The World Cup of Special Days (Groups A-D)

The World Cup of Special Days gets underway with Groups A–D, taking a hard (and very unserious) look at the days that pop up every year and somehow manage to take over our lives.

From the pressure of Valentine’s Day and the emotional minefield of Mother’s Day, to the quiet chaos of World Book Day, the madness of Black Friday, and the sugar-fuelled mayhem of Halloween, this episode digs into why these days exist, who they’re really for, and how they somehow became unavoidable.

Along the way we get into the rise of niche calendar moments like National Masturbation Day and Random Acts of Kindness Day — the kind of days you don’t remember until social media aggressively reminds you they’re happening.

Some are commercial, some are heartfelt, some are confusing, and some probably shouldn’t be a thing at all — but every one of them sparks an opinion.

This episode sets the tone for the tournament.

Groups E–H and the knockout rounds continue exclusively on Patreon, where the full debates and deeper dives live.

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Including:

The World Cup of Horrible People
The World Cup of Horrible Words / Phrases
The World Cup of 2025
The World Cup of Liquids
The World Cup of Forgotten Fashion
The World Cup of Things You Don’t See (Anymore)
The World Cup of Forgotten TV Shows
The World Cup of Insults
The World Cup of Hard People
…and the full back catalogue.

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