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TDZ Endnotes · Monthly digest

August 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.

August 30–31

Tuesday
Aug. 31
Monday
Aug. 30

“American Moral Obligations, McDonald’s Ice Cream SCANDAL”

In episode 979, Jack and Miles are joined by writer and Never Meet Your Heroes co-host Jabari Ali Davis

  1. Never Meet Your Heroes
  2. The long road to resettling Afghans in the US
  3. A school district opted out of a free meals program, saying students could ‘become spoiled’
  4. Supreme Court blocks Biden administration's eviction moratorium
  5. Analysis: Biden's Supreme Court losses prompt more 'shadow docket' scrutiny
  6. STEPHEN BREYER RETIRE HONORABLE BITCH
  7. Former McDonald's worker on why ice cream machines often seem to be broken
  8. Meet the 24-year-old who’s tracking every broken McDonald’s ice-cream machine in the US
  9. They Hacked McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines—and Started a Cold War
  10. Why the McFlurry Machine Company Just Got Hit With a Restraining Order
  11. The Fight for the “Right to Repair”
  12. Fix, or Toss? The ‘Right to Repair’ Movement Gains Ground
  13. President Joe Biden’s latest executive order is a huge win for right to repair
  14. 35-year-old JR Smith live tweeting his way through Freshman syllabus week is what this website was made for

Song of the day: Chynna - 1.28.19

August 23–27

Friday
Aug. 27
Thursday
Aug. 26

“A Uniquely American Failure, Nirvana’s Naked Baby Problem”

In episode 977, Jack and Miles are joined by White Homework's Tori Williams Douglass

  1. White Homework's
  2. More than 10,000 waiting to be evacuated at Kabul airport: US
  3. The narrative of America in retreat is false
  4. Texas to spend $25 million on 2-mile concrete barrier amid Gov. Greg Abbott’s push for a state-funded border wall
  5. Trump’s border wall reportedly in severe disrepair in Arizona
  6. Trump's Border Wall Torn Apart by Arizona Monsoon Rains
  7. Appeals Court Rules Trump's Border Wall Prototypes Can Skip Environmental Oversight
  8. Trump’s border wall, vulnerable to flash floods, needs large storm gates left open for months
  9. Monsoon flooding damages border wall gates in east Arizona
  10. A Texas Sheriff’s Grim Task: Finding Bodies as Migrant Deaths Surge
  11. Delta Air Lines is raising health insurance premiums for unvaccinated employees by $200 a month to cover higher Covid costs
  12. Erik Prince says he’s offering flights out of Afghanistan for $6,500 a person
  13. In Kabul, Private Rescue Efforts Grow Desperate as Time to Evacuate Afghans Runs Out
  14. NIRVANA, KURT COBAIN'S ESTATE BABY'S ALL GROWN UP, NOW HE'S SUING ... 'Nevermind' Art Exploited Me!!!
  15. Vampire Weekend Settle Lawsuit with ‘Contra’ Model

Song of the day: Deb Never & Jim-E Stack - Sweet & Spice (Official Audio)

Wednesday
Aug. 25

“FDA Approval NOT Persuasive? Uber’s Greed Will Be Punished?”

In episode 976, Jack and Miles are joined by Small Beans podcast host Michael Swaim

  1. Small Beans podcast
  2. TDZ LIVE SHOW TICKETS
  3. 1,893 L.A. students, staff tested positive for coronavirus last week, group reports
  4. Cameron Public Schools in eastern Oklahoma forced to close due to COVID-19
  5. Breakthrough COVID Infections Add Even More Chaos To School's Start In 2021
  6. Vaccines are less protective against Delta infection but still reduce risk by two-thirds, CDC study shows
  7. Anti-Vaxxers Move the Goalposts After FDA Approves COVID Vaccine
  8. Phil Valentine, conservative talk show host, dies after battle with COVID-19
  9. Prop 22 Was Declared Unconstitutional, and It's Just the Beginning
  10. That $2 million Super Mario Bros. auction may have been rigged
  11. Our fast food chicken sandwich rankings, so far

Song of the day: Bakar - The Mission (Official Video)

Tuesday
Aug. 24

“Trump Is Pro-Vaxx, GoopAnon”

In episode 975, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and Pod Yourself A Gun co-host Matt Lieb

  1. Pod Yourself A Gun
  2. LIVE TDZ SHOW TICKETS!
  3. NYC, N.J. Mandate Teacher Shots; U.S. Deaths Climb: Virus Update
  4. States gripped by Delta variant face case surge with fewer health workers
  5. Covid-19 Updates: F.D.A. Grants Full Approval to Pfizer-BioNTech Covid Vaccine
  6. Happy day for me. Several people I care a lot about got the COVID vaccine today, overcoming some hesitancy. What do I say to my patients who are unsure about the vaccine? This:
  7. Trump Rally-Goers Lose Their Minds When Rep. Mo Brooks Tells Them to Move Past 2020 Election
  8. Trump Booed at His Own Rally for Telling His Supporters to Get Vaccinated
  9. Trump Booed At Own Rally, Some Supporters Think He Did It On Purpose
  10. The ‘Milk Crate Challenge’ is turning the entire world into ‘Jackass’ stars
  11. The Gwyneth Paltrow-Approved Doctor Pushing Wacky Coronavirus Conspiracies
  12. GP’s Picks: Healing My Body with a Longer-Term Detox
  13. It took a year, but Gwyneth Paltrow figured out how to exploit the pandemic
  14. Gwyneth Paltrow Reveals She Has “Long-Haul” COVID. Here’s What She Wants To Sell You
  15. Gwyneth Paltrow Responds to COVID-Remedy Criticism: “That Becomes Clickbait”
  16. Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop Cruise is ready to set sail
  17. Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop Cruises Are Officially Setting Sail This October
  18. Batten Down Your Hatches, the Goop Cruise Is Back
  19. CDC recommends travelers with high risk of Covid complications avoid cruises

Song of the day: Genevieve Artadi - 'Living Like I Know I’m Gonna Die' (Official Video)

Monday
Aug. 23

August 16–20

Friday
Aug. 20
Wednesday
Aug. 18

August 9–13

Friday
Aug. 13

“PTA-Pocalypse, Britney Was Right”

In episode 969, Jack and Miles are joined by Toxic: The Britney Spears Story's Tess Barker & Babs Gray

  1. Toxic: The Britney Spears Story's
  2. TDZ LIVE SHOW TICKETS!
  3. Texas passes their voter suppression bill, DOJ almost made the coup happen
  4. This Scene In TN … These Dipshits Are Getting Out Of Hand
  5. Britney Update
  6. Listen - Jono Das - “Hurricanrana”

Song of the day: Transcript-confirmed: Hurricanrana by Jon O'Das. The published notes did not include a LISTEN URL.

August 2–6

Friday
Aug. 6
Thursday
Aug. 5

“Oh No Cuomo, TikTok Induced”

In episode 965, Miles and guest co-host Caitlin Durante are joined by comedian Teresa Lee

  1. Do the Republicans love or hate the Muppets 
  2. Cuomo’s defense is laughable yet he thinks it’s effective
  3. Olympics humanitarian crisis
  4. South Africa’s Succulent Black Market is POPPIN OFF
  5. Y’all heard of the Frozen Honey trend?
  6. Listen Jared Jackson - Player's Bop (One For Jay Dee)

Song of the day: Transcript-confirmed: Players Bop (One for Jay Dee) by Jared Jackson. The published notes did not include a LISTEN URL.

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