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Day 8 of Hardly Holidays is all about curiosity, chaos, and the internet telling on itself.

SP and Kellie look back at what the entire world couldn’t stop Googling in 2025 — the people, movies, music, tech, and random cultural moments that dominated search bars all year long.

From breakout stars and unexpected scandals to viral collectibles and pop culture obsessions, this episode answers one simple question:

👉 What were we all obsessed with… and why?

🧠 Most Googled of 2025 (U.S.)

• Actor: Pedro Pascal
  Topped search charts thanks to The Last of Us Season 2 and Fantastic Four: First Steps.
• Actress: Mikey Madison
  A massive spike in searches following her first Oscar win.
• Singer: d4vd (David Anthony Burke)
  The year’s most searched musician — driven largely by a high-profile criminal investigation involving his vehicle.
• Band: KATSEYE
  The global girl group became the most Googled musical group in the U.S.
• Movie: KPop Demon Hunters
  Netflix’s animated musical became the #1 searched movie of the year.
• TV Show: The Hunting Wives
  The mystery thriller that quietly became everyone’s obsession.

🔍 Other Top Trending Google Categories of 2025

• Athlete: Shedeur Sanders
  Searches exploded after his standout rookie season with the Cleveland Browns.
• Song: “Wood” — Taylor Swift
  The lead single from The Life of a Showgirl became the most searched track of the year.
• Consumer Tech: iPhone 17
  Specifically the ultra-thin “Air” model released in September 2025.
• Viral Product: Labubu
  The ugly-cute monster dolls from Pop Mart officially took over the internet.
• Podcast: New Heights
  Jason & Travis Kelce stayed firmly on top of podcast search charts.
• Video Game: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
  The breakout RPG that dominated gamer searches.
• Book: Regretting You — Colleen Hoover
  Once again proving Hoover’s grip on the fiction charts is unstoppable.

This episode is a perfect snapshot of the year — what shocked us, entertained us, confused us, and completely hijacked our attention spans.

Because if everyone Googled it…
It probably mattered.

🎧 HARDLY HOLIDAYS SERIES

This is Day 8 of 10 in our Hardly Holidays event — ten episodes in ten days to get you through the weirdest, loudest, coziest time of year.

Two more to go.

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Day 7 of Hardly Holidays takes a more reflective turn.

Today, SP and Kellie pause the chaos and look back at the artists, icons, and cultural figures who passed away in 2025— people whose work shaped movies, music, television, sports, science, and pop culture as we know it.

We’re honoring the lives and legacies of:

• Val Kilmer — from Top Gun to Tombstone to his haunting final chapter in Val
• Robert Redford — Hollywood legend, filmmaker, and founder of Sundance
• Michelle Trachtenberg — childhood icon to cult-TV favorite
• Diane Keaton — Oscar winner and accidental fashion revolutionary
• Ozzy Osbourne — heavy metal pioneer and reality-TV chaos agent
• Gene Hackman — one of the most commanding actors of his generation
• Jane Goodall — a woman who rewrote what we know about humanity itself
• Hulk Hogan — the face of wrestling’s global explosion
• George Foreman — heavyweight champion turned cultural phenomenon
• Anthony Geary — daytime TV royalty whose impact spanned decades

We share not just what they were known for — but the unexpected facts, strange details, and human moments that made them unforgettable.

It’s a quieter episode, but an important one.
A reminder that while people leave us, what they gave the world doesn’t.

🎄 SEGMENTS IN THIS EPISODE

🕯️ In Memoriam: 2025

A respectful look at the lives and legacies of those we lost.

🎭 The Stories Behind the Icons

Interesting facts and lesser-known details that make their impact even bigger.

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This is Day 7 of 10 in our Hardly Holidays daily series.
New episodes drop every day, covering joy, chaos, nostalgia, and reflection — just like the holidays themselves.

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Day 6 of Hardly Holidays is all about looking back before we move forward.

