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TDZ Endnotes · Monthly digest

April 2021

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.

April 26–30

Friday
Apr. 30

“Joe Talkin’ The Talk? The Roaring 20’s Again?”

In episode 899, Jack and Miles are joined by super producer Danl Goodman

  1. After Railing Against Science, Trump Wants To Be Remembered As ‘The Father Of The Vaccine’
  2. The GOP’s Black Friend Says America Is Not a Racist Country
  3. Kamala Harris agrees with Tim Scott that America not a 'racist country' but says must 'speak truth' on racism
  4. Union's evidence in Amazon vote 'could be grounds for overturning election', U.S. Labor Board says
  5. NYC’s Summer of Hedonism Is Fully on by July 1, de Blasio Announces
  6. What the New Roaring Twenties Will Be Like
  7. The 1920s Roared After a Pandemic, and the 2020s Will Try
  8. Are you ready for the Roaring '20s?
  9. People Really Want a “Roaring ’20s” Party Decade After the Pandemic
  10. Post-Covid America Isn’t Going to Be Anything Like the Roaring ’20s
  11. Why the Roaring Twenties Left Many Americans Poorer
  12. The Roaring Twenties
  13. The 1924 Law That Slammed the Door on Immigrants and the Politicians Who Pushed it Back Open
  14. What Prohibition teaches us about race relations in the U.S.
  15. Why the Ku Klux Klan Flourished Under Prohibition

Song of the day: Swardy at Secret Sky 2021

Thursday
Apr. 29

“Trump Planning A Comeback? Zoom Induced Facelifts?”

In episode 898, Jack and Miles are joined by the Hot And Rich Show, This Podcast Is Self-Care, and JackAM's Cait Raft

  1. Hot And Rich Show
  2. This Podcast Is Self-Care
  3. JackAM's
  4. GOP Doctors’ Caucus Puts Out PSA Urging Constituents To Get COVID Vaccine
  5. Misinformation and flip-flopping from federal bureaucrats causing vaccine hesitancy
  6. 'Not an easy transition': Inside Trump's unconventional first months out of office
  7. US Plastic Surgeons Expect Boom in Procedures Below Zoom Line
  8. Joe Rogan spread anti-vaccine misinformation. Spotify's CEO is standing behind him
  9. Facebook’s A.I. Whiz Now Faces the Task of Cleaning It Up. Sometimes That Brings Him to Tears.
  10. How Facebook got addicted to spreading misinformation

Song of the day: Born Jamericans • Send My Love

Wednesday
Apr. 28
Tuesday
Apr. 27
Monday
Apr. 26

April 19–23

Friday
Apr. 23
Thursday
Apr. 22

“Oldster Fashion Takeover, The Oscars Gonna Be WEIRD”

In episode 893, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and Roy's Job Fair host Roy Wood Jr.

  1. Roy's Job Fair
  2. How Minneapolis police initially described George Floyd's murder
  3. G.O.P. Anti-Protester Bills Include Immunity for Hitting Them With Cars
  4. Quibi’s library will live on through the Roku Channel
  5. Natty Light Now Comes as an 8% ABV Ice Pop
  6. Grandpa Style: Why 20-Somethings Are Dressing Like Senior Citizens
  7. Gramparents Instagram
  8. Oscars: Academy To Create European Hub(s) For Nominees Unable To Travel To U.S.; Producers Reveal New Details On Show
  9. Producers of COVID-Era Oscars: "It's Not Going to Be Like Anything That's Been Done Before"
  10. Oscar Show Takes Shape With Letter To Nominees: No Zooms, No Casual Dress, Covid Protocols In Force & “Stories Matter”
  11. The Oscars Are a Week Away, but How Many Will Watch?
  12. Oscar Producers Facing Backlash And Logistical Headaches After Requiring Nominees To Attend Ceremony In Person, Not On Zoom
  13. Oscars: Academy To Create European Hub(s) For Nominees Unable To Travel To U.S.; Producers Reveal New Details On Show
  14. Banning Zoom at the Oscars Didn’t Work Out: Producers Accommodate Overseas Nominees
  15. Oscar Attendees Will Not Wear Face Masks During Telecast (EXCLUSIVE)
  16. Oscar nominees, guests will qualify as essential workers to attend Academy Awards

Song of the day: MED x Blu x Madlib - The Strip (feat Anderson .Paak)

Wednesday
Apr. 21

“Trump 2024? Aliens Are Our Babysitter?”

