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EPISODE · Dec 25, 2025 · 44 MIN

Why Did People Used to Look So Much Older?

from Small Talk: A Gen X Podcast

Here's a shocking revelation: You know Norm and Cliff from Cheers? They were 37 and 38 years old at the height of that show's popularity. The old dudes in Cocoon were in their 40s! Why did men look so much older back in the day? Investigative reporter Steven Greenstreet, host of the Make This Make Sense at the New York Post, joins the show to explain why men from earlier generations aged so differently. Steven also debunks the latest UFO myths and shares his Gen X obessions, from The X-Files to Radiohead.

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