Which Crisis Are We Having Today?...

Which Crisis Are We Having Today? The Brooding Old Man Quiz: Testing If Your Life Is Buffering

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Waywut by Darrell Holliday
E130
May 19, 2026
36:50

Episode notes

In this episode of Waywut, Jason and Darrell take a brutally honest quiz to figure out what kind of crisis they’re actually having: midlife crisis, identity crisis, or full existential crisis.

From staring in the mirror wondering “who the hell is that?” to jobs that feel meaningless, the fear of wasting time, and the very real anxiety of leaving their kids too soon, nothing is off limits. Expect raw conversations, personal stories, and plenty of dark humor as two guys in their mid-40s try to make sense of getting older.

They also dive into physical decline, the fear of outliving their fathers, and why it suddenly feels like time is speeding up. Along the way they take plenty of tangents, including sour cream in chili debates and Prince’s legendary guitar solo.

If you’re in your late 30s, 40s, or 50s and feel the clock ticking louder than it used to, this episode will probably hit a little too close to home.

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Keywords

mental health
aging
midlife
crisis
health
existential
identity
quiz
men
conversation