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TDZ Endnotes · Monthly digest

December 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.

December 29–30

Tuesday
Dec. 30

December 22–26

Friday
Dec. 26

“Top 10 of 2025: #6 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
Dec. 25

“Top 10 of 2025: #7 Saint Ghislaine?! Marx’s Theory Of Bore-out”

In episode 1903, Jack and Miles are joined by adult film star, activist, host of the upcoming 12-hour live-stream extravaganza Corn Telethon , and host of  First Thirst ,  Siri Dahl

  1. Corn Telethon
  2. First Thirst
  3. Siri Dahl,
  4. Saint Ghislaine of Maxwell
  5. Burchett dismisses Trump being friends with Epstein: "It's just like me. I know a lot of dirtbags myself."
  6. House Republicans back Epstein subpoena
  7. House panel votes to subpoena Bill and Hillary Clinton over possible links to Ghislaine Maxwell
  8. Swallowing Reservations, Democrats Go On Offense on Epstein Files
  9. They Keep Coming Up With Alternative Definitions of WORKER ALIENATION
  10. Eddington is a political satire by horror auteur Ari Aster. But is it also a western?
  11. Covid, social media, Black Lives Matter: Ari Aster’s Eddington takes 2020 on and mostly succeeds
  12. Eddington: Western Noir Chaos Made Boring
  13. 5 Years After COVID-19, Eddington Is The Best Pandemic Movie We've Gotten
  14. Hollywood loves a world-shaking disaster – so why is it still silent about Covid?
  15. For This Sex Satire, the Pandemic Built a Perfect Set
  16. How Pandemic Isolation Inspired Zach Dean To Write Scott Derrickson’s Genre-Bending Thriller ‘The Gorge’
  17. Danny Boyle and Alex Garland on '28 Years Later' and how COVID influenced long-awaited sequel
  18. The spectacular frenzy of 28 Years Later offers a new breed of pandemic storytelling

Song of the day: Sold My Soul by BSEARL

Tuesday
Dec. 23
Monday
Dec. 22

“Top 10 of 2025: #10 AI Coming For TDZ? VP Tea Spill”

In episode 1930, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and host of  Finding My Audience , Allen Strickland Williams

  1. Finding My Audience
  2. Allen Strickland Williams
  3. New York Yankees Hold 'Moment of Silence' for Charlie Kirk Assassination
  4. Trump orders flags flown at half-staff following Charlie Kirk assassination
  5. Armstrong directs flags at half-staff to honor death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, 9/11
  6. Trump's absence from slain Minnesota lawmaker's funeral goes beyond indifference
  7. Trump Ignores Funeral Service for Victims of MAGA Madman
  8. Trump 'filled with grief' over Charlie Kirk's shooting. Here's what to know about the right-wing activist
  9. Utah Republican senator faces backlash over post condemning Kirk’s killing
  10. 5,000 Podcasts. 3,000 Episodes a Week. $1 Cost Per Episode — Behind an AI Start Up’s Plan
  11. Kamala Harris' potential next move: A book
  12. In new book, Kamala Harris says it was reckless to let Biden make reelection decision on his own
  13. The Constant Battle - The first excerpt from 107 Days
  14. Kamala Harris to Publish ‘107 Days,’ a Memoir About the 2024 Campaign
  15. Politicians Write Lots Of Books. Here’s How Far Into Them People Read.

Song of the day: Loser by Tame Impala (Official Video)

December 16–19

Friday
Dec. 19

“Coldplay KissCam Drama, No Such Thing As BAD Xmas Movies?”

