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Wils Pelton and Josh Gondelman trace the unexpected return of hacky sack and revisit the playground games that shaped them.
What You’ll Hear:
The Teens Are Alright: Josh brings shocking cultural news from the youth front: hacky sack is back. Wils helps unpack the surprisingly timeless energy of crunchy outdoor games, Tevas included.
Gym Class Flashbacks: From wall ball to knockout to strategically getting eliminated as fast as possible, the conversation drifts through schoolyard memories, competitive streaks, and the fine art of sitting on the sidelines chatting.
Naming Things Correctly: A brief but deeply satisfying detour into Wait Wait... Don’t Tell Me!, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, and the joy of finally figuring out what exactly you’ve been thinking of all these years.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro & hacky sack returns
02:17 Spikeball and playground culture
04:10 Are kids actually playing hacky sack
07:21 She’s All That and makeover movies
11:25 Wils on avoiding gym class forever
14:35 Wait Wait... Don’t Tell Me! nerves
16:00 Whose Line confusion resolved
16:56 Spotify comments and listener shoutouts
For the fully immersive, phone free light + sound experience, learn more at hatch.co. Follow us on TikTok @hatchpodcasts and YouTube.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Wils Pelton and Josh Gondelman trace the unexpected return of hacky sack and revisit the playground games that shaped them.
What You’ll Hear:
The Teens Are Alright: Josh brings shocking cultural news from the youth front: hacky sack is back. Wils helps unpack the surprisingly timeless energy of crunchy outdoor games, Tevas included.
Gym Class Flashbacks: From wall ball to knockout to strategically getting eliminated as fast as possible, the conversation drifts through schoolyard memories, competitive streaks, and the fine art of sitting on the sidelines chatting.
Naming Things Correctly: A brief but deeply satisfying detour into Wait Wait... Don’t Tell Me!, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, and the joy of finally figuring out what exactly you’ve been thinking of all these years.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro & hacky sack returns
02:17 Spikeball and playground culture
04:10 Are kids actually playing hacky sack
07:21 She’s All That and makeover movies
11:25 Wils on avoiding gym class forever
14:35 Wait Wait... Don’t Tell Me! nerves
16:00 Whose Line confusion resolved
16:56 Spotify comments and listener shoutouts
For the fully immersive, phone free light + sound experience, learn more at hatch.co. Follow us on TikTok @hatchpodcasts and YouTube.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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