In episode 892, Jack and Miles are joined by Me and Paranormal You host and CrystalEyes app co-founder Ryan Singer

  1. Me and Paranormal You
  2. CrystalEyes App - Identifying Crystals with a Snap Kickstarter
  3. Trump Is ‘Beyond Seriously’ Considering 2024 Presidential Bid
  4. ‘I’m still a zero’: Vaccine-resistant Republicans warn that their skepticism is worsening
  5. Awaiting Derek Chauvin Verdict, Police Prepare New Approach to Protests
  6. BRITNEY SPEARS POSTS SUPPORT FOR BLACK LIVES MATTER ... Some Followers Pissed!!!
  7. Republicans Cower In Fear Of Tiny Octogenarian Congresswoman, Maxine Waters, A Very Bad Lady
  8. The U.S. military takes UFOs seriously. Why doesn't Silicon Valley or academia?
  9. Pentagon officially releases UFO videos
  10. 2 Navy Airmen and an Object That ‘Accelerated Like Nothing I’ve Ever Seen’
  11. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on UFOs: ‘Think I would know if there were aliens’
  12. Former Navy pilot describes UFO encounter studied by secret Pentagon program
  13. Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program
  14. Former Navy pilot describes UFO encounter studied by secret Pentagon program
  15. The Pentagon Released U.F.O. Videos. Don’t Hold Your Breath for a Breakthrough.
  16. Establishment of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force
  17. Harry Reid Confirms Federal Government Covered Up UFOs For Years

Song of the day: DeeDONTCARE Latin Jungle [Bad N' Heavy]

Tuesday
Apr. 20

“How To Ruin The World’s Favorite Sport, 420 Buuuuuddy”

In episode 891, Jack and Miles are joined by writer Molly Lambert

  1. Deckheads: Chief Stews! on Twitch!
  2. Man arrested in connection with Wisconsin shooting that killed 3 people, injured 3 others, authorities say
  3. Shootings never stopped during the pandemic: 2020 was the deadliest gun violence year in decades
  4. Minneapolis braces for violence over Derek Chauvin verdict as pig’s head left at former home of witness who defended cop
  5. Few Charges, Fewer Convictions: The Chauvin Trial and the History of Police Violence
  6. Florida Senate passes controversial "anti-riot" bill, sends it to DeSantis to sign
  7. The ESL would destroy football as we know it – it’s almost as if they don’t care
  8. Sofia Vergara and Nick Loeb's Frozen Embryo Legal Battle Ends in Louisiana
  9. There’s a New Twist in the Ongoing Legal Battle Over Sofia Vergara’s Frozen Embryos
  10. Inside ‘Roe v. Wade’: A Disturbing Anti-Abortion Film Featuring Milo Yiannopoulos and Tomi Lahren
  11. Comedian Jamie Kennedy on How He Ended Up in an Anti-Abortion Propaganda Film
  12. ‘Roe v. Wade’ Review: Dreadful Anti-Abortion Drama Has No Use for Facts or Filmmaking Basics
  13. New movies to stream this week: ‘Roe v. Wade,’ ‘Every Breath You Take’ and more
  14. ‘Roe v. Wade’ movie features conservative actors, a South Florida director, and Roger Stone as a Washington Post reporter. Yes, that Roger Stone
  15. Nick Loeb’s Roe v. Wade movie will premiere at an Orlando hotel
  16. ‘Roe v. Wade’ Review: A Physician’s Change of Heart
  17. Nick Loeb's 'Roe v. Wade' Actors Call Foul Over No-Show Paychecks