In episode 1983, Jack and Miles are joined by author of Cry For Me, Argentina: My Life As A Failed Child Star , Tamara Yajia

  1. Cry For Me, Argentina: My Life As A Failed Child Star
  2. Tamara Yajia
  3. The Ritual Shaming of the Woman at the Coldplay Concert
  4. Coldplay kisscam HR boss Kristin Cabot on 16 seconds that ruined her life
  5. Phone Bans Actually Work???
  6. Our picks for the worst Christmas movie ever
  7. Tim Allen's Critically-Panned 21-Year-Old John Grisham Movie Adaptation Is Now Dominating Streaming Charts
  8. The Worst Christmas Movie Ever Is About To Leave Netflix
  9. The Worst Christmas Movies of All Time
  10. I watched the worst-rated Christmas film ever made - with a very bizarre message
  11. Santa Claus: The Movie at 40 – how a box office flop became a ‘pure panto’ British Christmas staple
  12. Revisiting Santa Claus: The Movie
  13. ‘Santa Claus: The Movie’ (1985) [McDonald's Clip]
  14. Halloween's John Carpenter almost made this cult Christmas movie
  15. Jack's Piece of Media: "I only come on here to watch this now"

Song of the day: Living Through a Lense by Vincent McRae Trio

Thursday
Dec. 18

“They Ate…MY Face? Grinch Cringe”

In episode 1982, Jack and Miles are joined by host of Go Home Bible, You're Drunk and White Homework , Tori Williams Douglass

  1. Go Home Bible, You're Drunk
  2. White Homework
  3. Tori Williams Douglass
  4. Vivek Ramaswamy goes to a Turning Point USA event in Ohio and quickly finds out that he is not on the team.
  5. What Is an American?
  6. Trump declares fentanyl a 'weapon of mass destruction' with executive order
  7. The US is already at war with Venezuela
  8. Jon Stewart Likens U.S. Aggression Toward Venezuela To Iraq In The 2000s: “Saddest Part … Is That Dick Cheney Won’t Be Around To See It”
  9. U.S. Overdose Deaths Decrease Almost 27% in 2024
  10. What’s behind the significant drop in opioid overdose deaths
  11. CDC Reports Nearly 24% Decline in U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths
  12. Exclusive: Trump team withholds $140 million budgeted for fentanyl fight
  13. Trump Administration Proposes Defunding Federal Narcan Distribution Program
  14. Trump administration praised ‘life-saving’ naloxone, then proposed cuts
  15. Trump Signs Law to Unlock Billions for Drug Addiction Recovery
  16. Charted: Shifts in America's leading causes of death
  17. Trump administration shuts down LGBTQ youth suicide hotline
  18. NIH Funding Cuts Disrupt Clinical Trials, Affecting 74,000 Participants
  19. White House uses 'Grinch' poster and quote to criticize Democrats on healthcare policies
  20. Trump’s Education Goon Releases Ultra-Cringe ‘Christmas’ Video
  21. How Dr. Seuss Gave Us One of the Most Complex, Socially Important Heist Stories Ever
  22. Walmart Serves Walton Goggins as The Grinch To Warm Up Black Friday
  23. Welcome to the Grinchʼs Walmart
  24. The Grinch is more popular than ever. There's a new McDonald's meal and tons of Christmas merch. Here's why it happened.
  25. Why the 'dank, eerie, weird' Grinch movie became a millennial Christmas classic
  26. How  How the Grinch Stole Christmas  Stole Christmas

Song of the day: Wandering by Oscar Peterson

Wednesday
Dec. 17

“Another HiProPatFu (High Profile Patel F#@%up), Death Is So Gross”

In episode 1981, Jack and Miles are joined by co-host of Pod Yourself A Gun & Mad Yourself A Man , Vince Mancini

  1. Pod Yourself A Gun & Mad Yourself A Man
  2. Vince Mancini
  3. FBI F**king Up The Brown Shooter Investigation
  4. WATCH: Trump defends reaction to Rob Reiner killing despite GOP criticism
  5. MAGA breaks with Trump on mocking Rob Reiner's killing
  6. MAGA Is Having a Hard Time Defending Trump Mocking Rob Reiner — But It Sure Is Trying
  7. You Won’t Believe How Trump Just Spun Charlie Kirk’s Death … Twice
  8. Donald Trump Once Boasted He Could Have 'Nailed' Princess Diana — But Only If She Passed an HIV Test
  9. On 9/11, Trump pointed out he now had the tallest building in Lower Manhattan. He didn’t.
  10. Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers’
  11. Donald Trump Shared a Hilarious Story About Not Wanting to Help a Dying Man
  12. Like Father, Like Son: President Trump Lets Others Mourn
  13. Why A Former McDonald's Chef Thinks the Fast Food Chain Could Be Bringing Back 'Super Size'
  14. How Morgan Spurlock’s ‘gross-out’ ‘Super Size Me’ pushed McDonald’s to change its menu
  15. McDonald's has launched an XXL shareable version of their fries called "Fans Fries" in Malaysia
  16. McDonald’s XXL Fries Now Available in This Country
  17. The Trailer For Spielberg’s New Alien Movie Just Dropped
  18. Steven Spielberg’s UFO Movie Starring Emily Blunt & Josh O’Connor Unveils Trailer & Title

