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The Cranky Day, Real Talk
Episode 11
Tuesday, 7 October, 2025
Fan Mail Me BrrrruuuuunnndenBad-day energy hit like a freight train, and we decided to ride it—full throttle, zero filter, and just enough humor to keep the wheels on. We start before sunrise with the Apple Harvest fritter mission, a line that refuses to move, and the kind of small-town chaos that turns into family lore. From there we plunge into the noisy churn of social feeds, a headline spiral that somehow says a lot while telling us nothing, and the creeping feeling that scrolling offers connection without the comfort of being known.We get honest about the middle-age shift—less patience, more pattern recognition, and the urge to bail on conversations that don’t go anywhere. Is it cynicism, or just wisdom with sore feet? We debate whether scrolling equals loneliness, how broken processes at work drain our empathy, and why the simplest systems—paperwork done right, lines that move fairly—can keep whole communities sane. There’s real texture here: the smell of fritters before dawn, the stress of a warehouse with no documentation, and a kid turning pastries into pocket money. It’s local and human in all the ways the internet can’t fake.We even poke at the “prophecy” angle—The Simpsons, Back to the Future, E.T.—and ask whether pop culture predicts the future or just mirrors our anxieties so precisely that it feels like foresight. Either way, we land on the same truth: stories shape how we see the world. If our feeds train us to expect outrage, we’ll find it everywhere. So we practice a different habit—trade spectacle for substance, swap doomscrolling for a call or a walk, and keep one eye out for the little rituals that make life feel real again.If this hit home, subscribe, share it with a friend who needs a laugh, and leave a review with your take: does scrolling make you feel connected or alone? We’re listening—and we’ll bring the fritters next time.Support the showCome back every Tuesday for a new episode each week. You won't be dissappointed, I'll tell you that for free. Subscribe and like us over at sockeytome.com as we begin the best part of our journey into podcasting yet, interacting with all of you. Give us your email as we begin to have more promotions and contests along with my personal favorite, trivia. Thanks everyone and as always, be good.
