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TDZ Endnotes · Monthly digest

July 2020

The links published with every main episode, kept in their original order, plus the official song of the day.

Source note: These are the links supplied by the show in its official episode notes. Automatically generated transcripts are used to audit spoken recommendations, not as authoritative URLs.

July 27–31

Friday
Jul. 31

“Trump Tries To Flip The Gameboard, Rush Limbaugh is Confused”

In episode 684, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Greg Edwards

  1. Gohmert Says He Will Take Hydroxychloroquine For COVID-19, Flouting FDA Warning
  2. HERMAN CAIN DEAD AT 74 FROM COVID ... Attended Trump Tulsa Rally
  3. Trump floats idea of election delay, a virtual impossibility
  4. How Public Opinion Has Moved on Black Lives Matter
  5. Majority agree with Black Lives Matter and say major police reform is needed — CBS News poll
  6. Most view kneeling during anthem as acceptable form of protest - CBS News poll
  7. Rush Limbaugh Hates White Women So Much Right Now, He Just Called Them Black Men
  8. 8 Of The Top 20 TV Shows Right Now Are Netflix Originals
  9. The 10 Most Popular Movies On Netflix (So Far) In 2020

Song of the day: Wilma Archer - Like A Hunger ft. Amber Mark

Thursday
Jul. 30

“dEmOn sPeRmZ, SCAMborghini”

In episode 683, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Sara June

  1. Rep. Gohmert Tests Positive For COVID After Perennially Refusing To Wear Mask
  2. GOP Rep. Louie Gohmert Suggests Mask Wearing Gave Him Coronavirus
  3. GOP @RepLouieGohmert, who just tested positive for COVID-19 tells a reporter he blames wearing a mask for his result: "I can't help but think that if I hadn't been wearing a mask so much in the last 10 days or so, I really wonder if I would have gotten it."
  4. Tax Hike Under Biden Poses Bigger Threat to Tech Than Hearing
  5. Michigan Threatens to Slip From Trump as He Goes Quiet on Airwaves
  6. 99% Invisible: Freedom House Ambulance Service
  7. Florida man fraudulently obtained $3.9 million in PPP loans and used some of it to buy Lamborghini, feds say

Song of the day: 79.5 - Sisters Unarmed

Wednesday
Jul. 29
Tuesday
Jul. 28

“Senator King Cotton, Próst Malone”

In episode 681, Miles and guest host Scam Goddess Laci Mosley are joined by comedian and super model Arisce Wanzer

  1. Scam Goddess
  2. Anatomy Of A COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory
  3. Moderna unveiled encouraging coronavirus vaccine results. Then top execs dumped nearly $30 million of stock
  4. COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Heads To Widespread Testing In U.S.
  5. Black activists in Portland call federal crackdown a 'distraction' from police reform efforts
  6. Bill by Sen. Tom Cotton targets curriculum on slavery
  7. POST MALONE WORLD BEER PONG LEAGUE'S MY DREAM ... Closer to Reality!!!
  8. James Cameron “Disappointed” About ‘Avatar’ Delays, Promises Sequels “Will Deliver”
  9. Disney Delays Mulan Indefinitely, Avatar Sequels Pushed Back
  10. ‘A Quiet Place 2,’ ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Delayed Until 2021
  11. Amid Theater Chaos, Indie Films ‘Unhinged’ and ‘Fatima’ Forge Ahead
  12. Sorry, there won’t be any good films until the US sorts itself out
  13. WATCH: Unhinged Trailer #1 (2020) | Movieclips Trailers
  14. ‘Unhinged’ Sets August Release In Wake Of ‘Tenet’s Labor Day Weekend Plan
  15. How Russell Crowe's Temper Got Its Nasty Reputation: Fighting, Yelling, Phone-Throwing and a Decade of Resentment

Song of the day: Acoustic Alchemy: "One For The Road"

Monday
Jul. 27

July 20–24

Friday
Jul. 24

“Florida Flummoxed, Tenet(flix)”

In episode 679, Jack and Miles are joined by writer and Full Court Chat podcast host Dave Schilling

  1. Full Court Chat podcast
  2. Stephen Miller’s Grandmother Died of COVID-19. Her Son Blames the Trump Administration.
  3. Biden holds 13-point lead over Trump in Florida: poll
  4. DeSantis approval on handling of coronavirus plunges: poll
  5. A public health employee predicted Florida's coronavirus catastrophe — then she was fired: 'This is everything I was trying to warn people about'
  6. DOH Names Director for Division of Disease Control and Health Protection
  7. Transcript: Dr. Deborah Birx discusses coronavirus on "Face the Nation," April 19, 2020
  8. Kayleigh McEnany has a baffling explanation for why Trump offered well wishes to Ghislaine Maxwell
  9. Sorry, ‘Tenet’ is Not Skipping Theaters and Going Straight to Streaming 

