It's Tuesday, December 3rd. I'm Jane Koston, and this is Waddey.

The show where we're checking in with the folks who published the Oxford English Dictionary

who named Brain Rot, 24's Word of the Year. Are you guys okay? You know that's two words, right?

Brain, brat? Look, we're here if you need to talk about what words are.

On today's show, the Supreme Court hears arguments related to flavored vapes and the danger to children.

And more drama about Trump's Department of Defense pick,

Pete Hegseth. Let's get into it. President-elect Donald Trump's White House picks have been

questionable at best. And his selection of Cash Patel to lead the FBI over the weekend has folks

asking the same old question. Why? Well, he's got all of the makings of a Trump nominee.

Patel is a mega enthusiast, a 2020 election denier, and a conspiracy theorist. Patel worked for the

National Security Council before becoming chief of staff to the acting defense secretary at the end

of Trump's first term. Before that, he was a public defender and

DOJ prosecutor, and he was a key player in trying to discredit the FBI investigation into Russia's

interference in the 2016 presidential election. In his post on Truth Social announcing

Patel's nomination, Trump wrote that Patel, quote, played a pivotal role in uncovering the Russia, Russia,

Russia, Russia hoax, standing as an advocate for truth, accountability, and the Constitution.

In fact, Patel was so passionate about the, quote, Russia, Russia, Russia hoax that he wrote a

children's book about it called The Plot Against the King, a wonderful tale that follows characters like

Keeper Comey and King Donald. Patel also casts himself as a wizard named the Distinguished

Discoverer.

I have written the first ever Children's Russiagate book. It's called The Plot Against

the King. It is a fantastical telling by me,

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