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TDZ Endnotes · Monthly digest

May 2023

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.

May 30–31

Tuesday
May. 30

“The Dystopia Block! The Mythical Reasonable Republican”

In episode 1492, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and host of, City Cast Boise, Emma Arnold

  1. City Cast Boise
  2. Emma Arnold
  3. Neuralink Gets FDA Approval For Human Tests (According to Neuralink)
  4. Elon Musk’s Neuralink says it has FDA approval for human trials: What to know
  5. U.S. regulators rejected Elon Musk’s bid to test brain chips in humans, citing safety risks
  6. Elon Musk unveils Neuralink’s plans for brain-reading ‘threads’ and a robot to insert them
  7. Texas’ Newest Solution to School Shootings: Winnie the Pooh
  8. Arizona’s Unhinged Covid Hearings Explained
  9. A kooky COVID hearing? Of course, it's happening in Arizona
  10. Arizona Republicans Embrace QAnon With Quack Covid Hearing
  11. Republicans 'investigating' Arizona's COVID-19 response will conveniently ignore the dead
  12. Arizona had the highest COVID-19 death rate in U.S.
  13. Somehow Data From Medical Professionals Sways Republican?

Song of the day: Take Off Everything (nimino remix) by Dwells

May 22–26

Friday
May. 26

“Twitter PWNED Ron DeSantis, Chaos Candidate Crofton”

In episode 1491, Miles and guest co-host Blake Wexler are joined by comedian and host of Cold Brew Got Me Like, Chris Crofton

  1. Blake Wexler
  2. Cold Brew Got Me Like
  3. Chris Crofton
  4. DeSantis’ Twitter Event Was a Predictable Disaster
  5. Ron DeSantis gambled on Elon Musk and went bust
  6. The Barbie Movie Finally Gives People What They Want: Aqua’s Barbie Girl
  7. Barbie Movie Trailer Fan Edit Adds Iconic Aqua Song and It's Fantastic
  8. ‘Barbie Girl’ Turns 25: Aqua Opens Up on Song’s Legacy and Absence From Movie
  9. Mattel Sues Aqua Over “Barbie Girl”
  10. ‘People Probably Want to Kill Us’: The Oral History of Aqua’s ‘Barbie Girl’
  11. Mattel Loses ‘Barbie Girl’ Lawsuit
  12. Justices Refuse to Hear Mattel’s ‘Barbie Girl’ Lament

Song of the day: Rock Steady (Alternate Mix - Young, Gifted and Black Outtake) by Aretha Franklin

Thursday
May. 25
Wednesday
May. 24
Tuesday
May. 23

“Harlan Crow Simp, Millionaire Scumbag Boo'd?!”

In episode 1488, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, actor, writer, and host of TV, I Say, Ashley Ray

  1. TV, I Say
  2. Ashley Ray
  3. David Zaslav Delivered a Boo-Filled Commencement Speech
  4. Discovery! How CEO David Zaslav Made $247 Million Last Year
  5. Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav Says “A Love For Working” Is What Will Resolve Ongoing WGA Strike
  6. All That Zaz: With Warner Bros. Discovery Merger, David Zaslav Is Angling to Become America’s King of Content
  7. Adidas Will Sell Off The Remaining Yeezy Gear With (Some) Proceeds Going To Charity
  8. Adidas to start selling stockpile of Yeezy sneakers later this month
  9. ADIDAS SELLING OFF YEEZYS...
  10. Disney will remove over 50 shows from Disney Plus and Hulu this month
  11. Disney slammed for pulling doc on queer lyricist Howard Ashman as Little Mermaid hits screens

Song of the day: America Has A Problem by Beyoncé & Kendrick Lamar

Monday
May. 22

May 15–19

Friday
May. 19

“Debt Ceiling Death Race, No Writers? No Problem!”

In episode 1486, Miles and guest co-host super producer, Justin Connor, are joined by the creators of High Science, Matt Klinman and Zack Poitras

  1. Justin Connor
  2. High Science
  3. Matt Klinman
  4. Zack Poitras
  5. The Debt Ceiling Sh*t Show Continues…
  6. Wicked game: Kevin McCarthy's debt-ceiling "crisis" is political theater at its worst
  7. ABC Unveils Depressing, Writer-less Schedule
  8. Fox Loads Up on Unscripted Series for 2023-24
  9. ‘The Bachelor’ Senior Citizen Season Is (Finally) Coming This Fall
  10. Jimmy Fallon’s Staff Won’t Be Paid...But At Least He Has The New Zelda Game
  11. "If you have a Blue Sky account, we are bullying Jimmy Fallon" (A Twitter Thread)
  12. Look Out: Will Fast X Lead To People Driving Like Maniacs This Weekend?
  13. Drag Race Deaths, Fast Film Linked
  14. 'Fast and the Furious' Movies Linked to People Driving Recklessly
  15. Car chases in movies embolden Albertans to drive fast and furious, study shows
  16. Sales of Corona Beer Going Up Fast & Furiously
  17. Any Brew You Want, As Long As It’s a Corona

Song of the day: dk001 by Tlim Shug

Thursday
May. 18

“TV Star Vs Big Librarian, Can Saving Earth Be Fun?”

