For Pete's Sake 12.30.25 - Three of the Most Important Stories of the Week

🧬 Researchers analyzed 38 million obituaries to figure out what Americans say really matters in a meaningful life

❄️ Cold weather makes you want to go to the bathroom. Science confirms what winter walks already told us

🚗 A woman heading to the hospital in a driverless taxi ended up giving birth inside a Waymo 😳

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🎄 Show Open 12.27.25

✈️ Traveling on Christmas is chaos, delays, and regret wrapped in tinsel

💸 Mayo Clinic says money stress ages your heart faster than anything else 😬

🎯 If Money and Health are on your New Year’s resolution bingo card, congrats… you win 🥂

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😂 Gen Z Is Running the Show
They’re teaching us how to:
-monetizing hobbies
-protecting work life balance is a thing, 
-use an air fryer 

... and so much more ... 

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🎭 Ozark and MI5 star Janet McTeer says “I’m quite nice in real life… yet somehow I either kill people or rule countries” 

-She loves playing a villain
-Her new movie "The Artist" and working with Mandy Patinkin & Danny Huston 
-Did she know Mandy Patinkin before filming the movie
-Playing the drug cartel's attorney in Ozark

-Janey is starring in HBO's Harry Potter remake 
-Damages with Glenn Close


 

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Americans Say the Worst Part of Seeing the Doctor Is Sitting in the Waiting Room for 30 Plus Minutes 

-How much time should a new doctor spend with a patient 
-What about AI


...  and much more ... 

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'Succession' star Danny Huston joined us to talk Succession on HBO, his new movie 'The Artist', his famous director dad John, and hollywood movies

-Sharing scenes with Brian Cox playing Logan Roy's banker Jaime on Succession "I loved it and I loved working with Brian Cox.  Each episode is so witty and the characters are so wonderfully despicable... it was a joy!" 
-His new movie "The Artist"
-The new app to see the movie 
-Working with Kevin Costner on Yellowstone and other projects 
-His father director John Huston 
-Does he watch tv shows like all of us 

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😵‍💫 Living in the Midwest or Northeast and Feeling Down? 🌧️❄️ It Might Not Be You, It’s the Weather, the Darkness, and Way Too Many Gray Days 😂 Here’s Why You're S.A.D.

-There's NO SUN!
-You lack VITAMIN D 
-The crew runs through the symptoms of S.A.D. 


 

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🎙️ Show Open 12.20.25

🚨 NBC's Morgan Chesky on the shocking Reiner murders and the reaction nationwide
📦 Porch pirates are wild. 250,000 packages stolen every day. Hide your boxes
🎶 Pete drops his TouchTunes Top 5 songs of 2025 and yes you’ll judge him

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🎄 Hosting Without Losing Your Mind 😂 The holidays are magical and stressful, but you can still enjoy your own party with the right plan 🎉 

Here are simple tips to make holiday hosting easier and way more fun 🍷

 

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✈️ Thinking about booking travel but stuck on where to go
Washington Post travel reporter Natalie Compton helps plan smarter travel choices  😅

-Is it too late to book a last-minute trip over the holidays
-Is there a good day/time to book travel
-Set up price alerts  - flights.google.com
-What's the best way to use points/miles to book flights - going.com
-What about driving instead of flying 

-Buy the phone stand on Amazon 


 

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