The Good With PJ McCormick 1:11:32

7y ago1:11:32

1:11:32

Hello! And Good News! This week I have on guest PJ McCormick. PJ is an improviser (and former Pro Wrestler!) in Los Angeles. He was most recently on the UCB Mess Hall team Bomb Pop. PJ is one of my favorite performers here in LA, and I have never had a dull conversation with him. This week we discuss the light and the dark side of life, both in the…

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52. Good Pilots, Creative Recovery, And Overcoming Obstacles with Joseph Kibler 1:08:19

7y ago1:08:19

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Hello! And Good News! This week I have on guest Joseph Kibler who is an actor, producer and improviser. Joseph also has a feature length documentary entitled Walk On, which follows Joseph's own story having been born disabled and HIV positive. He was told he would never walk or live past four years old and Walk On follows him training, at age 21, t…

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50. Smiles, Shoes, and Horse Visits With Veronica Gruba 1:03:29

7y ago1:03:29

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It’s Hello! And Good News’ 50th Episode! This week's episode features Veronica Gruba! Check out her blog at veronicagruba.com, and if you live in Los Angeles you can see her around town performing at The Clubhouse and other indie shows with her team Rebel Without Applause, Totally Heather, and Tyrant. Hannah and Veronica hang out on the big red cou…

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49. A Humble Bundle of Good News With Matt Apodaca 58:24

7y ago58:24

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This week's episode features another favorite recurring guest, Matt Apodaca! Matt is an improvisor and comedian here in Los Angeles. You can see him on Harold Night at the UCB Theater and around town doing other sketch and improv shows. Matt and Hannah will both be performing in the Seattle Sketch Fest on September 23rd. If you live in Seattle, get…

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Hurricane Help, Solar Power, And Reincarnation with Charles Mockler 53:02

7y ago53:02

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Episode Title: 47. Hurricane Help, Solar Power, And Reincarnation with Charles Mockler This week's episode features one of Hannah’s all time favorite recurring guests, Charles Mockler! Hannah and Charles hang out on their big red couch and talk about: The hurricanes. Ways people can help, how cruise lines are sending ships to help assist/evacuate v…

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47. Little Bit of Gratitude: A Minisode with Hannah 45:54

7y ago45:54

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This week's episode is a palette cleanser solo episode. Hannah has been traveling and so this episode slows things down with a few short good news blips to get you through the week, some interviews about staying grateful and positive, as well as where to donate to Hurricane Harvey Relief and Montana Fire Relief. Good News Later! Follow Hannah on in…

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46. Potlucks For World Peace With Noah Findling 1:28:26

7y ago1:28:26

1:28:26

This week’s episode features standup comedian and improvisor Noah Findling. (What Now, Hollywood Improv) We sit on the big red couch and discuss: Hurricane Harvey and the 29 year old screenwriter, Zachary Dearing, who stepped into a leadership role to help people in a small coast town. Ira Campbell, a trashman in Albers, IL. who is so beloved by hi…

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45. Combatting Hate and Finding Treasure with Rachel Chapman 1:05:20

7y ago1:05:20

1:05:20

This week’s episode features improvisor and writer Rachel Chapman (UCB Theater, The Telephone Show, Inside The Disney Vault) We sit on the big red couch and discuss: Combatting hate. Last week’s events in Charlottesville lead us into a great conversation with the help of a resource guide from Southern Poverty Law Center about combatting hate and un…

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44. Cat's Are Great and Goats Are Kings With Cara Meyers 1:03:01

7y ago1:03:01

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Episode Title: 44. Cats Are Great And Goats Are Kings, With Cara Meyers. This week’s episode features improvisor and writer Cara Meyers (Sleepover Party Moving Arts Theater , UCB Theater) We sit on the big red couch and discuss: A Police office in Toronto, Niran Jeyanesan, who ended up buying a shoplifter the clothes that he was attempting to steal…

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43. Theme Parks, Giving Back, And Terrific Trolling With Michelle Thompson 1:08:59