Today, SP and Kellie dive into the most popular TV shows and movies of 2025, breaking down the Top 10 in each category and reliving the moments that had everyone glued to their screens this year.

And because Kellie always comes prepared…
 We’re adding a bonus round featuring Kellie’s personal top picks of the year across her favorite streaming platforms.

From emotional dramas to binge-worthy hits, we’re talking shows like:

• The Pitt
• High Potential
• My Life with the Walter Boys
• Wednesday
• …and plenty more that defined our watch history in 2025.

Whether you’re catching up on what you missed or looking for something new to binge during that weird post-holiday downtime, this episode has you covered.

🎄 SEGMENTS IN THIS EPISODE

📺 Top 10 TV Shows of 2025

The series everyone was talking about (and arguing over).

🎬 Top 10 Movies of 2025

Blockbusters, surprises, and the ones that lived rent-free in our heads.

⭐ Bonus: Kellie’s Picks

Her favorite shows across streaming platforms — emotional damage optional.

🎧 LISTEN & WATCH

This is Day 6 of 10 in our Hardly Holidays daily holiday series.
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On Day 5 of Hardly Holidays, SP and Kellie’s livers remain fully committed to the bit as they find out whether another holiday-inspired shot is in their future. (Spoiler: odds are never in SP’s favor.)

Today’s challenge?
 A brutal round of “Would You Rather” scenarios designed specifically for New Year’s resolutions.

We’re talking impossible choices, painful trade-offs, and decisions that force you to ask:
 What would I actually be willing to give up in 2026… and what am I absolutely not letting go of?

Play along at home, argue with us in your head (or out loud), and see where your priorities really land as we stumble our way toward the new year.

🎄 SEGMENTS IN THIS EPISODE

🎅 Kellie’s Crazy Christmas — Day 5

The holiday game that refuses to die… much like our dignity.

🎆 Game: New Year’s “Would You Rather”

Painful resolutions, impossible choices, and no backing out once you answer.

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This is Day 5 of 10 in our Hardly Holidays daily holiday series.
New episodes drop every day, because rest is for January.

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Day 4 of Hardly Holidays is a full-blown internet time capsule.

Today, SP and Kellie rewind the clock and revisit the most unhinged, unforgettable, and impossible-to-escape viral moments of 2025. The ones that took over group chats, dominated timelines, and made us all ask, “How did this even happen?”

We’re talking about:

• The Coldplay Kiss Cam Couple that launched a thousand think pieces
• Katy Perry going to space (yes… that happened)
• The absolute Labubu domination of the internet
• The Louvre Heist that felt like a movie plot
• The bizarre rise of The 67 Trend
• And plenty more moments that defined the chaos of 2025

It’s nostalgic. It’s ridiculous. It’s proof that the internet remains undefeated.

If you forgot how wild this year actually was, this episode will gently (or aggressively) remind you.

🎄 SEGMENTS IN THIS EPISODE

📱 Viral Moments of 2025

The trends, scandals, and moments you couldn’t scroll past.

🌪️ Internet Chaos Recap

Why 2025 felt like ten years packed into one timeline.

🎧 LISTEN & WATCH

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The holiday games continue, and today we’re getting serious about toys.

On Day 3 of Hardly Holidays, SP and Kellie dive into the 10 official Toy Hall of Fame nominees for 2025 and argue (passionately) over which ones actually deserve a coveted spot in the Hall.

From Rubik’s Cubes and Scooters to Slime, Connect Four, and more, we break down the toys that shaped childhoods, sparked creativity, and survived generations of living-room chaos.

Spoiler alert:
Our picks didn’t make it… and yes, we’re still processing that.

Join us as we debate, reminisce, and ultimately reveal which three toys officially made it into the Toy Hall of Fame this year — and whether we agree with the decision.

🎄 SEGMENTS IN THIS EPISODE

🎅 Kellie’s Crazy Christmas — Day 3

The holiday challenge rolls on, and SP is learning that every episode is a gamble.

