Dan, Manny, & Billy report on Gen Z’s recent obsession with Hacky Sacks, their journeys to find them in the wild, and they put them to the ultimate test—THE NOSTALGIA TEST!

“I don't ever remember buying a sack, but I always knew I had a sack. And then you would just, like, play sack, and then the sack would go into someone's pocket, and then you would have that sack. It was like, Dan, you compared it to, like, a lighter. Yeah. Like, did you ever buy that lighter?”

A few weeks ago, Manny called up Dan to tell him that Hacky Sacks were back. He was seeing kids playing with them in the neighborhood, his nephew asked him if he knew what they were, and then there was a random hacky sack in his sister’s basement. All signs were pointing to the resurgence of this stoner activity (shoutout Bajas) by Gen Z so Manny, Billy, & Dan went looking for them in stores (check out the journey on Instagram) and two out of three of the hosts found them!

This episode is like a late-night hack session, there’s no logic, it’s random, there’s a lost sense of time, and in the end, it never was about hacky sack at all. It’s just about hanging out with your friends. The guys talk about Spencer’s Gifts, how Gen Z is messing up hacky sack, the game of Combat, playing catch, Pods, Magic the Gathering, the drinking game Asshole, and so much more.

Oh! And just like any good shroom trip, the guys somehow verbally wander full circle back to hacky sacks and finally figure out why hacky sacks are back. Not to spoil anything, but it’s all Ryan Gosling’s fault.

So, put on your baggiest jeans or corduroy pants, put on a beanie no matter the temperature, grab at least 3 friends, and get hackin, because this episode is classic Nostalgia Test fun.

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Approximate Rundown

00:00 Special Report Begins

00:21 Hacky Sack Comeback

01:30 Nephew Sparks Mystery

03:12 Footbag vs Hacky

04:18 How We Learned

07:11 Where to Buy One

08:22 Mall Store Nostalgia

10:40 Three Day Hunt

13:47 Gen Z Hacky Trends

16:56 Will It Last

18:52 Next Nostalgia Wave

21:10 Pogs Memories Return

22:22 Pogs Comeback Theory

23:15 DIY Merch Ideas

23:58 Snap Bracelet Nostalgia

25:02 Hacky Sack Reality Check

28:23 The Movie that Sparked The Trend

30:13 Frisbee and Simple Fun

31:09 Playing Catch Memories

33:32 Backyard Live Game Night

35:24 Asshole Card Game Rules

38:26 Wrap Up and Callouts

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