The Democrats finally caught a big wave, rode it for five glorious minutes, and then face-planted into dry sand. On this episode, the gang digs into the 2025 "blue wave" that briefly washed over the country before evaporating in record time. Eight Democratic senators broke ranks to end the longest shutdown in U.S. history, with voters left blinking like "wait, what?"

Intro:

Northern Lights in the U.S.
Everything is AI
Meredith believes in werewolf moons

Sounds of the Week:

2025 blue "wave"

Songs*:

"Blue Monday" by Orgy

"Blueprint" by Fugazi

"Tangled Up In Blue" by Bob Dylan

*Jay based this theme on the song "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" by Eiffel 65, but the app he uses for music only had weird remix versions that sucked. Rest assured, that song was top of the list.

Notes:

Does the full moon affect human behavior? Kind of, but not really. (00:08:00)
Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, started calling itself 'MechaHitler' (00:20:35)
Here's why some people think Tesla automobiles can 'see ghosts' (00:21:20)
Grok's chatbot market share in the U.S. is actually 0.6%, not 3% (00:26:15)
Millions are turning to AI for therapy (00:28:05)
South Park Calls Out ChatGPT and Useless Tech-Bro Sycophants (00:28:33)
House Oversight Committee Releases Jeffrey Epstein Email Correspondence, Raising Questions About White House Coverup of Epstein Files (00:30:50)
The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart - 11/13/2025 (00:36:36)
R. Kelly is not a p*dophile (technically speaking) (00:38:30)
New York City Mayor Results 2025 (00:44:45)
Andrew Cuomo lost with 41.6% of the vote, where his father lost by 41.0% in 1977 (00:45:30)
How key demographic groups voted in 2025, according to the AP Voter Poll (00:45:47)
"The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements" by Eric Hoffer (00:58:05)
Trump issues four-word response after NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani declares 'mandate for change' (00:59:45)
The 8 Senate Democratic Caucus members who voted to end the shutdown (01:01:33)
Trump administration asks Supreme Court for OK to hold back full SNAP benefits (01:12:35)
Justice Jackson goes 'her own way' in Supreme Court's SNAP fight (01:13:05)