🧸 Game: Toy Hall of Fame Showdown

Ten nominees enter. Three toys leave immortalized forever.

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Kellie’s Crazy Christmas continues… and so does SP’s slow realization that this was a terrible idea.

On Day 2 of Hardly Holidays, the duo keeps the festive chaos rolling with a nostalgic game where they try to guess the most popular Christmas toys from the last 60+ years.

We’re talking:
🧸 Teddy Ruxpin
🔊 Bop It
🤖 Transformers
🦄 My Little Pony
🎮 Nintendo
…and plenty more toys that absolutely defined childhoods.

It’s a full-blown trip through Christmas Present Past, filled with nostalgia, generational debates, and moments that will have you saying, “Wait… I had that.”

Play along, argue with us in your car, and give yourself something to talk about at family gatherings this year that isn’t politics or your life choices.

Hardly Holidays rolls on 🎄

🎄 SEGMENTS IN THIS EPISODE

🎅 Kellie’s Crazy Christmas — Day 2

The holiday games continue, and SP’s fate is still on the line.

🎁 Game: Christmas Presents Past

Can SP and Kellie guess the most iconic toys year by year — or will nostalgia betray them?

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Welcome to Hardly Holidays 🎁
For the next 10 days, we’re dropping 10 special holiday episodes to give you something comforting, chaotic, and familiar to hang onto during the season.

Day 1 officially kicks off “Kellie’s Crazy Christmas.”
Kellie quizzes SP on moments from Hardly Working throughout the year.
✔️ Get it right? He earns a treat.
❌ Get it wrong? He takes a holiday-inspired shot.

What SP doesn’t know yet…
👉 this game continues across all 10 episodes.
Things are about to get sloppy.

To start things off, SP and Kellie play a festive game called “Where Did It Come From?” — breaking down classic Christmas traditions and guessing what part of the world they originated from.

It’s cozy.
It’s nostalgic.
It’s already a terrible idea.

Welcome to Hardly Holidays 🎄🍷

🎄 SEGMENTS IN THIS EPISODE

🎅 Kellie’s Crazy Christmas — Day 1

SP is tested on Hardly Working moments from this year.
Treats vs. holiday shots are officially on the table.

🌍 Game: Where Did It Come From?

Christmas traditions from around the world —
Can SP and Kellie guess their origins, or will history humble them?

🎧 LISTEN & WATCH

New Hardly Holidays episodes drop daily for 10 days.
Make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss how unhinged this gets.

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This week on Hardly Working Podcast, we’re asking the big questions that quietly run your life.

What subscriptions are 100% not worth it anymore?
What random foods hit way harder than they have any right to?
And what “harmless” habits slowly ruin people’s lives while nobody notices?

Plus, December 19 is an absolute movie-history powerhouse — from Titanic becoming a cultural phenomenon to the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy basically claiming this date as its own.

We also talk:

• Why DVDs and CDs are somehow becoming cool again
• Netflix quietly losing over 100 Originals
• The Oscars ditching ABC and moving to YouTube
• A couple who won the lottery twice
• And yes… what’s being called “Viagra for women”

It’s reflective, unhinged, nostalgic, and exactly what your brain needs right now.

💬 QUESTIONS WE DISCUSS

What subscription is 100% not worth it anymore?

What random food hits harder than it should?

What’s a habit that looks harmless but slowly ruins people’s lives?

