This Day, That Year heads far beyond Earth. On January 14, 2005, the Huygens probe landed on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon: the most distant landing ever achieved. This episode explores what Huygens found beneath Titan’s orange skies, why methane rivers matter, and how this quiet robotic touchdown changed how we think about life, Earth, and exploration itself.

This Day, That Year is back during our break with a pivotal political moment. On January 7, 1999, the U.S. Senate opened the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton turning governance into live courtroom drama. We break down how America got there, what happened inside the Senate chamber, and how this trial reshaped impeachment into the hyper-partisan, media-driven weapon we still recognize today.

As we take a breather from full episodes, This Day, That Year rings in the return by asking a simple question: who decided to drop a glowing ball in Times Square? On December 31, 1907, a newspaper publicity stunt became a global ritual. This episode traces how a safety workaround replaced fireworks, how media turned a local event into “world midnight,” and what the ball drop says about tradition, branding, and our endless appetite for fresh starts.

Back with This Day, That Year we get Merry. On December 24, we return to one of the strangest moments in modern warfare. In the frozen trenches of World War I, enemies laid down their weapons, sang carols, traded gifts, and briefly reclaimed their humanity. This episode explores what really happened during the Christmas Truce of 1914, how it’s been mythologized, and why this fragile pause still matters when we talk about war, empathy, and obedience today.

While we’re on a short break from full episodes, This Day, That Year is back and this week we rewind to December 17, 1903. In just twelve seconds over the dunes of North Carolina, two bicycle mechanics quietly launched the modern world. We walk through the Wright brothers’ first powered flight, why almost nobody cared at the time, and how that brief moment reshaped warfare, travel, globalization, and even the path to space. A reminder that history doesn’t always announce itself when it arrives.

This week we’re going back in on the Lions win, but we somehow lost in many ways. Then we talk about the bizarre World Cup 2026 Draw and the dilution of competition going forward for, you guessed it, money. Then we go into politics and talk about the presidential discourse with the Somali population. We then visit This Day, That Year and talk about the inception of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We talk about my car troubles and places I want to be a regular at — which brings us to our Top 5 (Dead or Alive) where we talk places we definitely do not want to be a regular at. Sorry Disney Adults, you’re on the list.

In today’s episode, we break down a chaotic week in news and culture. Lane Kiffin shocks the SEC world by ditching Ole Miss for LSU right before the CFB playoffs, the DOT wants you to stop wearing pajamas in airports, and D.C. reels from a targeted National Guard shooting near the White House. We also dive into the escalating fallout over the alleged Hegseth Caribbean strike. On This Day, That Year we look back at three major December 3rd moments in history. We then wrap with The Me Corner with Crumbl’s cake cookie controversy (self described), Lions heartbreak, Michigan misery and the Top 5 Dead or Alive: Non-Cookie Pastries.

Today’s episode kicks off with General News and an NFL breakdown with Juju as we decide which teams are Yolked, Jokes, or just Broke. In the Not A Political Segment, we unpack Zohran Mamdani’s awkward visit with Trump and MTG stepping down. Then on This Day, That Year we look back through the birth of the NHL, the Mumbai attacks, and the premiere of Casablanca. I also question whether musicals are for me and get hyped for Thanksgiving tomorrow. We close with Juju back on giving our Top 5 (Dead or Alive) Thanksgiving hot takes... and yes, boxed stuffing is better than homemade.

This week we talk about the ups and downs of Lions fandom and the greedy NFL, then dive into a massive archaeological breakthrough that rewrites what we thought we knew about ancient seafaring. We then get not-political (because it’s Not A Political Podcast right?) and talk Epstein, Trump, Bubba and Marjorie Taylor Greene exile? from the party. We then revisit huge moments in history for This Day, That Year and finally we check in on the Me Corner dealing with my back injury and fasting cravings, and finish with the official Top 5 Dead or Alive fast food list with my guy, Rodney!

In this episode we have Franklin joining us! We reflect on the tragic passing of Marshawn Kneeland and open a real conversation about suicide prevention and mental health. Then, we dive into the ongoing government shutdown — the deciding 8 votes, the politics, and the reality check on healthcare and taxes. For This Day That Year, we revisit October 12, 2019, when Eliud Kipchoge shattered human limits by running a marathon in under two hours. And in Me Corner, a study session gone sideways leads to a run-in with a self-proclaimed billionaire at Starbucks, plus a few thoughts on paranoia and the wild things our ancestors would never believe about today’s world.