Saturday Stupidness: Episode 1. (A Cold Summers Day despite heat last year, No one affording to go out on a friday and saturday night party in the town and a dreaded covid return
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Eps 1: Saturday Stupidness: Episode 1. (A Cold Summers Day despite heat last year, No one affording to go out on a friday and saturday night party in the town and a dreaded covid return

— Saturday Stupidness

The podcast discusses three main topics. First, it talks about an unusually cold summer day despite the previous year's heat. Then, it delves into the financial struggles people face, making it hard for them to afford going out on Friday and Saturday nights for parties in town. Lastly, it touches on the concerning potential return of COVID-19, sparking fear and uncertainty among the public.

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Tom Shelton

Tom Shelton

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Welcome to the first episode of "Saturday Stupidness: A Cold Summer's Day." We're here navigating what ought to be a sun-soaked weekend, yet the weather has taken a bizarre turn. Despite the sweltering heat we baked in last year, today feels more like a crisp autumn morning. It's as if the universe is having its laugh, flipping seasonal norms on their head. We’re all bundled up in layers, sipping hot coffee instead of ice-cold lemonade.

And if that wasn’t enough, let's talk about our social life—or the near-total lack of it. With inflation on a relentless rise and prices skyrocketing, a night out on the town has become an almost surreal luxury. Gone are the days of Friday and Saturday night escapades filled with laughter, music, and bustling bars. The town feels eerily quiet, a stillness that’s unsettling. People are choosing homemade cocktails over overpriced drinks, board games over club hopping, and cozy night-ins over raucous nights out. Economically, we’re all just trying to make ends meet, sacrificing our nightlife in the process.

Just when we thought things couldn’t get more peculiar, rumors of COVID making an unwelcome return are spreading like wildfire. It feels like a bad sequel no one asked for. The prospect of going back to masking up, social distancing, and staying at home casts a shadow over any tentative plans we might have had. As hopeful as we were for a bounce-back summer filled with joy and normalcy, the possibility of re-entering that pandemic reality makes our bizarre, cold summer feel even more surreal.

This trifecta of oddities—a chilly summer day, a town too pricey to enjoy, and a COVID comeback—sets an unusual stage for our weekend. We’re left to reminisce about better times while hoping this strange confluence of events is just a fleeting anomaly. Maybe next Saturday, we’ll be back in shorts and flip-flops, enjoying a more affordable night out, without the looming dread of a viral return. Until then, stay warm, stay safe, and keep chuckling at the absurdity of it all.