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TDZ Endnotes · Monthly digest

January 2025

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.

January 29–31

Friday
Jan. 31
Wednesday
Jan. 29

“Private Equity Ruined Fire Trucks, Shark Jesus?”

In episode 1805, Jack and guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan are joined by creator and writer of The RedDot Comic , Kim Winder

  1. Pallavi Gunalan
  2. The RedDot Comic
  3. Kim Winder
  4. Of Course Private Equity Was Responsible For Making The Wildfires Worse
  5. Staggering image of 100 essential fire trucks idling in a parking lot waiting for repair while Los Angeles apocalyptic fires ravage city killing 24
  6. A month before fires, L.A. fire chief warned budget cuts were hampering emergency response
  7. 75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
  8. As equipment costs rise, fire departments turn to towns for help
  9. The Firefighting Apparatus Industry: A Year in Review
  10. Waiting Lists and Higher Prices Add Up to Long Delays for New Fire Trucks
  11. Sunday blog: Why did that fire truck cost $1.9 million? Because it just does
  12. Not Now, Doomsday Clock!
  13. What The Doomsday Clock Doesn’t Tell Us
  14. Doomsday Clock moved to just two minutes to 'apocalypse'
  15. Aquarium Sharks Prove Jeff Goldlum’s Jurassic Park Character Right
  16. VIDEO: Female Shark Who Never Shared Tank with a Male Gives Birth to 'Miracle' Baby
  17. First Virgin Births Reported in Endangered Sharks
  18. Roseanne Threatens To Make Another Sitcom
  19. Support the Kaller/Gray Family's Recovery
  20. Zeitgang Lightsaber Auction and Fundraiser
  21. Displaced Black Families GoFund Me Directory

Song of the day: MOSHQUITO by ZEP

January 22–28

Tuesday
Jan. 28

“Executive Orders 101, If Movie Times Were Honest”

In episode 1804, Jack and guest co-host Andrew Ti are joined by poet, lawyer, and co-founder and Executive Director of  Partners for Justice ,  Emily Galvin-Almanza

  1. Andrew Ti
  2. Partners for Justice
  3. Emily Galvin-Almanza
  4. NYTimes Trying to Manufacture Consent for Trump Policies?
  5. Support for Trump’s Policies Exceeds Support for Trump
  6. A Connecticut Bill Would Force Movie Theaters To Admit When The Movie Actually Starts
  7. When does a movie really start? Connecticut official wants theaters to post accurate times
  8. ‘Star Wars: The Phantom Menace’ Introduced Trailer Culture 20 Years Ago
  9. Support the Kaller/Gray Family's Recovery
  10. Zeitgang Lightsaber Auction and Fundraiser
  11. Displaced Black Families GoFund Me Directory

Song of the day: wiggy by Young Miko

Friday
Jan. 24

“Tech Oligarch Erection Contest, Biden Futility Fetish”

In episode 1803, Jack and guest co-host Jacquis Neal are joined by musician, comedian, author of The Advice King Anthology and host of Cold Brew Got Me Like , Chris Crofton

  1. Jacquis Neal
  2. The Advice King Anthology
  3. Cold Brew Got Me Like
  4. Chris Crofton
  5. Biden’s Last Minute ERA Statement Was His Whole Presidency In A Nutshell
  6. Biden declares the ERA the law of the land — but it likely will not matter
  7. What Biden didn’t do on the Equal Rights Amendment is more important than what he did
  8. Is the Equal Rights Amendment ratified? Here's its history.
  9. Archivist says Equal Rights Amendment can’t be certified as Democrats push Biden to recognize it
  10. ‘Law of the land:’ Biden signals Equal Rights Amendment should be ratified
  11. Biden’s ‘Declaration’ About the Equal Rights Amendment Doesn’t Mean Sh*t
  12. Maybe It Would Have Been Smart to Stick with the “These Guys Are Weird” Thing?
  13. Support the Kaller/Gray Family's Recovery
  14. Zeitgang Lightsaber Auction and Fundraiser
  15. Displaced Black Families GoFund Me Directory

Song of the day: The Chocolate Conquistadors by BADBADNOTGOOD & MF Doom

Wednesday
Jan. 22

“Full Nazi, Scary Executive Order Fantasy Draft”

In episode 1802, Jack and guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan are joined by co-host of This Day In Esoteric Political History and lead producer on The Puzzler , Jody Avirgan

  1. Pallavi Gunalan
  2. This Day In Esoteric Political History
  3. The Puzzler
  4. Jody Avirgan
  5. Trump Executive Orders
  6. Elon Musk Fully a Nazi Now?
  7. Right-Wing Extremists Are Abuzz Over Musk’s Straight-Arm Salute
  8. Everyone Is Finally Realizing That The ADL Is Trash
  9. ADL's Statement on Elon's "Awkward Gesture"
  10. The ADL Goes Full Bully
  11. Israel Security Forces Are Training American Cops Despite History of Rights Abuses
  12. Jonathan Greenblatt’s racist keffiyeh smear is another chapter in the ADL’s war on Palestinians
  13. Let’s Call the ADL What It Is: an Ally of Fascists
  14. New Research Sheds Light On Why People (And Primates) Pee In Groups
  15. Is peeing contagious, like yawning? Scientists studying chimps may have the answer
  16. Support the Kaller/Gray Family's Recovery
  17. Zeitgang Lightsaber Auction and Fundraiser
  18. Displaced Black Families GoFund Me Directory

Song of the day: It's Not Easy by Ofege

January 15–17

Friday
Jan. 17
Thursday
Jan. 16

“Ham Baby Traffic Jam, Jesus = New Robinhood”