Song of the day: Stormy - Madlib

Monday
Apr. 19

““Cops” Keep Us “Safe”, Guns = Poison”

In episode 890, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Caitlin Gill

  1. Caitlin Gill's Guarantee Shirts!
  2. Chicago Police Union head calls Adam Toledo shooting 'justified,' says 'officer's actions actually heroic'
  3. Chicago Police Dept. strips FOP president John Catanzara of pay, pushes forward with firing
  4. Honoring the fallen: 264 cops killed in line of duty in 2020 with COVID deaths top cause
  5. Police officer jailed for breaking Black man's knee in 'clear case of racial profiling'
  6. The Overlooked Role of Guns in the Police-Reform Debate
  7. Netflix Completely Changed The Way We Consume TV In 2013, And It Was An ‘Accident’
  8. COVID-19 vaccine shortages to hit world’s poorest countries as COVAX halts deliveries
  9. Krispy Kreme faces backlash for free doughnut promotion for vaccinated people
  10. Sam Adams will buy you a beer for getting your COVID-19 vaccine
  11. Dispensary extends free weed promotion for Michiganders who get COVID-19 vaccine
  12. How Will China Vaccinate 560 Million People? Start With Free Ice Cream.
  13. As Others Rush to Vaccinate, Moscow Lures Takers With Ice Cream
  14. A slice and a shot: Tel Aviv pushes COVID-19 vaccine with free food
  15. Free food? Free weed? Cash? What would it take for you to get the COVID vaccine?
  16. Shots bar: Israelis offered drinks on the house with their vaccine
  17. The US media is touting Israel's Covid recovery. But occupied Palestinians are left out

Song of the day: Gil Scott-Heron - Whitey On the Moon (Official Audio)

April 12–16

Friday
Apr. 16

“Chauvin’s Offensive Defense, “reparations””

In episode 859, Jack and Miles are joined by Bald Talk's Brian Huskey

  1. Bald Talk's
  2. Derek Chauvin’s Legal Defense Is Flimsy Courtroom Whataboutism
  3. In Historic Move, House Panel Advances Reparations Legislation to Study Impact of Slavery and Racism
  4. U.S. recommends 'pause' for Johnson & Johnson vaccine in response to 6 clot reports
  5. Canada won’t cancel Johnson & Johnson vaccine contract despite safety concerns: Anand
  6. Australia opts to not purchase Johnson & Johnson vaccine, citing clot concerns
  7. The J&J Vaccine Is Not a Tainted Cantaloupe
  8. Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause fuels anti-vax rhetoric from right-wing media
  9. President Trump on Vaccines: From Skeptic to Cheerleader
  10. Trump Floats Pfizer Conspiracy Theory While Blasting Biden For J&J Pause
  11. Without his Twitter account, Trump's conspiracy theories find little traction

Song of the day: I KNOW PARADISE - The Platters

Thursday
Apr. 15

“Anti-Trans Evil, Fast 9 AKA Wild Speed Jet Break”

In episode 858, Jack and Miles are joined by Sparkleside Chats with Magical Girl Ayu's Ayumi Shinozaki

  1. Sparkleside Chats with Magical Girl Ayu
  2. Ayumi's Print Shop
  3. I Forged New York’s Digital Vaccine Passport in 11 Minutes Flat
  4. Introducing bills like this serves a purpose even when they’re expected not to go anywhere. That purpose is to make other legislative initiatives targeting human rights seem reasonable, and to pave the way for ever more radical authoritarianism. Someday, this law could pass
  5. Texas bill would designate gender-affirming care for transgender minors as child abuse
  6. Former 'Bachelor' star Colton Underwood comes out as gay
  7. It’s good to be back. Watch the new #F9 trailer now.
  8. White Claw Launches New 'Surge' Flavors That Come in Bigger Cans and Have a Higher Alcohol Content
  9. White Claw will make its biggest ad push ever as seltzer space heats up
  10. How Tax Policy Gave Us White Claw
  11. The White Claw Tax Law Flaw
  12. What White Claw Obsession Says About Our Changing Relationship to Alcohol
  13. How Healthy (or Not Healthy) Is White Claw?
  14. How White Claw and the hard seltzer craze are taking on beer—and taking over America

