Listener Reviews

In 1996 classic, Matilda starring Mara Wilson (friend of the pod!) we get the incredible line, ‘These books gave Matilda a hopeful and comforting message: You are not alone.’ The media we love shapes us and others in meaningful ways and changes how we see the world. Movies are important! Insightful, hopeful, hilarious, and earnest, You Are Good helps us process our reality through the lens of movies, both silly and serious. This is the table you want to sit at to banter about the movie you just watched over a drink. Chefs kiss. 10/10. You, my friends, are actually great.

Even with movies I’ve never seen. But this is an especially feel-good show when you listen to the ones with movies you know and love.

Truly my comfort show

If you are trying to be gentle with yourself and you want to choose your audio content accordingly, this is a very good choice

These are my people ❤️

Maybe my nostalgia gives me rose colored glasses, but I love hearing the insights of Sarah, Alex, and their guests talk about the movies I loved and the movies I somehow missed but now are on my list of movies to see. I am always in the mood for another episode of You Are Good. (Would an inside joke calling this podcast my daddy turn off prospective listeners reading these reviews?)

The best.

Like a comfy blanket during these scary, unpredictable, and uncertain times.

Grease is the word!

I love this podcast and started listening after Sarah had stepped back a bit, so I don’t really know how or if it’s changed from what other reviews say, but it doesn’t change much when she is on the show so I don’t know. The beginning 5+ minutes of rambling is tewwwwww much though. This is the only podcast I listen to where I skip the beginning. It just keeps going, sometimes as long as 8+ minutes and it’s mostly not related to the episode. I’m not trying to be mean! Just that I think this could be cleaned up.

Long time listener, first time caller. I understand shows grow and change but I don’t understand why there’s so many people who do porn who are guests on the show.

Alex & friends bring earnest feelings in a way we deeply need right now. Great listen whether you’ve seen the movies or not. Good guests and good conversations.

I’ve been a loyal listener since day one, and I’m a bit embarrassed to admit that I haven’t contributed a rating/review until now. YAG and its hosts (now singular Host, since Sarah left) has been a comforting presence in my life for a while. I don’t even skip the intros, because I find Alex’s side notes and updates to be entertaining and endearing. The show has changed over the years (what podcast doesn’t?) but I’ve always thought of Alex as the anchor of this show, so it’s a fun and slightly different journey to listen to him exploring the subject matter of the week with new and diverse guest hosts, with just as much heart. Thank you Alex and Sarah for so many years of joy, and I look forward to many more episodes to come from Alex and friends!

This show has been a long standing joy for me. I love the diversity of guests and movies. Someone on here is throwing a fit and they need to chill out. The show is great. Alex is great. If you’re gonna be a jerk about s@x workers then just go away and stop trying to tank the reviews. Grow up.

Have you ever been to a restaurant and you see a table of friends that are one minute in deep discussion and the next minute laughing uproariously? And you think “dang… I wish I was having dinner with them.” Listening to this show is like being asked to pull up a chair, grab a plate and munch on some cinephilic salsa with scooped With an emotionally nuanced tortilla chip. I have listened to this podcast for years and have loved it from the first episodes to now. Even if I’ve never seen the movie they’re referencing, there is still something to be gleaned by hearing interesting people talk about the movies that stuck with them and why: and the why is the part that makes you glad you pulled up to the proverbial podcast table and ready to order another round of drinks so you can keep listening.

You’re going to be comforted by joy and insight, reminded of your own late-night laughs with friends and want to watch and rewatch every movie they talk about!

My favorite episode is the Sinners deep with Samuel James. His wealth of knowledge in both blues and film shine in this episode. Check it out!

This guy was on The Best Show with Tom Scharpling. Listen to that instead.

I have listened to most episodes of You Are Good/Why Are Dads, and recommend this podcast to all my friends and family. The format is comforting to me and doesn’t feel overly produced. You Are Good has the loveliest selection of guest hosts and I always feel like I am benefitting mentally/emotionally from their perspectives. Alex has such a beautiful heart and reminds me so much of my own brother. Sarah, though I know she is officially off the show to focus on other work (I also listen to YWA/The Devil You Know), is the reason I started listening in the first place. I am a tall, awkward, 40 something lady about town with ADHD, and it has been immensely helpful to my sense of confidence to see Sarah accomplish the things she has. I know this podcast is growing/changing, and I just want to say that You Are Good. Also, I listened to the Lady Bird Episode with Mara, but haven’t had the guts to listen to the episode with Carolyn yet. I have skimmed the transcript and just know I will be in tears - because you are such beautiful humans and I appreciate seeing this hard but beautiful expression of love. Thank you for showing me the value in showing up, doing what you can and always telling the people in my life that they are good.

I cannot even begin to describe how much I LOVE this podcast, but I will try! The hosts are so funny, & personable. They cover all the movies that I love, & are just honest to goodness, sincerely wonderful people. I wish the world had more like them!

I listen to every episode and have for years. I can safely skip the first 5-7 minutes if you want. This “ghost world” episode I got to skip about 20 minutes until they started talking about the plot. As someone who hadn’t seen the movie it was just banter about characters I didn’t know and hadn’t been introduced to. Sarah normally keeps it on task so hoping there will be a return soon

I know it just came out and I am happy to wait but my dream is for you to one day cover The Bone Temple. It has dad-son dynamics and satanists!!

I love you Alex, truly. I just miss Sarah. The recent episode of Anchorman was a new low with endless nervous laughter between movie quotes. Perhaps the least quote worthy film to be quoted. Those who do seam to have an entirely misunderstood meaning of film. It felt beneath the material and quality of cere once so earnestly equated with this show. I miss Sarah. She would have shut up the guest in immediate sharp quip that intelligence can cut. Please consider your sources when fishing out guests. Maybe ask your listeners instead of a random pizza guy guy. I love you Alex but managing hosting is not your mastered forte. You need a cohost to reel your guests in time and time again. I am not enjoying the show as of late, I’m hating the choices of fims. I am reluctant to write this out of fear of being perceived as a hater but it is the damn truth. I miss old You Are Good. Lately we aren’t good and we need that extra extra. Please. Upgrade the films & guests or don’t have a guest at all. I would rather hear you all cover more meaningful material.

This is such a special show. Alex, Sarah, and their guest hosts do an incredible job using movies to peel back societal layers and gently explore the beautiful, chaotic, poignant, desperate, and hilarious aspects of being a human in the world and in community. Their observations and thoughts allow us to be curious, reflective, and occasionally critical of the way we interact with the world, and allow for gentle growth. The heart they and their team put into each episode shines through every time, and I’ve never walked away unhappy with anything other than that it ended. Thank you Alex, Sarah, Miranda, Caroline, and everyone who makes this show, your care makes the world a whole lot better!