I’m counting down the Morning 6-Pack — six old-school social trends that I swear should make a comeback. We zip through stuff like gathering around the radio, rocking top hats like it ain’t a stage prop, writing Victorian-style notes instead of “u up?”, snapping pics with real cameras at concerts, and waking to the glorious, relentless clang of an old alarm clock. I keep it fast, snarky, and full of dumb jokes — the kind of banter that sounds like your goofy uncle at Thanksgiving. No spoilers on the big finale — you gotta listen for that one. Come for the nostalgia, stay for the laughs and the ridiculous takes.

Takeaways:

• We spend the episode laughing at old-school social shifts — from tattoos becoming normal to travel-ball kid chaos — and I keep poking fun at how loud and weird progress got.
• I hype bringing back gathering around the radio, cuz screens are killing vibes and family hangs need a glow-up.
• We roast modern concert phone culture, missing real cameras and actual moments instead of Polaroids and blue-light ghosts.
• I rant about snooze-button addiction on phones and loudly champion the merciless clang of double-belled alarm clocks.
• We casually drop goofy throwbacks like top hats and Victorian-era love notes — classy nonsense that’s oddly tempting to bring back.

Good morning and taste act.

And older people online have been talking about the societal shifts that they have seen in their lifetime that no one really talks about, which is, I mean, kind of pretty.

Grandpa, to be fair, we don't discuss this anymore, sir.

I don't think you get to say.

Well, you don't.

Look, some of these are actually pretty interesting when you get to thinking about it.

Living together before marriage used to be absolutely scandalous.

And now, of course, people move in together and the real scandal is finding out how much rent costs.

Tattoos used to mean sailor biker or you went to prison and now your dental hygienist has a full sleeve.

Going to the gym used to be kind of niche and now half the country has protein powder in the pantry.

Kids playing sports used to mean they would practice on Tuesday and have a game on Saturday.

Now it's travel ball, private lessons, specialized coaching, hotel rooms, tournament fees.

Little League has private equity funding now if you want to participate anyway.

And then there's communication.

I mean, we used to just call people and call them to talk.

That's how we used our phone.

Now if somebody calls unexpectedly, your first thought is who died?

Smoking disappeared from our restaurants, profanity moved in, and neighbors used to borrow tools.

But now half of us know the neighbor's wi fi network better than their last name.

A lot has changed.

Some for the better, some worse for sure.

And some of it's just gotten louder.

And while a lot of this is older folks complaining, as old people tend to do, sometimes they really kind of have a point.

See what I mean with today's list of the old school social trends that need to make a comeback.

Well, gather round folks.

It's the time of day when we laugh and smile in a light hearted way.

Tune in for the giggles and let's kick back.

Here comes the fun.

It's the morning six pack.

Here we go, the top six old school societal things that need to make a comeback according to yours truly.

Number six, gathering around the radio.

And that's not just because I work in the industry and I want to be able to buy a Chevy Silverado Black Widow SR edition with enhanced acceleration and power retractable roof panel.

Not that at all.

Number five, wearing top hats.

I mean, when did top hats become the exclusive headwear of bad magicians or as they're also known, magicians?

Number four, writing Victorian era letters.

I mean, let's be honest, which sounds better, a text that says you up or a note that says, m', lady, dost thou wish to fornicate?

Coming in at number three, taking pictures with actual cameras because nobody will spend an entire concert waving a Polaroid up in the air.

Two, Waking up to an alarm clock.

It's so easy to hit snooze on your iPhone.

But the clang, clang, clang of a double belled monstrosity will not be denied.

And the number one old school societal trend that absolutely should make a comeback.

Drinking alcohol at work.

That's pretty self explanatory.