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TDZ Endnotes · Monthly digest

August 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.

August 29–30

Wednesday
Aug. 30

“England’s Absurd Museum Theft, Burger King’s Whopper Lie”

In episode 1540, Jack and guest co-host Sofiya Alexandra are joined by comedy writer, improvisor, and co-host of Born to Love, Scott Eckert

  1. Sofiya Alexandra
  2. Born to Love
  3. Scott Eckert
  4. Yi Fuxian, Critic of China’s Birth Policy, Returns as an Invited Guest
  5. The Scientist Who Foresaw China’s Stagnation
  6. Burger King Whopper Lawsuit Can Go Ahead
  7. Burger King Whopper 35 percent smaller than in ads, lawsuit says
  8. Burger King must face lawsuit claiming its Whoppers are too small
  9. What Goes Around Comes Around: The Great British Museum Theft Scandal
  10. British Museum: 'Close to 2,000' artefacts worth millions stolen
  11. British Museum bosses first alerted to thefts in 2021
  12. British Museum director resigns, admits to failings in theft investigation
  13. Artefacts stolen from British Museum ‘may be untraceable’ due to poor records
  14. British Museum Staffer Fired for Lost and Damaged Items Identified as Veteran Curator Peter Higgs
  15. Stolen Items from the British Museum Worth $64,000 Offered on eBay for As Little As $51
  16. Stolen British Museum items worth up to £50k offered on eBay for as little as £40
  17. Revealed: Sacked British museum curator's Twitter name is same as ebay seller who flogged 70 items to whistleblower - who now says museum director is 'an idiot who lives on a cloud in cloud cuckoo land'
  18. British Museum is world's largest receiver of stolen goods, says QC
  19. Fact Sheet: British Museum Collection
  20. China Joins a Growing Number of Nations Demanding the British Museum Restitute Artifacts From Its Collection in the Wake of Widespread Thefts
  21. Thefts expose British Museum’s ‘ridiculous’ stance on return of artefacts, says MP
  22. The British Museum Has Been in Secret Talks with Greece Over the Return of the Parthenon Marbles
  23. Will the British Museum give back the Elgin Marbles? History explained
  24. The UK Has a 60-Year Old Law Prohibiting Repatriation of Art. Is That About to Change?
  25. British Museum chief: taking the Parthenon marbles was 'creative'
  26. Greece renews its calls for British Museum to return Parthenon Marbles in wake of priceless thefts
  27. British Museum suspect was promoted to job in charge of Elgin Marbles after theft warning

Song of the day: Slugs by Slow Pulp

Tuesday
Aug. 29

“Placebo: How Colors Heal, Zodiac Signs Kill”

In episode 1539, Jack and guest host Katie Goldin are joined by co-host of Bigfeets and author of Zoey Is Too Drunk For This Dystopia, Jason Pargin

  1. Katie Goldin
  2. Bigfeets
  3. Zoey Is Too Drunk For This Dystopia
  4. Jason Pargin
  5. Was It an Invisible Attack on U.S. Diplomats, or Something Stranger?
  6. Frequency of Adverse Events in the Placebo Arms of COVID-19 Vaccine Trials: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
  7. IBS and Serotonin: The Brain-Stomach Link
  8. Lessons learned from placebo groups in antidepressant trials
  9. How to Prescribe Information: Health Education Without Health Anxiety and Nocebo Effects
  10. The Power of Nothing
  11. 4: Explanatory mechanisms for placebo effects: cultural influences and the meaning response

Song of the day: Times It By Two by Annie Tracy

August 22–25

Tuesday
Aug. 22

August 15–18

Friday
Aug. 18
Thursday
Aug. 17
Wednesday
Aug. 16
Tuesday
Aug. 15

August 8–11

Wednesday
Aug. 9

“Y’all Not Horny For BIDENOMICS?! Shark Attack Victim Blaming”

In episode 1528, Jack and Miles are joined by writer, director, and stand-up comedian, Marcella Arguello

  1. Marcella Arguello
  2. HEY F**K FACE GET HORNY FOR BIDENOMICS!!!
  3. AI Starting to Look Like a Bubble? Also Starting to Look Like It Has a Soul?
  4. This Book of Poetry Written by AI Should Scare the Hell Out of You
  5. New Pill is Bad News… For Cancer!
  6. 'Cancer-killing pill' that appears to 'annihilate' solid tumours is now being tested on humans
  7. The News Really Needs To Stop Hyping Shark “Attacks”
  8. Junkie ‘Cocaine Sharks’ are strung out and ‘tweaked’ in Florida: expert
  9. Girl attacked twice by shark: ‘I could see blood dripping down her leg’
  10. Is your ‘yum-yum’ swimwear attracting hungry sharks?
  11. Rash of shark attacks reported in New York over July 4 weekend
  12. Don’t Call Them ‘Shark Attacks,’ Scientists Say
  13. New York’s shark-infested waters are a good thing. Yes, really.
  14. New York to deploy shark-monitoring drones to beaches following reported attacks
  15. How the Media Stokes Needless Fears About Sharks
  16. Feeding frenzy: public accuse the media of deliberately fuelling shark fear
  17. Shark Week Hosted by Jason Momoa Results in Highest Rating in Years
  18. Discovery Channel’s ‘Shark Week’ Is Packed With Misinformation and Junk Science

Song of the day: Tell Me by Rahill

Tuesday
Aug. 8

“The Ministry for the (Non-Dystopian) Future”

In episode 1527, Jack and Miles discuss… The Problem With a Dystopian Mindset, The Car Bloat Problem, Ideas That Work, The Need to Transition to a Post Capitalist System for World Governance, Regenerative Agriculture, Will it Take Massive Death? And more!

  1. The Car Bloat Problem
  2. "There’s a problem with transporting new vehicles across the country: They’re too heavy."
  3. Dimming the Sun to Cool the Planet Is a Desperate Idea, Yet We’re Inching Toward It
  4. How Mondragon Became the World’s Largest Co-Op
  5. Regenerative Agriculture
  6. The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson

Song of the day: Not included in the published notes.

August 1–3

Thursday
Aug. 3

“Trump Facing DEATH PENALTY?! Hidden Blue Check = Less Shame?”

In episode 1526, Miles and guest co-host Jacquis Neal are joined by musician, director, and co-host of Trust Me, Lola Blanc

  1. Trust Me
  2. Lola Blanc
  3. How The Right Reacted To Trump Indictment 3.0
  4. Fox News’ Greg Gutfeld Doodles While Co-Hosts Announce Trump Indictment
  5. Trump ‘Did Exactly What You Would Want a President to Do’ After Losing 2020, His Own Daughter-in-Law Tells Fox
  6. Jack Smith’s Charges Against Trump Include Potential Death Penalty
  7. Blue Checkmark So Cringe That Twitter Will Let You Hide It Now…
  8. The Barbie Movie Has Become The Biggest Political Tool Of 2023
  9. Democratic Politicians Are Embracing Barbiecore
  10. Gretchen Whitmer Would Like You to Meet ‘Governor Barbie’
  11. Michigan State Police back away from 'Barbie,' apologize for social media post

Song of the day: Ta Faltando Um by Wealstarcks

Wednesday
Aug. 2

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