📆 THAT HAPPENED TODAY?! — DECEMBER 19

🎬 MOVIE HISTORY MOMENTS

Titanic (1997)

• Expanded wide release on Dec 19
• Became the highest-grossing film of all time
• Won 11 Oscars
• Permanently rewired pop culture

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy

• Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
• The Two Towers (2002)
• The Return of the King (2003)
  All released on December 19 — with ROTK tying Titanic for 11 Academy Awards
  December 19 = officially LOTR Day

🕯️ CELEBRITY PASSINGS (Dec 19)

• Rob Reiner & Michele Reiner
  This Is Spinal Tap, Stand By Me, The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally
• Jeff Garcia
  Voice roles including Jimmy Neutron and Barnyard
• Jim Ward
  Voices of Chet Ubetcha and Doug Dimmadome (Fairly OddParents)

🎂 CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS

• Jake Gyllenhaal (1980)
• Alyssa Milano (1972)

📰 STORIES

• The Oscars are moving from ABC to YouTube, streaming free worldwide
• Oscar shortlists are out
  https://www.goldderby.com/film/2025/2026-oscars-shortlists-announced-in-12-categories/
  
  
• DVDs & CDs are becoming cool again
  Gen Z is collecting physical media for nostalgia, ownership, and escaping algorithms
• Over 100 Netflix Originals are leaving Netflix in 2026, including:
  • Arrested Development
  • She-Ra
  • The End of the F**ing World*
  • Mob Psycho 100
• A Welsh couple won the lottery twice
  Odds: roughly 24 trillion to one
• A so-called “Viagra for women” hits shelves
  (Cream version… yes, really)

🔥 UNPOPULAR OPINIONS

• Soup should be normalized as a savory everyday drink
• Being alone is way better than people admit
• Road work should happen 24/7 until finished
• Elderly drivers should have their own plates
• Speeding punishments should be community service, not fines

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This week on Hardly Working, SP and Kellie recap one of BMBL’s busiest seasons ever — 10 gigs in 8 days — including major activations for NBC, HBO’s I Love LA, and L’Oréal.

It’s also Kellie’s birthday, and she shares the words of wisdom she wishes she’d known in her 20s — the stuff you only learn by living it.

🗓️ That Happened Today?! — December 12

🎬 New Film Releases (Dec 12, 2025)

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Benoit Blanc returns in a brand-new holiday-set whodunit starring Daniel Craig, releasing in theaters and on Netflix.

📺 Streaming & Pop Culture Premieres

Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The End of an Era
A six-part docuseries chronicling Taylor Swift’s historic tour debuts on Disney+, with the first two episodes dropping December 12.

Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show
A full concert film capturing the final Eras Tour performance also premieres on Disney+.

Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (25th Anniversary)
A special theatrical re-release celebrating the holiday classic.

🎂 Celebrity Birthdays — December 12

• Frank Sinatra (1915) — Legendary singer and actor
• Bob Barker (1923) — Iconic game show host
• Dionne Warwick (1940) — Grammy-winning singer
  “I Say a Little Prayer,” “What the World Needs Now”
• Jennifer Connelly (1970) — Actress
  Labyrinth, Requiem for a Dream, A Beautiful Mind, Top Gun

📰 Stories

🎬 It’s Official: Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. ($82.7 Billion)

Major Movie Franchises & Studios

• Warner Bros. Pictures & New Line Cinema
• Harry Potter universe
• DC Universe (Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman)
• The Lord of the Rings / The Hobbit
• The Matrix, Mad Max, Conjuring Universe, MonsterVerse
• Classic Warner films (Casablanca, Citizen Kane, The Wizard of Oz)

TV Shows & Series Libraries

• HBO / HBO Max programming (Game of Thrones, Succession, The Last of Us)
• Friends, The Big Bang Theory, and more

Games & Interactive Entertainment

• Wizarding World / Hogwarts Legacy-style titles
• Mortal Kombat (NetherRealm Studios)
• Batman: Arkham series
• LEGO games, Scooby-Doo, TT Games catalog

Not Included (At Least Initially)

• CNN
• TNT, TBS, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim
• Discovery / HGTV / Discovery+

🍔 Fast Food News

In-N-Out has officially removed the numbers 67 and 69 from their order call-out system.
For once… not great In-N-Out news.

🥪 Japan Meets America

U.S. 7-Eleven locations are starting to roll out a Japanese-style egg salad sandwich.
Price: $5.19
Reaction: Looks… questionable.

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