Speed Friending: The Morning X Debates a Gen Z Trend

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The Morning X discusses the trend of speed friending with guest Justin Cosby, debating its necessity and implications for modern students.

The Morning X welcomes Justin Cosby, a local university organizer, to unpack a brand-new social trend sweeping college campuses called "speed friending."  Barnes and Crash debate whether modern students actually need a structured game show just to make basic platonic connections, while Justin reveals the inappropriate boundaries people cross when placed on a three-minute conversation clock. THE END , Entertainment News Daily originates on The Morning X with Barnes and Crash - Listen live weekdays 6-10 am eastern on 99X Atlanta (100.5 on the FM dial in Atlanta), at 99X.com, or in the 99X Freeloader app .  The show includes "Best of The Morning X" which will be on-demand via this podcast the same day after it airs on 99X between 6 and 7 am est. The Morning X originated in 1994 with Barnes, Leslie, and Jimmy. Please review and subscribe to THE END ...Entertainment News Daily, available on your favorite podcast network.   Get Exclusive Morning X video interviews, video content, and bonus video exclusively from Facebook , TikTok , Instagram , or our YouTube channel .  Find all of our social connections at our website TheMorningX.com Your chance at $1000 is…

People in this episode

Hosts: Barnes, Crash, Steve Barnes, Crash Clark

Guest: Justin Cosby

Topics covered

• speed friending
• Gen Z trends
• college social life
• platonic connections
• debate

Keywords

• speed friending
• Gen Z
• college campuses
• social trends
• platonic connections

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Organizations: The Morning X, 99X Atlanta, Get in the Ring.com, TheMorningX.com

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