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Ryan Reed

Ryan Reed is a contributing writer for GOOD residing in Knoxville, Tennessee who specializes in stories on music and pop culture. He has contributed to Rolling Stone, Relix, Revolver, SPIN and The New York Times.

Photo credit: Canva, Alex Green from Pexels – People say these small lessons from therapy felt like "bombshells."

Health

5 small ‘bombshell’ lessons learned in therapy that shifted people’s perspectives

Ryan Reed

9/25/2025
Photo credit: YouTube screenshot from The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (left) / ddelan via Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0, cropped (right) – Scarlett Johansson says working with Robert Redford was "transformative" at age 12.

Culture

Scarlett Johansson says Robert Redford changed her life as a kid on set: ‘Transformative’

Ryan Reed

9/24/2025
Photo credit: The White House via Wikimedia Commons, public domain – Jimmy Kimmel is back on ABC. But many questions linger.

Culture

5 big questions ahead of Jimmy Kimmel’s return to late-night TV

Ryan Reed

9/23/2025
Photo credit: Raph_PH via Wikimedia Commons, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0, cropped (left) / Canva via Aflo Images from アフロ (Aflo), cropped (right) – When I first heard Radiohead's third album, my whole world changed. Why does the music of our youth stick with us?

Culture

A Radiohead album changed how I experience music. But why do these discoveries fade with time?

Ryan Reed

9/22/2025
Photo credit: Screenshots from Letterman YouTube – David Letterman has a bizarre phone call with the fake FCC in a classic 'Late Show' sketch.

Culture

David Letterman takes a ‘gassy’ call from the FCC in resurfaced ‘Late Show’ sketch

Ryan Reed

9/20/2025
Photo credit: Associated Press (Public Domain) via Wikimedia Commons (left, cropped) / Casablanca Records (Public Domain) via Wikimedia Commons (right, cropped) / Canva, Macrovector (question mark graphic) – Who are The Beatles of the 1970s and beyond?

Culture

The Beatles ruled the 1960s—duh. But who are ‘The Beatles of the ’70s and beyond?

Ryan Reed

9/19/2025
Photo credit: YouTube screenshots from ‘Wild Card with Rachel Martin’ – Asked about prayer, Harrison Ford had a thoughtful response about nature.

Culture

Harrison Ford says ‘My God is nature’ in moving answer about life’s meaning

Ryan Reed

9/19/2025
Photo credit: YouTube screenshots from ‘Are You Afraid of the Dark?’ episode via Bladed Joker Too – Why am I, a grown adult, still creeped out by this episode of 'Are You Afraid of the Dark?'

Culture

Why does this episode of ‘Are You Afraid of the Dark?’ still scare me, a grown man?

Ryan Reed

9/17/2025
Photo credit: ‘The Twilight Zone’ screenshot from Next Best Thing on YouTube – In a classic early role, Robert Redford beautifully portrayed Death on 'The Twilight Zone.'

Culture, Editorial, Featured, Media

Robert Redford’s tender ‘Twilight Zone’ portrayal of Death: ‘It isn’t me you’re afraid of’

Ryan Reed

9/16/2025
Photo credit: Canva, ksphotofive from pixabay – These are the most popular cat names of 2025.

Animals

Sorry, Milo. You just missed being the number one cat name again.

Ryan Reed

9/15/2025

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