Ep 37 – Social Norms That Need to Die: Things We’re Done Pretending About | The Radke Show

💬 What This Episode’s About

From Pizza Hut food poisoning to saying “Yeehaw” over text, Melissa and David take on the social norms we all secretly hate.Do we really need to write thank-you notes? Are Super Bowl parties actually fun for anyone? And how did “Sorry I’m late, I didn’t want to come” become a personality trait?

Plus, Melissa’s mom gets roasted for gala season, David declares war on greeting-card holidays, and the couple’s “Heath, Don’t Show Your Teeth” challenge leads to some truly unholy laughter.

✨ Episode Highlights

* Melissa’s Pizza Hut Incident and the mystery of the “dirty pepperoni”

* The social norm she wishes would die: thank-you cards

* David’s crusade against made-up holidays

* Why Super Bowl parties should be outlawed

* Melissa’s plea to “bring back being there” for people

* The game that broke them both: Heath, Don’t Show Your Teeth

⏱️ Timestamps & Topics

00:00 – Studio setup & Melissa’s cadaver pig knees03:00 – Pizza Hut food poisoning confession07:00 – What social norms need to go09:00 – Thank-you notes rant (sorry, Hallmark)17:00 – David’s problem with made-up holidays23:00 – The case against Super Bowl parties25:00 – Melissa’s plea to bring back community33:00 – The “Heath, Don’t Show Your Teeth” game39:00 – Wrapping up & viewer shout-outs

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