Song of the day: New Young Pony Club - Get Lucky

Thursday
Jul. 23

“QA-gone, PREPLANNED Vacay”

In episode 678, Jack and Miles are joined by the Forgotten: Women of Juárez's co-host Mónica Ortiz Uribe

  1. Forgotten: Women of Juárez
  2. 'What in the hell are we doing?' Senate Republicans clash over coronavirus relief
  3. The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Facebook - Dems to GOP: Where is your COVID-19 bill?
  4. Twitter Is Finally Going After QAnon
  5. Trump says he wishes accused sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell well and has 'met her numerous times'
  6. Tucker Carlson's top writer resigns after secretly posting racist and sexist remarks in online forum
  7. Tucker Carlson Attacks “Ghouls” Over Fired Fox News Writer Blake Neff’s “Wrong” Racist Online Posts, Announces Vacation
  8. Tucker Carlson to Take ‘Long-Planned’ Vacation After Writer’s Resignation
  9. Tucker’s Got Real Scandals, So He Keeps Inventing Imaginary Enemies
  10. Fox News, Ed Henry, Sean Hannity & Tucker Carlson Sued In Sex Trafficking, Sexual Harassment & Retaliation Suit
  11. Tucker Carlson claimed the New York Times planned to expose his address. Then his fans doxed the reporter.

Song of the day: Daringer - Gold 97s

Wednesday
Jul. 22
Tuesday
Jul. 21

“Inside Portland, Netflops?”

In episode 676, Jack and Miles are joined by Ridiculous History and Stuff They Don't Want You To Know's Ben Bowlin

  1. Ridiculous History
  2. Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
  3. Behold the falcon sex hat, a species-saving hump helmet
  4. PDX Protest Bail Fund
  5. 50 Nights of Unrest in Portland
  6. What You Need To Know About The Battle of Portland
  7. This Makeshift Kitchen Provided Free Food Outside Portland’s Justice Center. Now, Police Have Locked Them Out.
  8. Why You Can’t Trust Netflix’s New 10 Most-Watched Movies List
  9. The Old Guard is one of Netflix's most popular movies 
  10. ‘The Old Guard’ Unseated By A Truly Surprising Movie On Netflix’s Top 10 List
  11. An Unexpected Netflix Movie Has Quietly Been Dominating Despite Terrible Reviews

Song of the day: Benny Sings - Passionfruit

Monday
Jul. 20

“FOXic Workplace, Burger Kringe”

In episode 675, Miles and guest host Jamie Loftus are joined by There Are No Girls On The Internet host Bridget Todd

  1. There Are No Girls On The Internet
  2. Fox News Staffers Erupt Over Network’s Racism: Bosses ‘Created a White Supremacist Cell’
  3. Kellyanne Conway Urges Trump to Resume Coronavirus Briefings to Boost Approval Ratings
  4. Cook shifts 20 House districts toward Democrats
  5. Disapproval of Trump coronavirus response jumps to 60 percent amid surge: poll
  6. Burger King Introduces 'Reduced Methane Emissions' Whopper as It Changes Cows' Diets Amid Climate Change
  7. WATCH: Burger King | Cows Menu Mexico
  8. Burger King is selling a burger made from cows on low-methane diet
  9. US farmers' beef with Burger King over cow fart ad
  10. Op-ed: Burger King’s New ‘Reduced Methane’ Beef May Be All Hat, No Cattle
  11. Inside the Race to Build the Burger of the Future

Song of the day: Cornelius - MIC CHECK

July 13–17

Friday
Jul. 17

“CamPAIN, Spenser Confidential > Empire Strikes Back”

In episode 674, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Blake Wexler

  1. Trump shakes up campaign leadership as he struggles in latest polls
  2. The Trump campaign has a new effort to rebut his lousy poll numbers. It’s not good.
  3. Power Up: Trump is touting an enthusiasm gap with Biden. But his campaign may be looking at the numbers the wrong way.
  4. Brad Parscale is wrong. The campaign probably can’t save Trump.
  5. Nationscape: A comprehensive view of the American electorate
  6. Game show host retweeted by Trump deletes his account after announcing his son has coronavirus
  7. Here's Your Sign
  8. COVID-19 could be controlled in 1-2 months if people wear masks: CDC Director Robert Redfield
  9. Georgia governor overrides all local mask orders in the state
  10. Trump administration accused of covering up COVID-19 hospitalizations after current data VANISHES from CDC site despite director's claim the agency's access to the information was NOT cut by the White House
  11. Netflix reveals its 10 most popular movies, and most of them have something in common
  12. Top Lifetime Adjusted Grosses

Song of the day: Spirit of the Beehive - fell asleep with a vision

Thursday
Jul. 16

“The Boomers Are Not Alright, QAnon’s Most Wanted”

