Nearly Literate

Darci's back with Matt and Dan as they chat about the latest cringy ticktock trends, an emergency room trauma, and surviving inflation. There's a lot going on in the world right now, but It's nothing that a Wham! song mashup can't fix!

Dana Hilgers is a graduate of the University of Illinois, a NYC advertising guru, a global traveler, and a budding instagram influencer. She's also the unofficial podcast manager of The Motherboy podcast. Dana and the gang talk life in New York City, international travel, dating, and the Barbinheimer movie weekend, It's an interesting conversation you won't want to miss!

As Darci gets ready to launch Murder at the Pumpkin Pageant, her 4th book in the Beacon Bakeshop Mystery Series, the boys, having never read her books, decide to interview her. With intimate knowledge only children can have, the boys bringing it all the way back to beginning, sharing childhood anecdotes, laughter, and learning a little something along the way.

Jack Porath is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, and music teacher specializing in trombone performance. He joins the Hannahs as they discuss the joys of playing music and the struggles of landing a job in an American orchestra today. Jack talks about his methods for producing original music, including his hit, Pumpkin Spice, which he wrote for Darci's upcoming book launch. Ja...

Darci and the boys head to Charlevoix, Michigan for a family vacation after a wedding in Indiana. Big brother Jim joins in the fun as they chat about the ins and outs of modern wedding planning, the Mickey Mantle gene, and the validity of the Balmer Peak. Matt also shares his thoughts on the National Cherry Festival in Traverse City. Can this family survive living under one roof with wives and gir...

Dan and Matt discuss the Ocean Gate disaster, Darci has a paranormal moment, and the boys share their favorite remix of the Ghostbusters iconic song.

In this episode Darci shares her thoughts on hand-crafted soap, Dan talks about his passion for roasting coffee beans, and Matt tries to explain what NFTs are. Dan and Darci also share their very memorable experiences from the Taylor Swift concert.

Dan and Matt tell Darci all about their visit to Seattle to celebrate brother Jim’s birthday. They discuss memorable dining experiences, and Darci and Dan reveal that they’re going to the upcoming Taylor Swift concert.