Song of the day: Almost Like Being In Love by Red Garland

Tuesday
Dec. 16

“Trump Can’t Toss Coin Good, Orwell So Happy Right Now”

In episode 1980, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and desert star tour guide, Caitlin Gill

  1. Caitlin Gill
  2. Trump Can’t Throw Coin Good
  3. Trump: “You’re gonna see results in 6 months to a year”
  4. What we know about the Epstein photos released by Democrats
  5. Trump, 79, Admits His Own Son Wouldn’t Want to Attend His Memorial
  6. Trump gets distracted by a woman in the crowd he says looks like Ivanka and has her turn for the cameras
  7. Sweaty Trump Rambles About Snakes and Thirsts Over Ivanka Lookalike
  8. George Orwell’s Animal Farm Gets The Minions Treatment
  9. New Animal Farm animated comedy is getting roasted already
  10. How the CIA Used ‘Animal Farm’ As Cold War Propaganda
  11. Andy Serkis’ ‘Animal Farm’ Animation Acquired by Angel, First Trailer Unveiled
  12. The trailer for Andy Serkis'  Animal Farm  won't help with your book report
  13. Animal Farm film blames capitalism... and has a happy ending
  14. George Orwell: Why I Write

Song of the day: Tea For Two by Oscar Peterson Trio

December 9–12

Friday
Dec. 12

“‘Eyes’ Yourself A Very ‘Wide Shut’ Christmas”

In episode 1979, Jack and guest co-host Blake Wexler  are joined by comedian and host of Pod Yourself A Gun and Bad Hasbara , Matt Lieb

  1. Blake Wexler
  2. Pod Yourself A Gun
  3. Bad Hasbara
  4. Matt Lieb
  5. Time Magazine Skewered Over ‘Person of the Year’ Reveal
  6. Time Magazine’s 2025 Person Of The Year Is… The “Architects Of AI”
  7. Time picked a rough day to announce its ‘Person of the Year’
  8. Behind the Photo: Lunch Atop a Skyscraper
  9. The Story Behind ‘Lunch Atop A Skyscraper,’ The Photo That Inspired Great Depression-Era America
  10. MAGA Star Refuses to Give Cops Footage of Alleged Shooting
  11. Eyes Wide Shut is the ultimate Christmas film
  12. ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ DP Larry Smith on the New Criterion Transfer, Filming the Orgy, and Nicole Kidman’s Commitment to More Takes
  13. How Stanley Kubrick’s ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ Predicted the Jeffrey Epstein Saga
  14. Roger Avary: Warner Bros Changed Kubrick's Original Ending of ‘Eyes Wide Shut'
  15. Gen Z are obsessed with Eyes Wide Shut – and it’s got a lot to do with Jeffrey Epstein
  16. Establishing the connection between Eyes Wide Shut and Epstein/Weinstein (REDDIT)
  17. Larry Celona
  18. Jeffrey Epstein timeline: How the Palm Beach County case led to 15 more years of sex abuse
  19. Steve Martin Discusses Being Pitched ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ By Stanley Kubrick
  20. Kubrick Dreamed of Casting Bill Murray, Woody Allen for ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ Before Tom Cruise
  21. Cinema: All Eyes On Them
  22. Scholars Discover Alternate Ending to Schnitzler's Dream Story
  23. Research Was Key When It Came To Creating Eyes Wide Shut's Most Famous Scene
  24. Matt Lieb's Piece of Media

Song of the day: Follow the Light by Dirty Loops, Cory Wong

Thursday
Dec. 11

“Drunk Driving The Nuclear Arsenal, Chat GPT: Why Baby Drop Pizza?”

