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TDZ Endnotes · Monthly digest

October 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.

October 29–31

Friday
Oct. 31

“SPOOKlear Weapon Testing, Why R U Scared Of CLOWNS?!”

In episode 1957, Jack and Miles are joined by actor and screenwriter, Dani Fernandez

  1. Dani Fernandez
  2. Trump Decides To Bring Back Nuclear Weapon Testing
  3. Russia Says It Didn’t Test Nuclear Weapons, but Would if the U.S. Did
  4. If the US resumes nuclear weapons testing, this would be extremely dangerous for humanity
  5. Nobody Wants To Live In Donald Trump’s “Haunted” Childhood Home
  6. President Trump’s childhood home in NYC sells at steep discount — after being overrun by feral cats
  7. Is the White House haunted? Spooky stories reveal a history of the supernatural
  8. Airbnb listing for Trump's childhood home boasts it's where the president was 'likely conceived'
  9. The Haunting of Donald J. Trump
  10. The Chilling History of Creepy Clowns
  11. This Is Why We’re Afraid of Clowns
  12. Fear of clowns: An investigation into the prevalence of coulrophobia in an international sample
  13. Creepy Clowns Appear in Cities Around the Globe to Promote HBO’s ‘It: Welcome to Derry’
  14. Stephen King’s ‘It’ Movie Producer Denies Creepy Clown Sightings Are Marketing Stunt
  15. New Spoiler Details for ‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Revealed
  16. ‘Weapons’ Once Had a Whole Chapter About That Crucial, Mystery Character
  17. The great clown panic of 2016: ‘​a volatile mix of fear and contagion’

Song of the day: Words I Should've Said feat. ENNY by Mick Jenkins & EMIL

Thursday
Oct. 30

“Why The Scream Mask Is King, Nuremberg Trials In The MCU?”

In episode 1956, Jack and Miles are joined by actor, improvisor, comedian and founder of Sweet Tea Studios, Douglas Widick

  1. Douglas Widick
  2. ‘Nuremberg’ Trailer: Göring & Other Surviving Nazi Leaders Face International Judgment
  3. The King's Man credits scene explained: How does it link to real-life history?
  4. Amazon To Go On AI-Inspired Layoff Spree
  5. Amazon just cut 14,000 jobs, and it’s not done
  6. Why Amazon’s Automated Hiring Tool Discriminated Against Women
  7. The Origin Of The Ghostface Mask In Scream Is Delightfully Mundane
  8. MTV’s Terrifying Mistake? Wes Craven Explains Why the Original ‘Scream’ Mask Is Too “Perfect” to Scrap
  9. Loren’s Ghost: The Haunted History Of The SCREAM Mask

Song of the day: Jumpy! by Pachyman

Wednesday
Oct. 29

October 22–28

Friday
Oct. 24

“Cooked Cuomo, Stranger Things Kids All Old”

In episode 1953, Miles and guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan  are joined by creator and host of HeidiWorld: The Heidi Fleiss Story  and the upcoming podcast JennaWorld, Molly Lambert

  1. Pallavi Gunalan
  2. HeidiWorld: The Heidi Fleiss Story
  3. Molly Lambert
  4. Barbs fly as Mamdani and Cuomo meet in final, furious New York mayoral debate
  5. Cuomo Stunned Into Silence When Faced With His Sexual Assault Accuser
  6. THE LONGEST SILENCE OF THE NYC MAYOR DEBATE: Zohran Mamdani asks Andrew Cuomo, “What do you have to say to the women you sexually harassed?”
  7. Cuomo condemned over racist AI ad depicting ‘criminals for Zohran Mamdani’
  8. Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ Series Finale Officially Coming to Theaters, Despite Previous Statements
  9. Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos: “Driving Folks to a Theater Is Just Not Our Business”
  10. Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos Says Movie Theater Model Is ‘Outdated’: ‘Most of the Country’ Cannot ‘Walk to a Multiplex’
  11. A24’s Controversial Cameo in ‘Marty Supreme’ Is Bringing Ick to Viewers for Major Reasons
  12. Kevin O’Leary Suggests Using AI Extras Instead of Humans ‘Could Save Millions’ for Movies Like ‘Marty Supreme’: ‘Just Put 100 Norwell Tillies in There’
  13. Timothée Chalamet’s ‘Marty Supreme’: First Reactions From the Premiere
  14. Marty Supreme | Official Teaser HD | A24
  15. Canada’s Donald Trump? ‘Shark Tank’ star Kevin O’Leary runs for Tory leadership
  16. Kevin O'Leary suing Elections Canada over fundraising limits
  17. Stop Kevin O’Leary’s Lawsuit Fund
  18. Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary insists ‘nobody gives a poop’ about Epstein
  19. Kevin O’Leary got hired to play a “real a-hole” opposite Timothée Chalamet and Gwyneth Paltrow
  20. Why Does Kevin O’Leary Wear Two Watches?
  21. Why celebrity investor Kevin O'Leary is proposing a massive AI data centre in northern Alberta
  22. Shark Tank’s Mr. Wonderful is Building the World’s Largest AI Data Center in Canada
  23. Alberta First Nation voices ’grave concern’ over Kevin O’Leary’s proposed $70B AI data centre
  24. First Nation says it wasn’t consulted on Wonder Valley AI data centre proposed for thousands of hectares of land
  25. Aaron Rodgers beats Kevin O'Leary on Celebrity Jeopardy

