Thanksgiving: a holiday built on myths, massacres, and PR spin so strong it convinced us all to eat dry-ass turkey every year. In this special episode of The Mikey Podcast, I rip apart the sanitized history, share what I’m thankful for (like TikTok bans and colonial keggers), and dish out a heaping serving of truth with a side of sarcasm. You’ll never look at Thanksgiving the same way again.

Show Notes/Highlights

Intro

Thanksgiving: a holiday built on myths, massacres, and a PR campaign convincing us to eat turkey every year.

What’s coming up: gratitude, Aftershock updates, political chaos, and the messy truth about Thanksgiving.

Gratitude Segment

Family Gratitude

Political Gratitude

Podcast Gratitude

Aftershock Gratitude

Thanksgiving History Debunked

Pilgrims weren’t saints—they were religious separatists with bad attitudes.

The so-called “First Thanksgiving”: a chaotic, gun-filled rager mistaken for an attack by the Wampanoag.

The real menu: venison, shellfish, and whatever plants didn’t kill you. No turkey or pie.

Thanksgiving’s Evolution

How Abraham Lincoln used Thanksgiving to unite a divided nation.

How Sarah Josepha Hale and Reverend Alexander Young turned it into the cozy holiday we know today.

Closing Thoughts

Thanksgiving isn’t about the past—it’s about surviving the present chaos.

Eat, drink, try not to kill your relatives, and maybe keep the party vibes alive with some 1621-style shenanigans.

Stay safe, stay weird, and question everything.

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