In episode 1978, Jack and guest co-host Pallavi Gunalan are joined by creator and writer of The RedDot Comics , Kim Winder

  1. Pallavi Gunalan
  2. The RedDot Comics
  3. Kim Winder
  4. Let’s Check In With The New Pentagon Press Corps
  5. Trump Says His Press Secretary’s Got a Beautiful Face And Those Lips That Don’t Stop
  6. Trump’s Kennedy Center Hosting Gig Was As Unhinged As We All Expected
  7. Trump on Hosting Kennedy Center Honors: “If I Can’t Beat Out Jimmy Kimmel in Terms of Talent, Then I Don’t Think I Should Be President”
  8. Speech: Donald Trump Addresses a Kennedy Center Honors Dinner in Washington - December 6, 2025
  9. “Ping!”: Trump Goes on Bizarre Tangent During Kennedy Center Speech
  10. FULL SPEECH: President Trump Speaks at Kennedy Center Honors Dinner in Washington, D.C. | AC1G
  11. Don’t Take Parenting Advice From Sam Altman And Jimmy Fallon
  12. The CEO Of OpenAI Admitted That He “Cannot Imagine” Raising A Newborn Without ChatGPT, And Jimmy Fallon's Reaction Says It All
  13. Silicon Valley Is All About the Hard Sell These Days
  14. Pediatricians, Don’t Hang Up Your White Coats. ChatGPT Missed 80% Of Diagnoses
  15. More parents are turning to AI for advice. Here are common mistakes to avoid.
  16. I co-parent with ChatGPT — I love turning off my brain and letting AI help raise my child
  17. Parents Using ChatGPT to Rear Their Children
  18. OpenAI’s Sam Altman Shocked ‘People Have a High Degree of Trust in ChatGPT’ Because ‘It Should Be the Tech That You Don't Trust’
  19. Jimmy Fallon has a knack for embracing scams
  20. Awkward Moment Between Paris Hilton And Jimmy Fallon Highlights The Absurdity Of NFTs
  21. Celebrity Promoters Sued Over Bored Ape NFT Endorsements
  22. People Call Jimmy Fallon ‘Pathetic’ After He Interviewed A Fox News Star On His Show

Song of the day: ICED TEA (feat. 21 Savage, Project Pat, & Coupe) by Young Nudy

Wednesday
Dec. 10

“Private Equity Eats Vegas, Taking #2s On The Clock”

In episode 1977, Jack and guest co-host Andrew Ti are joined by comedian and host of I Said No Gifts! ,  Bridger Winegar

  1. Andrew Ti
  2. I Said No Gifts!
  3. Bridger Winegar
  4. Katie Miller’s Excuse for Free Military House Falls Apart in Damning Police Report
  5. Las Vegas Getting Taken Over By Private Equity
  6. Las Vegas casinos see gaming revenue surge despite summer tourism slump
  7. How to make yourself poop regularly in the morning before going to work
  8. 1 in 3 Gen Z workers too scared to use office bathroom, study reveals
  9. ‘It’s okay to poo at work’: new health campaign highlights a common source of anxiety
  10. The Corporate War on What Constitutes an Employee Poop Break
  11. Bathroom break at work? Swiss court upholds watchmaker’s rule to do it on your own time
  12. Man claims he was fired from stone works job after sharing a meme of Elmo pooping on 'company time' - before later admitting that he quit because of 'bad blood' and offensive texts from his boss
  13. New sloped toilet designed to reduce time workers spend in the bathroom
  14. Managers Are Literally Obsessed With Their Employees’ Bathroom Breaks

Song of the day: Yes I Do by Leon Knight & DE'WAYNE

December 2–5

Friday
Dec. 5
Thursday
Dec. 4

“Stealin’ The Beej (Baby Jesus), Shut Up Quentin Tarantino”

In episode 1974, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian and host of Spaced Out ,  Blair Socci