In episode 1800, Jack and co-host Caitlin Durante are joined by comedian behind the stand-up special Spiritually Filthy , Mort Burke

  1. Caitlin Durante
  2. Spiritually Filthy
  3. Mort Burke
  4. New Yorker Article on Ultra Processed Foods Suggests It’s Not the Processing... It’s The Calorie Density
  5. “Residual Ham Material,” And Even More Evocative Phrases From USDA Inspections Of Boar’s Head Plants
  6. 'Star Wars' and MCU Stars Lead Charles Dickens' Time-Traveling Jesus Christ Movie Trailer
  7. Angel Studios Acquires Animated Pic ‘The King Of Kings’ And Sets Pre-Easter Release; Watch The Teaser Trailer
  8. Utah-based VidAngel settles $62 million copyright lawsuit with Hollywood studios
  9. Light of the World
  10. “JESUS” film set to take on new animated format in 2025
  11. Exclusive: Terrence Malick’s Biblical Epic The Way of the Wind Aims for 2025 Premiere as First Story Details Arrive
  12. Mark Rylance to play four versions of Satan for Terrence Malick
  13. Martin Scorsese’s Frank Sinatra Biopic and ‘Life of Jesus’ Postponed; New Filming Dates Unclear (EXCLUSIVE)
  14. Mel Gibson Says ‘Passion of the Christ’ Sequel Will Journey to Hell: “It’s an Acid Trip”
  15. Why is the latest Jesus movie about, uh, mixed martial arts?
  16. The Chosen, the Christian megahit about Jesus, explained
  17. Support the Kaller/Gray Family's Recovery
  18. Zeitgang Lightsaber Auction and Fundraiser
  19. Displaced Black Families GoFund Me Directory

Song of the day: CREEP feat. Mick Jenkins by ICECOLDBISHOP

Wednesday
Jan. 15

“Celebrity Fire Idiots, The RedNote Takeover”

In episode 1799, Jack and guest co-host Andrew Ti are joined by comedian, Pallavi Gunalan

  1. Andrew Ti
  2. Pallavi Gunalan
  3. These Are The Prisoners California Uses to Fight Wildfires
  4. Misinformation About the LA Fires Spreads Fast. Here’s How To Spot It
  5. 29 arrested in Los Angeles-area fire zones, including burglary suspect "dressed like a fireman," sheriff says
  6. Matt Gaetz’s Real Fate Is Somehow Worse Than I Could Have Imagined
  7. 'Beyond parody': Internet ridicules 'grifter' Matt Gaetz as he hawks 'wonder drug'
  8. Ivermectin advocate dies from horrifying side effects — and followers report 'severe' symptoms
  9. Other Impressive Acts of Buzz Marketing for Ivermectin: Mel Gibson Absolutely Flying on the Joe Rogan Podcast
  10. Support the Kaller/Gray Family's Recovery
  11. Zeitgang Lightsaber Auction and Fundraiser
  12. Displaced Black Families GoFund Me Directory

Song of the day: No Gimmicks by Suspect OTB

January 8–14

Tuesday
Jan. 14

“Banished Words, Spring Equinox > New Years Day”

In episode 1798, Jack and guest co-host Blake Wexler are joined by host of White Homework and Go Home Bible, You're Drunk , Tori Williams Douglass

  1. Blake Wexler
  2. White Homework
  3. Go Home Bible, You're Drunk
  4. Tori Williams Douglass
  5. Pete Hegseth Confirmation Hearing
  6. Trump avoids prison sentence, fines in felony hush-money case
  7. Trump says he would fire ‘mean’ special counsel Jack Smith ‘within seconds’ of taking office
  8. Jack Smith resigns from Justice Department
  9. DOJ continues to press for release of Jack Smith's report on Trump investigations
  10. Merrick Garland offered easy path to release Jack Smith's Mar-a-Lago report immediately
  11. Lake Superior State University releases Words to Retire
  12. Support the Kaller/Gray Family's Recovery

Song of the day: Three Eyes Open by Greentea Peng

Friday
Jan. 10
Wednesday
Jan. 8

“'Madame Web' Oscar Snub?, How To Dispose Of A Sex-Bot Discretely”

A main episode of The Daily Zeitgeist

  1. Joey Clift
  2. Biden Was Having 'Good and Bad Days' As Far Back as 2021: Report - Newsweek
  3. Multiple movies, including Sonic 3 and Madame Web, are ineligible for Best Picture at the Oscars this year | GamesRadar+
  4. More Than a Third of Oscar-Qualifying Films This Year Are Not Eligible for Best Picture
  5. The Sun on X: "REVEALED: Women will be having more sex with ROBOTS than men by 2025 https://t.co/TO87mbCAHw https://t.co/qKrTIIuAFP" / X
  6. Here's Why Memes About Women Having Sex With Robots In 2025 Are Taking Over Social Media
  7. REVEALED: Women will be having more sex with ROBOTS than men by 2025 – The Sun | The Sun
  8. It's 2025: The Time for Robot Sex Is Now... Or Is It?
  9. Man behind 2025 ‘sex with robots’ prediction slams ‘media fabrication’ of original claim | indy100
  10. Sex robots - Do sex robots exist and how do they work?
  11. R/SexDolls (WARNING: This link is, ultimately, Not Safe For Children, Work, Your Browsing History or Life. The initial wiki page is fairly tame (and pretty entertaining), with no "graphic" imagery, but if you click through to the actual sub, you do so with the full knowledge that you may see some, uhhhh... things, and that you will immediately start getting weird Instagram ads for aforementioned things, and that you risk damaging yourself psychically and/or psychologically. Actually, nvm don't click this. Forget I even linked this in the footnotes *footnotes*.)

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

January 7–7

Tuesday
Jan. 7

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