7+ y ago1:08:59

1:08:59

This week’s episode features improvisor and actress Michelle Thompson (UCB Theater-Mess Hall, Purgatory) We sit on the big red couch and discuss: A father who built an entire theme park for his daughter. When Gordon Hartman realized that there were no theme parks for children with disabilities he decided to build one for his daughter Morgan. Gordon…

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42. Swords, Dinos and Equine Therapy, With Lauren Holt 1:10:21

7+ y ago1:10:21

1:10:21

This weeks episode features actress and improvisor Lauren Holt (UCB Theater, Maude Night) We sit on the big red couch and discuss: 35 Police officers who came together to honor a fallen state trooper by finishing the tree house he was building for his daughter. The sword of civil war hero, Robert Gould Shaw, which had been missing for decades was f…

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41. Work On Those Bests With Jacquis Neal 1:27:49

7+ y ago1:27:49

1:27:49

This weeks episode features Jacquis Neal. Jaquis is an improviser and an actor. Catch his podcast with Carl Tart and Edgar Momplaisir- Against The Grain. You can also see him performing Improv and Sketch at The UCB Theater. We talk about · The Good News Paper! A printed newspaper that only highlights good news. Much like this podcast! Hannah just r…

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39. The Truth About Santa With Mei and Willy Ratz 1:15:16

7+ y ago1:15:16

1:15:16

This weeks episode features brother and sister duo Mei and Willy Ratz! Mei is an artist, a photographer, and a conversation and experience engineer. Willy is also a photographer, a dope mountain biker, and adventurer. Possibly soon to be helicopter pilot? The future will tell. This week we talk about a ton! · A sidewalk chalk art festival in San Be…

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38. Styrofoam, Bail Bonds, And Babies On Planes With Clark Canez 1:20:06

7+ y ago1:20:06

1:20:06

This week’s episode guest is Clark Canez! Clark is an improviser in Los Angeles. You can see him around the indie scene with teams RavenPuff, Gosh Guys, And Hempire Strikes back. Clark and I catch up and talk all about: Yet another baby that was born on an airplane! This baby now gets free flights for life from Jet Airways. There are a few differen…

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37. Letters In The Mail With Katie Nathan 1:12:31

7+ y ago1:12:31

1:12:31

This week's episode features Katie Nathan! Katie is a comedian, improviser and actress who you can see performing around Los Angeles with Parker Posey, 4 Non Blondes, and The 2004 San Antonio Spurs.Here is what we talk about this week: Same sex marriage was legalized in Thailand. Thailand is the first country in Asia to do so and the hope is that o…

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35. You ARE a Good Parent! With Edgar Momplaisir 1:41:14

7+ y ago1:41:14

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Episode guest Edgar Momplaisir (UCB Theater, Against The Grain Podcast) joins Hannah to talk some good news. We start by answering the question that has been brought up in other episodes about Salt Lake City and their resolution to chronic homelessness. Unlike what has been said in past episodes, Utah has not actually successfully solved this issue…

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34. Notoriously Self Involved With Hailey Faust 1:07:43

7+ y ago1:07:43

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This week’s episode guest is Hailey Faust! Hailey is a graphic designer, animator, printmaker and stylist based in Missoula, Montana, which could very well be the heart of the Rockies. Check out Hailey’s blog The Lovely Wild, which celebrates slow living and all things seasonal. It’s really so beautiful. You can find her on instagram as well @the.l…

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33. Step Into The Rainbow With Zander Frost 1:23:26

7+ y ago1:23:26

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This week on the podcast we have Zander Frost! Zander is hilarious and a joy. You can find him performing around Los Angeles with his UCB Mess Hall team Trish. This week Zander and I talk about:• Two lifelong friends, Justin and Patrick, who just travelled the 500-mile long European trail, Camino de Santiago. What makes this story amazing is that J…

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32. Charts and Graphs With James Mastraieni 1:30:43

7+ y ago1:30:43

1:30:43

This week’s guest is James Mastraieni. James is on the UCB main stage team Outside Dog. James is also a fellow podcast host! He has a great podcast I listen to all the time called I’m Too Effing High. He brings on fellow comedians and tries to answer the question each week, are comedians funnier when they’re high. And I will give a hint. It’s very,…