  1. Spaced Out
  2. Blair Socci
  3. Trump Called Affordability a Scam and a Con Job
  4. Quentin Tarantino trashes 'weak sauce'  There Will Be Blood  star: 'The weakest male actor in SAG'
  5. Quentin Tarantino's 10 best movies of the 21st century
  6. Quentin Tarantino Explains His Love For ‘The Lone Ranger’
  7. Faceless Nativity scene on Brussels’ Grand Place sparks international controversy
  8. A controversial infant Jesus is stolen from a Belgian Nativity scene
  9. Away from the manger: Jesus stolen from Brussels nativity in 'zombie' row
  10. 'A provocation without purpose?' Brussels split over 'faceless' nativity scene in Grand Place
  11. Thefts of Baby Jesus Statues Unnerve New Jersey Churches
  12. GPS, hidden cameras watch over Baby Jesus
  13. Baby Jesus theft
  14. The Stolen Baby Jesus Syndrome
  15. How to Keep Baby Jesus in the Manger? Bolts, Cameras and Tethers
  16. How Indiana churches hope to stop thieves from stealing Baby Jesus
  17. New York Times and 20/20 Spotlight BrickHouse Holiday Theft-Prevention Tech
  18. Man convicted of stealing Baby Jesus statue from Northern Liberties church speaks out
  19. Theft of baby Jesus figure may be hate crime, authorities say
  20. Police: Homeless woman replaced baby Jesus with pig's head
  21. Woman Charged With Replacing Jesus Nativity Statue With Pig's Head In Haverhill
  22. Statue Of Jesus Stolen In 1930s Anonymously Returned To Hoboken Church

Song of the day: Dreamflower by Tarika Blue

Wednesday
Dec. 3

“Christian Vibes > Science, War On Christmas 2025!”

In episode 1973, Jack and Miles are joined by comedian, Lucas Zelnick

  1. Lucas Zelnick
  2. I Don’t Want To Comment On It ...The Answer Is Yes
  3. Oklahoma College Essay Controversy Gives Us Our Next Wannabe Reilly Gaines
  4. New Internet Character Dropped: SAY HI TO ME Hiker Guy
  5. Woke Portland lawmakers spark fury with more 'inclusive' name they've given to city's main Christmas tree
  6. Portland Refuses to Call It a Christmas Tree
  7. Portland’s woke ‘tree’ lighting ceremony sparks outrage: ‘They can’t even say Christmas tree’
  8. Portland holds 41st Annual Tree Lighting ceremony
  9. West Coast city snubs ‘Christmas’ from tree lighting again while activists wave Palestinian flag onstage
  10. The Grinch That Stole Hanukkah?
  11. Do Christmas trees have pagan roots?
  12. The pagan origin and history of the Christmas tree
  13. White House Ban on 'Christmas' Trees?

Song of the day: Inborn by Coubo

Tuesday
Dec. 2

“FBI = All F****d Up! MAGA Movie Magic (BRIBES)”

In episode 1972, Jack and Miles are joined by creator and host of JennaWorld: Jenna Jameson, Vivid Video, & The Valley , Molly Lambert

  1. JennaWorld: Jenna Jameson, Vivid Video, & The Valley
  2. Molly Lambert
  3. Keystone Kash Tantrum Exposed in Bombshell Dossier on His ‘F***ed Up’ FBI
  4. $40 million Amazon documentary deal for Melania Trump slammed as corporate 'pandering'
  5. Melania Trump Announces Muse Films Production Company
  6. Melania Trump Announces New Side Hustle
  7. Amazon Announces Yet Another Way It’s Cozying Up To Donald Trump
  8. Black Friday retail sales up despite economic jitters
  9. K-shaped economy and inflation boost Black Friday sales by 4.1% from last year, online spending jumps 9.1%
  10. Kevin Spacey to face 3 more sexual assault allegations in London court
  11. Kevin Spacey Set to Face Three More Sexual Assault Claims in London Civil Court
  12. Kevin Spacey Says He’s Homeless and ‘Living in Hotels,’ Claims Hollywood Exile Would Be Over ‘If Scorsese or Tarantino Call Tomorrow’
  13. Kevin Spacey Clarifies That He's Not Homeless After Saying He Has 'No Home' in Interview
  14. Netflix crashes under ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5 frenzy as viewers get served an odd cake

Song of the day: Vista by Okonski

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