Song of the day: Margiela Split Toes (feat. Mach-Hommy) by Westside Gunn

Thursday
Oct. 23
Wednesday
Oct. 22

“Citizen Journalism vs. Fascism, ICE vs. Pushups”

In episode 1951, Jack and Miles are joined by investigative journalist and co-author of For the Sun After Long Nights: The Story of Iran's Women-Led Uprising , Nilo Tabrizy

  1. For the Sun After Long Nights: The Story of Iran's Women-Led Uprising
  2. Nilo Tabrizy
  3. ICE’s ‘Athletically Allergic’ Recruits
  4. Man on e-bike taunts ICE agents in Chicago — and gets away
  5. ‘Trump’s private army’: inside the push to recruit 10,000 immigration officers
  6. Trump administration promises $50K signing bonuses in campaign to hire 10,000 ICE agents
  7. President Trump Participates in a Medal of Freedom Ceremony for Charlie Kirk
  8. Donald Trump Says Charlie Kirk Was in Awe of How He Turned to Dodge Sniper Bullet
  9. So That’s Why Emma Stone Shaved Her Head
  10. ‘Bugonia’ Sets Early Screening For Audience Members Who Are Bald or ‘Willing To Shave’ Their Heads: ‘This Is Real’
  11. multiple bald caps. typical la refusal to commitment

Song of the day: Battlecry (feat. Shing02) by Nujabes

October 15–21

Tuesday
Oct. 21

“Merkin’ America Great Again, Prince Andrew Pays Ultimate Price”

In episode 1950, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and co-host of The Worst Idea of All Time , Tim Batt

  1. The Worst Idea of All Time
  2. Tim Batt
  3. Prince Andrew gives up royal titles including Duke of York after ‘discussion with king’
  4. Jeffrey Epstein survivor Virginia Giuffre, in her own words
  5. Met Police looking into claims Andrew sought information on accuser
  6. Kim K Is The Thomas Edison Of Our Time - Merkin Edition
  7. An Antifascist Movie at a Fascist Moment
  8. How P.T. Anderson Channeled Thomas Pynchon’s Preoccupations for ‘One Battle After Another’
  9. ‘One Battle After Another’ and ‘Vineland’— What Paul Thomas Anderson Used and Cut Out of Thomas Pynchon’s Novel
  10. The John Birch Society Is Back
  11. Did the John Birch Society Win in the End?
  12. Masonic Symbolism in PTA Movies
  13. ABUNDANCE OF SYMBOLS IN `MAGNOLIA’ HAS FILMGOERS LOOKING FOR CLUES
  14. How do people think the Christmas Adventurers Club are absurd when Bohemian Grove actually exists
  15. Clarence Thomas and Bohemian Grove: What goes on at the all-male club?
  16. Inside Bohemian Grove
  17. Redwoods Hideaway for the Elite Goes On, but Protest Days Fade
  18. Bohemian Grove annual event is underway in the Bay Area, per the FAA
  19. Billionaire at Bohemian Grove told staff to clean his underwear by hand, lawsuit says
  20. Berkeley Law School Drops Boalt Name Over Racist Legacy
  21. Chinese Exclusion Act
  22. The Bohemian minstrel show
  23. The Bohemian Grove: Symbolism Behind the Owl and Cremation of Care

Song of the day: Sana Sana by Nathy Peluso

Friday
Oct. 17

“TV Characters WITH Jobs? A.I. Throat Bubble”

In episode 1949, Jack and Miles are joined by the Senior Fellow for Gender Equity, Paid Leave & Care Policy, and the Director and Founder of the Entertainment Initiative at the Better Life Lab , Vicki Shabo