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31. Costco Sized Cough Drops With Jessica Svendsgaard 1:27:11

7+ y ago1:27:11

1:27:11

This week we have Jessica Svendsgaard from the musical improv team Adele Dazeem. We talk about: A family whose truck went down in a flood and the strangers who saved their children’s lives. We may be moving towards a less disposable economy! People are making more and buying less (outside of the US of course). There is some good news about product …

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30. Put It In The Calendar With Oscar Montoya 1:28:38

7+ y ago1:28:38

1:28:38

This weeks guest is the very funny Oscar Montoya from The UCB Harold team Nomi Malone and Maude Night's The Summer Of . He is a comedian and a dancer, a mover, a shaker, really the only thing he's not is a calendar maker.This episode has a lot of stories that are hat tips to previous episodes! We've got:A tutu protest promoting acceptance and solid…

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29. Good Job Science With Mary Holland 1:10:50

7+ y ago1:10:50

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This week’s guest is Mary Holland! (HBO’s Veep, Seeso’s Shrink, The Largo Theater, UCB Theater) We talk about:• A Tool Library in Minnesota, which allows you rent any tool that you need for up to 7 days. The best part is that most of the tools were donated by a local senior David Merry. • A dad who showed up at school and saved his daughter from em…

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28. Exact Numbers With Jake Sprague 1:38:42

7+ y ago1:38:42

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This week’s guest is Jake Sprague from the UCB Harold Team Rococo!Jake and I talk about so many things. The episode is pushing an hour and a half because we cover eight, EIGHT, good news stories. And that’s an exact number. Here’s what we cover:• A great-grandmother (you’d never guess it from her photo) whose roof blew off of her home, and the two …

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27. Claps Off and Put Your Hands Together With Scott Thiede 1:41:29

7+ y ago1:41:29

1:41:29

This weeks guest is Scott Thiede! Scott is an improviser and a sketch writer. You can see him at the Clubhouse every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month with the show Goosh at 7pm. He also has a show coming up at UCB Sunset on Earth Day- The Earth-Gina Monologues, which is in the style of The Vagina Monologues, except it's all about the terrestrial e…

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26. Check Your Facts With Natalie Benedict 1:27:40

7+ y ago1:27:40

1:27:40

This week we’ve got comedian Natalie Benedict. You can see Natalie at the shows Parker Posey and Side Coach every fourth Wednesday of the month. Natalie and Hannah sit down on her big red couch and talk about:Chelsie Hill (25), a dedicated dancer who was in a car accident at 17 and paralyzed from the waist down. She hasn't her new life in a wheelch…

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25. The Money Is In The Bugs With Jillian Dunn 1:25:19

7+ y ago1:25:19

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This week’s comedic guest is the very funny and talented Jillian Dunn! (@hippiejill) She performs at UCB with Parker Posey and Side Coach as well as the Pack Theater house sketch team Turncoat. Hannah tells Jillian about hydropowered trains and fricken Elon Musk and his hyperloop plans. They discuss a couple of octogenarians who were life long bug …

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24. They're Holding The Future In Their Hands, With Eric Feltes 1:13:54

7+ y ago1:13:54

1:13:54

This week on the podcast is actor/ writer/comedic performer Eric Feltes, and he and Hannah discuss quite a bit of good news:A pastor who found a giant, and I mean, GIANT diamond and donated it to his country instead of keeping the profit. Spring Break is upon us and Grid Alternatives is a non profit that provides little to no-cost solar power for l…

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23. A Special "Good Newser" Episode Featuring Our Front Porch 1:06:11

7+ y ago1:06:11

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A special “Good Newser” episode featuring Our Front Porch! Our Front Porch is a startup organization based out of Denver, Colorado and they provide long term support to families and individuals who are victims of disaster. The coolest thing about Our Front Porch is that they really are in it for the long haul. They help families relocate to afforda…

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22. If You're Sad, Do a Thing! With Katy Karns 1:21:35