In episode 673, Jack and Miles are joined by New's O'Clock's Hayes Brown

  1. New's O'Clock
  2. In historic move, North Carolina city approves reparations for Black residents
  3. Trump Administration Strips C.D.C. of Control of Coronavirus Data
  4. Anthony Fauci has been wrong about everything I have interacted with him on: Peter Navarro
  5. CDC director says COVID-19 spike in the South likely caused by people from the Northeast traveling to those states for vacation - and warns the fall will likely be 'one of the most difficult times' seen in US public health
  6. Fact check: No evidence linking Wayfair to human trafficking operation
  7. The Conspiracy Theory About Wayfair Is Spreading Fast Among Lifestyle Influencers On Instagram
  8. Wellness Influencers Are Spreading QAnon Conspiracies About the Coronavirus
  9. How the Wayfair human-trafficking conspiracy theory grew out of QAnon
  10. Boomers exposed to lots of lead as kids are at higher risk for mental health problems
  11. An Updated Lead-Crime Roundup for 2018
  12. One Author Argues 'Sociopathic' Baby Boomers Have Hurt America

Song of the day: StereoLab - Diagonals

Wednesday
Jul. 15
Tuesday
Jul. 14

“Tragic Kingdom, Millionaires To The Rescue?”

In episode 671, Jack and Miles are joined by the Forgotten: Women of Juárez's cohost Oz Woloshyn

  1. Forgotten: Women of Juárez
  2. Proposed Asylum Rule- Public Comment Resources
  3. Florida shatters single-day infection record with 15,300 new cases
  4. Disney World Reopening Gets Mixed First Reactions As Fans Give Park’s Welcome Back Videos Horror Treatment
  5. Walt Disney World employees petition to delay reopening as coronavirus cases surge in Florida
  6. Disney World Draws Excitement and Incredulity as Reopening Nears
  7. Actors’ Equity Says Walt Disney World “Retaliating” Over Coronavirus Testing Demand; Disney Says Park Protocols Accepted By Other Unions – Update
  8. Mandatory masks, Mickey at a distance as Walt Disney World reopens
  9. ‘Inviting Disaster’: Disney World Reopening Inspires Worry From Health Experts, Optimism From Some Workers
  10. BREAKING: Hong Kong Disneyland to Close Again Due to Slight Rise in COVID-19 Cases
  11. 'We don't want to die': Father livestreams multi-town police chase with 5 kids in van
  12. Racist Flat-Earther Caught With 30 Bombs Trying To Blow Up Building
  13. Protesters hit by cars recently highlight a dangerous far-right trend in America
  14. Millionaires For Humanity

Song of the day: Dinner Party - First Responders

Monday
Jul. 13

July 6–10

Thursday
Jul. 9
Wednesday
Jul. 8

“Yeezy = Small Business, Racism Double Down”

In episode 667, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and Bitchuation Room host Francesca Fiorentini

  1. Bitchuation Room
  2. Trump administration hands emergency loans to Kanye West and Church of Scientology as small businesses go bust
  3. De Niro-backed restaurants took 14 coronavirus aid loans
  4. Trump donors among early recipients of coronavirus loans
  5. A Mark Wahlberg Flop Totally Dominated Netflix On July 4 And I Can't Get Enough
  6. Why Mark Wahlberg's Patriots Day is a vanity project: For a movie that has taken such great pains to be authentic, Wahlberg's casting defies reason
  7. The bizarro big business of Mark Wahlberg and national tragedy
  8. Boston Critic Defies ‘Patriots Day’ Praise: ‘Exploitation,’ ‘Narcissism,’ ‘Propaganda’
  9. "Patriots Day" Is The First Movie Of Trump's America
  10. Trump’s push to amplify racism unnerves Republicans who have long enabled him
  11. The Memo: Trump's race tactics fall flat
  12. Lindsey Graham Breaks With Trump On NASCAR Tweet, Says Confederate Flag Isn't a Good Way to Grow a Business

Song of the day: Little Beaver: Get into the Party Life

Tuesday
Jul. 7

July 1–2

Thursday
Jul. 2

“Healthy Mountain Dew, Wrestling Is Real”

In episode 664, Jack and guest host Jamie Loftus are joined by comedian and Nerdificent co-host Dani Fernandez

  1. Nerdificent
  2. Pandemic caused 18 pc rise in deaths in US: study
  3. Official U.S. coronavirus death toll is ‘a substantial undercount’ of actual tally, Yale study finds
  4. St. Louis couple pulls firearms on protesters cutting through their private street
  5. Calls for St. Louis Mayor’s Resignation Intensify After She Doxxed Black Lives Matter Protesters on Facebook Live
  6. Central West End couple explains why they pointed guns at protesters who demanded Krewson's resignation
  7. The Bio of the Lawyer Representing Two Gun-Toting St. Louis Attorneys Will Leave You Speechless
  8. Triple H: Donald Trump Is Unclear On Whether Wrestling Is Real

Song of the day: Peter Matthew Bauer / Wild Light

Wednesday
Jul. 1

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