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TDZ Endnotes · Monthly digest

April 2024

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 not treated as authoritative URLs.

April 30–30

April 22–26

Friday
Apr. 26
Thursday
Apr. 25
Wednesday
Apr. 24

“Trump = Junior Soprano, Crofton Chaos Ensues”

In episode 1664, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, poet, musician, and host of Cold Brew Got Me Like , Chris Crofton

  1. Cold Brew Got Me Like
  2. Chris Crofton
  3. WATCH: Fox host says Trump is too old and unhealthy to sit in a courtroom all day
  4. Donald Trump's Polling Numbers Plummet With Independents
  5. Trump faces contempt of court finding if judge determines he violated gag order
  6. NASA’s Voyager 1 Probe Is Finally Making Sense Again
  7. Voyager: the space explorers that are still boldly going to the stars
  8. Voyager 1: The most distant human-made object
  9. Dear Space Aliens: Hello! Love, Jimmy Carter
  10. NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is talking nonsense. Its friends on Earth are worried
  11. We finally know why NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft stopped communicating — scientists are working on a fix

Song of the day: Tsukikage No Nagisa by Miki Hirayama

April 16–19

Friday
Apr. 19

“WORDLE “Crisis”, Rat Czar Of NY = Fail”

In episode 1662, Miles and guest co-host Andrew Ti are joined by host of Jockular , Katie Kershaw

  1. Andrew Ti
  2. Jockular
  3. Katie Kershaw
  4. Marjorie Taylor Greene Wants To Use Those Jewish Space Lasers On Migrants
  5. Marjorie Taylor Greene's Israel aid amendment calls for "space lasers" at the border
  6. Shrinks Think New York Times’ Wordle Is Becoming a Problem
  7. Trump trial: Dozens of jurors rejected as they say they cannot be impartial
  8. Trump trial jury selection complicated by opinionated New Yorkers
  9. Trump trial jury selection process follows a familiar pattern with an unpredictable outcome
  10. Trump Jurors May Be 'Outed' and Endangered, Ex-Prosecutor Warns
  11. Jesse Watters Goes Juror by Juror to Sow Doubt in Trump Hush-Money Case
  12. Trump quotes Fox News host on prospective jurors despite gag order 
  13. 2 members of jury in Trump trial excused, including woman who feared being identified

Song of the day: Wasurerarenaino by Sakanaction

Thursday
Apr. 18

“Trump’s Emotional Support Printer, TV = The New Streaming”

In episode 1661, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, writer, journalist, and host of The Bitchuation Room , Francesca Fiorentini

  1. The Bitchuation Room
  2. Francesca Fiorentini
  3. Trump Has An Emotional Support Aide Who Carries Around A Printer
  4. 7 Scientifically Proven Benefits of Consuming Good News
  5. Good news reports may emotionally buffer effects of negative news stories
  6. The Real Story Behind NPR’s Current Problems
  7. I’ve Been at NPR for 25 Years. Here’s How We Lost America’s Trust.
  8. Streaming Is OUT It’s All About F.A.S.T. Now. What The F*ck Are We Even Talking About?
  9. “Miss AI” Beauty Pageant Is Just As Dystopian As It Sounds
  10. World’s first AI beauty pageant slammed as ‘more curse than blessing’ as people claim it’s sign world ‘getting dumber’
  11. The World AI Creator Awards
  12. AI-created “virtual influencers” are stealing business from humans
  13. Meet Emily Pellegrini, the ‘World’s Hottest Model’
  14. AI-generated models could bring more diversity to the fashion industry — or leave it with less
  15. I had my face stolen by AI
  16. AI hustlers stole women’s faces to put in ads. The law can't help them.
  17. AI influencers are making their secretive creators tens of thousands of dollars a month—now an OnlyFans rival is betting on the lucrative virtual girlfriends

Song of the day: Cinderella by Remi Wolf

Wednesday
Apr. 17

“NO YOU’RE ASLEEP! History Of Sleepy Trump”