In episode 1485, Jack and Miles are joined by writer, investigative journalist, and the host of Drilled, Amy Westervelt

  1. Drilled
  2. Amy Westervelt
  3. We Are About To Cross The Dreaded 1.5C Threshold Of Global Warming
  4. Kirk Cameron is Fighting a War Against Vicious Librarians
  5. A Conservative Publisher Wants to Be the Answer to Liberal Children’s Books. There’s Just One Problem.
  6. Kirk Cameron is promoting his new children’s book by protesting against other children’s books — and CRT and drag queens and librarians
  7. Public libraries aren’t censoring Kirk Cameron. He just wants attention.
  8. Here’s what happens when Kirk Cameron, Jack Posobiec, Sean Spicer, and Libs of TikTok read to children

Song of the day: Mongkok Madness (feat. Henry Wu) by Jianbo

Wednesday
May. 17
Monday
May. 15

“"We'll Just Make Our OWN Candy," New CEO Just Dropped”

In episode 1482, Jack and Miles are joined by host of Invisible Hate, Asad Butt

  1. Invisible Hate
  2. Asad Butt
  3. Diane Feinstein Is Back…But At What Cost?
  4. New Twitter CEO Just Dropped
  5. Linda Yaccarino leaves NBCUniversal, adding fuel to the Twitter CEO fire
  6. Twitter Could Become A Dating App, According To Noted Relationship Expert Elon Musk
  7. Blue is a dating app for verified Twitter users
  8. Verified Twitter Users Get Their Own Dating App So They Can Finally Bone
  9. AMC Says “F*ck It, We’ll Make Our Own Candy.”
  10. Disney Lost Millions Of Subscribers Due To Cricket, Not Loki’s Gender Fluidity
  11. Disney+ Loses 4 Million Subscribers, Prepares to Pull Some Content
  12. Disney+ Subscriptions Plummet by 4 Million as Studio Keeps Pushing Transgender, Drag Queen Content
  13. No, Disney+ didn’t lose 4 million subscribers due to ‘woke content’ or fandom backlash
  14. Disney’s Hotstar loses 8.4 million subscribers as Ambani’s JioCinema ascends
  15. Disney without cricket risks its streaming game
  16. Reducing Disney+’s Massive Subscriber Loss to Culture War Nonsense Is Just … Factually Incorrect
  17. Disney+ is losing subscribers, thanks to India's obsession with cricket
  18. Disney will bring Hulu content into Disney Plus and raise its ad-free prices

Song of the day: Voices by Flume

May 8–10

Wednesday
May. 10
Tuesday
May. 9

“2023 Pop Culture = 1989 All Over, Pay Teachers (In Money Not McMuffins)”

In episode 1480, Jack and Miles are joined by super producer, DJ Danl Goodman

  1. DJ Danl Goodman
  2. Ohhhh, Tucker Tried It With The Wrong One And Got GOT
  3. Inside the ‘Death Match’ that Helped Doom Tucker Carlson at Fox
  4. Appreciate Teachers? Fucking Pay Them
  5. McDonald’s to Observe ‘National Teacher Appreciation Day’ with Free Breakfast for Educators
  6. 2020 has shone a light on the importance of good teachers, but many are paid less than a living wage in the U.S.
  7. The Gap Between Teacher Pay and Other Professions Hits a New High. How Bad Is It?
  8. Most of the US is dealing with a teaching shortage, but the data isn't so simple
  9. Arizona breaks ground on tiny homes for teachers amid worsening educator shortage
  10. Is Congress going to raise teachers' salaries to $60K?
  11. This Is the Living Wage You Need in All 50 States
  12. Legislators react to release of Arkansas LEARNS Act
  13. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs sweeping education bill, to praise and protests
  14. Biden unveils new efforts aimed at fixing teacher shortages, increasing pay
  15. 2023’s Pop-Culture Is Just Reliving 1989
  16. New The Flash Movie TV Spot Focuses On Batman
  17. Harrison Ford Is Done With Indiana Jones After ‘Dial Of Destiny’ & Reveals He “Will Not Be Involved” With TV Series
  18. 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' Sequel Will Return Franchise to New York City, Jason Reitman Confirms
  19. The new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie looks unexpectedly gorgeous
  20. TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (1989)
  21. Doogie Kamealoha, M.D. Season 2 Featurette Celebrates Female Empowerment
  22. Alyssa Milano reunites with Tony Danza and Who's the Boss? costars ahead of revival series
  23. ‘Baywatch’ Remake In The Works At Fremantle As Buyers Circle
  24. CBS’ ‘Matlock’ Reboot Adds Jason Ritter

