<p>Josh Gondelman and journalist Elise Hu swap summer traditions, childhood nostalgia, and the surprisingly revealing art of pillow fort design.</p><br><p>What You’ll Hear</p><br><p>Pillow Fort Personalities: From strict pillow-only construction to full-scale living room renovations, Josh and Elise explore how a person’s fort-building style might say more about them than they realize.</p><br><p>Sidelines and Scandinavian Wisdom: Elise shares a parenting rule she’s borrowed from youth sports culture, leading to a conversation about cheering, coaching, and keeping perspective.</p><br><p>A Cassette Time Capsule: An old mixtape labeled “Songs That Ruled in 1995” sends the conversation down memory lane, with detours through Hootie &amp; the Blowfish, Walkmans, jewel cases, and the joys of analog life.</p><br><p>CHAPTERS</p><p>00:00 Intro &amp; welcome</p><p>00:44 Meet guest host Elise Hu</p><p>01:10 The science of pillow forts</p><p>04:06 Summer plans and World Cup excitement</p><p>07:16 Youth sports and sideline philosophy</p><p>10:00 Learning to mend and analog hobbies</p><p>11:15 Needle felting and creative rebellion</p><p>12:18 A 1995 cassette time capsule</p><p>13:31 Walkmans, mixtapes, and listening parties</p><p>15:49 Kids discovering old technology</p><p>18:00 Good nights and musical shout-outs</p><p>For the fully immersive, phone free light + sound experience, learn more at <a href="https://open.acast.com/networks/6903aa8095ee8b18150a6546/shows/690506f33906f8011ad09a86/hatch.co" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">hatch.co</a>. Follow us on TikTok<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@hatchpodcasts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @hatchpodcasts</a> and<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@hatchforsleep/shorts" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> YouTube</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>