Good Children

Joe Hegyes and Andrew Muscarella

Childhood best friends Joe Hegyes and Andrew Muscarella reminisce on their daffy and deranged childhoods growing up as closeted queer kids on Long Island. With sound bites from over two decades of archival footage and banter only 23 years of friendship can foster, you'll laugh, cry, and grow up all over again alongside these Good Children. Join the Patreon community for an exclusive bonus episode every week!

  • 1 hour 10 minutes
    Jon Lovett on Math, Chipotle, & Long Island

    Today we're joined by Gay Long Island Podcast Royalty: Jon Lovett. From a career in political speechwriting to a stint on Survivor, Jon traces his life back to his roots: a suburban upbringing on Long Island, New York. 

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    HOSTS: Joe Hegyes & Andrew Muscarella

    EDITOR: Kenzie Edmondson

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    26 February 2025, 5:00 am
  • 1 hour 25 minutes
    The Body Keeps The Score, And, Girl, We’re Getting Our Ass Beat

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    TW: Diet Culture, Body Image, and, girlllll, just some typical self-hating gays.

    Today we move through our journeys with fitness as we giggle and gab about workout classes. From the dark room of SoulCyle to the comfort of an at-home workout, we’ve pretty much tried everything once. Certified Personal Trainer & Fitness Coach, Andrew, talks about his complicated relationship with the fitness world and Joe worries he might be regressing to a less body positive era of his life. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll immediately want to sign up for Patreon for a brand new bonus episode EVERY SINGLE THURSDAY AT 8PM EST!

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    HOSTS: Joe Hegyes & Andrew Muscarella

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    19 February 2025, 4:47 am
  • 1 hour 10 minutes
    If You’re In Your Darkest Hour: Click On This

    This week, we are back on the timeless subject of Valentine’s Day. Joe and Andrew discuss angel food cake, the devil, Instagram flirting tactics, Hailee Steinfeld, Hailee Steinfeld’s dad, Sia’s Jamaican patois, and the mental and emotional state of one of our perpetually Valentine-less hosts, who will remain unnamed.

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    12 February 2025, 5:00 am
  • 1 hour 15 minutes
    The Sick & Twisted Story of A Twink & A Redhead

    This week we're joined by our IRL besties, Grant Gibbs and Ashley Gill AKA A Twink and a Redhead! We talk about our parallel lives growing up together in the tri-state area, our joint love of chain restaurants, and getting to know each other as neighbors in Brooklyn!

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    5 February 2025, 5:00 am
  • 1 hour 10 minutes
    What Cruise Ships Do To The Brain

    Today we're talking CRUISING!!!!! Specifically the family vacation we took together in 2022 that was anything but smooth sailing.

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    HOSTS: Joe Hegyes & Andrew Muscarella

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    29 January 2025, 5:00 am
  • 51 minutes 7 seconds
    The Life & Death of Shirley Temple

    This week, get a look behind the Patreon Paywall with a very special episode, where Andrew tells Joe all about the life and death of legendary film star Shirley Temple.

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    22 January 2025, 5:00 am
  • 59 minutes 41 seconds
    Why Ben Platt Performs

    Ben Platt joins the boys for an honest conversation about anxiety, aspirations, and The Search for Elle Woods. 

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    HOSTS: Joe Hegyes & Andrew Muscarella

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    15 January 2025, 5:00 am
  • 1 hour 16 minutes
    Why Is Spending The Night So Scary?

    Today the boys discuss the timeless hell that is a sleepover.

     

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    8 January 2025, 5:00 am
  • 1 hour 15 minutes
    Getting Naked With Your Best Friend

    Happy Nude Year! After a life-changing three day visit to a Korean Spa in Los Angeles, the boys discuss the complications of being in touch with their own bodies, with stories from middle school to Melbourne, Australia.

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    1 January 2025, 5:00 am
  • 57 minutes 27 seconds
    DO NOT HIRE A GRINCH IMPERSONATOR

    Merry Christmas to AWLL! Today Cindy Lou Who and The Grinch work it out on the remix before Joe and Andrew dive into their storied history with The Grinch. From elaborately themed experiential walkthroughs at summer camp, to unsolicited visits in college, all the way to the fateful Grinch impersonator that changed Snowchella forever.

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    24 December 2024, 7:07 pm
  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    Ilana Glazer on Long Island, Weed, Motherhood, & Broad City

    Today we're joined by the icon who made this podcast possible: Ilana Glazer. We discuss growing up on Long Island, weed-induced anxiety attacks, motherhood, working with your best friend, and Ilana's latest project; "Human Magic" out December 20th on Hulu & Disney+.

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    HOSTS: Joe Hegyes & Andrew Muscarella

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    18 December 2024, 5:00 am
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