Remember High School Hangouts?
From How Did We Get Weird with Vanessa Bayer and Jonah Bayer by All Things Comedy
April 13, 2026 · 49 min · Episode 78
About this episode
The Bayer siblings reminisce about their high school hangouts and discuss the evolution of food culture and social spaces.
This week on the podcast, the Bayer siblings lament the demise of the Dunkin' Donuts in Solon where Jonah spent his teenage years with other young punks, talking about NOFX and eating Bavarian cream doughnuts. We explore why you need to tear down an entire building to build a drive-through, the rise of "grab and go" food culture (the breakfast crowd is lovin' it) and the rise of the "third place." We also discuss our own third places growing up, from the roller rink to friends' houses and explain why a cafe inside of a bank will never be a fun place to hang out, no matter how much the marketers want to convince you otherwise! We also deter into our teenaged fashion choices and if we ever truly felt cool as kids in any environment. Finally we play a round of CHANGE DOT DORK where we debate the merits of rebranding Chuck E. Cheese as an escape room, building a multi-purpose ice and roller skating rink in Kentucky and preventing Dunkin' Donuts from building a dive through in one community who values city planning over crullers. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .
People in this episode
Hosts: Vanessa Bayer, Jonah Bayer
Topics covered
- high school hangouts
- food culture
- third places
- teenage fashion
- nostalgia
Keywords
- Dunkin' Donuts
- NOFX
- third place
- teenage fashion
- nostalgia
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Dunkin' Donuts, NOFX
Places: Solon, Kentucky, California
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