7+ y ago1:21:35

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Katy Karns visits from Oakland, CA for a great episode. We talk about renewable energy and the slow crawl to save the environment. (Costa Rica is operating on 98% renewable energy!) The gofundme of the week is incredible, check out the facebook page and https://www.gofundme.com/AnaheimWhiteHouse. Katy is from Davis, CA and we talk about some great …

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21. Happy To Have a Glass With Jen Cascio 1:20:29

7+ y ago1:20:29

1:20:29

This week Hannah has actress and improviser Jen Cascio over. They briefly revisit the best Girl Scout cookie seller of all time from Charlie’s episode with some more accurate numbers. Hannah tells Jen about Baltimore’s Mr. Trash Wheel, the adorable googley-eyed, solar powered, trash eating bug that works hard to keep the harbor clean. (@MrTrashWhee…

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20. Trying to Find The Words With Rose Arscott 1:25:47

7+ y ago1:25:47

1:25:47

Hannah has on guest Rose Arscott (@posle and @posledraws). We talk about Tippy Talk, an app created by a father who's daughter has autism and is non-verbal. He developed Tippy Talk as tool to help those who are non-verbal effectively communicate using a system that is unique to them. We touch on The Mainichi newspaper in Japan, which is a newspaper…

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19. Art, Politics, And Squirrels With Oakley Boycott 1:25:43

7+ y ago1:25:43

1:25:43

A very special long distance guest episode! Hannah has actress Oakley Boycott on the show all the way from NYC. The two talk about the non profit Beautify Earth and impact that art can have on a neighborhood. They talk about politics and the balance between raising your voice for what you believe in while still having empathy. And they talk about a…

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18. Letters From Strangers With Charlie Mihelich 1:28:33

7+ y ago1:28:33

1:28:33

Charlie and Hannah talk about how it's the small things that really matter, unconditional love and empathy. Hannah also discovers what Charlie's true crowd sourcing nightmare would be. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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17. Flying Reptiles With Steven Ray Morris 1:40:40

8y ago1:40:40

1:40:40

This weeks episode features guest Steven Ray Morris (My Favorite Murder, The Purrcast, Mother May I Sleep With Podcast.) The two cover even more good news stories than usual, local government, how much the ACLU kicks butt, and also things like flying reptile tidbits and craigslist hacks. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Le…

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16. How Chickens Lay Eggs With Matt Apodaca 1:24:10

8y ago1:24:10

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Hannah has Matt Apodaca over and they talk about the whole dang world. There is some really good news despite what other news is reporting this week, and we also discuss chickens at length. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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15. Talkin' On A Mic In A Room, A Solo Episode With Hannah Kanengieter 1:07:06

8y ago1:07:06

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Solo episode this week where Hannah goes through the weeks good news. Less distractions, more facts (kind of) and more sound effects! Whaaaaat. It was a great week for good news and Hannah talks all about it to herself on a couch. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic…

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14. Cats On The Mic (Dolphins in The Sea) With Conner McCabe 1:06:13

8y ago1:06:13

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Hannah has on guest Connor McCabe and the two talk about resolutions, everything good news, and fight for the mic with Hannah's cat Dude. (Hannah will also have brand new workin' mics for the next episode, so bear with her for one more week with the sound setup!) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad ch…

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13. Haley Joel Osment With Rachel Chapman 1:09:35

8y ago1:09:35

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Rachel Chapman is this weeks guest. She and Hannah discuss good news and Rachel's life changing moment of being accepted to NYU. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Hannah Kanengieter & Boardwalk Audio

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12. Best If Used By: With Charles Mockler 1:01:50

8y ago1:01:50

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Charles is a guest for the second time around! It's Christmas week and Hannah and Charles stay in for the night and talk some short and sweet good news. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Hannah Kanengieter & Boardwalk Audio

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11. Outside Birds With Lucé Tomlin-Brenner 1:27:34

8y ago1:27:34

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Lucé and Hannah discuss quite a bit of good news, lots of animal corners, and how to calmly evacuate from a fire. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Hannah Kanengieter & Boardwalk Audio

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