Dear Hank & John - Podcast Rankings and reviews

I’ve been listening to this since I moved to CA for college in 2014. I’ve always struggled with my mental health, a lot of task avoidance behavior, decision paralysis, & all the nuances of anxiety. During the hard times this podcast has made me feel less alone, & continues to help me do the things I need to do. — A lovely, funny podcast full of compassion. This is a podcast that helps me stay hopeful. Thank you.

I look forward to Dear Hank and John every week, and in the meantime I binge on old episodes. I haven’t gotten to the episode that explains “pumpkins and penguins” yet.

The Green brothers’ clever humor and musings with often unexpected conclusions make me smile and even giggle out loud.

The repeating sections (dad jokes, “sponsors”, mostly unanswered listeners’ questions) bring a sense of comfort that is hard to explain. I am not eloquent, that’s why I don’t have a podcast.

Somehow, when I hear “by the way, this reminds me that this podcast is brought to you by…”, followed by whatever hilarious, crazy thing has been said on that episode, then all is well with the world.

We are lucky to have extraordinary people like John and Hank Green in this funny little universe of ours, and luckier still that they are willing to be placed into our ears while we do things they don’t know about!

Thank you, Green brothers, for everything you do for humanity, which is a lot.

Sofia-eeah-oh.

John and Hank are two of my favorite commute companions. After years of Vlogbrother viewership, listening to them attempt to stay on topic while answering listener questions, crack each other up, share the news about Mars and AFC Wimbledon, process current events and their own lives is a delight.

Also, cannot wait to read Everything is Tuberculosis (There’s truly no way it could be bad, John. We’ve all enjoyed your shortform videos about it.), and small snack pretzels are the bane of my existence (thank you, Hank.).

Thank you both for building another doorway into your family and inviting us all in for a visit.

DFTBA,
Laura

Episode 400 features one of the most prescient, yet timeless, sentiments I’ve ever heard expressed: “to hold, at the same time, a sense of the need to hope, and a sense of the futility of effort.”
Whether it’s discussing the conflicting inner thoughts of cats, or finding new ways to face the world, day by day, the Brothers Green bring their all to create a space of refuge and joy in this crazy world. Being a person is hard, and any advice given in good faith—serious or dubious—is welcome. Thanks for being here, week after week.