Obituary Desk: Farewell to Everyday Habits

In this five-minute monologue John opens the ‘Obituary Desk,’ delivering playful, respectful obituaries for everyday habits and small cultural quirks—things like ‘Punctuality (circa: maybe next week),’ ‘The Art of Returning Dishes,’ or ‘Honourable Queue Discipline.’ Each obituary is a compact scene: a warm one-line eulogy, a brief, funny anecdote that listeners will recognise, and a single practical, low-effort tip to either resurrect the habit or lay it to rest with dignity. The tone stays affectionate and educational: jokes target behaviours, not people, and examples are fictionalized. The format fits the show’s five-minute monologue slot, invites empathy and gentle self-reflection, and encourages listener participation through a short CTA asking for anonymized habit-eulogies. Listeners leave amused, a little wiser about small cultural patterns, and with one tiny action they can try today.