AI handled your checkout, the World Cup stole your focus, and a case that never truly closed slipped back into the holiday mix, reminding everyone that not everything wraps up as neatly as a ribbon.
Christmas lights rise, the music softens, stadiums prepare for their own chorus, and just when December should hold nothing heavier than wrapping paper, the pipe bomber story steps back into the room. Not loudly, not with headlines, just a quiet return that sits beside gift bags and grocery lines. Keith and Brad move through the strange overlap of holiday glow, global distraction, and a case that never learned how to stay finished. It is not breaking news, it is timing, and timing tells its own story.
Chapters:
00:00 December Knows You Before You Swipe
06:40 Peppermint Math and Checkout Silence
11:55 When AI Predicts Everything but Mood
18:22 Cookies Cool, News Heats Back Up
24:48 Streaming Glitches and Gift Tape Failures
30:17 World Cup Noise Under Holiday Lights
36:44 Netflix Rules Mid-Game Shift
43:05 TikTok Quiet, Brad Absolutely Not
49:50 The Case That Won’t Stay Boxed
56:33 Walmart Scans More Than Prices
1:03:18 Delivery Promises and Porch Doubt
1:09:42 Soccer Hope, Holiday Fog
1:16:55 One Headline Returns Uninvited
1:28:35 AI Can Track Lists, Not Laughter
1:41:50 December Cracks, Laughter Answers
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