In episode 1660, Jack and Miles are joined by hosts of Beauty Translated , Carmen Laurent and Janie Danger

  1. Beauty Translated
  2. Carmen Laurent
  3. Janie Danger
  4. A Weary Trump Appears to Doze Off in Courtroom Ahead of Criminal Trial
  5. Trump campaign furiously denies claim former president fell asleep in court
  6. Er, People Think Trump Fell Asleep During the Queen’s Speech...and There’s a Video
  7. Video: Did Trump Fall Asleep During The National Cathedral Prayer Service?
  8. Trump reportedly fell asleep while writing his infamous 'covfefe' tweet
  9. Watters: Make Duane Chapman “Deportation Czar”
  10. Germany Passes Landmark Trans Rights Law
  11. Germany passes landmark self identification law: ‘Trans people exist and deserve recognition’

Song of the day: Pure Black Tendency by Janie Danger

April 9–12

Friday
Apr. 12
Thursday
Apr. 11

“Eat The Rich, Not Lunchables”

In episode 1657, Jack and guest co-host Andrew Ti are joined by comedian, Jacquis Neal

  1. Andrew Ti
  2. Jacquis Neal
  3. Experts thought they knew how the economy worked. After the pandemic, they’re not so sure.
  4. What’s Going on with the U.S. Economy?
  5. Inflation Picks Up to 3.2%, Slightly Hotter Than Expected
  6. Lunchables found to contain relatively high lead levels
  7. The Untold Truth Of Lunchables
  8. The 30-Year Reign of Lunchables
  9. Many of today’s unhealthy foods were brought to you by Big Tobacco
  10. The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food
  11. HOW LUNCHABLES ENDED UP ON SCHOOL LUNCH TRAYS
  12. KRAFT HEINZ RAMPS UP MARKETING TO SCHOOL CHILDREN, DRAWING SOME CRITICISM
  13. Consumer Reports urges USDA to remove Lunchables From National School Lunch Program
  14. I made a Malört Cookie and it's really good 🫢

Song of the day: Sexy Villain by Remi Wolf

Wednesday
Apr. 10

“Horny Zombie Apocalypse! 24/7 Disneyland?”

In episode 1656, Jack and Miles are joined by co-host of Stuff They Don't Want You To Know , Ben Bowlin

  1. Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
  2. Ben Bowlin
  3. Third Party Check In - RFK Still Here...? No Labels...? NOPE
  4. RFK Jr. Official Boasts His Campaign Could Throw the Election to Trump
  5. Actually this cicada story is cool because HORNY F**K ZOMBIE
  6. Disney Just Can’t Quit Building Dystopias
  7. With Cotino underway, second Storyliving by Disney community announced in North Carolina
  8. Let’s move to Disney town! Will life in its 2,000 themed homes be a dream or a nightmare?
  9. All developments use water. Disney's 'Cotino' will do it responsibly — even with a lagoon
  10. The Cotino water project is using outdated water analysis: We are in a drought
  11. The Summer Olympics--Now With More Poop Water
  12. For the First Time in a Century, Paris Is Making the Seine Swimmable

Song of the day: Wish You Were Dead by Lola Young

Tuesday
Apr. 9

“Narcissist With An Aux Cable, Cowboy Carter Crushing”

In episode 1655, Jack and Miles are joined by writer and comedian, Zahra Noorbakhsh

  1. Zahra Noorbakhsh
  2. Trump Has Announced His Position On Abortion
  3. “DJ Trump” May Be Even Worse Than “President Trump”
  4. Behind the Curtain: How Trump's mind works
  5. Everything We Know About Trump’s Budding DJ Career
  6. Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Debuts at Number 1
  7. Levi's stock jumps 20%, boosted by Beyoncé song featuring Post Malone
  8. Tucker Carlson Just Opened For Kid Rock For Some Reason
  9. WATCH: Tucker Carlson Makes Wild Cameo at a Kid Rock Concert, Tells Rambling Anecdote to Explain Why America Is Not ‘F*cked Up’
  10. Insurers Reap Hidden Fees by Slashing Payments. You May Get the Bill.
  11. Zahra's Workshop "Building A Writer's Habit" 

Song of the day: Big Brown Eyes by Lola Young

April 2–5

Friday
Apr. 5

“Eclipse Conspiracies! Did Smartphones Ruin The Kids?”

