6 Shut-Down Things (That Shouldn’t Return)

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There is nothing good about the novel coronavirus. And please take its danger seriously! Stay home if you can! Also, speaking of staying home: as we all make changes to grapple with this global pandemic, have you noticed there are a few things you don't miss? A few events and social practices and gas-guzzling drives you're better off without? On this episode of The Cracked Podcast, Alex Schmidt is joined by Adam Tod Brown (Unpopular Opinion, MTV, Playboy) and Dan Hopper (Ranker, The New Yorker, CollegeHumor) for a look at some things COVID-19 put on hold -- specifically the most foolish, inefficient, straight-up bad things in the entire world. So throw on some headphones and have a fun and critical think about everything from the Olympics to April Fools Day to an insanely wasteful daily practice we should've questioned a lot sooner.

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