  1. Entertainment Initiative
  2. Better Life Lab
  3. Vicki Shabo
  4. Writing About Jobs, Money, and Work-Family Stress
  5. OpenAI's ChatGPT is so popular that almost no one will pay for it
  6. Soon you'll be able to shop at Walmart through ChatGPT
  7. Walmart Partners with OpenAI to Create AI-First Shopping Experiences
  8. You’ll soon be able to shop Walmart from ChatGPT
  9. Walmart CEO’s AI warning is existential. Pay attention.
  10. Walmart CEO: ‘AI is literally going to change every job’—how the best employees can still stand out
  11. Shopify and OpenAI bring commerce to ChatGPT
  12. ChatGPT goes shopping with new product-browsing feature
  13. ChatGPT Is Already Bungling Product Recommendations
  14. OpenAI is staffing up to turn ChatGPT into an ad platform
  15. New ad channel for ecommerce just dropped: Ads in Grok
  16. A Recent Study Found That AI Might Be A Bubble
  17. Western executives who visit China are coming back terrified
  18. “No One Asked for This Reboot”: ‘Tron’ May Mark End of Jared Leto’s Franchise-Leading Days
  19. Michael Fassbender’s History of Alleged Abuse: Former Girlfriend’s Story Resurfaces in #MeToo Era

Song of the day: the one by Gabriel Jacoby

Thursday
Oct. 16
Wednesday
Oct. 15

“Toilet Bowl Halftime Show, Disney’s Tragic Kingdom”

In episode 1947, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, Lydia Popovich

  1. Lydia Popovich
  2. Dominion Voting Systems, at centre of false 2020 election claims, sold to former Republican election official
  3. Dominion, the voting tech company at the center of false 2020 claims, is sold
  4. Dominion, voting firm targeted by false 2020 election claims, sold to new owner
  5. Scoop: Dominion Voting sold to company run by ex-GOP election official
  6. Judge pauses parts of Trump's sweeping executive order on voting
  7. Popular e-poll book's default password is '1234'
  8. How Internet-connected voter check-in devices can create election chaos
  9. No, Dominion voting machines did not delete Trump votes.
  10. Ongoing ballot counts put focus on USA's disjointed voting system
  11. Curtis Yarvin’s Plot Against America
  12. Ed Martin, Trump’s controversial U.S. attorney pick, on thin ice in the Senate
  13. “Constitutional” Sheriffs Have Already Shown Us How the Trump Administration Might Attempt To Overthrow Elections
  14. Instagram will now be PG-13 for teens with Meta’s latest update
  15. How ‘The Temple of Doom’ Changed the MPAA Ratings System
  16. Bad Breakups And Divorce Fueled The Nasty Streak In ‘Indiana Jones and the Temple Of Doom’
  17. PG-13 movies are now more violent than R-rated '80s flicks -study
  18. Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA announces 'All American' Super Bowl halftime show to rival Bad Bunny
  19. Turning Point USA announces counterprogram Super Bowl halftime show
  20. MAGA falls for fake TPUSA halftime show poster promising performances by Kid Rock and ‘Measles’
  21. Disneyland Guest Dies After Haunted Mansion Ride
  22. The death that sparked the legend that 'no one dies at Disneyland'
  23. Does No One Ever Die at Disney Parks?
  24. Disney backtracks on request to toss wrongful death suit over Disney+ agreement

Song of the day: One Mo'Gin by D'Angelo

October 8–10

Friday
Oct. 10

“Resistance via MAGA Self Owns, Tron = AI PsyOp?”

In episode 1946, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, actor, and host of Podcast But Outside , Andrew Michaan

