446: Just Chatting… With Me
4/1/202652 min
Where does bubblegum flavor come from? Why do our voices change as we get older? Why does moving suck? Can a stump go on living once the top of its tree has been cut off? What are some ways to find a third space and be part of a community? What can I do to not be so nervous speaking in class? …Hank and John Green have answers!
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First 90 secondsHank Green· Host0:00
[upbeat music] You're listening to a Complexly podcast. [upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to Dear Hank & John.
John Green· Host0:11
Or as I prefer to think of it, Dear John & Hank.
Hank Green· Host0:13
It's a podcast where two brothers answer your questions, give you dubious advice, and bring you all the week's news from both Mars and AFC Wimbledon. John- Yeah ... what word becomes longer when you remove two letters?
John Green· Host0:25
What?
Hank Green· Host0:26
Longerer. [laughs] It's true. It's true.
John Green· Host0:34
Ah.
Hank Green· Host0:35
How are you? I'm still struggling.
John Green· Host0:37
Hank, I have big news. I have a major announcement.
Hank Green· Host0:41
Oh, no.
John Green· Host0:42
Yeah. I've been keeping a secret from the Dear Hank & John audience for the last, like- Is it under your hat? It's under my hat, Hank.
Hank Green· Host0:49
He's bald, everybody.
John Green· Host0:51
No, it's a new book. It's a new book, Hank.
Hank Green· Host0:53
Oh, it's a new book. It's a new book. It's under his hat. You can't see it 'cause it's a podcast, but there it is. Whoop.
John Green· Host0:59
I have written a novel. It is coming out September 22nd. Signed copies are available for pre-order now. It is called Hollywood Ending. Hollywood, Ending. There's a comma in the title, Hank. A controversial comma.
Hank Green· Host1:12
Wow. Why is there a comma? Hollywood Ending.
John Green· Host1:16
Hollywood Ending. It's, uh, it's about two people in their 20s who are stars of a movie, and the movie, uh, which is about Andy Warhol's last year, is kind of blowing up, and alongside it, their lives