In episode 1654, Miles and guest co-host Blake Wexler are joined by comedian, Ian Lockwood

  1. Blake Wexler
  2. Ian Lockwood
  3. Maybe Gen Z Shouldn’t Have Been Raised With Smartphones
  4. How mobile phones have changed our brains
  5. 7 reasons to break your smartphone addiction
  6. How to finally break free from your smartphone addiction
  7. Dopamine, Smartphones & You: A battle for your time
  8. Even the iPhone's designer is worried about phone addiction
  9. 3 Stats on How Gen Z Is Being Raised on Smartphones
  10. END THE PHONE-BASED CHILDHOOD NOW
  11. Social media gets teens hooked while feeding aggression and impulsivity, and researchers think they know why
  12. Gen Z goes retro: Why the younger generation is ditching smartphones for ‘dumb phones’
  13. Nobody Wants Twitter’s New Free Blue Check Marks
  14. Free blue checks are back for some accounts on Elon Musk's X. Not everyone is happy about it
  15. Famous X Users Horrified to Find Free Blue Checks Added to Their Accounts
  16. The Far Right Is Crawling With Eclipse Conspiracy Theories
  17. Why NASA is launching rockets into the solar eclipse path
  18. Conspiracy Theorists Think The Eclipse Will Begin A "Massive Human Sacrifice Event"

Song of the day: One Hand One Bounce by Karate Boogaloo

Wednesday
Apr. 3

“Havana Syndrome Is Propaganda? Eclipse Jailbreak?”

In episode 1652, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and host of Bad Hasbara , Matt Lieb

  1. Bad Hasbara
  2. Matt Lieb
  3. Florida Supreme Court approves ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana
  4. ‘No help here’: Florida abortion ruling leaves women with few options
  5. New York Inmates Are Suing The State To See The Eclipse
  6. When the solar eclipse arrives, N.Y. prisons will be locked down
  7. 60 Minutes Just Can’t Quit Havana Syndrome
  8. U.S. Intelligence: foreign rivals didn't cause Havana Syndrome
  9. What is Havana syndrome? Symptoms explained after bombshell 60 Minutes episode
  10. What Is Havana Syndrome? A New Report Links the Illness to Russia
  11. Havana syndrome attacks linked to Russian spy unit, new 60 minutes report reveals
  12. IT’S THE RUSSIANS! THE LATEST  60 MINUTES  EPISODE ON HAVANA SYNDROME ENGAGES IN TABLOID JOURNALISM
  13. 5-year study finds no brain abnormalities in 'Havana Syndrome' patients
  14. US defense official had ‘Havana syndrome’ symptoms during a 2023 NATO summit, the Pentagon confirms
  15. Pentagon will test sonic weapon that manipulates plasma to create ear-piercing noise
  16. Pentagon prepping non-lethal "light and sound" weapon
  17. New US Acoustic Weapon On Way To Iraq
  18. A ‘Sonic Attack’ on Diplomats in Cuba? These Scientists Doubt It
  19. Russian intelligence hit squad behind Havana Syndrome brain injuries of US personnel: report
  20. Microwave weapons that could cause Havana Syndrome exist, experts say
  21. A message for timothee | will sennett bob oppenheimer

Song of the day: NEW MAGIC WAND by Tyler, The Creator

Tuesday
Apr. 2

“Redlining 9.0”

In episode 1651, Jack and Miles are joined by affordable housing advocate, Yusuf Dahl

No separate links accompanied this special episode.

Song of the day: AMAMA by Crumb

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