Song of the day: Billie Toppy by Men I Trust

Monday
May. 8

“Fox PWNED, Military Drag Shows Long History”

In episode 1479, Jack and Miles are joined by writer, producer, and host of Sanctum Unmasked, Karley Sciortino

  1. Sanctum Unmasked
  2. Karley Sciortino
  3. Fox HAS BEEN PWNED…
  4. Tucker Carlson Caught Making Disgusting Comments About Women In New Leaked Video
  5. Criticizing Drag Queens In The Military Is Staggeringly Ignorant
  6. U.S. Navy Picks Active-Duty Drag Queen for Face of New Recruitment Program
  7. Ex-Navy SEAL who claimed he killed Osama bin Laden banned from Delta after maskless selfie
  8. Navy drag queen influencer has House GOP cranking up heat on Defense Secretary Austin
  9. Gay, Lesbian Troops Perform in Drag at Fundraiser
  10. Drag in the Navy: An Interview with Harpy Daniels
  11. GIs as Dolls: Uncovering the Hidden Histories of Drag Entertainment During Wartime
  12. Does a Photo Show British Soldiers in Drag Fighting Nazis?
  13. Guardians of the Galaxy 3 Features Marvel’s First “F*ck”
  14. Chris Pratt and James Gunn Talk ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ Signature Oner, the MCU’s First F-bomb and Star-Lord’s Most Emotional Scene
  15. Guardians Of The Galaxy 3's Historic F-Bomb Went Right Over Karen Gillan's Head

Song of the day: No Way by Mansur Brown

May 1–5

Friday
May. 5

“Harlan Crow Luhh The Kids, GUTFELD! = SUCKS!”

In episode 1478, Jack and Miles are joined by award-winning writer, photographer, poet, and host of Ten Thousand Things, Shin Yu Pai

  1. Ten Thousand Things
  2. Shin Yu Pai
  3. Harlan Crow Paid For Clarence Thomas’ Kid’s Tuition
  4. Thomas’ longtime friend acknowledges — but defends — Harlan Crow tuition payments
  5. Four Proud Boys Were Found Guilty Of Sedition
  6. Who Is Greg Gutfeld--The Only Late Night Talk Show Host On The Air
  7. With late-night talk shows suspended, political news takes a hit
  8. The late night rise of "Gutfeld!" is telling us something. It isn't funny, but that doesn't matter
  9. Is the right winning the comedy wars?
  10. ‘Gutfeld’ Shows the Sickly State of Conservative Comedy
  11. A Publishing Pest Moves On
  12. Lads' mag editor Gutfeld leaves Maxim
  13. Less Desolate: A Haiku Comics Collection Kickstarter!

Song of the day: Lunes 1 De Abril by The Holydrug Couple

Thursday
May. 4
Tuesday
May. 2
Monday
May. 1

“We’re Team … DeSantis?!??? Funemployed Police Dogs”

In episode 1474, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, Brodie Reed

  1. Brodie Reed
  2. Breaking Down Disney’s Lawsuit Against DeSantis
  3. The Wildest Statements in Disney’s Lawsuit Against DeSantis
  4. DeSantis' tough words may come back to haunt him in Disney lawsuit -experts
  5. Did DeSantis ‘retaliate’ against Disney? Here’s a look at the evidence.
  6. Disney’s had enough — it’s taking Ron DeSantis to court
  7. Florida Gov. DeSantis says Disney lawsuit is political
  8. Why I Can’t Root for Disney’s Lawsuit Against Ron DeSantis
  9. Disney vs. DeSantis: Iconic monorail is latest target in feud
  10. NTSB Releases Report On Disney Monorail Death
  11. AND ONE LAST THING…His Time At Gitmo
  12. Please Put Drug Sniffing Dogs Out Of A Job
  13. Minnesota Republican Wants To Keep Pot Illegal To Save Drug Dogs’ Jobs
  14. Since the nose doesn’t know pot is now legal, K-9s retire
  15. Drug Detection Dogs Are Unreliable and Reflect the Vicious Heritage of Their Slave-Hunting Dog and Police-Dog Predecessors
  16. Report: Drug-Sniffing Dogs Are Wrong More Often Than Right
  17. Time to Cancel Police Dogs, Experts Say
  18. Sniffer dogs inherit unconscious bias
  19. Federal appeals court: Drug dog that’s barely more accurate than a coin flip is good enough
  20. The surprising reason more police dogs are dying in the line of duty

Song of the day: CATCHIN' EM SLEEPIN' by Always Proper

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