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TDZ Endnotes · Monthly digest

April 2022

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 25–29

Friday
Apr. 29

“Elon Musk Is Hilaaarious Bro, NPR = ASMR For Guilty Libs”

In episode 1237, Jack and Miles are joined by Bridget Todd

  1. Bridget Todd
  2. Breakingviews: Elon Musk probably won’t buy Twitter
  3. Alleged Russian sting operation uncovers ‘The Sims 3,’ guns, grenade
  4. Russia appears to confuse ‘The Sims’ for SIM cards in possible staged assassination attempt
  5. Video of the purported raid
  6. Reported Russian media
  7. Russian TV presenter Vladimir Solovyov banned from entry to Latvia
  8. documentary
  9. Video of the purported raid
  10. Fact Check: Social Media Posts MAY Show Russian Agents Arresting 'Neo-Nazis' -- But Clues Suggest It Could Be Staged, Fabricated
  11. Bellingcat breaks stories that newsrooms envy — using methods newsrooms avoid
  12. Elliot Higgins Tweet
  13. Sloppy Russian Propaganda Says Nazi Assassins Owned The Sims 3
  14. Russia Declares The Sims 3 as Evidence of a Nazi Assassin Plot
  15. Tweet #1 About NPR
  16. Tweet #2 About NPR
  17. When one way of speaking dominates, who gets to tell their stories on public radio?
  18. Does listening to NPR have a calming effect on you too?
  19. Tweet #3 About NPR
  20. Tweet #4 About NPR
  21. Tweet #5 About NPR
  22. Tweet #6 About NPR
  23. Does anyone else find simply listening to NPR somewhat ASMR-inducing?
  24. Tweet #7 About NPR
  25. Testing the Tingles: The Science Behind ASMR
  26. Twitter
  27. Instagram
  28. There are no girls on the internet

Song of the day: ALMOST BLUE BY LUCY

Thursday
Apr. 28
Wednesday
Apr. 27

“Trucker Convoy Reaches Mordor, Unlimited Growth = BAD???”

In episode 1235, Jack and Miles are joined by Maggie Maye

  1. Maggie Maye
  2. The Anti-Vax Trucker Convoy Made a Crucial Error in Messing With Oakland
  3. CNN Plus is shutting down only a month after it launched
  4. CNN takes a $100 million step into streaming today
  5. Can CNN’s Hiring Spree Get People to Pay for Streaming News?
  6. CNN takes a $100 million step into streaming today
  7. Disney+ surpasses 10 million subscribers on first day
  8. 2021 Ratings: CNN Has Its 2nd-Most-Watched Year Ever, But Sees Sharp Declines in 2nd Half
  9. CNN+ struggles to lure viewers in its early days, drawing fewer than 10,000 daily users
  10. CNN announces CNN+, ‘most important launch for network since Ted Turner’
  11. CNN Plus is shutting down only a month after it launched
  12. Netflix Loses $54 Billion in Market Cap After Biggest One-Day Stock Drop Ever
  13. Netflix Plans to Launch Cheaper Ad-Supported Plans
  14. HBO’s ‘House Of The Dragon’ Teaser Trailer Gives Us Gods, Kings, Fire, Blood, And A Whole Lot Of Targaryen Wigs
  15. How HBO Kept ‘House of the Dragon’ Costs Under $20 Million per Episode (EXCLUSIVE)
  16. The ‘Lord Of The Rings: Rings Of Power’ Teaser Trailer Brings Tolkien’s Second Age To The Screen For The First Time
  17. Every Episode Of Amazon’s ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Show Reportedly Costs More Than $50 Million
  18. Netflix, Facing Reality Check, Vows to Curb Its Profligate Ways
  19. The 'Stranger Things' Season 4 Budget Was Literally 10 Times Some of Netflix's Other Shows
  20. Stranger Things Season 4 Reportedly Has a Per-Episode Cost of $30 Million
  21. A Day on a Film Set in the Time of Coronavirus
  22. COVID Protocols Add About 5% to Film and TV Production Costs, Study Finds
  23. ‘It’s an Explosion’: Inside the Rising Costs of Making a Scripted TV Series
  24. Game Of Thrones star Jason Momoa explains reason behind huge $15 million per episode budget on Apple TV series See
  25. ‘Squid Game’ Reportedly Only Cost Netflix $21.4 Million From Their Massive Piggy Bank
  26. @maggiemayehaha
  27. All things Linktree

Song of the day: Want You by Ansur Brown

Tuesday
Apr. 26
Monday
Apr. 25

“Disney’s Literal Kingdom, Surviving The Unmasked Skies”

In episode 1233, Jack and Miles are joined by producer and comedian Jackie Keliiaa

  1. Jackie Keliiaa
  2. Reduce Risk In a Mask Optional World
  3. Florida Wants To Repeal Disney World’s (Creepy) Self-Governance
  4. Disney vows to help repeal ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law, says Florida Gov. DeSantis shouldn’t have signed it
  5. Right-Wing Writer Says Cancel Disney for Dollywood—Park Owned by LGBTQ Icon
  6. TED CRUZ WARNS DISNEY PROGRAMMING WILL SOON DEPICT MICKEY AND PLUTO F--KING
  7. Why Disney World Has Its Own Government
  8. Hidden Kingdom: Disney's Political Blueprint
  9. Union Says Reedy Creek Fire Department is Critically Understaffed, Fears Increased Risk for Walt Disney World Guests
  10. Reedy Creek firefighters say they need help responding to Disney World incidents
  11. Disney Chief Raps Orlando's Officials, Then Apologizes
  12. @jackiecomedy
  13. Good Medicine Native Comedy Show

Song of the day: Mouth by Ghost Culture

April 18–22

Friday
Apr. 22
Wednesday
Apr. 20
Tuesday
Apr. 19
Monday
Apr. 18

“Cops Dumb And Mean, Aliens Smart And Nice?”

