130 Things to Talk About

Small Talk, Upgraded

• The best thing you ate this week — full review, no modestyCopied
• Something weird you noticed on your commuteCopied
• The last thing that made you laugh onlineCopied
• What you'd do with a completely free tomorrowCopied
• Your current show, and whether it's worth my timeCopied
• A small purchase that upgraded your lifeCopied
• The weather — but your actual hot take on this seasonCopied
• Whatever song is living in your head rent-freeCopied
• Your weekend, ranked against your average weekendCopied
• The nicest stranger interaction you've had latelyCopied
• Something you learned that felt useless but delightfulCopied
• The food you could eat daily without complaintCopied
• A plan you're low-key excited aboutCopied
• The funniest thing a kid or pet did recentlyCopied
• Your unpopular opinion about a minor everyday thingCopied
• What your perfect lazy morning containsCopied
• The last photo you took and whyCopied
• A place nearby you've been meaning to tryCopied
• The best snack discovery of your yearCopied
• What you're looking forward to this monthCopied
• A skill you'd love to have that's actually uselessCopied
• The pettiest thing that ruined your day this weekCopied
• Your current obsession, whatever scaleCopied
• The best message you received this weekCopied
• Something that surprised you about adult lifeCopied

First Dates

• The trip that changed how you travelCopied
• What you're weirdly good at that never comes upCopied
• The best concert or live thing you've been toCopied
• Your ideal Saturday, hour by hourCopied
• The food opinion you'll defend to the graveCopied
• Something you've gotten really into latelyCopied
• The best advice anyone's handed youCopied
• Your favorite hidden spot in this cityCopied
• What you were like as a kid — the honest versionCopied
• A small win from this weekCopied
• The movie you've seen more than three timesCopied
• What you'd do with a year off, money asideCopied
• The compliment you still think aboutCopied
• Your family's most retold storyCopied
• The hobby you'd start if nobody could judgeCopied
• The meal that made you fall in love with a placeCopied
• Something you changed your mind about recentlyCopied
• The most spontaneous thing you've actually doneCopied
• What makes a day feel wasted versus well spentCopied
• The place you'd show someone visiting for one dayCopied
• A goal you're quietly working towardCopied
• The funniest thing that happened to you this monthCopied
• Your take on the great debate: text or callCopied
• Something you find underrated that most people skipCopied
• The question you wish people asked you moreCopied

With a Crush

• What your perfect low-key weekend looks likeCopied
• The song you've had on repeat latelyCopied
• A place you've been meaning to check out — float going togetherCopied
• The best meal you've had this monthCopied
• What you were like in school, unfilteredCopied
• Your hot take on something trivialCopied
• The last thing that made you laugh too hardCopied
• What you'd both do if tonight were free — propose itCopied
• A childhood story that explains you perfectlyCopied
• The hobby you'd pick up with zero excusesCopied
• Your favorite way to spend a rainy dayCopied
• The most spontaneous thing you'd actually say yes toCopied
• A show worth watching twiceCopied
• What you're looking forward to most right nowCopied
• The pettiest hill you'll die onCopied
• Something you find attractive that isn't about looksCopied
• The trip that's next on your listCopied
• Your most controversial snack opinionCopied
• The best advice you've ignoredCopied
• What actually makes you text someone back fastCopied
• A small thing that made today betterCopied
• The compliment you'd love to get somedayCopied
• Your favorite late-night snack and the story behind itCopied
• The playlist you'd make for a road tripCopied
• What you'd both laugh about in a year from tonightCopied

Long Rides & Walks

• The road trip you'd take with no destinationCopied
• Playlists: everyone defends their driving musicCopied
• The best conversation you've ever had on a driveCopied
• Snack planning — the official ride menuCopied
• The place you'd detour to see right nowCopied
• Stories from the worst trip you've ever takenCopied
• If you could drive anywhere for a weekend, whereCopied
• The podcast or audiobook that made a drive fly byCopied
• Scenic routes versus getting there fastCopied
• The most beautiful thing you've seen out a car windowCopied
• Childhood car ride memories — games, fights, napsCopied
• The radio song that takes you straight back to being sixteenCopied
• What you'd do if the car broke down in the middle of nowhereCopied
• Rest stop rankings — what makes a good oneCopied
• The trip you keep almost bookingCopied
• Walk-and-talk topics: what you think clearest aboutCopied
• The conversations that only happen at 2 a.m. on a long driveCopied
• Car karaoke: everyone's signature songCopied
• The best thing you've ever eaten on the roadCopied
• Where you were the last time the stars were actually outCopied
• Dream camper van or dream convertible — pick and planCopied
• The friend you talk to most on long drivesCopied
• Maps versus wandering: which traveler are youCopied
• The view you'd drive three hours forCopied
• What you listen to versus what you talk about — when and whyCopied

Over Text

• Send the last photo in your camera roll — explain nothingCopied
• Rate your day one to ten, one sentence whyCopied
• The song currently stuck in your headCopied
• One thing you saw today that I won't believeCopied
• What you're eating and whether I should be jealousCopied
• A random memory of us that popped up todayCopied
• Your unpopular opinion of the dayCopied
• The funniest thing on your explore page latelyCopied
• What you'd do if tonight were magically freeCopied
• The best text you've gotten this weekCopied
• A mini review of whatever you're watchingCopied
• The plan we should make for this weekendCopied
• Something that made you smile, even slightlyCopied
• The last thing you bought that slappedCopied
• Your current three emojis mood reportCopied
• A question you've never asked meCopied
• The snack you're defending this weekCopied
• What your walk or commute looked like todayCopied
• The overheard conversation of the dayCopied
• Where you'd teleport for exactly one hourCopied
• The movie quote living in your head latelyCopied
• One small win from todayCopied
• The weirdest dream summary — two sentences maxCopied
• What made you text me first, honestlyCopied
• Tomorrow's forecast for your mood, in one lineCopied

Beating Awkward Silence

For the moment when nobody's said anything for slightly too long.

• "Okay, random thing —" and then any item on this listCopied
• Ask what everyone's been listening to latelyCopied
• Bring up the last time this group laughed too hardCopied
• Ask the room their dinner plans and rate themCopied
• Introduce a debate: is a hot dog a sandwichCopied
• Ask what everyone would do with a free plane ticket tonightCopied
• Share the weirdest thing you've overheard this weekCopied
• Ask who has the oldest phone photo — make them show itCopied
• Start a ranking: best snacks, worst pizza toppings, whateverCopied
• Ask everyone's hottest take on the most minor topic possibleCopied
• Bring up a shared memory if you have one — 'remember when'Copied
• Ask what everyone's low-effort comfort meal isCopied
• Point at something nearby and ask for its backstoryCopied
• Ask the room for their current show recommendationsCopied
• Admit the silence, then say the thing you almost didn'tCopied
• Ask what everyone wanted to be at age eightCopied
• Pose the desert-island snack questionCopied
• Ask for everyone's best two-second story — GOCopied
• Bring up the pettiest thing you argued about this weekCopied
• Ask what song everyone would pick for the group's entrance musicCopied
• Ask everyone's verdict on the last thing you all watchedCopied
• Ask who has a trip coming up and make them plan it aloudCopied
• Share something small you were wrong about this weekCopied
• Ask the group their ideal Sunday in three words eachCopied
• Bring up the plan everyone keeps almost making — make it realCopied