About this episode

Hank and John Green answer a variety of questions ranging from astronomy to personal dilemmas.

Why can you see the outline of the full moon during a crescent moon? What do I do with a surplus of basil plants? How do I make amends with my mom? How do light particles not bump into each other and mess up their trajectories? Are Hank and John aware of how American they are? What do I do with my tongue at the dentist? …Hank and John Green have answers! If you're in need of dubious advice, email us at hankandjohn@gmail.com Join us for monthly livestreams at patreon.com/dearhankandjohn Produced for Hank and John Green by Complexly See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Hosts: Hank Green, John Green

Topics covered

• moon phases
• gardening
• family relationships
• light particles
• American culture
• dentistry

Keywords

• crescent moon
• basil plants
• amends
• light particles
• American culture
• dentist

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Complexly, patreon.com, art19.com

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