Ho! Ho! Ho! This year's holiday special will be sure to bring you some cheer. Ty, Meredith and Jay discuss what's on the mind of adults during the holiday season: personal finances. The gang explores each other's financial situation and how they are dealing with it, including the career choices that they made. Drink everytime you hear the word Bidenomics! In the final segment, Jay put together a Price Is Right-inspired game where Meredith and Ty have to guess the prices of certain items...in 1973 AND 2023. Find out how much more expensive stuff compared to 50 years ago as a percentage of annual income. Spoiler alert: it's depressing.

0:00 - Intro (Meredith got the 'rona, Jay's post-workout routine)

16:30 - Sounds of the Week:

• Fox News highlights how expensive Thanksgiving dinner was
• Elon Musk has reached peak douchebag
• An interview with a famous actor takes a weird turn

47:07 - Making ends meet in 2023

1:32:44 - Price Is Right: 1973 vs. 2023

Songs:

"Breadline" by Megadeth

"Another Day in Paradise" by Phil Collins

"Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman

"Even Flow" by Pearl Jam

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Gobble gobble! It's the Thanksgiving episode! This week, Ty, Meredith and Jay discuss food. Specifically, they talk about how their relationship with food has changed as they get older. Find out how the aging hosts are eating now that they can no longer handle processed foods and everything else that is delicious. The gang also dicusses what is on their plates during Thanksgiving dinner.

0:00 - Intro (Daylights Savings Time vs Standard Time, Jay's son is questioning Santa Claus)

16:55 - Sounds of the Week

• The Israel-Palestine conflict continues to be confusing
• A rich Boomer's hot take on Millennials' working habits
• New album review: Andre 3000's "New Blue Sun"

47:05 - Thanksgiving food

1:03:42 - Relationship with food

Music theme: Food

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With Halloweed now in the rearview mirror, it is time for the SOTW gang to get serious. This week, Ty, Meredith and Jay discuss a heavy topic that has been relevant for decades: the Israel-Palestine conflict. Find out how the three highly unqualified hosts feel about the conflict and whether or not their thoughts on the issue have changed over time. In the final segment, the gang discusses moments when they have changed their minds on certain controversial topics such as the death penalty.

0:00 - Intro (Meredith's New Orleans vacation, Halloween in 2023)

16:03 - Sounds of the Week

• Jerry Cantrell's version of the national anthem
• Flavor Flav's version of the national anthem
• The final (?) Beatles song

34:17 - The Israeli–Palestinian conflict

1:02:20 - Flip-flopping: Changing your mind on big topics

Music theme: Jewish artists

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The last episode before Halloween, Meredith, Jay and Ty discuss the past, present and future of the horror movie genre. Is the genre headed in the right direction or setting up for failure? What made horror movies of the past so great compared to modern day horror flicks? This episode concludes with another round of Halloween Movie Jeopardy.

0:00 - Intro (Meredith's Halloween adventures, Jay's lack of Halloween adventures, Ty's getting old v.3432324)

16:07 - Sounds of the Week

• Teacher fired over TikTok videos

• A questionable 90s grunge cover

37:58 - A lesson on horror movies

1:00:50 - Horror Movie Jeopardy

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It's October! Keeping with the season, the SOTW gang is keeping it creepy and weird. This week, Ty, Meredith and Jay discuss their fears and nightmares. Find out what's keeping them up at night and what is keeping them in the dire need of therapy. To wrap things up, Jay challenges Meredith and Ty in a game of Horror Movie Jeopardy.

0:00 - Intro (SOTW is getting old)

13:18 - Sounds of the Week:

• Taylor Swift/Travice Kelce breakup song
• The science of transgender rights
• Name that tune
• MAGA man gets a reality check

39:45 - Fears and nightmares

1:05:08 - Horror Movie Jeopardy

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This week, the gang explores the future/demise of social media. What have been the unintended consequences of social media? What good has social media done? What is in store for social media? Ty, Meredith and Jay answer those questions and more.

0:00 - Intro (What is art? Guns 'n' Roses and other bands who waited too long)

15:55 - Sounds of the Week

• Lauren Boebert's Beetljuice adventure
• Seattle police officer makes insensitive comments
• Me Too movement: Overreaction or not?

46:22 - The present and future of social media

1:20:00 - Google Feud!

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Ty, Jay and Meredith return to the microphones after several years off the grid. The first episode sees the return of Sounds of the Week and the game Movie Star, Porn Star, Loser. Find out what the gang has been up to the past seven plus years.

0:00 - Intro

25:00 - Sounds of the Week (Tucker Carlson is the new Pat Robertson, Me Too movement scores a victory, One Chip Challenge)

51:15 - Things that have returned that maybe shouldn't have.

1:22:15 - Movie Star, Porn Star, Loser

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