In episode 1228, Jack and Miles are joined by writer, producer, and co-host of Private Parts Unknown, Courtney Kocak

  1. Private Parts Unknown
  2. Courtney Kocak
  3. Defund the Fucking Police
  4. Manhunt Ends but Questions Linger After Arrest in Subway Attack
  5. Why “Crime” Isn’t the Question and Police Aren’t the Answer
  6. Alec Karakatsanis Thread
  7. Cops Are Using Disney Music To Prevent Being Filmed (Which Doesn’t Even Work)
  8. US officer plays Taylor Swift song to try to block video
  9. Police under review for blasting Disney songs in alleged attempt to keep videos off social media
  10. Cops Tried Playing Disney Music to Censor a Video
  11. No, NASA Scientists Aren’t Ushering in an Alien Apocalypse
  12. Scientists will send a radio message into space revealing Earth's exact location to ALIENS despite Stephen Hawking's warning they may want to destroy us
  13. NASA Wants to Beam a Message to Aliens, But It Could Give Away Humanity’s Greatest Secrets
  14. Scientists Make Message to Send Earth's Location to Aliens, Ignoring Stephen Hawking's Warning
  15. Stephen Hawking's Most Provocative Moments, From Evil Aliens to Black Hole Wagers
  16. Star Of 'Contact' And 'GoldenEye,' Arecibo Telescope Collapses In Puerto Rico

Song of the day: Part 2 Sandworms by David Matthews

April 11–15

Friday
Apr. 15

“Crypto Ls, End Of The Potter-verse?”

In episode 1227, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, writer and host of You Can Tell Me Anything, Teresa Lee

  1. You Can Tell Me Anything
  2. Teresa Lee
  3. Trumpworld Crypto Coin Sinks After Trump Gets Involved
  4. $2.8 Million Jack Dorsey Tweet NFT Turned Out to Be a Terrible Investment
  5. The ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Series is Hollywood’s Biggest Dumpster Fire
  6. Is Katherine Waterston Absent From the Fantastic Beasts Poster & Trailer for Being Pro-Trans?
  7. How Much Screen Time Does Katherine Waterston Get In 'Fantastic Beasts 3'?
  8. ‘Fantastic Beasts’: How Scandal and Controversy Have Derailed the Wizarding Franchise
  9. Warner Bros Responds To J.K. Rowling Comments, Resolves To “Confront Difficult Societal Issues”
  10. With ‘Harry Potter’ reunion, HBO finds itself between J.K. Rowling and a hard place
  11. 'Fantastic Beasts 3' has lowest opening weekend of any Wizarding World film
  12. teresaleecomedy.com/shows

Song of the day: Slow Bones (Cool Cats Mix) by Tony Allen & Hugh Masekela

Wednesday
Apr. 13

“Ted Lasso = George W Bush? Dr. Oz’s Favorite Dish!”

In episode 1225, Jack and Miles are joined by journalist and host of HEIDI WORLD: The Heidi Fleiss Story, Molly Lambert

  1. HEIDI WORLD: The Heidi Fleiss Story,
  2. Molly Lambert
  3. Trump officially endorses Dr Oz, conservatives have meltdown
  4. Herschel Walker: America 'giving up all the energy'
  5. Dr. Oz Gave Dr. Oz Show Staff 15 Minutes’ Notice That He’s Quitting to Run for Senate in State Where He May Not Live
  6. Dr. Oz Goes Grocery Shopping And The Twitter Mockery Is Priceless
  7. The Backlash Over Trump’s Dr. Oz Endorsement Shows His Hold on the GOP Is Slipping
  8. Stray Thought - Ted Lasso Is George W Bush As Current Populous Imagines Him
  9. Sarah Palin is Running For Congress Against Santa Claus
  10. Sarah Palin and Santa Claus file to run for Congress from Alaska
  11. Santa Claus is a candidate for President of the United States in 2012
  12. The strange story of a real-life Santa Claus, North Pole’s newest city councilperson
  13. 31% of Alaskans support Sarah Palin's new House campaign. But 51% say they have an unfavorable opinion of her.

Song of the day: WHAT MORE (feat. Greentea Peng) by Swindle

Tuesday
Apr. 12
Monday
Apr. 11

April 4–8

Thursday
Apr. 7
Monday
Apr. 4

April 1

Friday
Apr. 1

“Immigration Torture Devices? No Trespassing Signs Racist?”

In episode 1217, Miles and guest co-host Jacquis Neal are joined by documentarian Yara Elmjouie

  1. Jacquis Neal
  2. Yara Elmjouie
  3. Madison Cawthorn’s Wild Ride
  4. Biden Is Replacing Immigrant Detention With Surveillance/Torture
  5. Revealed: US to close or scale back troubled immigration detention centers
  6. Biden to Ask Congress for 9,000 fewer Immigration Detention Beds
  7. Poor tech, opaque rules, exhausted staff: inside the private company surveilling US immigrants
  8. Biden’s Immigration “Fix” Involves Jailing Migrants in Their Homes
  9. ‘Traumatizing and abusive’: Immigrants reveal personal toll of ankle monitors
  10. Home Office condemned for forcing migrants on bail to wear GPS tags
  11. The awful TRUTH about "No Trespassing" signs
  12. AJ+ YouTube Channel

Song of the day: Pasto by Synchro Rhythmic Eclectic Language

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