  1. Podcast But Outside
  2. Andrew Michaan
  3. Trump Accidentally Posted Message That Could Destroy Entire Comey Case
  4. Central witness undermines case against James Comey, prosecutors concluded: Sources
  5. Norway Is Afraid That Trump Will Retaliate For Nobel Prize Snub
  6. Jordan Peterson Almost Died And Nobody Even Noticed
  7. New Study Has Concerning Trends Regarding AI Use In Schools…
  8. If A.I. Can Diagnose Patients, What Are Doctors For?
  9. Tron: Ares review – even Gillian Anderson can’t slap this mind-bendingly dull sci-fi into shape
  10. Jared Leto’s  Tron: Ares  Is Getting Demolished In Some Early Reviews
  11. Tron: Ares is so bad it makes you wish AI would hurry up and destroy Hollywood
  12. AI Is Inevitable and Looks Like Jared Leto
  13. Nine women accuse Jared Leto of sexual impropriety in new report
  14. Jared Leto Is Running a Cult Straight Out of a True Crime Docuseries
  15. 'Tron: Ares' Wants Us to Consider That A.I. Can Be Used for Both Good and Evil
  16. ‘Tron: Ares’ Review: Disney’s Buggy Upgrade Introduces Jared Leto as an AI Determined to Enter the Real World
  17. Disney Will Use AI in Movies & TV but Has 3 Rules for It
  18. Disney Scrapped Dwayne Johnson Deepfake For ‘Moana’ & AI-Generated Soldier For ‘Tron: Ares’: “Company Couldn’t Risk The Bad Publicity”
  19. Tesla Optimus: Tried to start a fight at the Tron: Ares premiere
  20. Tesla’s Optimus robot steals spotlight at 'Tron: Ares' premiere with kung fu antics | Watch
  21. Elon Musk Reacts To Trailer Of Jared Leto-Starrer Sci Fi Thriller Tron: Ares That Explores Feelings Of Rogue AI: Watch
  22. Jared Leto Invests in Generative AI Video Startup
  23. Jared Leto invests in $500M AI startup despite calls from other stars to shut down the controversial tech

Song of the day: Bolero Dub by Isenberg

Thursday
Oct. 9
Wednesday
Oct. 8

October 1–7

Tuesday
Oct. 7
Friday
Oct. 3

“Least Hardcore Person Ever, HE IS NOT SENILE!!!”

In episode 1942, Jack and Miles are joined by writer, actor, and stand-up comedian,  Marcella Arguello

  1. Marcella Arguello
  2. Stephen Miller's Totally Hardcore Rant (Video)
  3. In Other "They Might Just Be Bad At This" News - Pete Hegseth Is Melting Down Behind the Scenes
  4. Jimmy Fallon on new unscripted series 'On Brand': 'It's like gamified Shark Tank'
  5. Google is blocking AI searches for Trump and dementia
  6. Are ‘Donald Trump Dementia’ Searches Being Blocked by Google? What To Know
  7. Trump 'cognitive decline and dementia' searches blocked? Google AI overview under fire for biased filtering
  8. Google AI Overview appears to block results on searches for ‘Trump cognitive decline’ but not for Biden
  9. This Is What Proves Trump’s Dementia: Psychologist
  10. Trump mocked his father as he started succumbing to Alzheimer's, according to his niece's upcoming tell-all

Song of the day: Company (With Orion Sun) by Hether

Thursday
Oct. 2

“Fox News Horny For Barron, Tariff-ying Halloween!”

In episode 1941, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and co-author of Muddy Waters Too , Ben Katzner

  1. Muddy Waters Too
  2. Ben Katzner
  3. Fox News Is Being Creepy As Hell About Barron Trump’s Date
  4. First son Barron Trump went on a date — and it wreaked havoc inside Trump Tower: report
  5. Is Trump Already Ruining Halloween?
  6. Spirit Halloween Is Selling a Whole Line of ‘Sinners’ Halloween Costumes
  7. Economy Not Scaring Americans From Record Spending on Halloween
  8. Pricey Halloween: Tariffs causing some spooky price hikes
  9. Is the Home Depot's viral 12-foot skeleton a victim of President Trump's tariffs?
  10. 12 ft. Grave & Bones Giant-Sized Skelly with LifeEyes™ LCD Eyes H5
  11. Al Pacino's Only Sci-Fi Movie Gave Us A Startling Warning About Hollywood's Future
  12. Simone  (2002 film)
  13. Simone (2002) Official Trailer - Al Pacino, Winona Ryder Sci-Fi Movie HD
  14. Who is Tilly Norwood? Why this AI actress is sparking backlash from real Hollywood stars.
  15. Emily Blunt brands AI-generated actress Tilly Norwood 'terrifying'
  16. SAG-AFTRA Slams AI Actress: “Tilly Norwood Is Not an Actor — It Has No Life Experience to Draw From, No Emotion”
  17. Meet Tilly Norwood, an AI Actress Causing a Stir in Hollywood
  18. Who is Tilly Norwood? AI actress has Hollywood agents vying to sign her up
  19. Talent Agents Circle AI Actress Tilly Norwood As Studios Quietly Embrace AI Technology – Zurich Summit
  20. AI Commissioner | Comedy Sketch | Particle6

Song of the day: F**K EVERYONE by Lola Young

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