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TDZ Endnotes · Monthly digest

August 2025

Seventeen main episodes. The media shared in the closing minutes, followed by each episode’s official ride-out song.

Link note: Episode and song links come from the official show feed. When a social post could not be recovered directly, the link goes to the named creator, title, or a targeted search rather than a guessed post.

August 25–31

Friday
Aug. 29

“RFK Chainsaws CDC, The Wizard of… Nah”

Guest: Ben Bowlin · Guest co-host: Blake Wexler

  1. Ben Bowlin: Niall Harbison’s work rescuing street dogs in Thailand. @niall.harbison
  2. Blake Wexler: A National Geographic article about ticks spreading through city parks—and why urban dog owners should check their pets. National Geographic search
  3. Jack O’Brien: David Please Stop’s post about payday instantly defeating every plan to save money. @davidpleasestop

Song of the day: Shift K3Y — “In Your Arms”

Wednesday
Aug. 27

“Mamdani = Republican Horror Film? AI Cat Attack”

Guest: Caitlin Durante · Guest co-host: Mort Burke

  1. Caitlin Durante: The Global Sumud Flotilla’s effort to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza. Official site
  2. Mort Burke: Recent hip-hop from Clipse, JID, Kendrick Lamar, Brother Ali’s Satisfied Soul, and Open Mike Eagle. Listen/search
  3. Jack O’Brien: A Nogarfuncle post calling John Bolton and Kash Patel “two of the most Guess Who faces.” Find the post

Song of the day: BOSCO — “Gold Ghost”

August 18–24

Friday
Aug. 22

“A Culture Of (Tiny) Bribes, Cracker Barrel Logo Hell”

Guest: Andrew Ti

  1. Andrew Ti: A theatrical double feature of Weapons followed by The Naked Gun.
  2. Miles Gray: Posts arguing that computers were better when they lived in a separate room, and that “classic rock” means the 1960s and ’70s. Find the first post
  3. Jack O’Brien: Jokes about baseball announcers praising the worst player and trauma-dumping on Guillermo del Toro. Find the post

Song of the day: DANN — “talk to me”

August 11–17

Thursday
Aug. 14

“Make America Go Away! Triangle Of Death Face”

Guest: Shanna Christmas · Guest co-host: Pallavi Gunalan

  1. Shanna Christmas: Her free stand-up special and comedy channel. Watch on YouTube
  2. Pallavi Gunalan: The joke that Daniel Day-Lewis starring in his son Ronan’s debut is “the most powerful use of nepotism.” Find the post
  3. Miles Gray: The Onion’s “Trump Deploys National Guard To Press Conference For Standing Ovation.” The Onion search

Song of the day: Nilüfer Yanya — “Kneel”

August 1–10

Friday
Aug. 8

“Celebrity Cruise Sets New Obliviousness Record”

Guest: Tori Williams Douglass · Guest co-host: Blake Wexler

  1. Tori Williams Douglass: Propaganda’s warning that any sentence beginning “the Blacks…” is already over. Propaganda
  2. Blake Wexler: Phillies announcer John Kruk’s bizarre tangent about the pressure needed to pull off a human ear. The Philly Fly
  3. Jack O’Brien: A tweet rejecting the idea that a bad trailer automatically means a bad movie. Find the post

Song of the day: Jadu Heart — “Meeting Faro”

Thursday
Aug. 7

“Pizza My Heart, US Tourism On Fire (The Bad Way)”

Guest: Katie Goldin · Guest co-host: Blake Wexler

  1. Katie Goldin: The immortal reply “Should I just die?” to an article blaming a bowl of rice for climate change. Find the post
  2. Blake Wexler: Zeitgang artist Carson’s “Plumpers” painting. @nomugnocoffee
  3. Jack O’Brien: Kira Sullivan’s post about a bad mood ruining her brand as “a delight to be around.” Find the post

Song of the day: Annie Tracy — “To Love and Be Loved”

Friday
Aug. 1

“GOP = Good Ole Perverts, Elon’s Incel Eatery”

Guest: Carmen Laurent

  1. Carmen Laurent: Lilz Bullz Official’s deadpan “24-carat gold Labubu” videos. Creator profile
  2. Miles Gray: The post “Today I completed a chore I have been putting off for seven months. It took twelve minutes. I will learn nothing from this.” Find the post
  3. Jack O’Brien: Rinny Starr’s joke that a reversing camera is merely a video of someone getting run over. Find the post

Song of the day: Trus’me — “Brown’s”

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