Trump’s Chief of Staff Speaks, Reporting on Rob Reiner’s Killing, and a Jolabokaflod Book Exchange

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🗓️ 17 December 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Hello, media consumers! Bryan and David come together today to celebrate Jolabokaflod! The show opens with David opening his gifts from Bryan before they dive into their thoughts on Vanity Fair’s big new feature on Trump’s chief of staff, Susie Wiles (13:03). Next, the guys listen to some of this past weekend's football audio, with a touch of some wrestling audio at the end (23:33). After that, Bryan and David examine the way the media reported on the homicide of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, followed by Trump’s response to Reiner's death (32:44). The show ends with today’s Notebook Dump, where they comb through mullets in journalism (47:51). Plus, the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week, and David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline! Hosts: Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker Producer: Bruce Baldwin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:35.0	Damn it!
0:36.6	Yes.
0:38.2	Let me be the first person to wish you a very happy Yolabokoflug.
0:44.5	A happy Yolaboka Flood to you too.
0:46.1	Is there a Yola Boca Flood song?
0:48.2	Is there like a seasonal song that we could learn maybe for next year?
0:52.1	I'm going to check Spotify when we get off to see if there's a playlist.
0:56.0	Yeah, sure.
0:56.5	Because we've been wearing out Christmas classics and Mannheim steamroller and everything
1:02.0	else.
1:03.2	Yes.
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