Description

It's the Christmas Episode! The gang closes out 2024 by giving each other symbolic gifts. Since no one is actually getting any of these gifts, there's no limit to what the gift can be. In typical SOTW fashion, things get weird and awkward quickly, with a Shyamalan twist at the end. Happy holidays! We'll see you next year!

(0:00:00) - Intro (School district boundaries make no sense, return-to-work policies are dumb, endoscopies are no big deal, news updates)

(0:22:50) - Sounds of the Week:

• UnitedHealth song
• Neil deGrasse Tyson on New Jersey drones

(0:44:04) - SOTW gift exchange

Songs:

"Run Rudolph Run" by Lemmy Kilmister, Billy F. Gibbons and Dave Grohl

"Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)" by Ramones

"Christmastime" by The Smashing Pumpkins

Notes:

• Like Elon Musk, 1 in 3 bosses admit they are pushing RTO because they're so upset about wasting money on all those empty desks (0:11:55)
• Elon Musk, Amazon, and AT&T are demanding a return to office. But there aren't enough desks (0:12:30)
• Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield reverses decision to put a time limit on anesthesia (0:17:00)
• Judge rejects sale of Alex Jones' Infowars to The Onion in dispute over bankruptcy auction (0:18:00)
• Suspect in UnitedHealthcare's CEO killing charged with murder as an act of terrorism (0:29:00)
• Insurer stocks fall after Trump says 'we're going to knock out the middleman' (0:31:00)
• The insurance middlemen Ty was referring to are called "pharmacy benefit managers" (0:31:10)
• List of U.S. states by population density (0:35:10)
• List of U.S. cities by population density (0:35:15)

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