Bluegrass vs jazz, our government for the people, the awful situation in Minneapolis, ICE and Hilton, how is anyone still MAGA, music industry trade publications, trade publication content thieves, exclusives, mom and sister updates, Jess's mom is going down swinging, Chris is tearing down some studios, Wally shares his wife's health information for some reason, the stolen holiday tip, two old men try to remember things, esqueefies, Wally shocks us with the news that he's not social media savvy, and doing great radio with no budget or staff.

Jess has a rough start to the new year, and she also makes the mistake of mentioning a "lick mat," claiming dogs as dependents on taxes, taxes on Netflix and rain, the ball dropped late, emergency alert abuse, parking wars, job hunt bait and switch, contractors who dropped the ball, swearing at work, applying for jobs vs getting them from people you know, jobs we couldn't consider, Craiglist is still a thing, and the ways they know you're old.

This episode was recorded on Christmas Eve. Thrilling topics include the beach in the winter, timeshare presentations, winning the lottery, people with the same birthday, a job update (or lack thereof), Jess is doing a thing, Sophie B Hawkins, Chris pulls out a show nobody remembers because it only had 6 episodes in 1982, we help Wally order pizza, Wally's giving us each a million bucks, good pizza, hole in the wall restaurants, seasonal restaurants, Slurpees vs Slush Puppies vs Icees, Jess considers branching into... adult services (and Chris would not be a customer), and men and fetishes.

Wally's stumped on Christmas gifts, men buying jewelry, Chris brings a long awaited dad joke, all the keys, ICE and it's BS, Chris is finally embarrassed about who he voted for, Rob Reiner, women and other non-white men as national leaders, a potential investment, insurance companies and other phone assaulters, automated doctor's texts gone bad, the advertising algorithm, Cuisinart is still a disappointment, companies making products they have no business making, toasters vs toaster ovens, two of the three of us has never had ham salad, the new return fees that are pushing us toward Amazon, and the unemployment continues.

Cold weather stuff -- including proving Wally wrong about plumbing issues, the anniversary of the day the music died, Chris gets his meds updated, Jess had a job interview(ish), Homeland Defenders and the Space Force, queefs, and yardwork.

Wally finally stumbles onto the show, our Spotify Wrapped has some unexpected results, a job opportunity Jess probably needs to refuse, sad news about the DOGE checks, porn names, we're appealing to our international audience, a craft store's dynamic pricing scheme, AI videos on Tik Tok, McD's and other fast food, plumbing problems, and an unfortunate roof update.

Thanksgiving plans, adult (woman) car decisions, Wally discovers how deleting works, radio memories, redheads, the first person to break the seal at a dinner, Chris is depressed (no, seriously), Jess isn't pregnant, the ho phase, faking it at Thanksgiving, lady part surgery, and thank you to our listener for three years of the show. (Chris STILL hasn't given Jess money)

Aaaand we're back. Jess had a whole situation, potluck pros and cons, coming out of anesthesia, the Epstein files, the Bubba rumors, Megyn Kelly is the worst, being a fan or any presidential candidate, Marjorie Taylor Green, quiet piggy, stupid new laws, marriage and birth certificates, smelling like your job, illegal hemp, unaffordable health insurance, and union work.