Song of the day: Encerrada - Reyna Tropical 

Wednesday
Apr. 14

“cOrPoRaTe oVeRrEaCh, Tasers = Always Racist”

In episode 857, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and Couples Therapy co-host Andy Beckerman

  1. Couples Therapy
  2. Conservatives: When We Said Corporations Are People, We Didn’t Mean They Could Disagree With Us
  3. Black people 'three times more likely' to be Tasered
  4. Black Americans disproportionately die in police Taser confrontations
  5. Despite Widespread Use, Police Rate Tasers As Less Effective Than Believed
  6. There’s ‘no evidence’ Tasers reduce police use of firearms, new study shows
  7. Who Made That Stun Gun?
  8. Jack Cover, 88, Physicist Who Invented the Taser Stun Gun, Dies
  9. Where did the word 'Taser' come from? A century-old racist science fiction novel
  10. Joe Biden Says 'No Justification' For Looting, Violence Amid Unrest Over Daunte Wright Shooting
  11. USHER DIDN'T PAY STRIPPERS WITH 'U$HER BUCKS' ... Big Ol' Misunderstanding

Song of the day: Grosch Joint - Matthias Bublath 

Tuesday
Apr. 13
Monday
Apr. 12

April 5–9

Friday
Apr. 9

“President The Rock, G(rift)OP”

In episode 854, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Pallavi Gunalan

  1. Ending Qualified Immunity Once and For All is the Next Step in Holding Police Accountable
  2. Frequently Asked Questions About Ending Qualified Immunity
  3. New Mexico ends qualified immunity
  4. Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill admits affair, won’t run for U.S. Senate: ‘There’s no excuse’
  5. Alabama Secretary of State denies sordid affair allegations
  6. Former Fox host Eric Bolling walks off BBC interview
  7. The Trump Fundraising Scams Continue with the NRCC
  8. Hollywood celebs as politicians
  9. Muons: 'Strong' evidence found for a new force of nature
  10. The number of billionaires spiked by 30% during the pandemic
  11. COVID-19 to Add as Many as 150 Million Extreme Poor by 2021
  12. What is toxic positivity, and why is it dangerous for kids (and parents)?

Song of the day: Ginuwine - Pony (Tera Kòrá Remix)

Thursday
Apr. 8

“Hygiene Theater, The Next Pandemic?”

In episode 853, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian Steven Wilber

  1. End the hygiene theater, CDC says
  2. Canada surpasses 1 million confirmed COVID-19 cases since start of pandemic
  3. Canada’s Vaccine Mess
  4. Canada has reserved more vaccine doses per person than anywhere
  5. Is Canada turning the corner with Covid?
  6. 'We took our eye off the ball': How Canada lost its vaccine production capacity
  7. The roots of Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine shortage go back decades
  8. Ottawa’s decade of hostile policies hurt Canada’s vaccine production, Pfizer says
  9. Why Canada’s Vaccine Rollout Slowed Down
  10. Biden uses Trump's 'America First' vaccine plan to corner the market
  11. “We Are Hoarding”: Why the U.S. Still Can’t Donate COVID-19 Vaccines to Countries in Need
  12. Vaccination no-shows: Why are thousands of appointments going unfilled?
  13. Matt Gaetz, Loyal for Years to Trump, Is Said to Have Sought a Blanket Pardon
  14. The New Shortage: Ketchup Can’t Catch Up
  15. What To Eat Before And After Your COVID-19 Vaccine To Lessen Side Effects
  16. Can you drink alcohol after getting vaccinated? The people want to know!
  17. Box Office: Why ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ Should Move To May
  18. WATCH: GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE - Mini-Pufts Character Reveal
  19. The 25 Most Popular Movies On Netflix In 2021 - Update: April 3

