2026 New Year's Resolutions
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As the year turns, Gethard keeps the tradition alive by talking with callers two minutes at a time about their hopes for 2026. We hear from familiar voices and first-time callers alike, all checking in with what they’re reaching for in the year ahead. New jobs and new hobbies, hiking big freakin’ mountains and a surprising number of aspiring piano players, all packed into our annual New Year’s Resolutions ritual. Come see Beautiful Anonymous live! Head to for tickets to our upcoming shows. Sign up for to get ad free episodes and access to exclusive audio including 5 Random Questions...
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A Really F**ked Up Time to Be an Immigrant in the U.S.
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Our caller immigrated to the U.S. from Mexico just weeks before 9/11. He talks with Gethard about growing up as an immigrant in the Midwest and how figuring out his place there led him to question everything else in his life, from religion to relationships to identity itself. Come see Beautiful Anonymous live! Head to for tickets to our upcoming shows. Sign up for to get ad free episodes and access to exclusive audio including 5 Random Questions with this week’s caller. Leave us a voicemail at (973) 306-4676 Right now, Skylight is offering our listeners $20 off their 10 inch Frames by...
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What's After Happening Now?
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Home on a snow day, a Canadian caller talks with Gethard about parenting, mental health, and dealing with a difficult change in her life. Along the way, they get into Star Wars, Italian brainrot, and whether or not Newfoundland is the New Jersey of Canada. Plus, our caller tells some stories that prove what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, until you share it on Beautiful Anonymous. Come see Beautiful Anonymous live! Head to for tickets to our upcoming shows. Sign up for to get ad free episodes and access to exclusive audio including 5 Random Questions with this week’s caller. Leave us a...
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Athletic Trainer Turned Montana Game Warden
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This week’s caller is in the middle of a major life pivot, leaving a successful career as a college athletic trainer to become a Montana game warden. He and Gethard talk about the pressure to chase achievement for the wrong reasons and what it means to realize you built a life you never actually chose. They also get into the ethics of hunting, some wild ride-along stories, and we get an update on the caller’s dad, our friend the timber faller . Sign up for to get ad free episodes and access to exclusive audio including 5 Random Questions with this week’s caller. Leave us a voicemail at...
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Champagne Problems
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This week’s caller had the neighbor from hell. She shares that story with Gethard, recounts some recent travel adventures, and then opens up about a major life change happening right now. It’s an open and honest call with someone who's determined not to be defined by the heavy stuff. Sign up for to get ad free episodes and access to exclusive audio including 5 Random Questions with this week’s caller. Leave us a voicemail at (973) 306-4676 Head to for info on all of Gethard’s upcoming tour dates. Give yourself and your loved ones the most extraordinary feeling sleep with 25% off...
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Drama Amongst the Birthday Clowns
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Gethard talks with a movie studio security guard calling in mid-shift. They get into local clown drama with surprising real-world stakes, the importance of keeping your dreams alive no matter what your day job is, and what happens when Spielberg catches you with your proverbial pants down. Plus, Geth’s favorite TV appearance: Noches con Platanito. Sign up for to get ad free episodes and access to exclusive audio including 5 Random Questions with this week’s caller. Leave us a voicemail at (973) 306-4676 Whether you want to lose weight, grow thicker, fuller hair, or find relief for...
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What It's Like When Your Partner Dies
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A year after unexpectedly losing her partner, this week’s caller shares how she’s been rebuilding on her own terms. She and Gethard talk about grief, community, resilience, and the power of telling our stories so we don’t have to carry them alone. Sign up for to get ad free episodes and access to exclusive audio including 5 Random Questions with this week’s caller. Leave us a voicemail at (973) 306-4676 Give yourself and your loved ones the most extraordinary feeling sleep with 25% off sitewide, plus free shipping and extended returns during Boll & Branch’s best sale of the...
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Public Access Forever
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A grassroots journalist calling in mid-haircut connects with Gethard over a shared love for community media. Together, they break down why public access matters now more than ever: how local TV and community-powered news can connect neighbors, build trust where traditional media has fallen short and, most importantly, help people tell their own stories. They swap favorite public access oddities (including a cat-costume cuddle show) and Geth shares how his own public access days somehow ended up tied to a Supreme Court case. Sign up for to get ad free episodes and access to exclusive audio...
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Hoarding Disorder Expert
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This week’s caller has dedicated her life to understanding hoarding disorder. Years ago, she married someone whose relationship with collecting changed the course of her own life. Now she’s on a mission to educate others and replace stigma with compassion. She and Gethard get into what hoarding really looks like, the reasons people find it hard to let go, and how shows like Hoarders have turned personal struggle into public spectacle. Sign up for to get ad free episodes and access to exclusive audio including 5 Random Questions with this week’s caller. Leave us a voicemail at...
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Quit Opiates, Alcohol, and Cats
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A caller checks in from a Costco parking lot to mark one year sober after 25 years of blackout drinking. He talks about kicking opioids, rebuilding his life, and what it’s like to actually remember things again. He and Geth get into punk shows, lost friends, and how addiction doesn’t always look the way people think it does. Plus, Dog Talk makes a rare appearance from behind the paywall. Sign up for to get ad free episodes and access to exclusive audio including 5 Random Questions with this week’s caller. Leave us a voicemail at (973) 306-4676 Layer up this fall with pieces that...
info_outlineThis week’s caller became a U.S. citizen hours before the call, so naturally, she gives Gethard an impromptu citizenship test. They cover life as a Canadian transplant in the South, share their love for ‘80s wrestling, and reflect on what it really means to be an American. She also hints at a near-kidnapping story, but you’ll have to head to beautifulanonymous.com to hear that.
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