Episode Description
It's Super Bowl weekend, and while Bad Bunny prepares to bring Puerto Rico to the halftime stage, Turning Point USA is bringing an alternative halftime show to the American right. And the alt-right show starting noted halfwit Kid Rock.
You surely know Mr. Rock from his contributions to American letters. Lines like "bawitdaba da bang da dang diggy diggy."
This week on DINGUS OF THE WEEK, hosts LYZ LENZ and ZACHARY OREN SMITH read the riot act on the All-American Halftime Show.
DINGUS OF THE WEEK is a weekly comedy news podcast where writers Lyz and Zach light a fire under the American rogue's gallery to see who comes spilling out. If you're tired of doom-scrolling but know ignoring the problem doesn't get us anywhere, this is your new weekend listen. New episodes every Saturday.
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LYZ LENZ is the HBIC of MYAM Media.
ZACHARY OREN SMITH writes about politics for Iowa Starting Line. Follow his work on Instagram (http://instagram.com/zacharyorensmith) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@zacharyorensmith).
LAURA BENITEZ wrote the theme song.
SHOW RUNDOWN:
00:00 - Kale colon cleanse & Osmosis Jones: a documentary
19:15 - Intro
20:33 - Dingus of the Week: Turning Point USA's Alt-Right Halftime Show
33:45 - Runner-Up Dingus: Jeff Bezos & the Washington Post layoffs
43:56 - Break
44:00 - Dingus says what: Melania documentary marquee quiz
50:40 - Voicemail: Stacie's guide to expediting Midwestern citizenship
55:12 - Voicemail: Kyle's dingus nom — the guy who hates fatherhood
1:00:30 - The art of entertaining babies (draw Elmo)
1:05:00 - Super Bowl plans & divorced dad energy
1:06:46 - Close