Song of the day: Illingsworth - “Everhard"

Wednesday
Apr. 7

“Piss Bottle Nation, Gutfeld = Comedy GOLD”

In episode 852, Jack and Miles are joined by writer and We Live In A (Film) Society co-host Sharilyn Vera

  1. We Live In A (Film) Society
  2. Our recent response to Representative Pocan
  3. Amazon apologizes for lying about pee — and attempts to shift the blame
  4. Former lawmaker says Gaetz fought ‘revenge porn’ law: ‘He thought that any picture was his to use as he wanted’
  5. That Time Matt Gaetz Stood Up For Floridians' Sacred Right To Revenge Porn
  6. Fears of White People Losing Out Permeate Capitol Rioters’ Towns, Study Finds
  7. Check Out the Stands as the Texas Rangers Play Their Home Opener in Front of a Packed Stadium
  8. RIP Yahoo Answers: It Died As It Lived, Needlessly And Stupidly
  9. 29 Strangely Hilarious Yahoo Answer Questions That'll Make You Giggle
  10. Greg Gutfeld promises he'll cancel 'cancel culture' in 'subversive' new late-night Fox News show
  11. WATCH: Greg Gutfeld gives sneak peak of new show

Song of the day: Flying Lotus - kingmidas 'Lost' Remix Instrumental

Tuesday
Apr. 6
Monday
Apr. 5

“Anti-Vaxx Grifting, YANG GOT BARZZZ”

In episode 850, Miles and guest host Joelle Smith are joined by comedian Zahra Noorbakhsh

  1. Georgia Faith Leaders Call for April 7 Boycott if Companies Don’t Step Up Fight Against Voter Restriction Laws; Stacey Abrams Says Hold Off
  2. Corporate criticism of GOP-led voting bills spreads to Texas
  3. Now Corporations Are Beginning To Line Up Against Texas’ Restrictive Voting Bills, Too
  4. Marketplace attended a COVID-19 conspiracy boot camp to see how instructors are targeting vaccine skeptics
  5. Lose Friends And Alienate People With This $623 Anti-COVID-Vax Bootcamp!
  6. Andrew Yang's Mayoral Campaign Has Released an Original Rap Song and Accompanying Music Video and I Can't Stop Cackling
  7. New Google Maps features offer a preview of doom-conscious tech

Song of the day: Sade - Paradise (DJ Grant Reggae Chop)(Clean)

April 1–2

Friday
Apr. 2

“Gaetz Gate Gets Grimy, April FAILS Day”

In episode 849, Miles and guest host Joelle Smith are joined by rapper Illingsworth

  1. Documents detail wild alleged $25M Gaetz extortion scheme
  2. A year without student loans: What the past 12 months of halted payments have meant for borrowers across the country
  3. Biden Cheers On MLB Potentially Moving All-Star Game Out Of Atlanta Over Anti-Voting Law
  4. Can Alamo Drafthouse Battle Back From Bankruptcy and Lead a Moviegoing Revival?
  5. GREG KELLY I SMOKED WEED IN KY, WOKE UP IN AFRICA!!! Claims Hilarious Stoner Tale
  6. VW accidentally leaks new name for its U.S. operations: Voltswagen
  7. 'Voltswagen' was just a joke — but VW better hope regulators see it that way, too
  8. Volkswagen admits its name change was an April Fools’ Day prank
  9. What is the meaning of ‘Petit Colon’ as Volkswagen ad is pulled for being racist?
  10. Volkswagen made a racist ad. Here's why no one got fired
  11. Volkswagen could end up in hot water over its 'Voltswagen' marketing stunt

Song of the day: Uh Oh, Trouble - Illingsworth

Thursday
Apr. 1

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